Losing Your Job And Finding Yourself

Whether losing a job by layoff or by choice, this memoir and guide offers solace, insights, and actions to navigate a transition that can be traumatic, turbulent, and triumphant. Reading Nancy's story is like having a conversation with a trusted confidant and coach.

A self-help book to help the unemployed and their families cope more effectively during a time when they feel helpless.

No one is truly ready for a job loss, either due to a layoff or being fired. This book gives guidance on how to pick yourself up and find a job. Job Search After Job Loss covers the following areas of the job search process: - Finding jobs through your network - Employment at colleges and non-profits - How to address a previous job loss in an interview - Updating your resume and online profiles Pick up a copy today and get back on the path to career success!

"In this definitive guide to the ever-changing modern workplace, Kathryn Minshew and Alexandra Cavoulacos, the co-founders of popular career website TheMuse.com, show how to play the game by the New Rules. The Muse is known for sharp, relevant, and get-to-the-point advice on how to figure out exactly what your values and your skills are and how they best play out in the marketplace. Now Kathryn and Alex have gathered all of that advice and more in The New Rules of Work. Through quick exercises and structured tips, the authors will guide you as you sort through your countless options; communicate who you are and why you are valuable; and stand out from the crowd. The New Rules of Work shows how to choose a perfect career path, land the best job, and wake up feeling excited to go to work every day-- whether you are starting out in your career, looking to move ahead, navigating a mid-career shift, or anywhere in between"--

No one is truly ready for a job loss, either due to a layoff or being fired. This book gives guidance on how to pick yourself up and find a job. Job Search After Job Loss covers the following areas of the job search process: Finding jobs through your network Employment at colleges and non-profits How to address a previous job loss in an interview Updating your resume and online profiles Pick up a copy today and get back on the path to career success! This is the large print edition of Job Search After Job Loss, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.

No one is truly ready for a job loss, either due to a layoff or being fired. This book gives guidance on how to pick yourself up and find a job. Job Search After Job Loss covers the following areas of the job search process: Finding jobs through your network Employment at colleges and non-profits How to address a previous job loss in an interview Updating your resume and online profiles Pick up a copy today and get back on the path to career success! This is the large print edition of Job Search After Job Loss, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.

Exceptional leaders inspire others to dream, fill them with a sense of passion, and expertly guide the way to achieving outstanding results; in short, great leaders can change the world. Yet, as we strive to move and motivate people in our given fields, many of us are unsure of how to best develop the untapped potential in others ... as well as in ourselves. In The Consummate Leader, award-winning corporate psychologist and management consultant Dr. Patricia Thompson transforms uncertainty into confidence, drawing on both scientific research and her decade-long experience advising senior leaders. In this holistic and interactive guide to professional development, she illustrates the seven keys to becoming an impeccable leader, including how to: - Achieve heightened self-awareness to affect the way you influence - Build a happiness toolbox to bring joy to yourself and those around you - Care for your whole self first as a hallmark of effecting positive change - Embrace your own authenticity to allow others to embrace their own - Foster positive relationships in the workplace that promote greater productivity - and job satisfaction With her accessible and often humorous style - utilizing notable lessons from Nelson Mandela to SpongeBob SquarePants - Thompson reveals why truly outstanding leaders not only focus on strategy, metrics, and execution, they also tend to their bodies, minds, and spirits. Chock-full of real-life examples, thought-provoking exercises, and personal stories, The Consummate Leader is an indispensable book that will reshape the way you approach leadership - and life.

A powerful source of professional renewal Written by professional counselors and a financial planner, this unique journal is designed to help you deal with the difficult emotions that surface when your life has been turned upside down by job loss. Whether you have been recently let go or are long out of work, this workbook helps you understand and work through the effects that job loss can have on your life and your sense of identity, and aids you in embarking on a successful search for rewarding new employment. Dozens of guided journal entries draw upon the healing power of writing to help you work through your sense of loss, reflect on your feelings, and prepare yourself to rebuild your professional and personal life. Acclaim for The Healing Journey Through Job Loss . . . "This book is an invaluable guide for anyone struggling to turn the adversity of job loss into the opportunity of a lifetime."--Paul G. Stoltz author of Adversity Quotient: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities

Job loss seems to be everywhere these days, but no matter how often it happens a person may feel ill-prepared to face the many emotions that accompany it. Donna Bennett offers readers a brief guide to getting through the first days and weeks of a job loss, and suggestions for getting the next position off to a great start.

Have you lost your job? Has someone you know lost their job? Do you fear losing your job? ___ After nationwide budget cuts, Linda Webbon suddenly lost her 18 year career job, finding herself in a tunnel of overwhelming dark thoughts and emotions. Determined to find a way out, Linda followed a simple plan. The results include one remarkable miracle, consistent peace of mind, and life changing joy that continues to this day.____ This book focuses on the raw journal Linda kept for the first seven days of facing a radical life change. With God at the helm, Linda's experience shows how consistently integrating and balancing spiritual and human needs daily not only enabled her to survive job loss but enabled her to thrive. ____ Linda's story will lift your spirits while offering simple life principles to follow in finding deeper meaning and opportunity hidden in the loss of a job.