Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
"Meet Johnny Bunko. He's probably a lot like you. He did what everybody--parents, teachers, counselors--told him to do. But now, stuck at a dead-end job, he's begun to suspect that what he though he knew is just plain wrong. On bizarre night, Johnny meets Diana, the unlikeliest career advisor he's ever seen. Part Cameron Diaz, part Barbara Eden, she reveals to Johnny the six essential lessons for thriving in the world of work"--P. [4] of cover....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What does it mean to "go to work" when you don't actually leave the house? This is the ultimate guide for remote workers who want to stay engaged as team members, maintain robust work relationships, and keep an eye on their long-term career goals"--
Faculty Senate.
"Even before the coronavirus hit, remote work was growing at nearly 30 percent per year, and now it's just a fact of life. There are many millions of people who once worked at a central...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"About two-thirds of Americans hate their jobs and feel like they're not making a difference in the world. They're frustrated by unrealized dreams that seem hopelessly out of reach. Serial entrepreneur Ben Arment has developed a one-year process called Dream Year, which helps people make radical changes in their careers and lives. His book outlines practical steps to identify, finance, and execute dream projects, and sustain them for years to come....
6) I don't know what I want, but I know it's not this: a step-by-step guide to finding gratifying work
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2016].
Language
English
Description
"Changing careers, conducting a job search, or starting a business is more complicated than ever before. Jansen has updated her classic guide to address the unique challenges of today's job market, from the ever-more important world of social media to new ways of funding your own endeavors online. Filled with quizzes, personality assessments, and real-life examples, this guide [aims to help] you identify the type of work you're best suited for"--Amazon.com....
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"Identifies the ten most critical moments in a person's career when the right word can make a life-changing difference and provides communication strategies for navigating them with clarity and conviction"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Crown Business
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Get ready to relearn everything you thought you knew about what a successful career path can look like. Today, unemployment hovers at a near-record high, yet 3.5 million American jobs remain unfilled. Why? Because companies simply cannot find people with the skills they actually need. The good news is that this skills gap represents unprecedented opportunities for every person seeking a successful and exciting career. But these opportunities can't...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Starting on the first day you got paid to scoop ice cream or restock shelves, you've had the chance to develop the four elements all great careers have in common: relationships, skills, character, and hustle. You already have each of those, to one degree or another. Now it's time to amplify them and apply them in a new way, creating a Career Savings Account"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Lampo Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Over the last 100 years, the road to success for most everyone has been divided into five predictable stages: Learning, Editing, Mastering, Harvesting, and Guiding. While none of the stages can be skipped, they can be shortened and accelerated. There are only two paths in life: average and awesome. The average path is easy because all you have to do is nothing. The awesome path is more challenging, because things like fear only bother you when you...
12) Thrive: the third metric to redefining success and creating a life of well-being, wisdom, and wonder
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
As co-founder and editor in chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, this is the author's case for the need to redefine what it means to be successful in today's world. Our relentless pursuit of the two traditional metrics of success, money and power, has led to an epidemic of burnout and stress-related illnesses, and an erosion in the quality of our relationships, family life, and, ironically, our careers. In a commencement address she gave at...
Author
Publisher
Crown Business
Pub. Date
[2016].
Language
English
Description
"Through inspiring stories of those who have successfully landed their dream career, as well as actionable tools, exercises, and thought experiments, he'll guide you through today's vast menu of career options to discover the work perfectly suited to your unique interests, skills, and experiences," from Amazon.
Demonstrates how to enjoy greater career success and personal fulfillment by finding one's life calling, with recommendations beyond the...
16) Math at work
Publisher
Her Own Words
Pub. Date
©1997
Language
English
Description
Using still pictures with voice over, the producers show thirteen women ranging from a helicopter pilot, an architect, a police officer, and a firefighter, to machinists and welders, and highlight how they use mathematics on the job.
Author
Publisher
Currency
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"As African American women who have climbed their way to the highest ranks of the media world, Tricia and Antoinette have learned that to win when the deck is stacked against you, you need to ditch the old Status Quo rules. Whether you're starting your career, wondering why you're not further along, or looking to pivot,you've got to double down on yourself, and you've got to cultivate a tribe of people who will double down on you, too. Now, they share...
Author
Publisher
Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Bestselling author and successful life coach provide a proven, step-by-step guide to create a life plan, equipping readers to live with intention, direction, and passion in every area of life. --Publisher's description.
20) The internship
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Trying to reboot their obsolete careers, old-school salesmen Billy and Nick talk their way into an internship program at the state-of-the-art Google campus, vying for a handful of spots among tech-savvy college students who are half their age and twice as smart. The competition is fiercely funny as Billy and Nick break all the rules in a hilarious quest to land their dream jobs.
In Interlibrary Loan
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Jackson County Oregon can be requested from other Interlibrary Loan libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request