Next move, best move : transitioning into a career you'll love / Kimberly B. Cummings.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cummings, Kimberly B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Vocational guidance.

Women.

Minorities--Vocational guidance.

Minorities.

Career development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 pages)

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2021]

Summary:

An expert guide for professionals seeking to understand how to navigate the world of work. Kimberly Brown, author of Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning into a Career You'll Love, leaves no stone unturned with this thorough, expert guide for professionals seeking to understand how to navigate the world of work, from beginning to end, starting with uncovering personal and professional values in an effort to align their expertise and skills to roles and companies that will finally change the trajectory of their career and set them up to be leaders in the workforce. As a former career development adviser in some of the nation's top universities and a diversity + inclusion professional in a Fortune 100 company, Brown has recognized that people work for the sake of working without understanding how to leverage their unique gifts and position themselves for success. As a result, Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning into a Career You'll Love shares transformational lessons to ensure success and puts the ball back in your court. In Brown's highly acclaimed book, a specific, effective framework is unveiled to ensure each reader channels and utilizes their highest potential as they regain control and steer professional opportunities in their favor, gaining key information as to: * Taking stock of their experiences to ensure strategic career moves * Discovering how to cultivate and maintain fruitful relationships that support career growth * Uncovering how to build a two-year career strategy to move you into future leadership positions * Gaining a deeper look into personal and professional branding to ensure alignment with leadership capabilities and career goals * Learning how to use their voice in the workplace to advocate for themselves

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Next Move, Best Move

Contents

Foreword

Definition of Career Transition

Introduction

Part One

Chapter 1: Serving as a People Leader Is a Privilege, Not a Rite of Passage

Your Next Move

Chapter 2: Taking Stock of Your Experiences

The Importance of Self-Assessment

The Value of Transferable Skills

Know When It's Time to Go

Part Two

Chapter 3: Core Values Are the Essence of What Make You Happy

Chapter 4: Setting Long-Term and Short-Term Career Goals

Figuring Out Where You Are Now

Chapter 5: Addressing Where You Are, So You Are Ready for Where You Want to Go

Chapter 6: Relationships Are Still Everything

Part Three

Chapter 7: Building Your Career Strategy

Chapter 8: Your Personal and Professional "Experience" -A Deeper Look into Personal and Professional Branding

Part Four

Chapter 9 How to Bring It All Together and Put It Out in the World

Chapter 10 Embracing Your Voice in the Workplace

Chapter 11 The Truth about Salary Negotiation

Step 1: Assessing your value as a professional

Step 2: Understanding the value of the role and benefits

Step 3: Have a strategy to approach the salary negotiation conversation

Chapter 12 How to Know When It's Time to Go

Chapter 13 Put It All Together

Acknowledgments

Index

EULA.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781119736240

1119736242

9781119736233

1119736234

OCLC:

1257075984