After spending the first 10 years of his career climbing the corporate ladder, Jeff Gothelf decided to change his approach to staying employed. Instead of looking for jobs, they would find him. Jeff spent the next 15 years building his personal brand to become a recognized expert, consultant, author and public speaker. In this highly tactical, practical book, Jeff Gothelf shares the tips, tricks, techniques and learnings that helped him become Forever Employable. Using the timeline from his own career and anecdotes, stories and case studies from other successful recognized experts Jeff provides a step-by-step guide to building a foundation based on your current expertise ensuring that no matter what happens in your industry you'll remain Forever Employable. This handy guide to your career and professional development shows you how to create your own content, use it to build your expertise and credentials and then scale it to build a continuous stream of income, interaction and community. As organizations seek to reduce costs, automate tasks and increase efficiency, how do you ensure you don't end up outside of those plans? Forever Employable shows you how so that you're always ready for the next step in your career. Reduce your stress, build your community, monetize your platform -- that's being Forever Employable.

This book shows how any college student can land the position they want by creating relationships with professionals in the industries they're interested in by using the author's proven Career Launch Method. Did you know only 20 percent of jobs and internships are posted online? This means 80 percent of positions are filled in what Sean O'Keefe and others calls the hidden job market. This book will teach you how to tap into that 80 percent! O'Keefe, in partnership with the Career Leadership Collective, is now sharing his proven eight-step Career Launch Method that will help any student explore career options and land the internships and jobs they want by creating professional relationships from scratch. This book demystifies the concept of intentional, proactive relationship building by teaching all the practical microsteps needed to succeed. And O'Keefe teaches readers how to "play the student card," turning inexperience and eagerness to learn into a powerful advantage. Launch Your Career features first-person stories of students from all backgrounds and programs of study who have used the Career Launch Method to earn jobs or internships at all types of companies, nonprofits, government agencies, social enterprises, and institutions across the country and around the world. The book includes the Career Launch Readiness Assessment, which helps students evaluate their competency in five key areas. This book will become a go-to resource for students looking to find internships and jobs, as well as a needed tool for colleges looking to increase retention rates and student's return on investment.

Your Career Game demonstrates how game theory can help readers to understand and proactively take charge of their career strategy. Authors Nathan Bennett and Stephen A. Miles teach readers to manage the interdependencies and interconnectedness among coworkers, managers, and others in a manner that supports personal career efforts. Then, they show how readers can become better players. The key to learning how to play the career game is "career agility"—in short, nimble individuals are better game players. Thois book includes conversations with a wide range of successful professionals such as Ursula Burns (Xerox), Stephen Elop (Microsoft), Marius Kloppers (BHP Billiton), Ken Frazier (Merck), and Liz McCartney (The St. Bernard Project), and discusses how their career moves demonstrate elements of a game theory approach to career management. This is a must-read strategic guide for anyone who seeks to advance their career and navigate today's job market.

'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

Helping Young Professionals Chart & Stay on the Right Career Path “Dr. Mulligan’s book is a significant contribution to higher education and the work place. Students in college and recent college graduates at work can identify and obtain a Career Mentor connected either to the college, their employer or family and use The Route 5 Career Pathway Plan in this book to help them chart and stay on the right career path”. Dr. William V. Muse, Past President of the University of Akron, President of Auburn University, and Chancellor of East Carolina University. Dr. Mulligan wrote My Career Mentor & Me to provide a process that the Career Mentor can use to help the young professional, mentee, chart the right career path, prepare for and obtain targeted positions, be the best in their positions and manage a successful and rewarding career journey. Dr. Mulligan divided this manual into four sections. The first section of the book defines a mentor and discusses The Triangle Mentoring Team concept. The first mentor is the Family Support Mentor (helps find Career Mentor and provides support). The second mentor is the Career Mentor (college advisor, college alum, company manager or?). The third is the Specialty Mentor who provides information and help in completing tasks. The second section describes the three stages of the One-On-One Performance Facilitation and Helping Process that the Career Mentor and mentee will execute. The third section asks the Career Mentor and mentee to execute the three stages of the One-On-One Performance Facilitation and Helping Process. The first stage calls for developing a working relationship. The second stage asks the Career Mentor and mentee to develop the Route 5 Career Pathway Plan. The third stage asks the mentee to complete tasks to meet the growth objectives of the Career Pathway Plan. The fourth section asks the mentee to review their Route 5 Career Pathway Plan with the Family Support Mentor, make necessary changes and then work with the Career Mentor to meet the growth objectives of the Plan. Over 12 self assessments are in the book plus a partnership contract for the Career Mentor and mentee to sign.

Do you dream of being a full-time artist? This friendly, practical guide shows you how to make your dream a reality, with expert advice on everything from writing a business plan to pricing your work and raising your profile as an artist. Learn how to start taking commissions and ensure your long-term success. Chapter 1: How to Decide what you want This chapter helps you to identify what you are trying to achieve with an art career and how to face your fears. Chapter 2: Is this right for you? This chapter identifies the qualities needed to start your own art business and helps you identify if you have what it takes. Chapter 3: Planning your business This chapter helps you plan your business goals and missions and lays out exactly what branding is and how you can brand your business. Chapter 4: Customer Interaction This important chapter helps you to identify your target customer and tells you how to interact with them at each stage of the commission process. It also helps you deal with difficult customers and how to take payments for your commissions. Chapter 5: Your Website This chapter identifies why you need a website and the best website builders to use to build your own. It also covers what pages to include and how-to layout your website for optimum customer interaction. Chapter 6: Social Media This chapter identifies the importance of social media and exactly how to set up your social media accounts, what to include in your bio etc, how to write engaging posts and how to grow your account. Chapter 7: PR Strategy This chapter explains what PR is and why it is so important for gaining awareness of your business and making sales. It also includes how make a plan, generate ideas and the various writing formats you need to know. Chapter 8: Finances The most important chapter to help you organise your finances and cashflow. It also includes to formulas that you can use to prices your work and how to invest in your business. Chapter 9: Getting Organised This chapter shows you how to plan your commissions and manage your time effectively. Chapter 10: Developing your career This chapter will help you take your business to the next level and identifies how to develop your artistic skills. Bonus Materials By buying this book you will gain access to our Private Facebook community where you can ask questions and share experiences with other artists trying to make art the career. Included in with this eBook are 6 downloadable templates to help you with your business including: Social Media Checklist Press Release template PR strategy Template Email Pitch Template Commission Schedule & Expenses Spreadsheet Brand Guidelines Document

This volume reviews highlights of the author’s twenty-eight-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service while he served in Romania, Italy, Poland, and Washington, as elicited in a multi-session conversation with the founder of the Foreign Affairs Oral History Program. Historians and other readers may find of particular interest Bastiani’s account and analysis of developments while he was head of the U.S. consulate in Krakow before, during, and immediately after the imposition of martial law.

Hospital administration needs to be more involved solving the problem of retention, for the returning older nurse as well as for the newly hired registered nurse. There should be some sort of assessment for the newly hired registered nurse to pass to administration, detailing her satisfaction with her orientation, the attitude shown by the person who oriented her, how safe she feels performing her duties after orientation, getting answers to her questions answered in a way that is encouraging and not demeaning. Registered nurses who are responsible for orientation should be held accountable after a certain number of negative assessments.

The life coach and author of Whoops! I Forgot to Achieve My Potential offers a step-by-step guide out of crisis and onto your dream career path. A career crisis can take many forms. Maybe you’re stuck in a rut. Or maybe you got the big promotion you always wanted, only to discover it’s not dream job you were imagining. Your first impulse may be to go out and take the next job you can find—or to give up on your career all together. But all too often, those emotional reactions simply lead us from one career crisis to another. Before you start grasping for solutions, you need a strategy. In Oh Snap! My Career Is in Crisis, life coach Maggie Huffman guides you through the process from finding courage and clarity you need to begin, to executing your strategy once you’ve designed it.