This is not the typical career planning book! Instead of taking you through rote assignments and trying to match you up with "a job," "Career Planning for the 21st Century" helps you build a life in which you are living your greatest passions every day, a life of unbelievable richness and meaning. It pushes you to reach deep within yourself for a map to your own unique life journey and then explore the work world in search of places and situations where you can thrive. This work: explores the basic concepts of life planning, the changing world of careers, and the process of exploring that world; helps the reader clarify personal values and set both general life goals and specific career goals; looks at the influence of gender on career development and the challenges of living and working in a diverse and multicultural world; gives practical guidance on building a healthy and resilient lifestyle in which one can confront and overcome obstacles; covers the nuts and bolts of writing resumes, preparing for interviews, and searching for opportunities; and provides exercises and inventories that help the reader choose directions for exploration, goal-setting and goal attainment.