Quick Job Success Guide

Quick Job Success Guide
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019
Genre: Career development
ISBN: 9781593579241

This little book is packed with tips and worksheets to help you do your best at work. Step-by-step, you'll find simple, commonsense ways to -Solve your minor work issues before they become major problems -Improve your attitude toward work and increase your motivation to do a good job - Find opportunities to learn new skills - Connect better with coworkers, customers, and your boss - Handle time and technology appropriately while at work -- Build your professional network - Manage your career so that you are prepared for any job challenge or opportunity.

Quick Job Success Guide

Quick Job Success Guide
Author: JIST Publishing Editors
Publisher: JIST Works
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2006-05-01
Genre: Career development
ISBN: 9781593573317

Now a companion to the best-selling Quick Job Search! So many people get a job and then lose it before the 90-day probationary period is up simply because they do not understand and do not have the skills required to retain a job. Quick Job Success Guide gives the seven most important steps to keeping a job.Tied to the JIST Job Survival and Success Scale, this workbook quickly helps readers understand just what it takes to not only keep but also succeed on the job. The clear, straightforward writing makes this an easy-to-read but valuable tool. The worksheets can serve as a guide long after the first day on the job, even through a career.

Getting Ahead

Getting Ahead
Author: Joel A. Garfinkle
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2011-09-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470915870

A leading executive coach pinpoints three vital traits necessary to advance your career In Getting Ahead, one of the top 50 executive coaches in the United States, Joel Garfinkle reveals his signature model for mastering three skills to take your career to the next level: Perception, Visibility, and Influence. The PVI-model of professional advancement will teach you to: (1) Actively promote yourself as an asset and valuable person inside the organization, (2) Increase your visibility to gain others’ recognition and appreciation for your efforts and (3) Become a person of influence who makes key decisions inside the organization. Getting Ahead will put you ahead of the competition to become a known, valued, and desired commodity at your company. For more than two decades, Joel Garfinkle has worked closely with thousands of executives, senior managers, directors, and employees at the world's leading companies, and has authored 300 articles on leadership Offers detailed guidance on how to increase exposure, boost visibility, enhance perceived value for your organization, and ultimately achieve career advancement Explains how to get your name circulating among higher levels of management so others know you, see your results, and acknowledge the impact you bring to the company

Charting Your Path to Professional Success

Charting Your Path to Professional Success
Author: Max M Haroon
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-10-29
Genre:
ISBN:

This publication is a project by the Healthy Aging Foundation (HAF) and is authored by Max Haroon. Max Haroon's inspiration for this book comes from his extensive experience speaking at various conferences and job fairs. The book caters to a diverse audience, with a special focus on newcomers and recent graduates who often find themselves navigating both new careers and new countries. Max's unique background spans roles as both an employer and an employee/applicant, giving him a distinctive perspective. His experience allows him to articulate the factors that lead to either rejection or acceptance in the hiring process. He also pinpoints the additional qualifications and strengths necessary to distinguish one candidate from another. In this Edition, the overarching goal remains unchanged: to provide readers with enduring strategies for success in an ever-evolving professional world. Within the book, you will find actionable insights and guidance suitable for newcomers, recent graduates, aspiring entrepreneurs, or those in the midst of career transitions. These strategies are complemented by a blend of local, in-person resources and online tools, embracing the technological and social media advancements of our time. Furthermore, the book includes a range of online resources in its appendices, further enhancing the strategies presented, with many of these resources available free of charge. These seven steps are as follows: Step 1: Self-Promotion & Establishing Credibility Step 2: Networking (Social and Business) Step 3: Attitude & Acculturation Step 4: Volunteering Step 5: Mentoring & Coaching Step 6: Lifelong Learning Step 7: Harmonizing Life and Living

I Got My Dream Job and So Can You

I Got My Dream Job and So Can You
Author: Pete Leibman
Publisher: AMACOM
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2012-03-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0814420214

When he was only 21 years old, Pete Leibman landed his dream job working in the front office of the NBA’s Washington Wizards. He went on to become their number one salesperson for three straight seasons and was promoted to management in under two years. In this encouraging guidebook, Leibman shares his proven and simple system for career success. You’ll learn how to: think big and identify what you want from your career; network your way past corporate gatekeepers; impress highly influential people in any field; land interviews for jobs that aren’t posted; sell yourself on paper, online, and in person; and get hired faster and with less effort. Filled with the inspiring success stories of other young professionals, creative strategies for leveraging social media, and the five secrets that will skyrocket your earning potential once you are hired, I Got My Dream Job and So Can You provides you with the tools and confidence to overcome the discouraging job marketing and start climbing the ladder to success.

The Professor Is In

The Professor Is In
Author: Karen Kelsky
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2015-08-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0553419420

The definitive career guide for grad students, adjuncts, post-docs and anyone else eager to get tenure or turn their Ph.D. into their ideal job Each year tens of thousands of students will, after years of hard work and enormous amounts of money, earn their Ph.D. And each year only a small percentage of them will land a job that justifies and rewards their investment. For every comfortably tenured professor or well-paid former academic, there are countless underpaid and overworked adjuncts, and many more who simply give up in frustration. Those who do make it share an important asset that separates them from the pack: they have a plan. They understand exactly what they need to do to set themselves up for success. They know what really moves the needle in academic job searches, how to avoid the all-too-common mistakes that sink so many of their peers, and how to decide when to point their Ph.D. toward other, non-academic options. Karen Kelsky has made it her mission to help readers join the select few who get the most out of their Ph.D. As a former tenured professor and department head who oversaw numerous academic job searches, she knows from experience exactly what gets an academic applicant a job. And as the creator of the popular and widely respected advice site The Professor is In, she has helped countless Ph.D.’s turn themselves into stronger applicants and land their dream careers. Now, for the first time ever, Karen has poured all her best advice into a single handy guide that addresses the most important issues facing any Ph.D., including: -When, where, and what to publish -Writing a foolproof grant application -Cultivating references and crafting the perfect CV -Acing the job talk and campus interview -Avoiding the adjunct trap -Making the leap to nonacademic work, when the time is right The Professor Is In addresses all of these issues, and many more.

1,001 Phrases You Need to Get a Job

1,001 Phrases You Need to Get a Job
Author: Nancy Schuman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 696
Release: 2012-04-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1440539502

Find the right words for the best job! It's not enough to have the talent and experience to land the right job—you have to be able to put that talent and experience into words. With just the right phrase, you can highlight your achievements in your resume, make the cover letter pitch that sets you apart from the crowd, and underscore your unique skill set in the interview that lands you the job. In 1,001 Phrases You Need to Get a Job, employment gurus Nancy Schuman and Burton Jay Nadler show you how to walk the walk and talk the talk you need to win the job you want.

Life's Work

Life's Work
Author: James Reed
Publisher: Piatkus
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2020-01-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0349424918

The third and final book in the REED career trilogy (after Why You? and The 7Second CV), Life's Work is a practical, inspirational guide full of advice to help you create a fulfilling career wherever you are in life, from the UK's best-known authority on jobs and careers. 'Life's Work is a candid, practical and empowering book for those looking to find meaningful work at all stages of life . . . offers unique and unexpected insights into how to build and sustain a rewarding career' - FE News 'Helps young and not-so-young hopefuls get ahead' - Sunday Times By the time you retire you'll have spent a third of your life working. That's far too long to be stuck in a job you hate or even just tolerate. But where to start? Life's Work will show you 12 proven ways to fast track your career, so when you leap out of bed every Monday morning you'll be ready to take on the world. The book is written by James Reed, Chairman of REED, Britain's best-known recruitment brand. Over the past 25 years he has helped millions of people find jobs. This has given him a deep insight into what makes some people successful in building a rewarding career, while others are stuck in the confusion and frustration of not landing the job they want. Through these multiple observations and conversations, James has learned that there are 12 key ways to build and sustain the career you want. You will learn how to: · Be (sustainably) selfish · Kick start some good habits and kick out some bad ones · Think in days and decades · Be powerful, be prepared · Find a boss you can learn from Today's job landscape allows you more freedom to carve your own path than ever before. Along with this, however, comes the responsibility of shaping your mind and actions to make your career work for you. This book shows you how. 'Full of ways to fast-track your career' - The Sun 'Persuades you to think more deeply' - Bookbag