Your career is your future - are you going to let your competitors climb over you to get to the top? Or are you prepared to take a leaf out of the Mafia s book and use their career guide to get to the position that you want, and deserve? Corporate Godfathers is the Mafia s secret career guide, issued to the new recruits that are being placed into corporations everywhere. You can either stand back and let them take those promotions from right under your nose, or you can learn their methods and play them at their own game. The Mob is infiltrating its bright, ambitious and loyal young men and women into top corporations, their goal being to do whatever is necessary to advance their careers until they're occupying the top positions. You might think that, in reading this book, you can use these methods yourself to gain an unfair career advantage. But look over your shoulder; the newcomer in your company may be an undercover gangster. Whatever you do, don't cross that person. Not if you value your career... or even your life. It's going to take twenty - maybe thirty - years to complete the takeover. But leaders of The Mob are patient. Corporate Godfathers is the Mob's future. You might think that, in reading this book, you can use these methods yourself to gain an unfair career advantage. But look over your shoulder; the newcomer in your company may be an undercover gangster. Whatever you do, don't cross that person. Not if you value your career... or even your life. It's going to take twenty - maybe thirty - years to complete the takeover. But leaders of The Mob are patient. They predict that operations such as gambling, prostitution and drugs will be taken over by legal businesses or governmental bodies. Corporate Godfathers is the Mob's future.

Theater Careers is designed to empower aspiring theatre professionals to make savvy, informed decisions through a concise overview of how to prepare for and find work in the theatre business. Tim Donahue and Jim Patterson offer well-researched information on various professions, salary ranges, educational and experience requirements, and other facets certain to enlighten students contemplating a theatre career, as well as inform counsellors, teachers, and parents of available opportunities and the demands of each path. Theater Careers offers valuable details not readily available elsewhere, including: Dozens of informative job descriptions surveying the impressive variety of theatre careers, both on and off the stage, statistics on the working and earning prospects of various careers as drawn from the best sources in the business, thoughtful assessments of the value of education and training choices, including the most meaningful way to look at the costs of college--estimating net costs, which is seldom described elsewhere--and how to choose a school. Straightforward and objective, Theater Careers is an ideal reference for those seeking careers in the theatre. Armed with this information, readers will be better equipped to pursue choices that best lead to satisfying and secure employment in the rewarding field of the dramatic arts.

This book examines a research study that describes the critical interaction between ethnicity and career development in lives of Chinese-Canadian young adults. Through an empirical inquiry following a qualitative research framework, the book provides an in-depth foundation for the scarcely researched area of career development of Chinese-Canadians, engendering original new knowledge contributing to the interdisciplinary studies of vocational and career psychology and cross-cultural psychology. Drawn from several major career development theories and other pertinent literature, the research participants' dynamic and complex processes involved in career choice and decision-making are identified and analysed.

This is a perfect companion to stand ahead above the rest in todays competitive job market. Rather than going through comprehensive, textbook-sized reference guides, this book includes only the information required immediately for job search to build an IT career. This book puts the interviewee in the driver's seat and helps them steer their way to impress the interviewer. Includes: a) 200 Cloud Computing Interview Questions, Answers and Proven Strategies for getting hired as an IT professional; b) Dozens of examples to respond to interview questions; c) 51 HR Questions with Answers and Proven strategies to give specific, impressive, answers that help nail the interviews; d) 2 Aptitude Tests download available on www.vibrantpublishers.com.

After completing PGDBM (IMM, Delhi) and MBA (Preston University, USA), the author, Mr. B. P. Mishra is pursuing career as a legal professional (Corporate and other Allied Law). He has worked for multinational organisations especially in the field of sales, recruitment and training; and thus has a wide exposure to corporate sector. He is a witness to the frustration, interview nervousness, work-stress, missing deadlines, falling short in performance and productivity, and the worst, job terminations. While working with them, the author got an opportunity to understand the need of quality employees. Being aware that India has vast untrained work-force, he felt the need to bring out this book, 'Preparing for a Winning Interview' to show the path to success in life and to climb the ladder of achievements in corporate world by keeping pace with contemporary job-skills. He provides for the seekers and employees the know how's of success in chosen career by acquiring latest job-skills and techniques beforehand.

How to become a Nail Technician is the ULTIMATE resource for anyone who wants to start their own Nail Technician business or start a career in this thriving industry. Being a Nail Technician is a fantastic way of boosting your income and this guide will show you how with essential tips from industry experts. This guide will provide you with full details on how you can become a successful Nail Technician. If you often find yourself admiring the nails of others, keen to know about the latest nail trends and techniques and have a genuine interest in working with people, then a career as a nail technician could be just right for you. Maybe you are considering which career path to take. It could be that you already work in the beauty industry and wish to expand your skills, or perhaps you are looking for a work-life balance that can offer the flexibility you need in your life right now. A career as a nail technician offers a range of benefits to meet almost all lifestyles. But what does a nail technician actually do and how do you become one? A nail technician is a trained professional working in the health and beauty industry who works to take care of, decorate and improve a client's nails. Nail technicians perform manicures - dealing with the nails on the hands, and pedicures - dealing with the nails on the feet. Most nail technicians also offer hand or foot massages as part of their treatments. A nail technician does not just shape and decorate a client's nails - they are also responsible for the health of their client's nails as well. A nail technician must also be able to prepare nails for specialist treatments and perform such treatments as: extensions, adding gemstones, adding acrylic nails, glitter, air-brushing techniques, stencilled patterns and also be able to maintain existing treatments or replace nails. An important aspect of the role of a nail technician is to be able to advise their client on suitable after-care for their nails too. Nail technicians work either in salons, spas, health clubs, on cruise ships, in holiday resorts, in hotels, in department stores, from their own homes or offer a mobile service. For anyone who wishes to become a nail technician this comprehensive guide will show them how.

A candid, comprehensive, and insightful explanation of what library school students need to do in order to maximize their chances of getting a professional position immediately after graduation. While library schools provide graduates with a solid understanding of library science concepts, many diploma holders have no clear plan for finding a desirable job with their knowledge The information in What Do Employers Want? A Guide for Library Science Students will be extremely valuable for students currently in Masters of Library Science program as well as recent recipients of MLS degrees, regardless of what kind of work environment they wish to work in. The book guides readers through the process of planning a job search step-by-step. Divided into two major sections-the student experience and the job search-the authors provide critical advice derived from their combined 30 years of real-world, in-the-field experience. Specific topics include choosing classes, gaining practical experience while in school, establishing a professional image, gaining skills that make applicants more marketable, writing effective resumes and cover letters, interviewing, and negotiating a job offer.

A volume in Issues in Career Development Book Series Edited by John Patrick and Grafton Eliason, California University of Pennsylvania The purpose of Career Development in Higher Education is to provide a broad and in-depth look at the field of career development as it applies to individuals involved in higher education activities, in a variety of educational and vocational training settings. The book will examine some of the field's major themes, approaches and assumptions using the writings of a variety of regional and international experts/ authors. Specific emphasis is spent examining issues reflective of today's challenges in developing and maintaining a workforce that is diverse, flexible and efficient. Readers will be provided with an action based framework built on the best available research information.

A Guide to Academia is a handbook for all those individuals thinking seriously about going to graduate school. Written by an author with extensive experience navigating the academic world, the book explains all the steps and potential bumps in the road that a student might encounter as they take the plunge into academia. Each chapter begins with a section called the "hard truth," which will help students determine if they are on the right path. Starting with an undergraduate student looking for a graduate school, the reader is taken on a journey up the academic ladder through graduate studies, a postdoctoral fellowship and an assistant professorship. Each chapter gives advice on not only how to survive the current stage but how to get to the next stage quickly. Enhanced with material from the author's own job applications and interview presentations, A Guide to Academia provides concrete examples of the tools needed for a successful career in academia.

Vocational guidance fits industrial societies and career counselling suits corporate cultures. However, neither guidance nor counselling seems to be the best practice for career intervention in the global economy of the information era. Thus, the emergence of career construction theory for comprehending vocational behaviour and life-design interventions to assist people in choosing an adapting to work roles. This book examines and elaborates the structural elements assembled into models of self-making, career constructing, and life designing.

Are you thinking or dreaming about becoming a Commercial Airline Pilot? Is it something that is playing softly in the back of your mind? If you answered yes to either of those questions, I highly recommend that you consider the book, How to Become a Commercial Airline Pilot? It is a thorough, one-stop resource that provides all of the research that you need if you are considering becoming a Commercial Pilot for your career path. This journey can be arduous and difficult but it has been simplified so that you can see both the big picture and the many steps that you will need to take along the way The more prepared you are, the more effective and successful you will be The main objective that places this book above all others is that it provides specific details. It does not just give sample scenarios but actually provides specific training, education, scholarship, testing, licensing and facility center information for individuals who live in the UK.

PROFESSIONAL ENDORSEMENTS: THE SECRETS TO... should be required reading for school counseling interns, new and experienced counselors alike. Full of practical examples of real life challengers that school counselors face every day. A great resource for new ideas and strategies, as well as insights into the professional jargon used in school settings. .... Dr. Susan Moor, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Counseling Programs at Manhattan College and Hofstra University. It moves away from the theoretical graduate classroom approach for middle and senior high schools students to the practical, every day implementation of services for students. ....Bob Emery, Director of Guidance, East Rockaway High School, L I, NY BOOK REVIEW: by Lisa Kende ( Corporate Media Specialist) THE SECRETS TO BEING A GREAT SCHOOL COUNSELOR by Dr. Richard O'Connell is truly the quintessential guide for the professional counselor, graduate school counselor and intern. Don't be fooled by the title which may seem pretentious, rather it humbly claims merely to improve counselor performance through a school community effort. What the author does is to re-invent, clarify, humanize and add life to the difficult task of counseling underachieving and superior students. The book is a quick read further enhanced by the many anecdotes that provide real-life applications for the many insights so useful to counselors. The author's approach is an artful combination of diplomacy, humor and decades of experience in the real world of guiding young people to achieve their full potential. It is a step-by-step guide for how counselors, administrators, teachers and parents can pull together for the benefit of the student. Dr. O'Connell has effectively identified the rough spots (that typically have to do with ego or lack of experience) that can easily derail what should be a harmonious team effort within the school system. The many awards earned for superior guidance skills are reflected in the author's understanding of human nature and willingness to adjust, fine tune or even reverse his approach when warranted. As a public relations professional specializing in training corporate chief executive officers to deal with confrontational media interviews, I recognized many of the same techniques in Dr. O'Connell's approach to preparing students for college. Clearly, Dr. O'Connell's approach leaves no student behind from the most gifted to learning disabled. His anecdotes about learning disabled and minority students and his work helping them to mainstream into the school community demonstrate that every student has something important to contribute to the school. THE SECRETS TO... is a compendium of strategies, approaches, organizational skills, time savers, motivational techniques, safe guards and interpersonal skills, etc. which help the counselor to become effective and valued, while at the same time avoiding costly professional and personal mistakes. Using diplomacy, humor, and his decades of experience, Dr. O'Connell gives step-by-step instructions on how counselors, administrators, teachers and parents can all pull together to motivate students. Dr. O'Connell deals with the mechanics of guidance, from college planning to government regulations, to helping learning disabled students. Opening up dialogues and listening to what is being said is key, suggests Dr. O'Connell. Packed with hands-on information and techniques, he stresses that for parents and school personnel to be effective, they must impact the entire school community. His work is a real contribution to a department much criticized. .....Matthew Bonura, Past President of the Shelter Island Board of Education, Shelter Island, NY. It's a great book I never read anything like it, a significant tool in affecting change in the school community. ....Dr. John Kehoe, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Bronxville, NY

Secrets to Success provides detailed guidance on how to become personally, professionally and financially successful, without sacrificing who you are and what you care about. Considered required reading for any young or first generation professional in the field of law, medicine, education, business, engineering, science, technology, media or mass communications, art or design, entertainment, or any of the life, physical, or social sciences. You'll receive clear and candid information to obtain the success you want, and are given the resources needed to get it.Stop asking yourself, "what if it doesn't work?" And begin considering, what if it does?In about the same time it takes to watch a movie, you'll learn principles rarely taught to new and first generation professionals; including how to avoid losing up to $80,000 per year by graduating on time from college or a graduate program, with minimal student-loan debt. You'll discover how to find a mentor and increase your income by up to $22,000 by doing so. And explore how to find the job of your dreams, keep it for a lifetime - if you want, and effortlessly create wealth now and for future generations. You'll uncover all of this and more while learning how to stay healthy, happy and stress-free during the entire process.

Imagine being a dance teacher who does not look for students but has students looking for you Never before has there been such a comprehensive, richly detailed resource for the art and science of teaching ballroom dancing. With this one of a kind book, you'll develop the confidence and professionalism to quickly and easily go from being a good teacher to a GREAT one, and gain the skills needed to skyrocket your career. With his book you will: Learn a clear, precise system for easily teaching and reviewing figures Confidently teach dance frames, lead and follow, and connection Motivate and excite your students about the world of competitions, showcases and medal tests Discover the keys to teaching Latin hip action and arm styling Learn how music is constructed and how it relates to the different ballroom dances Master techniques for teaching posture, coordination and body-awareness Learn the interpersonal skills for nurturing long-term, healthy teacher/student relationships Become versed in a comfortable, customer-focused approach to selling dance lessons Master the vocabulary and technical elements essential for teaching and certification Incorporate excellent methods for teaching beginners and wedding couples Greatly improve your own technique, whether or not you dance competitively Diane Jarmolow created and founded the Ballroom Dance Teachers College training program, now used in over 60 institutions throughout the world. She is a DVIDA National Examiner, having originated their innovative system of professional certification. Diane co-created Move Like a Champion, and authors the DVIDA manuals, constantly improving the written language of ballroom dance. She founded and operated San Francisco's enormously successful Metronome Ballroom. Diane's passion is giving people the resources they need to become outstanding professionals and dance studio owners.

Today, publish or perish is hitting virtually all colleges and universities. As much as we may love to teach, without publishing we may not get a faculty position, not get tenure and promotions, and publishing often affects our salaries and ability to move to a new position. Therefore, the purpose of this book is to help you get your academic work published. Thus, anyone who is interested is getting ideas that will help them get published, and those who would like to help others publish, can benefit from this book. This book can be used in multiple fields/disciplines, i.e. business, psychology, education There are four potential interest groups: 1. Individual faculty members may purchase a copy for personal use. 2. Doctoral program directors and faculty may require the book for program and course use, or for suggested reading. 3. Deans may buy copies of the book for their faculty members to increase publishing productivity. 4. Libraries may be interested in making copies available.

Get an Insider's Edge to Starting Your Career as an Equity Research Analyst Do you want to get a job in the asset management industry, analyzing stocks or managing portfolios? It is a highly competitive process, with hundreds of university graduates, MBA students, and others trying to get into the industry every year, but not many available positions. How do you go about convincing a company to give you a job? What will the interviews by like and how should you prepare? Should you apply for sell-side research roles as well as buy-side ones? What are the real differences between the buy and sell side? This book, written by an experienced equity research analyst, will answer these questions and more. It will guide you every step along the way, from choosing which companies to target, to mastering the specialized interview process, so that you can stand out from the pack. It includes: An overview of the asset management industry, also known as the "buy side". Description of the role of the equity research analyst, including a comparison of the buy side and sell side jobs. Tips on preparing a great resume and cover letter. Details about all the most common interview types you are likely to encounter, and how best to prepare for them. Advice on how to be successful once you start your career as an equity research analyst.

With wit, wisdom and a knack for cutting through the nonsense, Ed Wesemann's latest book, Looking Tall by Standing Next to Short People again addresses the most perplexing issues facing law firms today. Hoping that you "disagree with large portions" of his take on the minefield of legal management, Ed's purpose in offering his extensive insights is to ignite the exchange of ideas, creative dialogue, enthusiasm and - most importantly - action. Ed tackles legal management's hot button issues by delving into six general topics: The role of partners Massive non-equity partnership ranks results in a large group of lawyers who don't meet any "full partner" criteria but are too senior to be associates. What happens when there are no "up or out" reviews in place to prevent partners from sapping up the work that should be going to associates? The operation of partnerships We used to talk about managing law firms - now we govern them. Mergers It's been a sleepy couple of years where merger activity has largely been less than expected. But the natural maturation of the legal industry won't let the lull last for long. Business development Business development is the same as it has been since the founders of our most venerable law firms hung out their shingles. Everything else is details. Strategy Figuring out what has to be done to be more profitable is easy. The issue is what to do to make those things actually occur - that's strategy.

A volume in Research in Careers Series Editors S. Gayle Baugh, University of West Florida and Sherry E. Sullivan, Bowling Green State University The first volume of the series, Maintaining Focus, Energy, and Options Over the Career, examines how individuals enact and keep their career vital over their work life. Awarding-winning, internationally renowned researchers, including Daniel Feldman, Jennifer Deal, Phyllis Tharenou, and Terry Beehr examine the dynamic nature of contemporary careers and how careers change as individuals change in response to such factors as aging, learning, experience or contextual changes. Volume 1 includes theoretical perspectives on maintaining personenvironment "fit" over the course of the career, the shifting constellation of developmental relationships over time and place, a new framework for examining midcareer renewal, a reconceptualization of the retirement transition, and potential gender differences in self-initiated international careers. Empirical studies in volume 1 examine provocative questions including: Is the traditional career really dead? Are there significant generational differences in learning and development? Can career plateauing be positive for the individual or the organization? The focus throughout this volume is on how careers unfold over time and how individuals remain productive and successful as they navigate career changes.

The health care revolution now underway is anticipated to displace nea rly a million hospital-based nurses over the next several years. While opportunities in nursing exist outside hospital walls, most nurses ar e not trained or equipped to cope with such a derailment, Reinventing Your Career is a self-study manual on rethinking one's career, setting personal goals, and planning and implementing a strategy to find a pl ace in the future of health care. The book begins with a straightforwa rd, tell-it-like-it-is assessment of the current scene for nurses, the n flows into how nurses need to identify their value concretely in ter ms of skill sets and explains how to develop them. Chapters on empower ment and empowering techniques, goal-setting exercises, personal actio n planners, and networking techniques round out the book. Plus, you ca n earn CE credits!

Hundreds of methods exist for finding out about the numerous college scholarships available today. But this unique guide teaches high school students how to actually prepare and qualify for winning scholarships awards. This straightforward workbook includes a wealth of hints and tips for: Creating successful applications, writing more compelling essays, gaining a competitive edge during interviews, building winning scholarship sesames and much much more! S.Y. Koot shares proven advice presented in a candid style sprinkled with "case studies" from her own experience helping her children win thousands of dollars in college scholarships. A practical, personal, down-to-earth, and easy to follow workbook designed to organize any student for success

A volume in Issues in Career Development Book Series Edited by John Patrick and Grafton Eliason, California University of Pennsylvania Career Development in the Schools describes a dynamic process that continues to evolve in its rationale and practice. In many schools and in a variety of scholarly writings, the status of career development is controversial. Some observers assert that career development should be seen as a by-product of all of the knowledge and activities that are incorporated in the educational experience. In this view, career development tends to be seen as a random process that happens in a natural, almost magical way, without specific direction or structured form. However, most career theorists would argue that the career development of students should be a major mission of the school a process too important to be only a by-product of scattered learning and activities that are inherently uneven from student to student. The prevailing contemporary perspective contends that career development in the schools should be planned, have its own content derived from research and theory, be systematically executed, and use methods that are relevant to the developmental levels of students throughout elementary, middle, and senior high schools. To further such ends, several national models of content and practice have been formulated by the American School Counselor Association, the National Career Development Revised Guidance Project, and by other organizations to identify the components, competencies, and outcomes that students of different ages and aspirations need to acquire as they grow in maturity. Several of these models are discussed at length in the various chapters of this book.

Discover how to thrive in God's tailor-made plans for your life! Written out of more than 35 years of ministry experience, Finding Your Niche provides universal biblical principles for unlocking the gateways to your assignment from God. Read Finding Your Niche to encounter new vistas of God's purposes! "Dr. Paul King writes with excellence and real-life experience. His writings always draw me closer to Jesus. 'Finding Your Niche' is a well-prayed-out manual for radical discipleship and abundant life in Christ." Dr. Ron Walborn, Dean, Alliance Theological Seminary and Nyack College

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

With a practical and straightforward approach, "Essential Elements of Career Counseling "focuses primarily on the practice of career counseling by exploring the basic methods, resources, and courses of action that can be applied in conducting career counseling every day. Perfect for use either as a main text or as a supplement to a more theory-based text, this book not only covers the basic techniques of developing career choice but also explores the emerging trends in the field, such as web-based counseling and the creation and use of virtual career centers online. Over the years, the authors have developed career counseling programs in an array of settings around the world that varied from secondary school systems to colleges and universities to unemployment systems to immigrant transition services. Through their experiences, they have found that whatever the context, certain basic methods apply to all quality career counseling. "Essential Elements of Career Counseling "is a synthesis of these universal methods that leads students through evaluation, action planning, and follow-though, and that take into account the various facets of each case such as the individual, the environmental context, the socioeconomic context, and new technology." ""Special Features Include: "

• An emphasis on the process of career counseling as opposed to the theory that gives the text a robust, hands-on accessibility and that makes this book ideal as a supplement in introductory career development classes.
• An emphasis of web-based counseling and other internet-related resources that keep students up-to-date with emerging trends in the field.
• End-of-Chapter Summaries that helpstudents to synthesis and retain what they have just read and are also ideal for quick reviews of the chapter's main points.
• A "Quick Start" chapter at the beginning of the book that outlines the main themes of the book and allows students to quickly acquaint themselves with the mainstays of the book's processes while linking each one to corresponding chapters in the book.
• Case Studies are provided throughout the text, which add real-life examples of career counseling while illustrating concepts and practices covered in the main text.
• An Appendix is located at the back of the book, which includes the NCDA guidelines for competency standards and ethical guidelines and which help students in the details and particulars of their counseling training.