Pathways to Career Success, 1st Edition © 2024

Pathways to Career Success, published by Pearson, invites students to explore a broad range of opportunities while learning the qualities of successful professionals.

  • Explore individual aptitudes and interests
  • Discover education requirements for various careers
  • Learn the value of industry credentials and certification
  • Emphasize professionalism in all careers
  • Prepare student for Industry-Recognized Certification
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Guide the next generation in exploration and preparation for success

Students investigate a wide variety of career possibilities and envision themselves as productive, successful citizens.

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Identify Roles and Responsibilities

Students learn to associate career fulfillment with overall well being.

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Prepare to Enter the Workforce

Students learn the essential skills of a job search, building a resume and portfolio, interviewing and evaluating job offers.

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Succeeding in a Career


Extend career learning to skills that will help students flourish in the workplace including building relationships, performance reviews, and transitioning to new positions.

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Preparing for Certification


Pathways to Career Success
meets the standards for the Preparing for College and Careers Exam from YouScience™.

Inspire students to envision a career through a well-organized, engaging curriculum.

  • Student-Friendly Design
  • Promote Critical Thinking
  • Activities & Review

Student-Friendly Design

  • Career Preparation
    Career preparation delivered in the context of skill development
  • Charts and Graphs
    Charts and graphs visually define education requirements, compensation and more.
  • Sample Occupations
    Sample occupations broken down within each pathway.
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Promote Critical Thinking

  • Career Tips
    Career Tips enable students to further explore specific occupations.
  • Career Trends
    Career Trends provide insight into the fastest growing careers of the future.
  • Career Profiles
    Career Profiles highlight the benefits and demands of a variety of jobs.
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Activities & Review

  • Case Studies
    Case Studies feature real-world scenarios with a variety of decision paths.
  • Web Extra and Write Now
    Web Extra and Write Now activities prompt students to dig deeper in each topic.
  • Career Ready Practices
    Career Ready Practices have students divide into teams to investigate and report on exciting career opportunities.
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Access and interact with the Pathways to Career Success content to promote learning

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Interactive eText Overview

Tour the engaging features of the Bookshelf by VitalSource® Student eText.

Online Platform for your Pathways to Career Success CTE Program

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The Bookshelf by VitalSource eText platform features include search and navigation, bookmarking, note taking, creating personalized study tools and more. Students can access content anytime, anywhere, including 100% offline access. The latest enhancements to the platform include AI generated assessment questions called Bookshelf CoachMe®.

Additional Resources for Pathways to Career Success

  • Downloadable Teacher Resources
  • Teacher’s Wraparound Edition
  • Student Activity Manual
  • Test Bank with TestGen®
  • Visual Aid Presentations

Downloadable Teacher Resources

Access the complete collection of Teacher Resources provided for Pathways to Career Success, 1st Edition.

Download Teacher Resources
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Teacher’s Wraparound Edition

The valuable print Teacher’s Wraparound Edition includes the student edition page with point-of-use teaching tips, discussion questions, vocabulary support, and lesson plan suggestions for less advanced, more advanced and special needs students.



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Student Activity Manual

The print Student Activity Manual provides hands-on practice activities that extend concepts, reinforce learning and provide engagement for a variety of learning styles.

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Test Bank with TestGen®

The Test Bank includes multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and True/False questions for each chapter. TestGen helps you quickly create paper quizzes and tests that supplement the content in your textbook, without creating extra work for the teacher.

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Visual Aid Presentations

Available in both PowerPoint® and Articulate Rise, begin each class session with an engaging review of objectives and key vocabulary terms.

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Frequently asked questions about Pathways to Career Success

  • What topics are included in the Table of Contents?

    Part I: Careers and You
    1. The Roles You Play
    2. Why we Work
    3. Your Personal Strengths
    4. Exploring the Career Clusters
    5. Career Planning

    Part II: Career Preparation
    6. Academic Planning
    7. Skills for Success
    8. Communicating with Others
    9. Building Relationships
    10. Technology and Your Career
    11. Living a Healthy and Balanced Life

    Part III: Career Development
    12. Managing a Job Search
    13. Getting Started in Your Career
    14. Being Productive in Your Career
    15. Think like an Entrepreneur

    Part IV: Financial Management
    16. Personal Money Management
    17. Personal Financial Planning
  • What grade levels is this text appropriate for?
    Grades 7-12
  • What types of courses is this text best suited for?
    This program is designed for Introduction to Careers, Career Explorations, and Career Skills courses.
  • Does this text prepare students for any industry recognized certification?
    Yes. Pathways to Career Success meets the standards for the Preparing for College and Careers Exam from YouScience™.
  • What Student Resources are available?
    Available Student Resources include the print Student Edition, Student Activity Manual, and Student Edition eText on the Bookshelf by VitalSource® platform.
  • What Teacher Resources are available?
    Available Teacher Resources include the print Wraparound Teacher’s Edition, TestGen® Test Bank, Student Activity Guide Answer Keys, PowerPoint® presentations, and Dynamic Rise Presentations.
  • What are the digital license options?
    Student digital access to the Bookshelf by VitalSource® eText can be purchased for 1 or 6 years.
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