Job Development

Building a product on the Internet is relatively easy these days. It's the making money part that's hard. I wrote this book to help you become a parallel entrepreneur faster than I did, and to encourage you to do so while you have the safety net of a day job.

Imagine losing your high-paying job as an executive after almost thirty years at a multibillion-dollar company. How would you react? When it happened to author James Brian Kerr, the answer was simple: Walk more than twenty miles home. In The Long Walk Home: How I Lost My Job as a Corporate Remora Fish and Rediscovered My Life’s Purpose, Kerr invites us to join him on his strange journey from impending unemployment to self-discovery, and reminds us that the only true journey is the journey within.

How to Go to Work is a practical guide to equip you with everything you need to know to choose and achieve the career you want. The world of work is changing faster than ever before and it can feel overwhelmingly competitive out there. That's why Lucy Clayton, a founding CEO, and Steve Haines, an education policy advisor, have compiled and distilled the most valuable advice you can get on how to jump-start your career and shortcut the competition.

Some people love what they do for a living—in fact, their work inspires them to get up every single day with a spring in their step and a palpable sense of purpose. Others, however, dread their day—from the moment the alarm goes off in the morning to the moment they step into their office. These people think, "How do I find my purpose and then find that perfect job? Is such a thing possible?" The answer is—yes! The Job You Were Born For is a revolutionary approach to aligning your work with your life’s purpose. They can be beautifully intertwined.

Scared of adulting? You’re not alone…and your parents’ generation agrees that you have it hard. The truth is, even people in their 30s and 40s are scared of adulting. That’s why we have a word for it…and the main reason is that it requires skills no one ever teaches you. But daunting as it may seem, being an adult, comes with certain responsibilities. Responsibilities you can fulfill without giving them a second thought…once you know what bases you need to cover.

Grad to Grown-Up: 68 Tips to Excel in Your Personal and Professional Life is a unique self-help book that offers a roadmap to kickstart your future. Rags-to-riches author and CEO Gene Rice and his high school English teacher daughter Courtney Bejgrowicz demystify adulthood by sharing critical information alongside professional and personal successes and failures. The five sections—life, job search, career, personal finance, and health and relationships—provide real-world insights that are often overlooked in formal education.

Everyone loves a beast. They're the people around you who live life to their fullest potential. The people who are in the zone from the moment they wake up in the morning to the moment they fall asleep. The people who attack life with energy and aim at the impossible. Not everyone has it in them to become a beast - too many of us settle for mediocrity. But for those of us who don't, entering beast mode is a matter of putting in the work, investing in ourselves, and pushing ourselves to live life purposefully and powerfully.

Do you want to know the 40 real questions that job interviewers have in their minds? I know what you are thinking. How can anyone read another person's mind? Well, the secret hides in the reality that there are only four kinds of interviewers. Imagine that you will make it easy for job interviewers to like you. Do you know that, if you can speak respectfully to just four personality types, you hold in your hand the key to have a powerful persuasive edge over most people?

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.

Throughout the 10 years experience in coaching and employment counseling, I noticed that introverts feel more challenged when it comes to job hunting. Being an introvert myself, I want to help them become more successful in a professional world that seems more impressed with the extroverted behavior.

What is a careergasm? Does it feel as good as it sounds? You bet your ass it does. A careergasm happens when your work feels good. Really good. Like a groovin' Marvin Gaye song. Like you and your work belong together, and you can't help coming back for more. But how do you get your mojo back when you're in a passionless relationship with your job? In Careergasm, Sarah Vermunt leads the way.

Are you highly motivated by the work you are doing? Are you are performing at your best? Are your employees highly motivated and performing at their best? For some people, Steve's book will be about helping organizations improve performance by tapping into the heart and soul of their employees. For others, it is a book about finding a place in this world where they can feel productive and alive, where what they do has meaning, satisfaction, and a sense of purpose and fulfillment. Others might apply what is learned to family and loved ones. Through Steve's book, you will learn concepts and ...

Megan Day, a certified career coach and mom of two, is a wise and trusted friend guiding women throughout New Mom, New Job on what their next step is. Within New Mom, New Job she takes women through the process she has used with dozens of her clients.

Hi. This is Hien of with an ecommerce company called Friends of Irony. In this book, I will reveal to you the techniques in how to generate an extra $1,000 per month income, and eventually free yourself from your 9-5 job. That way, you get to spend more time on what really matters the most: which is getting to spend more quality time with your family. As you get to earn more and have more spare time, you get to properly guide your children as they grow up and always be there for them when they need you.

The whirlwind of job applications, interviews, follow-up, resume building, and networking is just the beginning. What happens after you've landed the job, settled in, and begun to make a difference - where do you go from here? What if you feel stuck in what you thought would be your dream profession? New York Times best-selling author Mika Brzezinski and producer Daniela Pierre-Bravo provide an essential manual for those crucial next steps.

Embarking on a successful career journey requires more than just luck or happenstance; it demands thoughtful planning, strategic decision-making, and a solid understanding of the professional landscape. In Career Development and Job Searching, we present a comprehensive manual tailored to the specific needs and nuances of the job market. Drawing on years of experience and expertise, this guide is meticulously crafted to equip individuals with the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to thrive in their chosen fields.

In today's fast-paced, unstable workplace achieving success requires speaking up, promoting oneself and one's ideas, and taking initiative. Extroverts, fearless in tooting their own horns, naturally thrive in this environment, but introverts often stumble. If you question your ability to perform and succeed in this extroverted work culture, The Introvert's Complete Career Guide is custom fit for you. In this supportive, all-inclusive handbook, Jane Finkle demonstrates how to use your introverted qualities to their best advantage.

From the best-selling author of I Love My Job but It’s Killing Me: A lesson plan for the successful music educator in today's new world. How do you meet your students’ needs and still have a life of your own - without being so exhausted that you can’t enjoy it? It’s time to learn how to reach your goals faster with real and practical advice. Love the Job, Lose the Stress is a band director’s guide to becoming the teacher you dream of being!

This book is a Bible study guide that can become a part of your devotional activities and small group learning. It discusses topics that will help you connect your faith and work. It addresses topics that will help you understand God's purpose for your work, your calling and vocation, stress, motivation, your priesthood, ambition, and entrepreneurship. Each topic will be examined in light of God's word.

Find life-enhancing work and realise your potential with this enlightening read. This is a book about how to take working life in new directions – how to negotiate the labyrinth of choices, how to think about personal ambitions and motivations, and ultimately how to take concrete steps to finding a fulfilling career. It is a self-help book with a difference. Standard career guides are filled with pop psychology and bullet-point advice for writing CVs and making action plans, but How to Find Fulfilling Work casts its net wider.