Turn Professional Aspirations into the Job of Your Dreams with
NASW’s Social Work Career Guidebook
Have you wondered how to channel your passion for change into not only your professional success but also a lasting legacy? Social workers, often referred to as “agents of change,” join the profession with the intention of making the world a better place. However, most social workers do not learn a systematic approach to fostering change in their own career advancement.
By focusing on your personal and professional growth, you can build a legacy that extends beyond immediate impacts, ensuring that your contributions endure and inspire future generations of social workers, clients, and communities. This interactive guidebook will provide you with useful tools and inspiration for every stage of your social work career journey.
The authors of The Social Work Career Guidebook, Jennifer Luna, Cindy Snell, and Michelle Woods, have decades of experience leading career
services offices in top-tier social work schools. They break down the stages of career development and provide tips, easy-to-access exercises, and resume and correspondence samples.
The chapters will guide you through applying for jobs, interviewing, evaluating offers, negotiating salary and benefits, and successfully onboarding at your new job. Case studies and appendices provide strategies for building and documenting your network, interview questions and tactical responses, personal budgeting templates, and tools for evaluating single and multiple job offers.
Throughout, the authors encourage the readers to take a long view of their career and their legacy. Whether you are a recent social work graduate or a seasoned expert, this book will set you on a path toward your ideal job and professional fulfillment. Follow this link to learn more about the authors and read a sample chapter and reviews.
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More NASW Career Tools . . .
Start the new year with purpose and intention! Earn continuing education credits by reading select NASW Press books via the NASW Social Work Online CE Institute. Titles range from early childhood education and care, ecosocial work, economic well-being, mentoring women for leadership, and social work ethics to burnout, self-care, and meditation, digital practice, and social entrepreneurship to name a few. Visit the NASW Press website to learn more about the full list of books offered and how to participate.
