Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier : Living Your Career Potential — Young Professional Edition
Think of us as your personal team of life coaches, dedicated to helping you anticipate problems and live your best life. We cover all of the major milestones, including: landing your first full-time role after graduation, “adulting” (which includes things like saving for retirement, buying a home), growth (which includes health and self-care practices) and relationships (including family, friends and significant others). [From Publisher]
Cyber Careers:The Basics of Information Technology and Deciding on a Career Path
The approach taken in this book emphasizes the basics of information technology and helps students decide whether to pursue an information technology career. Most students fail to pursue an IT career because of their limited knowledge (sometimes no knowledge) about the area. Similarly, most students pursuing a career in IT do not research the field before their pursuit. This book is purposely designed for students in this category. [From Publisher]
You've got this : a student's guide to well-being at university and beyond
This book guides you through your student journey from preparing to go to college or university, managing the academic pressures, finding a job, and everything in-between. Relevant scenarios are presented, linked to a series of topics that explore the challenges you might experience, along with self-enquiry reflections which help you to apply the theory to your own experience and key take-aways. The approaches and strategies outlined will help you improve your academic performance, enhance your social skills, learn to manage your emotions, reduce your anxieties, and help you to think in more empowering ways. [From Publisher]
Take Charge of Your Nursing Career
A career is a fluid process, not stagnant or simply a job. It is a process that must be nurtured --constantly grown and managed. Today, nursing professionals across the globe and at each stage in their career consistently ask how to navigate, grow, and expand their careers; change their career trajectories; and develop, hone, and promote their nursing identities. [From Publisher]
The StartUp Master Plan
The book discusses how to keep your startup running and stop it from falling into the pitfalls. Starting up a business is one of the most interesting journeys you can take up in your life; it's your 'only shot' and a 'big risk'. It can be stressful, chaotic and filled with many sleepless nights, but the payout is always worth it if you do your job right. In this book, we lead you through every single step in building a start-up. [From Publisher]
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