Job Market: Survival Guide in 2012 & Beyond


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This book is a collection of best practices and lessons learned in planning, and implementing various strategies of preparing for, keeping and transitioning from jobs to other jobs in several industries - healthcare, banking, finance, semi-conductor, retail, aerospace, automotive, telecommunications, oil, federal/state/county/city governments, entertainment, and transportation - among others. This book builds the case for public officials, policy makers, the private sector and the rest of us to get our act and work together. The current economic problems and loss of jobs are self-inflicted and caused by a catastrophic collapse of governance in 2008 and the years prior. Companion volumes to this book are: Job Market: Innovators, Stakeholders & Infrastructure, Job Market: Family and Support System, and Job Market: The Retired, Disadvantaged and Marginalized.




Growing Up and Parenting: Two Score and Four Years Ago


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This book is a collection of growing up and parenting narratives from medical doctors, professors, managers, accountants, nurse, researcher, financial analyst, engineer, consultant and mentor - who graduated from the UEC High School Two Score and Four Years ago. The 10 narratives and supporting materials share the "lessons learned" and "best practices" as well as the shortcomings and tragedies from childhood to adolescence, to adulthood, into the 40s, 50s, 60s, and the golden years - which are timeless and repeated by each generation across communities, cultures and borders. The stories are intended as reference materials and transformative roadmap for adolescents, would-be parents, parents, guardians, mentors, teachers, social workers, and other parties who have an interest in the adversities, challenges and in managing growing up and parenting.




The Virgin University Survival Guide


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University can be a bit of a jungle - student loans, essay deadlines and 'Freshers Week' are just a few hazards. But with the Virgin University Survival Guide you'll never be lost again. This unique university guide provides practical advice on all aspects of university life, including: Getting ready to go - what to take and what to leave behind Freshers Week - what to do and what definitely not to do Your course - studying, coursework and exams Housing, house hunting and dealing with difficult landlords Money - everything you need to know about fees, loans and debt Health and stress Campus crime and safety Work and careers - when to start thinking about the future Graduation and beyond - job, gap year or a post-graduate course? And, of course, how to make the most of your new-found social life. After all, it's not all about studying....




The Boomers' Career Survival Guide


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This authoritative guide helps Baby Boomers navigate their way through a host of issues that typically affect careers from the midpoint onward toward retirement. If you are a Boomer and want to make sure you a) follow the right path to reach the pinnacle of your career; b) prepare yourself for common pitfalls and dead ends that can derail a midlife career; and c) get where you want to go the way you want to get there, this invaluable, can-do guide is the resource of your dreams. The Boomers' Career Survival Guide: Achieving Success and Contentment from Middle Age through Retirement is designed to help the nation's largest, wealthiest, and most successful generation make the "back nine" of their working lives an extraordinary, enriching experience. With page after page of real stories about real people, it offers expert insights on how much the working world has changed in the Boomer years, and on the common workplace issues Boomers face, including second careers, age discrimination, stalled careers, and anxieties over finding your true talents and snagging opportunities. A final section provides realistic, workable advice on those ultimate Boomer dreams: starting your own business and retiring in style.




The Unemployed College Graduate's Survival Guide


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Real-life advice for getting through the economic downturn. You've spent hundreds of hours searching and applying for jobs in your field, but you still haven't landed anything. What gives? Unfortunately, in today's market, it doesn't really matter how impressive your resume is or how well you interview--there simply aren't enough jobs for everyone. The Not-Yet-Employed College Graduate Survival Guide isn't just another career handbook. Inside, you'll find honest, real-life advice and strategies for dealing with the downturn in the job market. Since it'll be some time before the current economic climate changes, this book shows you how to switch your focus toward your immediate needs--such as paying off student loans and making rent each month--in order to alleviate the debt you've accumulated while in school. You'll also learn how to position yourself as a standout candidate when jobs arise with valuable exercises that sharpen your interview skills, professional online presence, and resume. With The Not-Yet-Employed College Graduate Survival Guide, you won't have to give up on your dream career to make ends meet today.




Growing Beyond Survival


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The Politics of Unemployment Policy in Britain


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Advancing a class-centred approach, this book provides an account of the evolution of social security and employment policy and governance in Britain between 1973 and 2023.




The Graphic Designer's Business Survival Guide


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Real-world business wisdom they don't teach in design school.




The New Geography of Jobs


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Makes correlations between success and geography, explaining how such rising centers of innovation as San Francisco and Austin are likely to offer influential opportunities and shape the national and global economies in positive or detrimental ways.




I Just Graduated ... Now What?


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The guide all college graduates need as they embark on life in the real world Graduation is a time of tough questions whose answers we don’t—and sometimes can’t—know the day we receive our diploma. Determined to power through the uncertainty of post-graduation, bestselling author Katherine Schwarzenegger embarked on a yearlong quest to gather the best guidance possible from more than thirty highly successful people working in fields like business, media, fashion, technology, sports, and philanthropy. Along the way, Katherine uncovered the essential and often surprising advice they have for graduates, including answers to questions like: • How do I find my first job in a tough economy? • How do I decide between a career that pays well and one that I’m passionate about? • How do I balance work with friends, relationships, and family? • Should I take a “gap year” before starting my first job? • What should I do about my student loan debt? Drawing on the stories and real-life experiences of contributors such as Anderson Cooper, Eva Longoria, Blake Mycoskie of TOMS shoes, Lauren Bush Lauren, Andy Cohen, Meghan McCain, Gayle King, and more, Katherine has written the must-have guide for recent and soon-to-be graduates as they prepare to seek success and fulfillment in their work, relationships, and lives.