Description
Moving you from "job seeker" to "job finder", Owens/Kadakia's bestselling YOUR CAREER: HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, 10th edition, equips you with the tips, tools and step-by-step instructions to land an ideal job now and at every stage of your career. Marketing yourself to prospective employers can be overwhelming, so the authors break it down into small chunks that build your skills -- and confidence. Real-life stories help you relate to chapter content, while clear instructions guide you through self-assessment, employer research, networking, resume writing, successful interviewing and more. Practical assignments and a technology-driven focus connect you directly with the business community and employers. YOUR CAREER gives you the tools to stand out as a strong candidate for jobs, gain a competitive advantage in the workplace and reach your career potential.
About the Author
Lauri Harwood is a widely respected consultant and trainer. Her extensive experience includes 15 years of developing corporate training for Procter & Gamble. She is an instructor at Miami University in Cincinnati, Ohio. As the owner of Vandalay Group, Inc., she serves as a writer, instructional designer, and program/project manager. Her degrees include a bachelor of arts in English literature (University of Cincinnati) and a Master of Technical and Scientific Communication (Miami University). Lisa M.D. Owens spent a decade in the engineering field before becoming a full-time corporate training manager at Procter & Gamble, where she created P&G's first online global training, several training programs for global new hires and the first online internal job posting system for a Fortune 100 company -- for more than 80,000 employees at more than 200 sites around the world. She also served as a key adviser for training developed for P&G interviewers who went to college and university campuses to make the first cut on who might be a future employee. Now retired from P&G, Owens founded Training Design Strategies LLC (TDS) so she can continue to equip the doers and the movers of the world to achieve their goals through the help of powerful training, for which she provides the design strategies. She has served on the advisory board for Ohio University's instructional design certificate program, the Executive Advisory Board for The Association for Talent Development, Greater Cincinnati Chapter (GC-ATD) and CorpU's Leaders-As-Teachers Executive Council. Her publications include DESIGING FOR MODERN LEARNING (2020, co-author), LEADERS AS TEACHERS ACTION GUIDE (2014, co-author), LO START-UP DI UNA CORPORATE UNIVERSITY (Italian) and LEADERS TRAINING IN LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE magazine (2005). Owens earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology (1977) and a Master of Education from the University of Cincinnati (1995). Crystal Kadakia is a two-time TEDx speaker, organizational consultant and bestselling author known for transforming the toughest workplace changes into exciting possibilities for our digital world. After six years at Procter & Gamble, she began her consulting firm, where she tackles transforming the status quo and bridging gaps among people in the workplace. She brings organizations into the digital age, reimagining people strategies with clients in areas such as career development, learning culture, inclusion, leadership development and employee engagement. Past clients include General Mills, Southern Company, Monster.com, Sierra Club and other organizations. Through keynote addresses and her bestselling book, THE MILLENNIAL MYTH: TRANSFORMING MISUNDERSTANDING INTO WORKPLACE BREAKTHROUGHS (Berrett-Koehler, 2017), Kadakia has changed the story around the generation gap for thousands over the past decade. Along with supporting clients, her next project is a deep study of living and leading in the digital age, including practices that help people create connection, emerge from burnout and balance the role of technology in their day-to-day lives. Kadakia is honored to be a Power 30 Under 30, CLO Learning in Practice and ATD One to Watch award recipient. She earned a bachelor s degree in chemical engineering and a master s in organization development. Originally from Austin, Texas, she is now based in Atlanta with husband Jeremy, where they love immersing in nature and cultural experiences.
Book Information
ISBN 9780357361351
Author Lauri Harwood
Format Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint South Western Educational Publishing
Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc
Weight(grams) 885g
Dimensions(mm) 278mm * 217mm * 18mm
About the Author
Lauri Harwood is a widely respected consultant and trainer. Her extensive experience includes 15 years of developing corporate training for Procter & Gamble. She is an instructor at Miami University in Cincinnati, Ohio. As the owner of Vandalay Group, Inc., she serves as a writer, instructional designer, and program/project manager. Her degrees include a bachelor of arts in English literature (University of Cincinnati) and a Master of Technical and Scientific Communication (Miami University). Lisa M.D. Owens spent a decade in the engineering field before becoming a full-time corporate training manager at Procter & Gamble, where she created P&G's first online global training, several training programs for global new hires and the first online internal job posting system for a Fortune 100 company -- for more than 80,000 employees at more than 200 sites around the world. She also served as a key adviser for training developed for P&G interviewers who went to college and university campuses to make the first cut on who might be a future employee. Now retired from P&G, Owens founded Training Design Strategies LLC (TDS) so she can continue to equip the doers and the movers of the world to achieve their goals through the help of powerful training, for which she provides the design strategies. She has served on the advisory board for Ohio University's instructional design certificate program, the Executive Advisory Board for The Association for Talent Development, Greater Cincinnati Chapter (GC-ATD) and CorpU's Leaders-As-Teachers Executive Council. Her publications include DESIGING FOR MODERN LEARNING (2020, co-author), LEADERS AS TEACHERS ACTION GUIDE (2014, co-author), LO START-UP DI UNA CORPORATE UNIVERSITY (Italian) and LEADERS TRAINING IN LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE magazine (2005). Owens earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology (1977) and a Master of Education from the University of Cincinnati (1995). Crystal Kadakia is a two-time TEDx speaker, organizational consultant and bestselling author known for transforming the toughest workplace changes into exciting possibilities for our digital world. After six years at Procter & Gamble, she began her consulting firm, where she tackles transforming the status quo and bridging gaps among people in the workplace. She brings organizations into the digital age, reimagining people strategies with clients in areas such as career development, learning culture, inclusion, leadership development and employee engagement. Past clients include General Mills, Southern Company, Monster.com, Sierra Club and other organizations. Through keynote addresses and her bestselling book, THE MILLENNIAL MYTH: TRANSFORMING MISUNDERSTANDING INTO WORKPLACE BREAKTHROUGHS (Berrett-Koehler, 2017), Kadakia has changed the story around the generation gap for thousands over the past decade. Along with supporting clients, her next project is a deep study of living and leading in the digital age, including practices that help people create connection, emerge from burnout and balance the role of technology in their day-to-day lives. Kadakia is honored to be a Power 30 Under 30, CLO Learning in Practice and ATD One to Watch award recipient. She earned a bachelor s degree in chemical engineering and a master s in organization development. Originally from Austin, Texas, she is now based in Atlanta with husband Jeremy, where they love immersing in nature and cultural experiences.
Book Information
ISBN 9780357361351
Author Lauri Harwood
Format Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint South Western Educational Publishing
Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc
Weight(grams) 885g
Dimensions(mm) 278mm * 217mm * 18mm
