Own Your Career Break the Corporate Blueprint and Build Your Own Ladder
"Most college grads enter corporate America because it's what they've been taught is the "successful path" their entire lives, only to find themselves 15 years deep into a career that is wholly unsatisfying and absolutely lost on how to find purpose in their careers. But not...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newark :
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
2024.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009840466606719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Who Do I Think I Am, Anyway?
- Building a Purpose-Driven Career
- Chapter 1 Are You Lost?
- The Nine-to-Five Fallacy
- Lesson 1: No One Knows What They're Doing
- Lesson 2: Your Job Is Only One Part of Your Life
- Lesson 3: Nothing about Work Is Glamorous
- Lesson 4: If You Don't Own Your Career, No One Will
- Freak-Out to Freelance: My Career Transformation
- My First Job: The Freak-Out
- My Second Job: The Quarter-Life Crisis
- My Third Job: The Turning Point
- My Fourth Job: New Normal
- Key Takeaways
- Chapter 2 Don't Just Increase Your Earnings
- Consider Your Earning Potential
- What Is Earning Potential?
- Learning versus Earning
- Human Capital: The Value of Experience
- How to Build Human Capital
- Personal Life Examples of Human Capital
- Workplace Examples of Human Capital
- Earning: How Much Is Enough?
- Compound Interest Explained
- The Great Debate: To Learn or to Earn?
- Key Takeaways
- Chapter 3 Resumé Secrets: Strategies for Standing Out in a Competitive Job Market
- Analyzing Resumés
- Key Finding 1: LinkedIn Can Help You Secure an Interview
- Key Finding 2: Include Keywords and Skills That Match the Job Description
- Key Finding 3: Companies Prefer Measurable Metrics and Quantifiable Results
- Key Finding 4: The Ideal Resumé Is 475-600 Words
- Key Finding 5: Buzzwords and Fluff Can Devalue Your Resumé
- Crafting a Compelling Narrative
- The Optimal Resumé Structure
- Key Takeaways
- Chapter 4 Interviewing for Success
- Interviewing Is a Two-Way Street
- Setting the Record Straight
- Myth #1: Your Resumé Is Your Best Bet at Landing the Job
- Myth #2: The Interviewer Knows What They Are Doing
- Myth #3: The Most Qualified Person Will Get the Job.
- Myth #4: The Best Time to Ask Questions Is at the End of the Interview
- Myth #5: The Interviewer Is Looking for Right and Wrong Answers
- Preparing for Each Phase of the Interview
- Phase 1: The Phone Screen
- Phase 2: The Hiring Manager Interview
- Phase 3: The Team Interview/Panel
- Phase 4: The Case Interview
- Key Takeaways
- Chapter 5 The Art of Negotiation
- Compensation Crash Course
- Direct Compensation
- Indirect Compensation
- Is Your Compensation Package the Right Fit?
- Win Your Negotiation
- The Negotiation Sandwich
- Strategies for Success
- Key Takeaways
- Chapter 6 Succeeding in the Workplace
- Task Tracking: Why Most People Won't Do It
- Objection #1: Task Tracking Takes Too Long and Is a Waste of Time
- Objection #2: Task Tracking Is a Form of Micromanagement and Means Your Workplace Is Toxic
- Objection #3: If You Have a Good Manager, They Will Do It For You
- Building Your Task-Management System
- Setting Annual Career Goals
- Tracking Your Tasks
- Implementing a Monthly Reflection
- Creating a Promotion Plan
- The Benefits of Using a Task-Management System
- Executive Career Profiles
- Paul Maier
- Kathy Doherty
- Frank Flynn
- Lisa Allocca
- Timothy Duffy
- Key Takeaways
- Chapter 7 Increasing Your Income
- Side Hustles 101
- Skill-Based Side Hustles
- Low/No Skill Side Hustles
- How Do You Choose?
- Starting a Skill-Based Side Hustle: The One-Person Business
- The Process
- Phase 1: The Idea (aka the Problem or the Goal)
- Phase 2: The Product or Service (aka the Solution)
- Phase 3: The Implementation (aka the Marketing)
- Phase 4: Scalability: (aka Ecosystem for Growth)
- Key Takeaways
- Chapter 8 Taking Your Side Hustle to the Next Level
- The Evolution of Break Your Budget
- Self-Employment versus Corporate Work: Let's Talk About It
- The Drawbacks of Self-Employment.
- The Benefits of Self-Employment
- Financially Preparing to Leave Your Job
- Consideration #1: Revenue Streams
- Consideration #2: Business Safety Net
- Consideration #3: Replacing Your Income
- Consideration #4: Replacing Your Benefits
- Business Finances: Everything You Need to Know
- Bookkeeping
- Taxes
- Profitability
- Business Finance System
- Key Takeaways
- Chapter 9 You Are More Than Your Career
- Crucial Career Takeaways
- My Job Is No Longer My Identity
- I Operate with Life-Work Balance
- I Am More Multifaceted Than I Knew
- Embrace the Seasons of Your Career
- Prioritize Life-Work Balance
- Availability
- Personal Priorities
- Downtime
- Final Thoughts
- AppendixYoung Professional Career Profiles
- Profile #1
- Profile #2
- Profile #3
- Profile #4
- Profile #5
- Profile #6
- Profile #7
- Profile #8
- Profile #9
- Profile #10
- Profile #11
- Profile #12
- Profile #13
- Profile #14
- Profile #15
- Profile #16
- References
- About the Author
- Index
- EULA.
