The Girl's Guide to Work and Life: How to create the life you wantDo you want more out of your life? Is life all about what you have to do, with no time for the things you really want? Has your job taken over, or has it fizzled, and your career plan stalled? Do you feel you re going nowhere fast? But you can get the life and the job you want. You can find the balance that fits your style. Using real women's stories, The Girls Guide to Work and Life sets out easy-to-follow steps, putting the you back into your career. There s practical advice on applying for jobs, preparing for interviews and making the most of your unique skills and, because nothing is ever perfect, there s also a repair kit to get that run-off-the-rails career back on track. The Girls Guide to Work and Life is a down-to-earth, practical guide for women of all ages who want to balance their careers, family, ambitions, creativity, community work, health and leisure activities. It's your life - make it the one you want. |
Contents
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What do you want to be when you grow up? | 18 |
The perfect fit | 46 |
Skills grow all by themselves Transferable skills Flexibility | 67 |
Making your job work for you | 89 |
Workplaces have changed over time What work can women | 111 |
The family of jobs Jobs and life careerfinding your own mix | 134 |
Job applications Beginning the process Writing your appli | 159 |
Mistakes Our twelve worst career blunders and how to | 187 |
Surfing lifes changes | 191 |
starting out Megachange | 210 |
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The Girl's Guide to Work and Life: How to Create the Life You Want Tess Brady,Donna Lee Brien No preview available - 2004 |
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Page 21 - Imagine the steps that you would have taken to get from where you are now to where you want to be in the future.
Page 45 - The question, What do you want to be when you grow up?, is a question for adults.
Page 19 - ... will hold us in good stead for the rest of our lives?
Page 194 - There are national associations of career counsellors which can be found in the phone book or on the Internet.