The Complete Idiot's Guide to Discovering Your Perfect Career

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Discovering Your Perfect Career
Author: American Writers&Artists Inst
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2005-09-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1440625816

What do you really want to do? Finding the perfect career isn’t easy, but it’s certainly attainable. This guide offers readers the chance to trade in their unsatisfying jobs for fulfilling careers. This book helps them by providing a process of self-assessment that includes questions on personality, talents, values, interests, and goals; advice on how to make a smooth transition from one career to another; and an action plan to take the steps toward landing the perfect career. • According to The Conference Group, only 48.9% of working Americans are satisfied with their jobs, the lowest level of job satisfaction since pollsters first began surveying the topic in 1995 • Career self-discovery books are among the best-performing in the career category

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume
Author: Susan Ireland
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2010-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781592579570

Provides over one hundred samples of successful resumes and cover letters, as well as examples of key words and phrases to get job applications noticed.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Private Investigating

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Private Investigating
Author: Steven Kerry Brown
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2007
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781592576524

An updated and revised edition of the most highly recommended guide to learning to be a private investigator-or just using the tools PIs do to understand what goes on in your local courthouse, find information in public records, and perform searches to save you time and money. Among the changes for this edition- Completely new chapters on skip tracing Up-to-date information on how to make money by understanding your local courthouse and finding not-so-hidden gems in public records Under-the-radar databases you need to know about Completely new-and hot-chapters on due diligence searches, including pre-employment and tenant screening investigations and adoption searches

Careers For Dummies

Careers For Dummies
Author: Marty Nemko
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2018-06-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 111948233X

Feeling stuck? Find out how to work toward the career of your dreams If you’re slogging through your days in a boring or unrewarding job, it may be time to make a big change. Careers For Dummies is a comprehensive career guide from a top career coach and counselor that will help you jump start your career and your life. Dive in to learn more about career opportunities, with a plethora of job descriptions and the certifications, degrees, and continuing education that can help you build the career you’ve always wanted. Whether you’re entering the workforce for the first time or a career-oriented person who needs or wants a change, this book has valuable information that can help you achieve your career goals. Find out how you can build your personal brand to become more attractive to potential employers, how to create a plan to “get from here to there” on your career path, and access videos and checklists that help to drive home all the key points. If you’re not happy in your day-to-day work now, there’s no better time than the present to work towards change. Get inspired by learning about a wide variety of careers Create a path forward for a new or better career that will be rewarding and fun Determine how to build your personal brand to enhance your career opportunities Get tips from a top career coach to help you plan and implement a strategy for a more rewarding work life Careers For Dummies is the complete resource for those looking to enhance their careers or embark on a more rewarding work experience.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Physics

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Physics
Author: Johnnie T. Dennis
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2003
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781592570812

Intended for high school and college students required to take at least one physics course, this book offers an easy-to-understand, comprehensive companion to their school textbooks that brings real-world relevance, and even a touch of fun, to Einstein's favorite subject.

Your Perfect Job

Your Perfect Job
Author: Robert Bittner
Publisher: Shaw Books
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2010-03-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0307553086

“So What Are You Going to Do Now?” This question often leaves young adults feeling fearful and confused as they look towards life careers. Author Bob Bittner says finding work you love is not as intimidating as it seems. Your Perfect Job helps readers identify their passions, skills, and inclinations in terms of God’s calling on their lives. Readers will better understand why it’s important to do what they love, how to get started on a career path that is meaningful, how to make mid-course changes, and how to start a new job on the right foot. Drawing on interviews with dozens of young working professionals, Your Perfect Job introduces readers to a wide array of career opportunities and shows how real people went from less than perfect jobs into careers that perfectly matched their personality and passions. Designed for young adults, this book is a perfect selection for high school and college grads, or someone getting ready to make a career change.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Power of the Enneagram

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Power of the Enneagram
Author: Herb Pearce
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2007
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781592576944

The Enneagram system has been used for decades to help people understand their strengths and weaknesses, heal neuroses and inner conflicts, enhance creativity, strengthen workplace team-building, and aid in couples therapy. Literally thousands of workshops are held around the globe, from China to Miami. Enneagram counsellors are certified by the world Enneagram Institute, as well as by regional institutes around the world. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Power of the Enneagram, by certified teacher and counsellor Herb Pearce, gives the reader a complete workshop course in this amazing self-enrichment program and includes proven applications for nearly every important aspect of our lives- relationships, work, and spiritual and psychological development. Written from over 16 years of instructional experience, The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Power of the Enneagram takes the mystery and complexity out of this rich system of analysis and allows anyone to benefit from its useful insights.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Backpacking and Hiking

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Backpacking and Hiking
Author: Jason Stevenson
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2010
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

Helps anyone prepare and plan for a hiking or backpacking adventure, including how to train, shop and pack for the trip, how to live on the trail and what gear is really necessary.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Home-Based Business

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Home-Based Business
Author: Barbara Weltman
Publisher: Penguin Putnam
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780028638423

Offers advice on starting a home-based business, with chapters on creating a business concept, buying a franchise, turnkey businesses, business plans, insurance, and taxes.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Reaching Your Goals

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Reaching Your Goals
Author: Jeffrey P. Davidson
Publisher: Penguin Putnam
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Goal (Psychology)
ISBN: 9780028621142

For the millions who have been struggling to reach their goals, for those who wish to create new ones, or for those who have tried and failed, this book will set them on the right path for success. Author, Jeff Davidson helps readers choose and follow-through on realistic goals, whether they are physical (get in shape), career-related (get promoted), relationship-related (find the right partner), financial (beat debt), or just personally important (cleaning out the garage). Full of common-sense hints and tips, this book is the first step toward self-fulfillment for any time of the year.