Why are so many people unhappy on-the-job? . As many as 7 out of 10 Americans are currently dissatisfied with their careers. . Expensive college degrees are seen by our society as a requirement to enter the American workforce. Yet, many students fail to graduate with the skills and knowedge necessary to embark on a satisfying career path.The result is an unprepared individual, saddled with debt, and frustrated with a system that has left them hanging with respect to making good career decisions. . The concept of work-life balance continues to elude our society as thousands of workers complain of 'living to work' instead of 'working to live.' It's no secret that career satisfaction eludes much of the American working population, but what's worse is the lack of resources and coaching to help today's employee find the career satisfaction they seek. In this innovative, step-by-step guide, workplace expert, professional development specialist, and nationally syndicated career advice columnist, J.T. O'Donnell (www.jtodonnell.com) unlocks the secrets to working smarter when it comes to creating a career you can get excited about.With more than 15 years experience, having coached thousands of individuals, O'Donnell will show you how to develop an authentic definition of professional success that will get you results. Here's what readers have to say: Her strategic approach really helped me flesh out what traits and experience I brought to the table for a potential employer in a different field. Her methods, encouragement and continued support have led me to find the right career path.- Helen D. I hated my job, wanted out, and didn't know where to begin. I had a decision to make: I could continue on the track to working my 9-5 job in front of a desk and let it define me and make me miserable, or look for something different. J.T.showed me that it's not your job that defines you at all;it's you who defines your job. She worked with me to figure out my strengths and work on my weaknesses. J.T.helped me learn that who I am is far more than the paycheck I bring in. Through that exploration of my own real desires, J.T.helped me to realize that I needed a far more creative outlet to be successful in. I can truly say that without J.T.'s help, I certainly would not be where I am today. I'm more aware of my life and the people in it...I absolutely love my job and really feel successful. I owe an immense amount of gratitude to J.T. for getting me to this place in my life. - Danielle H. The information in this book is so on target, I wish I'd found it earlier in my career.I can't begin to express what it is like to have finally found not just the reasons, but the solutions, to my past career disappointments.- John T.

'LinkedIn for me and my career or business' is ideal for people wanting to: • work from home more often • work close to home if possible • negotiate a pay increase • attract aligned and meaningful work • attract aligned career and business opportunities • build their online brand and reputation • appear in Google search results • understand how they can use LinkedIn effectively • clarify their values, strengths and context • effectively engage online • curate and create relevant content • source the right leads, sales and results • ethically achieve your values, purpose, goals and outcomes • create and maintain a network of opportunities and referrals • make the right choices for you Now is the time to find out how to update your LinkedIn Profile or LinkedIn Page and achieve your career or business goals. Setup, Shine, Surprise Methodology Setup Steps 1. Backup Your Profile and Collect your Statistics 2. Change your Settings 3. Complete your LinkedIn Profile Shine Steps 4. Engage 5. Curate and/or Create 6. Collaborate Surprise Steps 7. Review 8. Revise 9. Implement new features It includes information for: • students, job seekers, career changers, semi-retirees • freelancers, gigsters, entrepreneurs and business owners • tradespeople and specialist practitioners • advisors, consultants and thought leaders • community groups and professional associations • not-for-profit collectives, groups and enterprizes • schools, colleges and universities • career specialists and social media professionals Reviews ‘If you are ready to get serious about LinkedIn this book is your step by step guide. Sue has given so many expert tips to ensure you are set up for success. Whether it’s reviewing your existing LinkedIn Profile set up or looking for guidance to get started this book is for you. Sue has done a brilliant job in not just explaining what to do, but why you should do it.’ Michelle J Raymond LinkedIn B2B Trainer, Australia ‘Complete, to-the-point, extremely pragmatic and packed with valuable insights to boost your career. Whether you are actively searching or just a latent job seeker, this is a MUST read.’ Richard van der Blom, Netherlands ‘Extremely comprehensive. Congratulations on your dedication to writing this, and pouring your knowledge into it. I hope people will read it and TAKE ACTION.’ Mark Stonham, UK Book Details ISBN: 978-0-6484775-0-1 RRP $34.99 Pages: 238 Paperback by 120 Ways Publishing eBook and PDF also available https://120wayspublishing.com Sue Ellson BBus MPC CDAA ASA WV SPN is an Author, Educator, Career Development Practitioner, Consultant, Founder, Gigster, Trainer and Poet. She joined LinkedIn in 2003 and has been an Independent LinkedIn Specialist since 2008. She is the author of ‘120 Ways To Achieve Your Purpose With LinkedIn,’ ‘120 Ways To Attract The Right Career Or Business,’ ‘120 Ways To Market Your Business Hyper Locally’ and ‘Gigsters – Any Age Or Ability Employees, Experts And Entrepreneurs,’ a Finalist in the Australian Career Book Award. More details and a media kit online at https://sueellson.com

A leading workplace expert provides an inspirational, practical, and forward-looking career playbook for recent grads, career changers, and transitioning professionals looking to thrive in today’s rapidly evolving workplace. Covid-19 has heightened career uncertainty in a work landscape dominated by turbulence and change, and it is directly impacting how people are entering—or re-entering—the workplace. But as Lindsey Pollak makes clear, the pandemic merely accelerated career and hiring trends that have been building. Changes that were once slowly spreading have been rapidly implemented across all industries. This means that the old job hunting and career success rules no longer apply. Job seekers of all generations and skill sets must learn how to thrive in this “new normal,” which will include a hybrid of remote and in-person experiences, increased reliance on virtual communication and automation, constant disruption, and renewed employer emphasis on workers’ health and well-being. While this new world is complicated and constantly evolving, you won’t have to navigate it alone. For twenty years, Pollak has been following the trends and successfully advising young professionals and organizations on workplace success. Now, she guides you through the changes currently happening—and those to come. Combining insights from both experts and professionals across generations, she provides encouraging, strategic, and actionable advice on making lifelong decisions about education; building a resilient personal brand; using virtual communication to remotely interview, network, and work; skilling and reskilling for the future; and maintaining self-care and mental health. Like your personal GPS, Pollak equips you to handle workplace obstacles, helping you see them as challenges to navigate rather than impossible roadblocks. There is no perfect path to a dream career, but with Recalculating you’ll be prepared with the necessary skills and tools to succeed.

'LinkedIn for me and my career or business' is ideal for people wanting to: • work from home more often • work close to home if possible • negotiate a pay increase • attract aligned and meaningful work • attract aligned career and business opportunities • build their online brand and reputation • appear in Google search results • understand how they can use LinkedIn effectively • clarify their values, strengths and context • effectively engage online • curate and create relevant content • source the right leads, sales and results • ethically achieve your values, purpose, goals and outcomes • create and maintain a network of opportunities and referrals • make the right choices for you Now is the time to find out how to update your LinkedIn Profile or LinkedIn Page and achieve your career or business goals. Setup, Shine, Surprise Methodology Setup Steps 1. Backup Your Profile and Collect your Statistics 2. Change your Settings 3. Complete your LinkedIn Profile Shine Steps 4. Engage 5. Curate and/or Create 6. Collaborate Surprise Steps 7. Review 8. Revise 9. Implement new features It includes information for: • students, job seekers, career changers, semi-retirees • freelancers, gigsters, entrepreneurs and business owners • tradespeople and specialist practitioners • advisors, consultants and thought leaders • community groups and professional associations • not-for-profit collectives, groups and enterprizes • schools, colleges and universities • career specialists and social media professionals Reviews ‘If you are ready to get serious about LinkedIn this book is your step by step guide. Sue has given so many expert tips to ensure you are set up for success. Whether it’s reviewing your existing LinkedIn Profile set up or looking for guidance to get started this book is for you. Sue has done a brilliant job in not just explaining what to do, but why you should do it.’ Michelle J Raymond LinkedIn B2B Trainer, Australia ‘Complete, to-the-point, extremely pragmatic and packed with valuable insights to boost your career. Whether you are actively searching or just a latent job seeker, this is a MUST read.’ Richard van der Blom, Netherlands ‘Extremely comprehensive. Congratulations on your dedication to writing this, and pouring your knowledge into it. I hope people will read it and TAKE ACTION.’ Mark Stonham, UK Book Details ISBN: 978-0-6484775-0-1 RRP $34.99 Pages: 238 Paperback by 120 Ways Publishing eBook and PDF also available https://120wayspublishing.com Sue Ellson BBus MPC CDAA ASA WV SPN is an Author, Educator, Career Development Practitioner, Consultant, Founder, Gigster, Trainer and Poet. She joined LinkedIn in 2003 and has been an Independent LinkedIn Specialist since 2008. She is the author of ‘120 Ways To Achieve Your Purpose With LinkedIn,’ ‘120 Ways To Attract The Right Career Or Business,’ ‘120 Ways To Market Your Business Hyper Locally’ and ‘Gigsters – Any Age Or Ability Employees, Experts And Entrepreneurs,’ a Finalist in the Australian Career Book Award. More details and a media kit online at https://sueellson.com

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.

Fully revised and updated in 2017, the revolutionary career guide for a new generation of job-seekers, from one of the U.S.’s top career counselors “So what are you going to do with your major?” It’s an innocent question that can haunt students from high school to graduate school and beyond. Relax. Your major is just the starting point for designing a meaningful future. In this indispensable guide, Dr. Katharine Brooks shows you a creative, fun, and intelligent way to figure out what you want to do and how to get it—no matter what you studied in college. You will learn to map your experiences for insights into your strengths and passions, design possible lives, and create goals destined to take you wherever you want to go. Using techniques and ideas that have guided thousands of college students to successful careers, Dr. Brooks will teach you to outsmart and outperform your competition, with more Wisdom Builders and an easily applied career development process. No matter what career you aspire to, You Majored in What? offers a practical, creative, and successful approach to finding your path to career fulfillment.

A hilarious and indispensable guide to the weirdness of the workplace from Esquire editor and Entrepreneur etiquette columnist Ross McCammon Ten years ago, Ross McCammon made an incredible and unexpected transition from working at an in-flight magazine in suburban Dallas to landing his dream job at Esquire in New York. What followed was a period of almost debilitating anxiety and awkwardness—interspersed with minor instances of professional glory—as McCammon learned how to navigate the workplace while feeling entirely ill-equipped for achieving success in his new career. Works Well with Others is McCammon’s “relentlessly funny and soberingly insightful”* journey from impostor to authority, a story that reveals the workplace for what it is: an often absurd landscape of ego and fear guided by social rules that no one ever talks about. By mining his own experiences at the magazine, McCammon provides advice on everything from firm handshakes to small talk in elevators to dealing with jerks and underminers. Here is an inspirational new way of looking at your job, your career, and success itself; an accessible guide for those of us who are smart, talented, and ambitious but who aren’t well-“leveraged” and don’t quite feel prepared for success . . . or know what to do once we’ve made it. *Entertainment Weekly