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Careers and you

Embarking onto a new chapter of life as a working adult? Or, are you just looking to change your career? These reads are for you!

Awesome careers for Gen Ys

Sharon Davey

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Whether you are a Gen Y or a parent of a Gen Y, this unique book, written by International Author and Careers Development expert Sharon Davey, will provide answers and down to earth strategies for you.

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Compassionate careers

Jeffrey W. Pryor

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This book is filled with examples of people who have meaningful jobs in cause-focused organizations. It is also an inspirational guide to finding purpose-driven work and offers advice to anyone who feels that sitting on the sidelines is not enough.

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The right--and wrong--stuff

Carter Cast

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This career manual should inspire plenty of white-collar professionals to work on serious self-accounting, take responsibility for their own mistakes, and form support teams of friends, managers, and mentors.

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Fearless and free

Wendy Sachs

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By taking the methods that helped Silicon Valley send shockwaves across industries, this book seeks to empower women in the workforce, showing them how to lean into their strengths, increase confidence, and make their impact known loud and clear.

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How to find work you love

Paul Allen

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How do you find a job that makes you happy? As everyone’s idea of a meaningful job is different, this guide is not prescriptive or a definitive manual. Instead, it will inform and inspire readers towards a more satisfying work life.

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Boost your career

Sander A. Flaum

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Packed with real and exclusive stories from seasoned professionals, newbies in big roles, and entrepreneurs in a variety of industries, this book shares the hidden hurdles, aha! moments, and tips for getting ahead in a competitive environment.

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Welcome to the real world

Lauren Berger

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In this book, career expert and entrepreneur, Lauren Berger, arms a new generation of workers with the tools needed to succeed. Her essential handbook tells you everything you should know to make the most of your first on-the-job experience.

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Leave your mark

Aliza Licht

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Drawing invaluable lessons from her experience, Licht shares advice, inspiration and a healthy dose of real talk, delivering personal and professional guidance for people just starting their careers and for people who are well on their way.

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Rethink your career

Joanna Maxwell

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Have you accumulated wisdom and experience, but others think you're all washed up? Work reinvention expert Joanna Maxwell shows you how to refresh a current career, pursue a new direction or leverage your experience to start your own business.

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The career manifesto

Mike Steib

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In this book, Michael Steib draws on his own work experience as well as anecdotes from other business leaders to expert guidance, advice, and exercises that will help you envision a goal and then craft and execute a plan to achieve it.

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Is this working?

Courtney C. W. Guerra

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In her signature tone, Guerra discusses topics relevant to young professionals, like how to make the jump from just a job to a career in line with what you went to school for, and how to stay productive when working from home.

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You, incorporated

Ines Temple

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In a clear, no-nonsense style, Ines shares the lessons she has learned advising and coaching thousands of people to help them find their own 'job utopias.'

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