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Author
Publisher
Redhook
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
488 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"From Olympic skier to llama farmer? Now that is a serious jump. When a close encounter with an eighty-foot spruce steals Merry's dreams of Olympic gold, the former ski champ finds herself falling into a career she never expected -- the life of a travel writer. Picturing glamorous trips to exotic places, Merry is speechless when her boss assigns her to the blog, "Don't Do What I Did, " and sends her to, place of all places, a llama ranch. Soon she's...
64) Shades of light
Author
Series
A second chances novel volume 4
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
285 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When her only child leaves home for college, widowed Gwen Sullivan discovers just how lonely an empty nest can be. How will she adjust and fill her empty days? At the urging of friends, Gwen takes a job with an interior designer whom she soon discovers to be domineering and jealous of Gwen's creativity. Suddenly she's stuck doing menial tasks. When a sleazy client starts to harass her, Gwen begins to wonder if she's cut out for the working world....
Author
Publisher
HRD Press
Pub. Date
©2009
Physical Desc
1 online resource (x, 85 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
This tough job market has evolved from the current global financial sector melt down and the resulting economic restructuring, and is likely to continue for a number of years. To thrive in it, one must first recognize that on-going career transitions will be more prevalent. Having a solid understanding of what you have to offer and how and where to market your services will give you a decided advantage in the increasingly competitive race for work...
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
©2012
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
No matter your age or career stage; this book gives you the insight; information; tools; and best practices to make the smartest possible career decisions in a completely transformed world of business. --
Author
Publisher
AMACOM
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xii, 252 pages)
Language
English
Description
We all need to think more like entrepreneurs. Seeking and seizing opportunities, boldly taking risks, quickly changing course-achieving success today requires the kind of action-first, fake-it-'til-you-make-it ethos celebrated in the tech industry. This formula is not typically a female one. Women tend to be cautious. We overthink our next moves, become paralyzed by fear, and simply don't act. We might be safer ... but we're also stuck. But, what...
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
©2010
Edition
2nd ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xii, 305 pages)
Language
English
Description
Filled with essential knowledge; practical advice and proven strategies; handy checklists; tips from the pros; and revealing real-world stories; this book will help you navigate the challenges of the first critical year in your new leadership role. --
Author
Series
Publisher
[FTPress Delivers]
Pub. Date
[©2010]
Physical Desc
1 online resource ([6] pages)
Language
English
Description
This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. Laid off? Perform "personal strategic planning" to stay on track, focused, and strong enough to say "no" to the wrong offers!Unless you relish being truly and officially self-employed, languishing between jobs for six months is intolerable. But leaping into the first thing that comes along isn't a great idea either....
Author
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
Career moves (even positive ones) can be disruptive for the individual, and the psychological impact of changing roles or careers is often underestimated. Career transition coaching is a relatively new field, but one that is highly relevant in the modern world. In Essential Career Transition Coaching Skills, Caroline Talbott explores the most effective career transition coaching techniques and explains the psychology behind them. Looking at both self-motivated...
Author
Series
Publisher
[FTPress Delivers]
Pub. Date
[©2010]
Physical Desc
1 online resource ([5] pages)
Language
English
Description
This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. Play your social networking cards right-and find the best new job of your career!Play nice, follow community rules, and social networking can open up surprising opportunities for you. You just need to know how to work the system to your best advantage and to stand out from the crowds of milling networkers all updating...
Author
Publisher
American Management Association
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
Career Courage serves as a personal coach through the soul-searching and planning process ahead, whether you're a college grad contemplating choices, a seasoned professional seeking new directions, or a stay-at-home mom preparing to reenter the workplace. Packed with exercises and stories of inspiring second acts, the book poses tough questions about motivation, confidence, character, risk tolerance, and more.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
258 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"An intimate, gorgeously observed memoir about family and farming that forms a powerful lesson in the hard-earned risks that make life worth living. The summer he was thirty-one, Arlo Crawford returned home for the summer harvest at New Morning Farm--seventy-five acres tucked in a hollow in south-central Pennsylvania where his parents had been growing organic vegetables for almost forty years. Like many summers before, Arlo returned to the family...
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