Alexandra Levit
"Few people consider how or why to change careers. Alexandra Levit's New Job, New You explores the motivation behind successful transitions and teaches you how to follow in the footsteps of others who are living their dreams. Let it guide you to success and joy."—Guy Kawasaki
Welcome to a Career Strategies Channel podcast on TotalPicture Radio. this is Peter Clayton reporting. Alexandra Levit is a nationally recognized business and workplace author and speaker. A syndicated columnist for the Wall Street Journal and Metro US, Alexandra has authored several books, including the bestselling They Don't Teach Corporate in College --- How'd You Score That Gig? and Success for Hire (ASTD Press, 2008). MillennialTweet: 140 Bite-Sized Ideas for Managing the Millennials, has was released last September, and her book on inspirational career change, New Job, New You, was just published. The forward to New Job, New You was written by Stephen R. Covey.
According to Alexandra, her goal is to "help people find meaningful jobs - quickly and simply - and to succeed beyond measure once they get there."
Questions Peter Clayton asks Alexandra Levit in the podcast:
You started your career in Public Releations. In New Job, New You, you write: "I studied communications in college and liked it. I also wanted to make a lot of money and live in a big city." In retrospect, how did your perception synch with reality?
Your second act started with writing They Don't Teach Corporate in College - how were you able to find a publisher?
New Job, New You is organized by the seven major motivations that lead people to seek career changes—family, independence, learning, money, passion, setback, and talent --
So let's explore some of these -- you interviewed a lot of people to share their stories - are there any that particullarly stood out?
It seems there are not many people -- considering the economy -- willing to risk a career change if they currently employed -- what's your advice?
A great number of people today, Alexandra, are under-employed -- working in low paying jobs just to keep food on the table. How can you escape?
A lot of people are going back to school to get advanced degrees -- what are some strategies you've found for being able to do this financially?
About Alexandra Levit
Alexandra Levit’s goal is to help people find meaningful jobs - quickly and simply - and to succeed beyond measure once they get there. In February, she was named as the Wall Street Journal’s newest career columnist and writes the Reinvent column that anchors the nationally syndicated Sunday Journal and appears weekly on WSJ.com. In the words of WSJ editor David Crook, “the reach is equivalent to hosting a national TV news show.”
Also a current columnist for Metro US, Alexandra has authored several books, including the popular They Don't Teach Corporate in College (Career Press 2004 and 2009), How'd You Score That Gig? (Random House/Ballantine, 2008), Success for Hire (ASTD Press, 2008), MillennialTweet (SuperStar, 2009), and New Job, New You (Random House/Ballantine, 2010). Her book on the top myths of business success is due out from Penguin/Berkley in spring 2011.
Alexandra is a member of the Business Roundtable's Springboard Project, which is advising the Obama administration on current workplace issues. She is a frequent national media spokesperson and has been featured in thousands of outlets including the New York Times, USA Today, National Public Radio, ABC News, Fox News, CNBC, the Associated Press, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, and Fortune, and her articles regularly appear on the home pages of MSN and Yahoo!.
Known as one of the premiere spokespeople of her generation, Alexandra regularly speaks at conferences, universities, and corporations including Campbell's Soup, CIGNA, the Federal Reserve Bank, McDonalds, and Whirlpool — on issues facing modern employees. Alexandra is also a global spokesperson for Microsoft’s program for new hires and has recently been called upon to speak to executives and managers about how to most strategically leverage the talent of the Millennial generation.
About Peter Clayton
Peter Clayton, Producer/Host, is an award-winning producer/director of radio, television, documentary, video, interactive and Web-based media who has created breakthrough media for a wide array of Fortune 100 clients.
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