Author : Katy Piotrowski
Publisher :
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 37,60 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Offers advice on all phases of the career change process, including tips on discovering natural talents, identifying career passions, and creating a "new-you" resume.
Author : Katy Piotrowski
Publisher : Jist Publishing
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 47,19 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
The Career Coward's Guide to Career Advancement empowers readers to step outside their comfort zone by breaking down the career advancement process into small, attainable goals. Each chapter reads like a one-on-one counselling session with career coach Katy Piotrowski. In her friendly, comforting style, she shares proactive techniques that help readers achieve their full career potential. This resource teaches readers how to define goals, master the art of negotiating with bosses and decision makers, develop ordinary jobs into extraordinary career opportunities, and implement small career improvements that yield significant results.
Author : Katy Piotrowski
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 30,2 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
This third book in the Career Coward's series helps readers tackle the Herculean task of assessing their strengths and creating a paper "sales document" about themselves. In her friendly and comforting style, career coach Katy Piotrowski walks readers though all the basic steps of writing a resume and cover letter that fairly promotes their strengths and experiences without sounding like "bragging." You'll learn how to determine what to include on your resume for great results, develop your unique experiences into powerful resume content, follow a foolproof process for creating a resume that works, and write outstanding cover letters in just minutes
Author : Monica R. Parker
Publisher : American Bar Association
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 29,27 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781590319925
Monica Parker, an African American lawyer, Harvard graduate and renowned career coach, writes about the specific issues facing female attorneys of color, providing solid advice on finding career satisfaction and success. What it Takes provides a wealth of practical advice for achieving greatness at a large firm. mid-sized firm or boutique, government or in-house firm.
Author : Julie Jansen
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 50,76 MB
Release : 2003-01-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1101200308
The quintessential guide to kick-starting your career- now updated to address the challenges of today's economy With our current economic situation, more people are unemployed now than at any other time in recent history and many who do have jobs are overworked, maxed out, and miserable. In this revised and updated edition of I Don't Know What I Want, But I Know It's Not This, career coach Julie Jansen shows how anyone unhappy with their employment-or lack of-can implement a real and satisfying career transformation. A range of quizzes and personality exercises help readers to identify the type of work for which they're best suited, and then Jansen shows them how to transform this uncertain time from a period of crisis into an opportunity for positive change..
Author : Rachel Singer Gordon
Publisher : Information Today, Inc.
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 44,64 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781573873338
As the global information economy grows, librarians who are able to retool and transfer their skills are finding themselves increasingly in demand. Here, Rachel Singer Gordon explains the dynamics of the shifting market for information-based work, reveals a range of nontraditional employment opportunities for librarians, and encourages info pros to utilize their skills in new and exciting ways. Mixing practical advice with real-life stories of librarians working in various fields, Gordon provides a wealth of useful ideas and resources for info pros rethinking their career paths. Whether youre a recent library school grad facing a tight job market, a working librarian seeking improved work/life balance, or an info pro with an entrepreneurial streak, Whats the Alternative? will help you explore your options and maximize your career potential.
Author : Carol Eikleberry
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 33,47 MB
Release : 2010-11-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0307768503
You don't have to stifle your creative impulses to pay the bills. For anyone who's ever been told, "Don't quit your day job," career counselor Carol Eikleberry is here to say, "Pursue your dreams!" Now in its third edition, her inspiring guide provides knowledgeable career guidance, real-life success stories, and eye-opening self-evaluation tools to help artistic individuals figure out how to remain different, unconventional, and hard-to-categorize while finding work they love. The revised third edition of the popular guide for offbeat individuals seeking work that suits their unique skills, talents, and passions. Updated throughout, including new inspiration and tips for keeping a creative job notebook. Descriptions of more than 270 creative jobs, from the mainstream (architect, Web designer) to the unexpected (crossword-puzzle maker, police sketch artist). Previous editions have sold more than 60,000 copies.Reviews“What a great manual for young rebels and older freethinkers who are plotting their next career move.”—Boston Globe From the Trade Paperback edition.
Author : Tim Ursiny
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,29 MB
Release : 2003-03-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1402220421
Nobody likes conflict, but you can't avoid it. Top performers just like you face problems every day. If you know how to deal with conflict well, you can turn it into your biggest opportunity for success. The Top Performer's Guide to Conflict is your essential conflict handbook, giving you the tools you need to manage conflict and come out on top. Discover: --Why you must know how to handle conflict --How to recognize conflict before it happens --The best ways to deal with difficult people --How to build strength by overcoming problems --Secrets to impacting and leading others --Tools to guide you past conflict Top performers face conflict head-on and come out on top. You are just a short read away from mastering this essential skill.
Author : Joan Axelrod-Contrada
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 19,62 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1438110820
The book tells you everything you need to know to start an career or change the direction of your current career in politics, government, or activism.
Author : Will Friedwald
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 833 pages
File Size : 27,59 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Music
ISBN : 0375421491
An extensive biographical and critical survey of more than 300 jazz and popular singers is comprised of provocative, opinionated essays that incorporate the views of peers, fans and critics while assessing key movements and genres.
