Review
"Give this book to every student who is thinking about their future." -- Christine Barwell, HR Manager and on-campus recruiter, PricewaterhouseCoopers
"It is clear why she is considered a world authority on career management." -- Ruth Kemp, GlaxoSmithKline
"Provides infinitely practical counsel and usable tools - not just for a one time career crisis but for a long term plan." -- Karen Wright, Chatelaine magazine work/life columnist and career coach
"The ultimate career and life management resource. Unique insights, practical strategies and ideas. Amazing diagnostic instruments and questionnaires. -- Jane Hutcheson, VP Learning, TD Canada Trust --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description
WHAT NEXT? is your personal coach to self-discovery. Reveal your authentic self and gain a deeper understanding of what motivates you in your quest for fulfilling and meaningful work.
WHAT NEXT? is the ultimate career resource for every stage of your working life: starting out, searching for your unique path, moving ahead, re-evaluating priorities, considering flexible work arrangements, shifting careers, or evaluating later career options.
WHAT NEXT? resonates with the tough realities of what you face at work today-both the challenges and opportunities. Dr. Barbara Moses has worked with thousands of people of all ages and from every type of work. She has learned what people struggle with, what causes them to derail, and what they need to rise above the frenetic busyness and make successful career and life choices
Your journey to work that matters.
A comprehensive career bible, WHAT NEXT? features self-assessment tools, diagnostic instruments, quizzes, guided exercises, easy-to-follow samples, models, and savvy career advice. Its age and career stage targeted advice will enable you to:
· discover your unique talents, values, and motivational type
· find your fit in ten industry sectors and roles within those sectors
· identify your best work and work configuration from self-employment to part-time and all points in between
· find, pitch yourself for, and create great work
· overcome career challenges such as burn-out, boredom, and lack of passion
· restore balance in your life
· become a career activist and express your authentic self in your work
· apply twelve new strategies for career success
More than one million people have completed Barbara Moses internationally acclaimed Career Planning Workbook, a corporate bestseller. Now, Moses reveals the secrets behind that success in WHAT NEXT?, an inspiring, insightful, and intelligent work that provides caring advice that works. Beautifully designed, the book motivates and guides you through the process of revealing your unique talents and translating those features into work that matters to you.
Managers, career coaches, and human resource professionals will find fresh ideas and information on attracting, retaining and developing new workers, including:
· developing and rewarding people based on their motivational type
· designing work environments and cultures that meet the needs of todays worker
· coaching bored, stressed or burned-out individuals
· understanding the skill and attitude requirements for success in different roles and functions
· making work/life balance work for individuals, types of work, and in the culture
· inspiring individuals to become career activists
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
Dr. Moses innovative approach to career self-management has been reported on extensively across North America. She has appeared frequently on network and local TV and radio, including the Today Show, NPR. MSNBC and Canada AM, and has been quoted and profiled in major North American publications including Fast Company magazine, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Parenting, and the Report on Business. She has featured on web sites including Careerbuilder.com, USA Today online, and Myprimetime.com and is a popular work issues columnist for the Globe and Mail.
Barbara holds degrees in psychology from McGill University, the London School of Economics and the University of Toronto. She lives in Toronto. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.