The Career Book

Are you about to graduate and begin your job search? Or are you a young professional trying to choose the right field or looking for that perfect position that will catapult your career? Figuring out a career and getting a great job has never been more difficult. On top of that, today’s graduates are looking for not only good jobs but positions that will help them launch careers in which they can grow and prosper. But knowing what to look for and how to actually land a great job is exceptionally challenging when you’re trying to get an interview, make enough money, and position yourself for advancement. Based on an in-depth survey of thousands of graduates and young professionals, and hundreds of interviews with the world’s top business and nonprofit leaders—not to mention James Citrin’s decades of experience as a senior partner at the premier executive search firm Spencer Stuart—The Career Playbook offers recent graduates and aspiring young professionals actionable advice for excelling. From his practical tips on generating valuable introductions, nailing interviews, and negotiating compensation to strategic advice on the arc of a career, the importance of relationships, how to cultivate a mentor, and knowing when to change jobs or industries, Citrin provides an invaluable guide to the most urgent questions that are at the heart of every person’s career deliberations. Packed with first-person advice from graduates and young professionals themselves, as well as the perspectives of seasoned CEOs, entrepreneurs, leaders, and experts, such as Virgin’s Sir Richard Branson, Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg, Third Point Advisors’ Daniel Loeb, author Malcolm Gladwell, and US Navy SEALs’ Admiral Eric Olson, The Career Playbook is an essential resource for landing, launching, and thriving in your career.

Tips on how to rise up the corporate ladder for the aspiring professional.

The idea of a career has changed forever. Our parents might have expected to work for three different employers in their working lives. We can expect to work for at least ten. Or only one. Ourselves.But as free agency and career-hopping have become the norm, career advice has stayed static, rooted in ideas of the 'perfect' career and company loyalty. Until now.The Career Adventurer's Instant Calmer will become the career advice first choice for a generation. It offers a complete self-managed process for understanding your life goals, your material and spiritual needs and your strengths as a person and worker. Instead of offering a single career solution, the book presents the reader with a journey, an adventure, where career and life become intertwined.

Instead of immediately focusing on what to do, the first section of the book (‘Principles’) asks detailed, probing questions about you. Knowing yourself and what makes you tick is the first step to getting the career you want. Using the unique ‘Ego Styles Theory’, which the author has used to great success with her own clients, the book can identify the ways in which you could be blocking your own success in life and career.

Consists of a brief "Job seeker's guide" followed by a reprint of the 2004-2005 Occupational outlook handbook published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Career planning and development e-book will not just describe generic concepts like: job search, career building process etc. It is intended to help you finding your dream job by explaining two important stages: career planning and career development. It has been divided in 5 chapters. The first two chapters are describing the career planning steps. The last 3 chapters take care of the career development stage. 1. How to Create a Plan? You want the job of your dreams, right? Right. Therefore, you need to take action. However, in order to succeed, you need a career development plan. But what is career planning? This chapter will show you how to create the perfect career plan template for reaching the job of your dreams. It will be based on your skills, values and it will also take into consideration the things you need to develop or improve. Your strengths will be highlighted in this planning. By mixing all of the above factors, your career goals will be set and you will also learn how to benefit from each opportunity it may appear. 2. How to Choose the Correct Path? After the stage in which the career development planning has been started, you will have a clear image of your career path. This chapter shows you how to advance on this road-map. Several important concepts are being explained here: job advancement, lateral moves inside the organization you are already part of, promotion plans etc. 3. How to Build a Network of Professionally Related Contacts? This is a very important stage in your career development plan. The people inside this network will help you advancing on your career path. Therefore, it is very important to have a network of professional contacts. This chapter will provide you with valuable information on how to include this in your career planning, how to create and maintain this network and, also, how to benefit from it. 4. How to Build a Productive Relationship with Your Manager? Your manager is a very important factor when it comes to career planning. Even if your career development plan has included moves outside of your current company, your manager's feedback will always be valued. Learn how to develop a good business relationship with your manager and how to benefit from it, in terms of career development. 5. How to Manage the Annual Performance Review? Even if this doesn't sound very attractive, you should consider it a great opportunity to discover your work results, your areas of improvement and, also, the opportunities you could benefit from. This chapter will teach you how to get the most out of the annual performance review and, also, from other performance appraisals. Your career planning and development depends on this important stage! This career planning & development e-book has been created for all the people which are constantly looking to improve their business abilities, they are in a constant job search process or, simply they just want to smoothly advance on their career path. Career planning and development are the most important factors on the road to success.