Career Planning category: 18453 books

A step-by-step guide for 16–24-year-olds on how to choose the right career, get your first job, excel within that job and progress quickly. This book will give you the confidence and techniques to find the job of your dreams, regardless of your qualifications or background. Over 100 tips and hints...

The statistics are frightening. The National Association of Colleges and Employers' (NACE) 2009 Student Survey shows that just 19.7 percent of 2009 graduates who applied for a job actually have one. And, according to NACEs Job Outlook 2010 Fall Preview, employers expect to hire 7 percent fewer graduates...

As a successful small business owner, the issues contained within this handbook either haunt your daily life currently or soon will. Succession or Failure is designed to address mission-critical questions and provide workable solutions that you can begin to implement in your quest for your ultimate retirement....

There is something great about A-list living and Career, the seventeenth book of a twenty-one book series (The Insiders' Lifestyle Guides), is the first financial step to achieving such an extraordinary life. Success follows when you use what you've got. The trick is to make your aptitude and flair...

The Road to Controlling Your Career is a user-friendly, comprehensive guide that will help baby boomers better understand and appreciate the wealth of experience and wisdom their years of service brings to the table. This book will help job seekers reach three specifi c goals. Determine what type...

Pursuing a Career as an Electrician: Everything You Need To Know About a Career as an Electrician This book covers several topics including: Chapter 1: How You Can Become An Electrician Chapter 2: Electricians Helper Chapter 3: Ask Questions Before Hiring An Electrician Chapter...

This revised and updated edition of A Career in Speech and Language Therapy will tell you all you want to know about how to become a speech and language therapist. Whether you are at school, a mature applicant, or a post graduate, it will give you clear and concise information about this rewarding...

Actors, Singers, Musicians, Dancers: is it time for a change in your performing career? Exit Stage Right is your transition secret weapon: packed with principles vital to creating a successful career in any industry, learn how to move forward as a performer or transition gracefully to an entirely...

Are you looking for a mere job—the kind where you do virtually the same thing day after day, year after year, and spend the hours counting down the minutes until the clock hits five p.m.? Or are you looking for a career—the kind that engages your interests and passions, constantly presents new...

Freelance writing is a career with lots of built-in flexibility. But is it for you? Get the low-down with Career Spotlight: Freelance Writing. It looks at pros and cons of a freelance writing career, desirable personality traits, earning potential, career outlook, educational requirements and more.

Many merely dream about that fabulous career on the runway and in front of the cameras, but bestselling author Jeanne Rejaunier actually became a successful model in New York and Europe and in this book tells readers how they can, too. Teens, young men and women, children, character types, the elderly,...

What plans can one make and what actions can one take not to be overlooked at the next opportunity for job promotion or job placement? If you feel it is time for career advancement, want to speed up your progress on the career steps, want to chop out a career path or want to make a career change,...

Are you ready to determine your best career and find your path to happiness? Would you like to be satisfied and feel energized and fulfilled with the work you do?Maybe you’re just starting out and you’re not sure what’s best. Perhaps you used to like your job, but things have changed....

If you're considering a career as a school principal, school district administrator, or childcare center, you may be wondering if you have what it takes to succeed. Get help deciding from Career Spotlight: School Administration. You'll meet the pro, Theresa Franklin, an education mentor...