"Priscilla Shontz presents advice and anecdotes gathered from research and interviews with more than seventy information professionals in a variety of library-related careers. The modular format allows a reader to peruse any chapter on its own and to read the chapters in his or her preferred order. Seven broad topics are covered: career planning, job searching, gaining experience and education, developing interpersonal and leadership skills, networking, mentoring, and writing for publication. Related readings, as well as helpful Web sites, are included."--BOOK JACKET.
Dozens of top CEOs reveal their candid insights on the keys to effective leadership, and the qualities that set high performers apart. "The Corner Office" draws together lessons from chief executives like Steve Ballmer (Microsoft) and Jeffrey Katzenberg (DreamWorks).
In this 90-day growth guide, #1 New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell helps you prioritize your life to make each day count toward fulfilling your goals. Based on his Businessweek bestseller Today Matters, John Maxwell offers his roadmap for success by helping you seize the present. The way you prioritize and spend your time each day impacts your ability to reach your goals. Whether you are a new leader or looking to expand on your success, this book will help you focus by exploring how to maximize the potential of the most important day of your life -- today. Offering inspiring quotes and lessons, thought-provoking questions, and space for reflective notes, over the course of three short months this book will help learn to master the moment and set you on the path toward fulfilling your aspirations.
A practical approach for anyone looking to enter the IT workforce Before candidates can begin to prepare for any kind of certification, they need a basic understanding of the various hardware and software components used in a computer network. Aimed at aspiring IT professionals, this invaluable book strips down a network to its bare basics, and discusses this complex topic in a clear and concise manner so that IT beginners can confidently gain an understanding of fundamental IT concepts. In addition, a base knowledge has been established so that more advanced topics and technologies can be learned over time. Includes a discussion of the key computer components, such as the processor and memory Covers the basics of data storage as well as the input/output process Zeroes in on basic hardware configuration including how to install hardware and software drivers Introduces various computer operating systems, including the Windows OS family, Linux, and Mac. Looks at basic networking concepts and design IT Career JumpStart is an ideal starting point for anyone looking for a career in IT but doesn't know where to start.
The job-search process has become depersonalized and discouraging for candidates. The anonymous digital application process skews heavily in favor of the employer. The ease of filing online and resultant surge in number of applications filed per job means you're more likely than ever before to be ghosted by recruiters and employers. Jumpstarting Your Career looks to help you level the playing field. In its pages, you'll develop perspective on how the system actually works and how you can gain edges in different areas with just a few smart moves and preparation. You'll learn to craft your professional narrative and write a résumé that catches the attention of recruiters. Follow the author's suggestions and you’ll ideally increase your chances of standing out at interviews. Most importantly, though, the author’s holistic approach to career coaching focuses on getting you comfortable telling your own story, selling your own skills and experience, passionately & credibly. Once you can do that, you’re more likely to get noticed and find the kinds of jobs that lead you down the career path you want to take.
An award-winning advertising director shares advice on how to find enthusiasm and a sense of purpose in one's career, in a guide for generation-X professionals that makes recommendations about living a lifestyle in accordance with one's salary, setting high goals, and pursuing meaningful achievements. Original. 35,000 first printing.
Give your readers an essential guide to careers in ultrasound and sonography. Diagnostic medical sonographers perform ultrasound procedures that direct high-frequency sound waves into the body. The returning sound waves can be converted into an image of the body's internal structures. The most familiar use of ultrasound is in visualizing the fetus of a pregnant mother, but ultrasound has numerous medical applications. Many diagnostic medical sonographers specialize in particular areas of imaging, including neurosonography and musculoskeletal ultrasound. Sonographers can earn a good salary in this fulfilling career upon completion of a two-year program. Because ultrasounds are low-risk procedures that yield real-time images, sonography is an in-demand field with bright prospects for increased job growth.
You have graduated and are entering the workforce for the first time. Congratulations to you for earning your diploma. A job well done! The question you might be asking yourself is, "Now what?" Our schools teach us amazing things about science, mathematics, and the arts, but do they really give us the knowledge we need to hit the ground running once we walk out their doors? Jumpstart Your Future will give you tools and a roadmap for life, developed from lessons learned by Ben Lampron, a twenty-six-year veteran of business, father of three, and avid liver of life. By starting strong early and having life-long discipline, you'll have great advantage over your peers and set yourself up for years of success. You'll gain confidence in your ability to dominate your first job, have tools to begin building wealth at a young age, and understand the importance of creating meaningful relationships throughout your world. You have one life ahead of you; there's no time to waste. Each passing year is a lost opportunity. Take the right steps now to jumpstart your future!
JUMPSTART YOUR CAREER The Nuts and Bolts for Entering the Workforce for the first time. The book is not only designed to provide help for the "Nephrite" job seeker looking for emoployment, but provides trainng and information to help you keep your job, and get along with others, as well as advance once the job seeker get hired and more. The book is to be used as a tool in the same way one would have used my first book: 7,001 RESUMES - The Job Search Workbook. As in my first book JUMPSTART YOUR CAREER starts out with the basic orientation information and then moves to areas such as what is the right job for the applicant. As the book moves along the books will explore Developing Interviewing Skills, Personality and Job Success, What to look for as a First Time Job Seeker and more. Traditionally job search books are going to cover how to develop cover letters or letters of application and the various types of resumes and you are going to find this information provided there, But, the books goes on from there, it will provide the job seeker with job sources, an index of Associations, State Employment Agencys, Federal Job Information Centers, Head Hunters, and more This new book also points out many of the responsibilities that come once ann individual enters the world of work; Legal Problems at Work, Employer-Employer Relations, Why an Individual should have a Savings Plan, What is a Budget, Handling a Checking account, Planning for Retirement, and much, much more.
An action-oriented guide to help anyone find their calling and achieve their goals, inspired by the author's popular blog post with the same title The Career Manifesto presents an inspiring and refreshingly simple approach to finding your passion and purpose and then jumpstarting a dream career to achieve those, by asking three essential questions: - What do you want your impact to be? - What are the potential pathways that move you towards your purpose? - How can you hold yourself accountable for your goals? Award-winning CEO of XO Group and sought-after speaker, Michael Steib, draws on his own diverse work experience and career highlights as well as powerful anecdotes from other successful business leaders to offer expert guidance, field-tested advice, and interactive exercises that will help you answer these three key questions, envision a goal and then craft and execute a plan to achieve it. For young professionals, entrepreneurs, and creatives seeking more purpose and meaning in their work and lives, The Career Manifesto is the essential way to build--and follow through on--an effective plan to excel at whatever job, project or career goal you put your mind to.
