Discover how you can identify, explore, and experience your dream job, and figure out if it's what you really want before taking the dive. Author Brian Kurth, founder of VocationVacations, offers professional, personal and financial perspectives on how to transition into a new career and turn your dream job into a reality without risking your current job or jeopardizing your financial stability. By following this practical and encouraging self-discovery guide, you will gain a better understanding of who you are now; what fulfills you both personally and professionally; how to get from Point A to Point B on the road to your dream job; or perhaps satisfy your curiosity and gain a deeper appreciation for where you are now in your life and your career. Brian Kurth is a sought-after expert on how to pursue and attain one's dream job. He has shared his wit and wisdom in appearances on NBC's TODAY Show, CNN, and FOX News, and has been featured in articles in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Fortune Magazine. Many more regularly turn to Brian for his comments, advice and insights. A native of Madison, Wisconsin, Kurth lives in Portland, Oregon.

Straightforward advice for navigating the challenges facing professionals who are underrepresented in the leadership of today’s organizations Michael Hyter is one of the nation’s highest regarded executives of color, and a widely respected thought leader in the area of talent development and leadership succession. To get there, he worked hard and made his work count through Efficacy. In The Power of Choice he reveals the lessons he learned along the way—putting you on the fast track to career success. This book provides answers to the questions you might face as you immerse yourself in an often confusing and challenging workplace culture. It is about how to take informed personal responsibility for your career. Inside, you’ll find an open and frank discussion of how you can—and must, if you want to succeed!—make deliberate choices about who you are and how to represent yourself in your career. You’ll learn how to open doors for yourself (rather than waiting for others to open them for you), choose what’s important to you, and decide how you will achieve your goals. Learn how to choose greatness by embracing efficacy to make the most of your time and energy Take your career into your own hands with inspiration from others who have made it Discover how embracing personal responsibility can create the opportunities you’ve dreamed of Gain deep insights into your own mind and make the right decisions to get where you’re going Yes, for those of us who are underrepresented talent, there are tradeoffs to finding success in today’s workplace culture. If you rise to the challenge, you stand a good chance of reaching your full potential—both professionally and personally.

YOUR BEST ROUTE TO CAREER SUCCESS CREATE A PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN YOU OWN AND CONTROL! Complete, easy-to-use Individual Development Planning template for you or your colleagues Hundreds of bite-sized, practical, no cost ways to take charge of your own development Plus Exclusive HR Tips for implementing Self-Directed Employee Development at your company Take control of your career by taking control of your own learning and development! Nobody will do it for you anymore: you have to do it yourself. Start now, and you’ll be miles ahead of everyone who’s still waiting for help! Driving Career Results brings together all the tools, ideas, plans, and techniques you’ll need. World-class HR expert Linda Brenner has helped tens of thousands of businesspeople succeed. Now, she helps you assess your personal strengths and opportunities, and then systematically improve in a manageable, practical way. Brenner offers expert tips for leveraging strengths and improving development areas in areas such as judgment, problem-solving, creativity, trust, influence, teamwork, planning, business acumen, customer focus, grit, technical savvy, communications, collaboration, integrity, accountability, curiosity, innovation, courage, and more. You’ll learn where to start, what to prioritize, how to commit to a personal plan of action...and how to make it happen! Are you waiting around for someone to “develop” you? You may be waiting a long time. Nowadays, you’re in the driver’s seat of your own career, whether you know it or not. Corporations don’t have the time and energy it takes to truly help you learn and improve. It’s all on you. Driving Career Results shows you how to drive your own development...simply, effectively, and at virtually no cost. Whether you’re targeting a more challenging, higher-paying role or your very first job, this book is for you. (And if you’re an HR leader, this book will help you implement self-directed development in your organization!) Step by step, Linda Brenner helps you: Identify your greatest strengths and most critical areas to improve Build your individual development plan Choose from hundreds of free, bite-sized, media-rich, self-directed development ideas Collaborate more successfully with colleagues and your manager Track your progress in self-development Whatever your career goals are, there’s only one way to get where you want to be: drive your own learning and development! For more information, check out our companion app at www.skillsify.com.

Over the last decade, the majority of jobs have moved out of the traditional workplace and into other states like consulting, freelancing, and telecommuting. The kind of job you might have in a traditional office is changing too. A lot more people are being replaced by machines or automated processes every day. Career advancement now depends on how well you can understand these changes and work with them to your advantage. Rather than letting organizational expediency drive your choices, take control of your career, recognize those situations that retard your potential, and seek to craft experiences that unleash your potential and create a career that works for you.

If you are putting in a lot of hours and effort on the job but still feel like your career is merely running in place, this book can help you turn that around with a fresh way of thinking and being. The author has published an authoritative guide on how to advance your career. The book will teach you how to take charge of your profession and advance it faster than you ever imagined possible. Learn how top executives got to the top by speaking with executives at the highest levels. Recognize the gaps in the PIE (Performance, Image, Exposure) model and how PIE misconceptions are preventing you from succeeding. Learn often-unknown, high-impact tactics for transforming your work success.

Designed to help both those just starting out in business and those in mid-career find work that it truly satisfying, this guide uses interest inventory in conjunction with a series of other exercises to help readers discover the particular combination of activities that best matches their personality and gain insight as to how those activities are linked with real jobs in business. Includes Windows disk.

Work Your Career shows PhD students how to use the unique opportunities of doctoral programs to build successful career outcomes. The authors encourage students to consider both academic and non-academic career options from the outset, and to prepare for both concurrently. The book presents a systematic mentoring program full of practical advice for social sciences and humanities PhD students in Canada.