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One person/multiple careers : a new model for work/life success / Marci Alboher.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Warner Business Books, 2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvi, 256 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0446696978
  • 9780446696975
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 650.1 ALB
Contents:
The slash mindset : begin, improve, reinvent. Repeat -- Slash breeding grounds : starter professions, volunteering, passions and detours -- Thinking like a modern moonlighter -- Writing, teaching, speaking and consulting : four slashes that go with anything -- Anatomy of a slash combination : an exercise -- Presenting yourself : introductions, resumes, business cards and more -- Synergies, leveraging, and the power of incongruous combinations -- Working the 21st century workplace -- Overcoming overload, naysayers and other slash stumbling blocks -- Special considerations of parent slashes.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Standard Loan Clonmel Library Main Collection 650.1 ALB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available R10094KRCC
Standard Loan Moylish Library Main Collection 650.1 ALB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available R15571XKRC
Standard Loan Thurles Library Main Collection 650.1 ALB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available R15565JKRC
Standard Loan Thurles Library Main Collection 650.1 ALB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available R15568MKRC

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The job for life has lost its place as a symbol of economic security and now workers realise that it's up to them to cultivate other income, marketable talents and ways to feel fulfilled. This text explains how to pursue multiple careers at once and feel more fulfilled in today's modern workplace.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-247) and index.

The slash mindset : begin, improve, reinvent. Repeat -- Slash breeding grounds : starter professions, volunteering, passions and detours -- Thinking like a modern moonlighter -- Writing, teaching, speaking and consulting : four slashes that go with anything -- Anatomy of a slash combination : an exercise -- Presenting yourself : introductions, resumes, business cards and more -- Synergies, leveraging, and the power of incongruous combinations -- Working the 21st century workplace -- Overcoming overload, naysayers and other slash stumbling blocks -- Special considerations of parent slashes.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction (p. xi)
  • Part I A Slash Career: Getting Started (p. 1)
  • Chapter 1 The Slash Mind-set: Begin, Improve, Reinvent Repeat (p. 3)
  • Chapter 2 Slash Breeding Grounds: Starter Professions, Volunteering, Passions, and Detours (p. 20)
  • Chapter 3 Thinking Like a Modern Moonlighter (p. 50)
  • Chapter 4 Writing, Teaching, Speaking, and Consulting: Four Slashes That Go with Anything (p. 72)
  • Chapter 5 Anatomy of a Slash Combination: An Excercise (p. 97)
  • Part II Succeeding in a Slash Life (p. 103)
  • Chapter 6 Presenting Yourself: Introductions, Resumes, Business Cards, and More (p. 105)
  • Chapter 7 Synergies, Leveraging, and the Power of Incongruous Combinations (p. 123)
  • Chapter 8 Working the Twenty-First-Century Workplace (p. 147)
  • Chapter 9 Overcoming Overload, Naysayers, and Other Slash Stumbling Blocks (p. 170)
  • Chapter 10 Special Considerations of Parent Slashes (p. 189)
  • Epilogue (p. 213)
  • Appendix (p. 217)
  • Notes (p. 246)
  • Index (p. 249)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Marci Alboher is an author/speaker/coach. She became interested in career reinventions when she left the practice of law to become a freelance journalist. Marci is now a regular contributor to the New York Times , a sought-after speaker, and a coach to aspiring writers and professionals in transition.

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