Careers for Dummies

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.

List of contents

Foreword xv
 
Introduction 1
 
Part 1: Finding Your Place in the Work World 5
 
CHAPTER 1: Understanding Today's and Tomorrow's World of Work 7
 
CHAPTER 2: Finding What Makes You Special 17
 
Part 2: The Careers Catalog 27
 
CHAPTER 3: People Careers 29
 
CHAPTER 4: Word Careers 45
 
CHAPTER 5: People+Word Careers 53
 
CHAPTER 6: STEM Careers (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) 73
 
CHAPTER 7: STEM + People or Word Careers 91
 
CHAPTER 8: Hands-On Careers 113
 
CHAPTER 9: Self-Employment Careers 133
 
CHAPTER 10: Making Your Choice 155
 
Part 3: Getting Trained, Getting Confident 163
 
CHAPTER 11: Getting Trained by Degrees 165
 
CHAPTER 12: Getting Trained Without a Degree 179
 
CHAPTER 13: Getting Emotionally Solid 193
 
Part 4: Landing a Good Job Faster 205
 
CHAPTER 14: Writing Your Way to a Good Job 207
 
CHAPTER 15: Getting an "In" 221
 
CHAPTER 16: The Relaxed-Yet-Successful Job Interview 237
 
CHAPTER 17: One (Hard) Week to a Good Job 247
 
CHAPTER 18: Negotiating Wisely 259
 
Part 5: Succeeding in Your Career 269
 
CHAPTER 19: Becoming a Beloved Employee 271
 
CHAPTER 20: Building a Name for Yourself 285
 
CHAPTER 21: Managing the Bugaboos: Time and Stress 293
 
CHAPTER 22: The Career Changer 301
 
CHAPTER 23: Finding Your Foundation 315
 
CHAPTER 24: What's Ahead? 32
 
Part 6: The Part of Tens 325
 
CHAPTER 25: Ten Ultrafast Ways to Land a Job 327
 
CHAPTER 26: Ten Career Myths 335
 
CHAPTER 27: Ten (+ 5) Preachy Pleas 339
 
Index 345

About the author

Marty Nemko, PhD, has been career coach to 5,400 clients, enjoys a 96% client-satisfaction rate, and was named "The Bay Area's Best Career Coach" by the San Francisco Bay Guardian. He has been interviewed in hundreds of major publications from the New York Times to theLos Angeles Times, and has appeared onThe Today Show andThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He hostsWork with Marty Nemko on a National Public Radio station in San Francisco. His first job? Piano player in a Bronx bar at age 13. His second? Taxi driver.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Nemko, M Nemko, Marty Nemko, Nemko Marty
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9781119482338
• ISBN: 978-1-119-48233-8
• No. of pages: 384
• Series: For Dummies
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Training, job, career; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Business administration, companies; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Karriere, Personalwesen, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Personal Career Development