5 necessary skills to keep your career on track /

Pearson, Richard S.

5 necessary skills to keep your career on track / Richard S. Pearson. - New 2nd ed. - Denver, Colo. : Outskirts Press, Inc., c2011. - xiv, 210 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (207-210).

The future of jobs -- The ability to recognize : what's going on around you? -- Being proactive -- Networking effectively -- Dealing with bad managers -- Find and foster mentor relationships -- The 5 skills in practice : maintaining your self-worth and taking charge of your career -- Where will the new jobs come from? -- How to speed the new job process along : a 90 plan -- Women overtake men as the dominant gender of the workforce -- Keeping the job you have - much easier than finding a new one -- I hat my job (but doing nothing about it) - only you can take charge of your career -- Writing an effective resume -- Cover letters with impact -- Choose your career advisor wisely : some "so-called" experts just in it for the money - no real-world experience -- Stressed out workers in stagnant careers - cause or effect? -- Interviewing from a position of strength -- Negotiate for the best job offer -- Make your move - get a new job or promotion now -- Career success : doing what you love to do.

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Vocational guidance.
Vocational qualifications.
Job hunting.

HF5381 / .P324 2009