For courses in Introduction to Interior Design, Professional Practices in Interior Design, and Design Career Preparation.

Offering a unique combination of professional practice and career development, this text includes self-assessments, personal resource management techniques, and career strategies specific to the interior design profession.  It takes a personal approach to the career search by first focusing on self-discovery and then showing how to identify (and ultimately land) design jobs that fit one’s own interests and abilities. The book covers professional practices in a broad sense and uses professional profiles to help students learn about various jobs in the field. Emphasizing individuality throughout, readers learn how to plan their career based on their own strengths and successfully design their own future.