Foreword xv
Introduction 1
Part 1: Finding Your Place in the Work World 5
Chapter 1: Understanding Today’s and Tomorrow’s World of Work 7
Chapter 2: Finding What Makes You Special 17
Part 2: The Careers Catalog 27
Chapter 3: People Careers 29
Chapter 4: Word Careers 45
Chapter 5: People+Word Careers 53
Chapter 6: STEM Careers (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) 73
Chapter 7: STEM + People or Word Careers 91
Chapter 8: Hands-On Careers 113
Chapter 9: Self-Employment Careers 133
Chapter 10: Making Your Choice 155
Part 3: Getting Trained, Getting Confident 163
Chapter 11: Getting Trained by Degrees 165
Chapter 12: Getting Trained Without a Degree 179
Chapter 13: Getting Emotionally Solid 193
Part 4: Landing a Good Job Faster 205
Chapter 14: Writing Your Way to a Good Job 207
Chapter 15: Getting an “In” 221
Chapter 16: The Relaxed-Yet-Successful Job Interview 237
Chapter 17: One (Hard) Week to a Good Job 247
Chapter 18: Negotiating Wisely 259
Part 5: Succeeding in Your Career 269
Chapter 19: Becoming a Beloved Employee 271
Chapter 20: Building a Name for Yourself 285
Chapter 21: Managing the Bugaboos: Time and Stress 293
Chapter 22: The Career Changer 301
Chapter 23: Finding Your Foundation 315
Chapter 24: What’s Ahead? 321
Part 6: The Part of Tens 325
Chapter 25: Ten Ultrafast Ways to Land a Job 327
Chapter 26: Ten Career Myths 335
Chapter 27: Ten (+ 5) Preachy Pleas 339
Index 345
Marty Nemko, PhD, has been career coach to 5,400 clients, enjoys a 96% client-satisfaction rate, and was named "The Bay Area's Best Career Coach" by the San Francisco Bay Guardian. He has been interviewed in hundreds of major publications from the New York Times to theLos Angeles Times, and has appeared onThe Today Show andThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He hostsWork with Marty Nemko on a National Public Radio station in San Francisco. His first job? Piano player in a Bronx bar at age 13. His second? Taxi driver.
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