Careers For Dummies

Discover your best–fit career path Transition smoothly between jobs Create your personal brand

Launch a rewarding career, even in tough times

Still don′t know what you want to be when you grow up? Or perhaps you have a career goal but are still on the launchpad? Or you′re in your career but aren′t as happy or successful as you want? This comprehensive career guide from a top career coach and counselor helps you jumpstart your career and your life. Dive in to learn more about career opportunities, including under–the–radar careers and low–risk/high–payoff self–employment ideas. With this guide, you′ll discover smart, new ways to become an expert in your career, learn how to levitate your application to the top of the pile, and uncover the keys to becoming a successful employee.

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Get inspired by learning about a wide variety of careers Create a path forward for a new or better career that will be rewarding and even fun Find out how to create a compelling resume and LinkedIn profile Plan and implement a strategy for a rewarding work life

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.