Cornerstone: Opening Doors to Career Success

Created specifically for career college students, this book is built around 10 Essential Cornerstones for success renowned by the foremost in career college instructors, administrators and students. Practical tools engage the career college student in topics that will help them open doors to success both personally and professionally. As with all books in the well-known Cornerstone franchise, you will find concrete applications, a conversational tone, and a motivational purpose.
• COMPLETELY NEW chapter on Interpersonal Communication and Emotional Intelligence.
• NEW Feature: Successful Decisions. Examples of real-life decisions and solutions that students are likely to face in a college career environment.
• The "BIG WHY" written by author and The "BIG WHY from Another Perspective" written by a current student in a career college about why the chapter is relevant.
• Concluding chapter "Plan: Preparing for Success in the World of Work and Beyond."

The extraordinary supplemental resource package has been expanded to better fit faculty and student needs!

Additional Support — in and out of the classroom…

Cornerstone: Opening Doors to Career Success now offers MyStudentSuccessLab, a fully interactive, easy-to-use, self-guided learning environment that helps students discover their potential and APPLY what they learn.

· General Topics Covered include: Welcome to College/College Culture, Academic Skills, Life Skills, and Career Skills

· Found Within Each Chapter Topic: Chapter Objectives, Pre-Assessment, E-book (withMultimedia features), Interactive Case Study, Journaling and Goal Setting activity, and Comprehension Test

· Posted Under the Resources Section: Understanding Plagiarism guide, Prentice Hall Planner, Student Reflection Journal, 10 Ways to Fight Hate, Student Success Supersite, Dictionary Of Contemporary English Online, and Beginning Your Career

Available in a variety of course management platforms, My Student Success Lab allows students to set their own pace, build self awareness, and practice what they need to succeed in college, career, and life.