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Career Break Compass: Navigating Your Path to a Balanced Life Through Intentional Time Off
by Laura NguyenCareer Break Compass is your essential guide to a purposeful pause or sabbatical, designed to help you recharge and reignite your career.&“A sweeping and empathetic call for people to teach themselves how to relax.&” — Kirkus Reviews Are you overwhelmed by the relentless demands of your job, parenthood, and life? Craving a chance to pause, reflect, and grow? Career Break Compass is your indispensable guide to navigating the transformative journey of a sabbatical. Authored by a recovering workaholic, this book is designed to help: • Overachievers and workaholics manage stress, conquer burnout, and find renewal. • Mid-career professionals plan and take meaningful breaks, exploring new directions. • Anyone looking to maximize time away to return to their career refreshed and unstoppable. • Those seeking to rediscover life's richness beyond their job and align their work with their core values. The transformative benefits of taking a sabbatical extend beyond mere rest. You'll gain strategies to shed chronic pressure, propel your career, explore hidden passions, and craft a purpose-driven existence. Take the first bold step towards the most crucial journey of your career—back to your authentic self. Break free from burnout, embrace your sabbatical, and transform your life. MORE PRAISE FOR CAREER BREAK COMPASS: &“For those grappling with burnout and the uncertainties of recovery, this compass emerges as an indispensable guide, offering strategic insights that navigate the journey toward renewal and a purpose-driven future." —Dr. Tamara Beckford, Burnout Prevention Expert, and CEO of UR Caring Docs "Laura&’s carefully thought-out strategies for taking an intentional break. . . offers actionable and sustainable practices that will recharge you—at home and in the office." —Fran Hauser, Author, Keynote Speaker, Leading Career Expert, and Former Fortune 500 Media Executive "Laura Nguyen offers smart, take-you-by-the-hand guidance to pause, recharge, reevaluate and, ultimately, reemerge to work that is aligned with your strengths and values. This is the map you need when contemplating what&’s next!&” —Becky Vollmer, author of You Are Not Stuck: How Soul-Guided Choices Transform Fear into Freedom
Career Change In A Week: Change Your Career In Seven Simple Steps
by Hilton Catt Patricia ScudamoreSunday: Use research to test the strength of your ideas and identify your transferable skills Monday: Understand the financial implications of changing your job and find ways to supplement your income Tuesday: Overcome lack of skills and experience by gaining new qualifications and considering work experienceWednesday: Assess the opportunities available within your company and convince your employers of your aspirationsThursday: Create an effective CV for the outside job market and learn how to get noticed without experienceFriday: Explore your options when career change is forced on you and use the temporary job market as your 'Trojan horse'Saturday: Reduce your hours and responsibilities in your current job or find a career which is less demanding
Career Change In A Week: Change Your Career In Seven Simple Steps
by Pat Scudamore Hilton CattToday's business world is changing faster than ever, and this combined with longer working lives means that the ability to change careers successfully (whether through choice or forced) is crucial to anyone who wants to be successful over a number of decades. - Sunday: Use research to test the strength of your ideas and identify your transferable skills - Monday: Understand the financial implications of changing your job and find ways to supplement your income - Tuesday: Overcome lack of skills and experience by gaining new qualifications and considering work experience - Wednesday: Assess the opportunities available within your company and convince your employers of your aspirations - Thursday: Create an effective CV for the outside job market and learn how to get noticed without experience - Friday: Explore your options when career change is forced on you and use the temporary job market as your 'Trojan horse' - Saturday: Reduce your hours and responsibilities in your current job or find a career which is less demanding
Career Choices - A Guide for Teens and Young Adults Who Am I What Do I Want How Do I Get It
by Mindy Bingham Sandy StrykerCareer Choices - A Guide for Teens and Young Adults Who Am I What Do I Want How Do I Get It
Career Choices and Changes
by Mindy Bingham Sandy Stryker<p>From best-selling authors with over 2 million books in print, this new edition of Career Choices and Changes updates and enhances the earlier expert-applauded versions to address the realities of the 21st-century workplace. Career Choices and Changes is unique because: <p> <li>It provides a step-by-step workbook/journal format to help the reader discover for themselves the careers that will match their passions, lifestyle aspirations, skills, and aptitudes. <li>It promotes learning through questioning rather than through the didactic copy of traditional books, empowering the reader to consider and contemplate their own unique qualities and desires. <li>It introduces a process for career and lifestyle decision-making that can be used over and over again, thereby empowering the reader to productively navigate through a lifetime of workplace and personal change. <li>Combined with the optional My10yearPlan.com the learner comes away with a comprehensive planned portfolio to help chart their course for the life-long learning that change necessitates.</li>
Career Clusters: Human Services, Government and Public Administration
by Glencoe/McGraw-HillCareer Cluster Workbooks are designed to guide students through 16 career pathways as outlined by the U. S. Department of Education. Contained in 10 workbooks, each is a complete research process that allows students to understand all of the opportunities available within each career cluster.
Career Clusters: Information Technology
by Glencoe/McGraw-HillCareer Cluster Workbooks are designed to guide students through 16 career pathways as outlined by the U. S. Department of Education. Contained in 10 workbooks, each is a complete research process that allows students to understand all of the opportunities available within each career cluster.
Career Clusters: Manufacturing, Retail/Wholesale Sales and Service
by Glencoe/McGraw-HillCareer Cluster Workbooks are designed to guide students through 16 career pathways as outlined by the U. S. Department of Education. Contained in 10 workbooks, each is a complete research process that allows students to understand all of the opportunities available within each career cluster.
Career Clusters: Scientific Research and Engineering; Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
by Glencoe/McGraw-HillCareer Cluster Workbooks are designed to guide students through 16 career pathways as outlined by the U. S. Department of Education. Contained in 10 workbooks, each is a complete research process that allows students to understand all of the opportunities available within each career cluster.
Career Comeback: Eight steps to getting back on your feet when you're fired, laid off, or your business ventures has failed--and finding more job satisfaction than ever before
by Bradley RichardsonCareer Comeback helps you create a powerful plan to get back on top The author of the national bestseller JobSmarts for TwentySomethings, Bradley Richardson is one of America&’s top career experts. But he also knows what it is like to experience a career setback. When an entrepreneurial effort failed and he was forced to become a job seeker himself, Richardson discovered firsthand the emotional, social, and financial stress that comes with losing a job. In Career Comeback, Richardson shares his years of expertise along with the hard lessons he learned in the trenches to give readers a realistic action plan for taking control of their careers—and their lives. With empathy and humor, Richardson takes readers step by step through the challenging process of breathing life back into a languishing livelihood. Inside, readers will get indispensable, nuts-and-bolts advice on how to:•Find solid ground•Identify where things went wrong•Establish a support system and stay energized•Discover what matters most•Find a new job that&’s even better than the last•Get in stride and stay on trackJob security is a thing of the past, but with Career Comeback readers learn how to rediscover their personal best.
Career Counseling: Applied Concepts Of Life Planning
by Vernon G. ZunkerThis successful and popular book has been completely updated to give you the most recent information on emerging theories, recent research, and current computer-assisted guidance programs in career counseling! Whether you are a counselor or a counselor-in-training, you'll appreciate the way Vernon Zunker presents practical techniques and real-life examples as he patiently helps you understand the theoretical models of career counseling and how to effectively counsel clients about career issues. In the Sixth Edition, you'll find Zunker's clear writing style and interesting exercises, as well as: *Five career counseling models with case illustrations *A new Chapter 8, "Self-Assessment and a Model for Using Assessment," which discusses the rationale for using self-assessment tools *A new Chapter 15, "Career Counseling for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Clients," which helps familiarize you with the issues and needs of this client population *Theories of career development and counseling models-summarized in tables to help you study and prepare for the licensing examination *Web site information that points you to additional, reliable information online *And much more!
Career Courage: Discover Your Passion, Step Out of Your Comfort Zone, and Create the Success You Want
by Katie C. KelleyWhat do you want to be when you grow up? That question nags at us long after childhood. Why is it so hard to figure out? Because finding your true calling takes courage. It means conquering fears, shedding misguided ideas, and mustering the strength to let go of a safe job and stage your next act.Career Courage serves as a personal coach through the soul-searching and planning process ahead, whether you're a college grad contemplating choices, a seasoned professional seeking new directions, or a stay-at-home mom preparing to reenter the workplace. Packed with exercises and stories of inspiring second acts, the book poses tough questions about motivation, confidence, character, risk tolerance, and more. The answers will power your journey forward as you learn to:Clarify what really mattersExpress your point of viewBuild strong relationships and a robust networkStay focused on financesThink like an entrepreneurPrioritize a truly fulfilling lifeAnd moreA career that seemed promising can feel like a dead end today. Career Courage helps you break free and create your own brand of success.
Career Defense 101: How to Stop Sexual Harassment Without Quitting Your Job
by Meredith HolleyA trial lawyer&’s guide to seven proven strategies that help end sexual harassment at work without retaliation—so you can focus on your job. Women are often told that the best way to handle workplace harassment is to ignore it. But trial lawyer Meredith Holley knows better. In Career Defense 101, Holley lays out eye-opening research and tools that are proven to end harassment and help women advance in their careers. As a trial lawyer and coach, Holley uses what she has learned from her own experiences of overcoming harassment, stalking, and discrimination, as well as her legal experience, to help her clients. Even women who do not want to bring a legal claim for their harassment are able to use these strategies to overcome sexual harassment and leave it behind for good.
Career Fear (and how to beat it): Get the Perspective, Mindset and Skills You Need to Futureproof your Work Life
by Somi ArianWhat's going on with the world of work? Will my job exist in five years' time? What's 'disruption' all about, and what does it mean for me? Jobs don't look like they used to. In this age of innovation, staying in control of your work life can feel overwhelmingly challenging. So what does it take to have - and be in control of - a successful and fulfilling career? Career Fear (and how to beat it) will help you answer this question for yourself.In this practical and reassuring book, you'll explore the perspective, mindset and uniquely human skills you need for a resilient and thriving career - without the fear. From understanding how the world of work is changing, to self-reflection and developing your critical thinking; author Somi Arian guides you through everything you need to be ready for an exciting and varied journey through life and work. Packed with clear, useful examples and inspiring case studies, Career Fear (and how to beat it) helps you beat that career fear and prepare to succeed - no matter where your career takes you.
Career Finder: Where to go from here for a Successful Future
by Gill HassonFind the right career that works for you and who you are. Do something you love! The quest for the work and a career that's right for you--that's fullfiling and that you enjoy--is a process of discovery. It involves learning about yourself and finding out about the wide range of work and careers available. And it involves finding out how best to access the work or career you're interested in. Whether you have no idea what work or career you want to do or there's too many options and you can't decide, Career Finder will help you discover what's right for you and how to go about achieving it. Understand how the world of work and careers is changing Overcome limiting beliefs, identify your strengths, skills and values and build your confidence Identify - from the wide range of career options - the best possibilities for you (not what other people think you should do! ) Discover the opportunities that will lead to the work and career you're interested in Whatever's happening in the world and whether you’ve just started thinking about a career, want to go in a new direction, or have a complete change, Career Finder will guide and advise you. You’ll be prepared to move toward a career that you enjoy and works in harmony with your life and who you are.
Career Flow: A Hope-Centered Approach to Career Development
by Spencer G. Niles Norman E. Amundson Roberta A. NeaultThe metaphor of "career flow" is used to teach students about the career development experience. Providing a framework of essential career flow competencies helps students learn the key skills for taking control of their current and future career development. Each chapter offers objectives, a case example, tips, activities, questions for reflection, and additional resources so that students can master the various aspects of their career flow. Essential competencies of: hope, self-reflection, self-clarity, visioning, goal setting, planning, implementing, and adapting are described in detail. Activities are provided to help students develop these competencies for successful career self-management. The career flow metaphor lends itself to a comprehensive and realistic assessment of the career experience. Experiences can be rated whitewater (high demand times), stillwater (low demand times), or optimal (an engaging and stimulating challenge level) career flow moments. Each type of career flow requires specific skills to manage challenges effectively.
Career Forward: Strategies from Women Who've Made It
by Grace Puma Christiana Smith Shi*USA TODAY Bestseller* &“A compass for those navigating their professional journeys&” (Forbes) that &“reveals often surprising work advice&” (New York Post), this empowering guide, from former PepsiCo COO Grace Puma and former Nike President of Consumer Direct Christiana Smith Shi, shows how to prioritize a career path, build professional value, and enjoy a full life both in and out of the workplace.At a time when many long-held workplace structures and beliefs are changing, Career Forward is a beacon for women aspiring to achieve success and satisfaction in rewarding careers. Drawing on decades of experience reaching the top of Fortune 500 companies, Grace Puma and Christiana Smith Shi show women how to maximize their career journeys, get paid what they&’re worth, navigate the shifts that occur in any company, build a leadership identity, and have a full life in and out of work. The authors challenge negative stereotypes about female ambition, and urge women to be bold, follow their dreams, and seize the chance to lead &“big&” lives. The secret is to focus on career first, job second. Instead of chasing a better job title or a salary bump, the goal should be a long-range career path that leads to success. &“Career forward&” means keeping a focus on the future and recognizing that being good at your job is often not enough—that you should take every opportunity to boost your connections, take on &“difficult&” assignments, and work actively to broaden your skills. Packed with personal anecdotes and wisdom from women who&’ve been there, and featuring quizzes and checklists for self-evaluation, Career Forward provides a wealth of valuable lessons, including the advice to think of yourself as a &“growth stock&” and, instead of chasing the elusive work-life balance, living a well-rounded 360-degree life that fully embraces both. Offering a refreshing response to anyone who wonders whether working hard is really worth it, Puma and Smith Shi&’s emphatic answer is &“yes,&” because by correctly following the blueprint in Career Forward, the rewards will far outweigh the effort.
Career GPS: Strategies for Women Navigating the New Corporate Landscape
by Linda Villarosa Ella Edmondson Bell“Career GPS serves as the business coach you never had but always wanted.”—Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D., author of Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office and See Jane LeadCareer GPS is a clear-eye, timely, and thought-provoking guide for any woman looking to advance up the corporate ladder and/or optimize her performance in any work environment, no matter what the state of the economy. Presented by Ella L.J. Edmondson Bell, Ph.D., founder and president of ASCENT—Leading Multicultural Women to the Top, and Linda Villarosa, award-winning former editor at Essence magazine and the New York Times, these “Strategies for Women Navigating the New Corporate Landscape” belongs on every working woman’s bookshelf.
Career Magic: How to Stay on Track to Achieve a Stellar Career
by Lee CockerellCareer Magic depicts the lessons Lee Cockerell learned during his magical and successful career with Hilton, Marriott and Disney and teaches how motivated individuals can achieve their dreams—no matter the obstacles!
Career Mapping: Charting Your Course in the New World of Work
by Echo Garrett Ginny ClarkePlot out your path to a rewarding work life. The world of work is changing with head-spinning speed. Now more than ever, you need to find your footing—and design your personalized road map to job satisfaction and career success. Career Mapping offers a template for figuring out who you are and what you can offer to the work world. Inspired by the author&’s own experiences as a college recruiter and executive recruiter, as well as a woman who broke through to the executive ranks in two male-dominated industries, it addresses an array of situations, from just starting out to navigating the corporate maze to launching a new business or anticipating retirement. It offers case studies of people at different stages of their careers, and provides a step-by-step process for customizing your own job hunting and career management strategies. With thought-provoking questions; candid revelations from her own inspiring journey; and vital advice from Ginny Clarke&’s experiences interviewing, recruiting, and coaching thousands of professionals and executives, Career Mapping explains the oft-misunderstood executive search process, demystifies how you can make yourself a more desirable job candidate, and reveals how to avoid the devastating pitfalls that have derailed careers.
Career Match: Connecting Who You Are with What You'll Love to Do
by Shoya Zichy Ann BidouFor some, a job is just a way to pay the bills. For others - those whose careers fit their passions and personalities - it is a source of great satisfaction and success. Career Match is designed to help people discover their ideal work. Using the author's revealing ten-minute self-assessment, the book helps readers determine their personality style, then walks them through the range of career choices best for them. This indispensable guide will enable anyone to: * identify the type of work that will inspire and exhilarate them * recognize the type of boss and work environment they need to thrive * confirm the rightness of the path they are on - or help them find a better one * speed up their job search The book includes in-depth chapters for each personality type, detailed explanations of career options, and inspiring real-life stories of people who have found fulfillment in work that suits their personality. This invaluable resource will help anyone in need of direction match who they are with what they should do - for a lifetime of gratifying work and greater success.
Career Match: Connecting Who You Are with What You'll Love to Do
by Shoya Zichy Ann BidouWhen you find the career that fits your personality, you&’ll discover that the work hours you once begrudged with every fiber of your being now bring you tremendous satisfaction and success.Is your job just a way to pay the bills? Are you a drudge Monday through Friday only so you can be more yourself on Saturday? It doesn&’t have to be this way! Never before in history has there been such an eclectic variety of money-making opportunities and cutting-edge vocations than there are in today&’s marketplace. There is no need to settle!Career Match contains the ten-minute self-assessment that can change your life. After a simple quiz to determine your personality style, turn to the corresponding chapter that reads as if it was written just for you and discover what ideal work options there are for you.In this invaluable resource for all personalities, you will learn how to:Identify career choices that will exhilarate youRecognize the type of work environment and boss you need to thriveLearn to leverage your natural strengthsCustomize and speed your job searchThis second edition has been updated to include trending new careers in areas such as gaming, web design, alternative energy, cybersecurity, food science, and more. Whether you are a recent graduate looking for direction or a burned-out veteran seeking new inspiration, Career Match will help you match who you are with what you&’re meant to do--with a success rate vastly greater than that of your typical match maker!
Career Paths For The 21st Century: How to Beat Job Insecurity
by David Oates Jim DurcanThe turbulent changes in corporate culture mean that upwardly mobile managers need more than ever to carve out their own career paths. They must take charge of their personal developement and training needs, because they are unlikely to spend more than a few years in any one company. They have to create, their own continuity of career progression, rather than relying on corporate HR Departments to chart the course for them. This book sets out many developments adversely impacting on career progression - including corporate structural change, cultural change, outsourcing, use of management consultants etc- and then deals with the practical steps that companies and career minded managers are taking to counteract them.
Career Quest: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to Finding Your Life's Passion
by Mary Rose Remington<p>"Everyone is entitled to work they love!" ...states Mary Rose Remington, author and career expert who has helped thousands of clients find their true calling in life. Career Quest is packed with practical tips, emotional support and spiritual techniques for readers employed or unemployed-seeking meaningful, energizing work. <p>This book shows you how to: <p> <li>Overcome fear <li>Unlock your higher purpose <li>Discover hidden talents <li>Build a financial foundation to support change <li>Tap dreams, intuition and angels for guidance <li>Set tangible goals and overcome barriers</li> </p>
Career Quizzes: 12 Tests to Help You Discover and Develop Your Dream Career
by John J. LiptakSelf-assessment is key to finding satisfying work and managing a rewarding career. By looking inside yourself and examining your needs and values, interest and skills, personality and preferences you can not only make better choices you can outline a plan for your entire career. <i>Career Quizzes</i> will help you do just that. The author takes you on a journey of self-discovery that will help you find work you love and develop your career from start to finish.