Career Press
Career Press, an imprint of Red Wheel/Weiser, publishes general non-fiction that addresses real, practical human needs. Our useful, accessible, how-to books reach a broad market of average Americans — people grappling with universal issues relating to job -hunting, career management, education, money, personal goals, HR & workplace issues, management, marketing/sales, negotiation, small business/entrepreneurship, and motivation/self-help.
Don'T Wear Flip-Flops To Your Interview : And Other Obvious Tips That You Should Be Following to Get the Job You Want
When it comes to getting a job, the smallest thing can trip you up. For 30 years, Dr. Paul Powers has asked thousands of successful job hunters a few basic but important questions: What do you wish someone had told you when you started your job search? What (obvious or not-so-obvious) job hunting mistake will you never make again? What job hunting tip, secret or technique would you stress to your
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You did what?! - the biggest blunders professionals make
A study of thousands of fired employees, conducted by Harvard University's Bureau of Vocational Guidance, revealed that for every one person fired for performance-related issues, two lost their jobs for failure to deal successfully and professionally with other people.Setting yourself apart in today's highly competitive business environment takes thought and planning. Not only must you have excell
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Breaking through "bitch" - how women can shatter stereotypes and lead fearl
When a man strongly asserts his point of view and autonomy, he is hailed as a strong, competent leader. When a woman exhibits the same executive qualities, she is labeled a brusque, overbearing bitch. This is not really news anymore, is it? Yet these unfair perceptions are a key reason why only five percent of Fortune 500 company CEOs are women.How can women leaders break through that brick wall o
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You Said What?! : The Biggest Communication Mistakes Professionals Make
Communication is a measure of how we are heard. It's not about us; it is about how the other person perceives our message. If you are not where you should be in your career, the problem may very well be how you communicate. YOU SAID WHAT?! is an action-oriented book that gives you solid techniques that can be used right away to achieve effective results, including:· Quick tips and strategies on co
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Living Proof : Onyx Moonshine's Journey to Revive the American Spirit
LIVING PROOF tells the story of how, in just a few short years, Connecticut natives, Adam and Pete, took Onyx Spirits Company from a start-up concept born in a restored Civil War-era factory to a multimillion-dollar, award-winning spirit distillery by breaking rules, learning from failures and challenging the status quo. Business lessons distilled from the mind of a moonshiner include:· Finding yo
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Simple Is The New Smart : 26 Success Strategies to Build Confidence, Inspire Yourself, and Reach Your Ultimate Potential
Whether you are at work or at home, you are probably being asked to do more with less. We often become consumed with what doesn't really matter and spend far too much of our precious time on what doesn't even count. In SIMPLE IS THE NEW SMART, Dr. Rob Fazio shows you how to block out the static so you can turn up the volume on the right information and accelerate your path to success. In an engagi
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Visibility marketing - the no-holds-barred truth about what it takes to gra
The landscape is littered with the corpses of great products and strong companies that died because of crappy marketing. Why do so many companies fail so miserably? Why do high-priced ad agencies and marketing firms keep spitting out stupid campaigns? Too many in business have failed to recognise the shift that has happened right under their noses. It's not so much that people have changed, it's t
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Leadership Campaign : 10 Political Strategies to Win at Your Career and Propel Your Business to Victory
THE LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN is a playbook for winning in the reality of today's competitive global business environment. Each of the 10 steps it offers were learned on the most intensely competitive global battlefields.Thirty years ago, the authors were top-tier political consultants who could boast of a dozen presidential wins around the world. Candidates hired the authors' company to apply to their
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Scared Speechless : 9 Ways to Overcome Your Fears and Captivate Your Audience
SCARED SPEECHLESS is written by talent rep and 2015 Oscar® publicist, Steve Rohr and Dr. Shirley Impellizzeri, a clinical psychologist who has appeared on The Doctors, Hollywood Exes, Workout and Dr. Drew. It really is true: What you say and how you say it speaks volumes about your professional promise and leadership potential. Whether it's giving an impromptu sales pitch or keynoting a major busi
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Negotiating with tough customers - never take no for a final answer and oth
Negotiation is the middle ground between capitulation and stonewalling, a back-and-forth between two parties trying to reach agreement. If a price or other term is non-negotiable, there is no give and take, just “take it or leave it.” You may think you are negotiating, but if the other side isn't playing, you aren't either. Regardless of the industry, situation or product, the two most common mist
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Feel rich project - reinventing your understanding of true wealth to find t
Feeling rich is the difference between just existing and being gloriously, deeply, passionately alive, living the very best life you were born to lead. What does feeling rich have to do with actually being rich? Plenty, it turns out. Your beliefs and feelings about money drive how you see yourself and how you define “rich.” THE FEEL RICH PROJECT starts by analysing your specific history with and f
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Put Your Intuition To Work : How to Supercharge Your Inner Wisdom to Think Fast and Make Great Decisions
Business is about making money, but it's, also, about making decisions. There are relatively small decisions, like when to call a meeting or which emails to answer quickly. Then there are the big decisions that can make or break a business—which product to launch, whom to hire, how to spend. Hard work, analytics, past successes, intelligence and a great business plan aren't enough anymore. Many of
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Positively resilient - 51/2 secrets to beat stress, overcome obstacles, and
What is resilience? Is it just a fancy way to characterise a hopeful, upbeat personality or a positive spirit of never giving up? In POSITIVELY RESILIENT, Doug Hensch aims to take a different look at what turns out to be a much richer and deeper concept than just bouncing back from adversity. Martin Seligman, considered the father of positive psychology, has likened resilience to clearing the weed
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Write better right now - the reluctant writers guide to confident communica
In almost any career, you must know how to write - even if it's not part of your job description. But if you are a reluctant writer, producing even the simplest memo may be a struggle. WRITE BETTER RIGHT NOW is the springboard to get you ahead in any job, passion project or situation that requires writing skills. No matter what you are called upon to do - blog posts, speeches, web content, press r
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Master your memory - from americas top expert on study skills
Want to retain more of what you read, perform better at tests or just remember where you left your car keys? Author, Ron Fry's effective system has helped hundreds of thousands of people successfully adapt today's best memorising techniques to their own needs and situations. Packed with quizzes designed to pinpoint your specific trouble spots - as well as tried and tested strategies for any memory
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Career catapult - shake-up the status quo and boost your professional traje
We live in an evolving economic environment, one in which job security and career certainty are distant memories. The old rules for navigating the turbulent waters of employment just don't apply anymore. In the face of these ongoing changes, it's easy to become fearful and discouraged. In THE CAREER CATAPULT, innovative career consultant, Roopa Unnikrishnan, shows you how to gaze into this uncerta
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Thriving in the gig economy - how to capitalize and compete in the new worl
In the last five years, the world of work has changed dramatically. Thanks to technology companies like Uber, Airbnb, TaskRabbit and Instacart, the new “gig economy” seems to constantly be in the news. But most of the media focus is on the low end of the skill spectrum - little attention is being paid to the best-in-class professionals who have chosen an independent path. New digital talent platfo
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Get a grip on your grammar - 250 writing and editing reminders for the curi
Just as we should think before we speak, we need to think before we write. Most of us are not poets or novelists, but we are all writers. We email, text and post; we craft memos and reports, menus and outdoor signage, birthday cards and sticky notes on the fridge. GET A GRIP ON YOUR GRAMMAR is a grammar book for those who hate grammar books, a writing resource filled with quick answers and a playf
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Workplace Engagement Solution : Find a Common Mission, Vision and Purpose with All of Today's Employees
Organisations around the world spend billions of dollars every year to awaken and engage their employees. Yet global employee engagement remains fixed - at 13%. The disengagement problem usually begins with the CEO telling human resources to fix it. Unless the CEO or business owner takes charge of engagement, everyone will look over the messenger's shoulders to pick up cues from the top leader. Mo
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Complete Guide To Paying For College : Save Money, Cut Costs, and Get More for Your Education Dollar
College costs are straining every family except the richest. Most financial aid goes to the neediest families. The middle class typically doesn't qualify for need-based financial aid, even though most can't afford to pay cash for college and their salaries haven't allowed them to save enough to cover all costs. If these families are trying to put more than one child through college, the challenges
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