subject results for "Careers"

The New Rules of Work

Cavoulacos, Alexandra — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT

"The world of work has changed. Remember the days when, for the vast majority of people, a job was (at best) a means to a paycheck and (at worst) total drudgery? When you had to blindly scour the web for generic job postings? When picking a major meant picking a life-long career path? But career trajectories aren't scripted and linear anymore. Moreover, people don't discover and apply for jobs the same way, and employers don't find and evaluate applicants the same way either. So why do so many career books on the shelves still offer advice tailored to the old way? In this definitive playbook to the ever-changing modern workplace, Kathryn Minshew and Alexandra Cavoulacos, the co-founders of popular career website TheMuse.com, show how to play the game by the New Rules. Through quick exercises and structured tips, you will learn: ·The New Rules for finding the right path: Sift through, and narrow today's ever-growing menu of job and career options, using the simple step-by-step Muse Method. ·The New Rules for landing the perfect job: Build your personal brand, and communicate exactly how you can contribute and why your experience is valuable in a way that is sure to get the attention of your dream employer. Then ace every step of the interview process, from getting a foot in the door to negotiating your offer. The New Rules for growing and advancing in your career: Mastering first impressions, the art of communication, networking, managing up and other "soft" skills -- and make it obvious that whatever level you're at, you're ready to move ahead. Whether you are starting out in your career, looking to advance, navigating a mid-career shift, or anywhere in between, this is the book you need to thrive in the New World of Work"-- Provided by publisher

Weird in A World That's Not

Romolini, Jennifer — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT

"Weird in a World That's Not offers relatable advice on how to achieve your dreams, even when the odds seem stacked against you. Romolini helps you face down your fears, find a career that's right for you, and land a job that you love."--Jacket flap

Mark Twain in California

Lennon, Nigey — Sun, 31 Jan 1982 00:00:00 GMT

The Fuzzy and the Techie

Hartley, Scott — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT

"One of the nation's leading venture capitalists offers surprising revelations on who is going to be leading innovation in the years to come Scott Hartley first heard the terms fuzzy and techie while studying political science at Stanford University. If you majored in the humanities or social sciences, you were a fuzzy. If you majored in the computer sciences, you were a techie. This informal division has quietly found its way into a default assumption that has mistakenly led the business world for decades: that techies are the real drivers of innovation. But in this brilliantly contrarian book, Hartley reveals the counterintuitive reality of business today: it's actually the fuzzies-not the techies-who are playing the key roles in developing the most creative and successful new business ideas. They are often the ones who understand the life issues that need solving and offer the best approaches for doing so. They also bring the management and communication skills that are so vital to spurring growth. Hartley looks inside some of today's most dynamic new companies, reveals breakthrough fuzzy-techie collaborations, and explores how such collaborations work to create real innovation"-- Provided by publisher

Real Artists Don't Starve

Goins, Jeff — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Bestselling author and creativity expert Jeff Goins dismantles the myth that being creative is a hindrance to success by revealing how an artistic temperament is in fact a competitive advantage in the marketplace. For centuries, the myth of the starving artist has dominated our culture, seeping into the minds of creative people and stifling their pursuits. But the truth is that the world's most successful artists did not starve. In fact, they capitalized on the power of their creative strength. In Real Artists Don't Starve, Jeff Goins debunks the myth of the starving artist by unveiling the ideas that created it and replacing them with timeless strategies for thriving, including: Steal from your influences (don't wait for inspiration); Collaborate with others (working alone is a surefire way to starve); Take strategic risks (instead of reckless ones); Make money in order to make more art (it's not selling out); and Apprentice under a master (a "lone genius" can never reach full potential). Through inspiring anecdotes of successful creatives both past and present, Goins shows that living by these rules is not only doable but it's also a fulfilling way to thrive. From graphic designers and writers to artists and business professionals, creatives already know that no one is born an artist. Goins' revolutionary rules celebrate the process of becoming an artist, a person who utilizes the imagination in fundamental ways. He reminds creatives that business and art are not mutually exclusive pursuits. In fact, success in business and in life flow from a healthy exercise of creativity. Expanding upon the groundbreaking work in his previous bestseller The Art of Work, Goins explores the tension every creative person and organization faces in an effort to blend the inspired life with a practical path to success. Being creative isn't a disadvantage for success; rather, it is a powerful tool to be harnessed. - Publisher

Designing your Life

Burnett, William — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Bill Burnett and Dave Evans show readers how to build and design a meaningful life, no matter your location, age or class. 272pp., 200K

Runnin' Down A Dream

Gurley, Bill — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

"An unconventional, no-bullshit guide to forging a rewarding career that actually maps onto the things you care about in the world-a dream job where "the hustle doesn't feel like hustle"-from a leading venture capitalist, based on his viral college talk"-- Provided by publisher

Who Is Government?

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

“Perhaps never before has there been a book better timed or more urgent.” —Washington Post
One of President Obama's 2025 Summer Reads
As seen on CBS Mornings, CNN Anderson Cooper, ABC News Live, MSNBC Morning Joe, and many more
Who works for the government and why does their work matter? An urgent and absorbing civics lesson from an all-star team of writers and storytellers.
The government is a vast, complex system that Americans pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. It’s also our shared resource for addressing the biggest problems of society. And it’s made up of people, mostly unrecognized and uncelebrated, doing work that can be deeply consequential and beneficial to everyone.
Michael Lewis invited his favorite writers, including Casey Cep, Dave Eggers, John Lanchester, Geraldine Brooks, Sarah Vowell, and W. Kamau Bell, to join him in finding someone doing an interesting job for the government and writing about them. The stories they found are unexpected, riveting, and inspiring, including a former coal miner devoted to making mine roofs less likely to collapse, saving thousands of lives; an IRS agent straight out of a crime thriller; and the manager who made the National Cemetery Administration the best-run organization, public or private, in the entire country. Each essay shines a spotlight on the essential behind-the-scenes work of exemplary federal employees.
Whether they’re digitizing archives, chasing down cybercriminals, or discovering new planets, these public servants are committed to their work and universally reluctant to take credit. Expanding on the Washington Post series, the vivid profiles in Who Is Government? blow up the stereotype of the irrelevant bureaucrat. They show how the essential business of government makes our lives possible, and how much it matters.

What Color Is your Parachute?

Bolles, Richard Nelson — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT

"For more than fifty years, What Color Is Your Parachute? has transformed the way people think about job hunting. Whether searching for that first position, recovering from a layoff, or dreaming of a career change, What Color Is Your Parachute? has shown millions of readers how to network effectively, compose impressive resumes and cover letters, interview with confidence, and negotiate the best possible salary--while discovering how to make their livelihood part of authentic living."-- Amazon.com

Castle, How It Works

Macaulay, David — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT

The castle was built to keep the people inside safe. It keeps other people safely outside! Are you friend or foe?

I Want to Be An Engineer

Driscoll, Laura — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT

"I Want to Be an Engineer is part of a I Can Read series that introduces young readers to important community helpers. This Level One I Can Read is perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts of Level One books support success for children eager to start reading on their own. For anyone looking for books about community helpers for kids, the I Can Read My Community books are a great choice. The books are bright and upbeat and feature characters who are diverse in terms of gender, race, age, and body type. Kids ages 3-6 will enjoy finding out more about the people who do so much to help all of our communities."-- Amazon

Ivy + Bean Get to Work!

Barrows, Annie — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT

After meeting Herman the Treasure Hunter during a career fair at Emerson School, every second-grader is looking for treasure and finding it--except for Ivy and Bean

I Want to Be A Veterinarian

Driscoll, Laura — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Explains what a veterinarian is and what their responsibilities are, including helping animals who are sick or hurt

How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big

Adams, Scott — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT

Dilbert creator Scott Adams offers his most personal book ever -- a funny memoir of his many failures and what they eventually taught him about success. How do you go from hapless office worker to world-famous cartoonist and bestselling author in just a few years? No career guide can answer that, and not even Scott Adams (who actually did it) can give you a road map that works for everyone. But there's a lot to learn from his personal story, and a lot of humor along the way. In How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, Adams admits that he failed at just about everything he's tried, including his corporate career, his inventions, his investments, and his two restaurants. But along the way, Adams discovered some truths you're unlikely to find anywhere else

What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20

Seelig, Tina — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT

A revised and updated edition of the international bestseller

Inspiring readers all over the globe to reimagine their future, this revised and updated edition of What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 offers timeless career advice for young adults and features new material to complement the classic text.

Major life transitions such as leaving the protected environment of school or starting a new career can be daunting. It is scary to face a wall of choices, knowing that no one is going to tell us if we make the right decision. There is no clearly delineated path or recipe for success. Even figuring out how and where to start can be a challenge.

As head of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Tina Seelig's job is to guide her students as they make the difficult transition from the academic environment to the professional world—providing tangible business skills and a mindset for success that will last a lifetime. Seelig is a wildly popular and award-winning teacher and in What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 she shares with us what she offers her students –provocative stories, inspiring advice, and a big dose of humility and humor.

These pages are filled with captivating examples, from the classroom to the boardroom, of individuals defying expectations, challenging assumptions, and achieving unprecedented success. Seelig throws out the old rules and provides a new model for reaching our potential. We discover how to have a healthy disregard for the impossible; how to recover from failure; and how a creative problem-solving approach can turn most problems into remarkable opportunities in disguise.

What I Wish I Knew When I Was Twenty is a much-needed book for everyone looking to make their mark in the world.

In this indispensable guide to navigating life's transitions, you'll discover a new model for reaching your potential:

Challenging Assumptions: Throw out the old rules and learn why having a healthy disregard for the impossible is the first step toward achieving unprecedented success.

Turning Problems into Opportunities: Uncover captivating examples, from the classroom to the boardroom, of how most challenges are actually remarkable opportunities in disguise.

Learning from Failure: Understand how to recover from setbacks and missteps, transforming them into the tangible skills and insights that will last a lifetime.

An Entrepreneurial Mindset: Based on her wildly popular course at Stanford, Tina Seelig shares a new model for navigating the transition from academia to the professional world.

Directional Living

Hellerer, Megan — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

"A guide for creating a life of maximum fulfillment and purpose, by the "Conscious Career Coach," whose program has helped hundreds of women find their career paths including Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez So many of us have done everything right for our careers. We got the grades, made the 5-year plan, climbed the ladder toward our goals; from the outside, we are the very definition of "success." Why then do we find ourselves burned out, losing our ambition, consumed by impostor syndrome, and ultimately unfulfilled? In DIRECTIONAL LIVING, Megan Hellerer presents a new way of thinking about our lives, one that turns away from the voices telling us what a good life "should" look like, and instead relies on cultivating our own inner navigation. Through Hellerer's revolutionary new blueprint, we can get unstuck in our careers or even transform them, move from misery to meaning, and find the work we are meant to be doing in the world. DIRECTIONAL LIVING is both a philosophy and a practical guide to getting unstuck, encouraging experimentation and ultimately creating not just a great life, but your great life-one full of genuine purpose, meaning, ease and authenticity"-- Provided by publisher

They're Heroes Too

Brisson, Pat — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT

A picture-book celebration of the ordinary people--grownups and kids--who hold our world together by going about their daily lives and work

Wanda's Better Way

Pedersen, Laura — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT

With the school career fair coming up young Wanda needs to decide what she wants to be, but as she considers the suggestions of her parents and teachers, she realizes that what she really wants is to invent better ways to do things

Becoming You

Welch, Suzy — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Based on an NYU course, this guidebook by Professor Suzy Welch presents a step-by-step method for readers to identify their desired direction and purpose in a changing world. Drawing on research and testing, the book guides readers through a process of understanding their values, aptitudes, and economically viable interests. It aims to help individuals discover fulfilling and financially sustainable paths

Peppa Pig and the Career Day

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT

It is Career Day at Peppa's school and people from all around town are visiting her class to talk about their jobs

Pitch your Potential

Johnson, Vicki — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

"Dr. Vicki Johnson, admissions expert and nationally recognized founder of ProFellow, offers her breakthrough MATCH ME Formula, which has helped thousands of people go from rejected to selected. You'll learn how to overcome the discouragement of gatekeepers and apply the seven elements of a winning application to create an exceptional personal pitch in writing and speaking. If your goal is to enter an elite career track, get accepted to top universities, win nationally competitive fellowships and awards, attract business investors, and land special opportunities, this book is for you!" -- Amazon.com

Awaken to your Calling

Benator, Randi — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT

The Career Manifesto

Steib, Mike — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT

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

Career Development

Alidina, Shamash — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Take control of your career today Want to get ahead in the workplace? Learn new skills and increase your visibility as a leader in your company with the help of this practical, hands-on guide to professional development. You'll find new techniques for being a better leader, tips for writing better emails, rules for running more effective meetings, and much more. Plus, you'll discover how to give presentations that will keep your audience engaged and learn to be a more mindful person. Combined from seven of the best For Dummies books on career development topics, Career Development All-in-One For Dummies is your one-stop guide to taking control of your career and improving your professional life. Perfect on its own or as part of a formal development program, it gives you everything you need to advance your career. Become a better leader Manage your time wisely Write effective business communications Manage projects more effectively Success is an individual responsibility?so put your professional future in your own hands with this guide!

Born for This

Guillebeau, Chris — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT