New Job, New You: A Guide to Reinventing Yourself in a Bright New Career
"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
Alexandra Levit
Welcome to a Career Transition Channel podcast on TotalPicture Radio with 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. MillennialTweet: 140 Bite-Sized Ideas for Managing the Millennials, 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."
Rewind09: The Secret Weapon for Executives in a Job Search and New Career Success: The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan
George Bradt
Welcome to rewind 09 - here on TotalPicture Radio, we’re replaying some of the most memorable podcasts from 2009 - Today we’re rewinding one of the most popular interviews from last year -- our podcast with George Bradt founder and managing director of PrimeGenesis. Bradt the author of numerous books on Onboarding. This interview is particularly relevant for executives who’ve recently accepted a new position, are currently in a job search, as well as hiring managers, recruiters and HR professionals. Our focus: The Second Edition of The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan: How to Take Charge, Build Your Team, and Get Immediate Results -. Our conversation with George Bradt first aired in March of 2009,
According to our guest, George Bradt, founder and managing director of PrimeGenesis, "Moving into a new job is among the toughest career challenges you'll face. Half of newly hired executives fail within 18 months. Many, many more new employees simply fail to distinguish themselves." George is the author of The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan: How to Take Charge, Build Your Team, and Get Immediate Results - the Second Edition was just published by Wiley. I interviewed George in 2007, when the first edition of the book was released. (That podcast is still relevant, you'll find it here.)
The Second Edition includes 40% new material and updates -- including new and updated downloadable forms -- plus:
A new chapter on positioning yourself for a leadership role
A new chapter on what to do after the first 100 days
A new chapter on getting promoted from within and what to do then
Rewind09: $100K+ Job Search Advice with Kathy Simmons, President & CEO of NETSHARE
"I always used to say people hired for two reasons: you can make me money or you can save me money, and now it’s can you stop the bleeding?" Kathy Simmons
Kathy Simmons
Welcome to rewind 09 - On TotalPicture Radio we’re replaying some of the most memorable podcasts from 2009: Today, Kathy Simmons, the guiding force behind NETSHARE and its ongoing evolution as a Web-based community for executives who are seeking jobs as well as opportunities to network with their peers and build a personal "brand" online. Kathy joins Peter Clayton, producer/host of TotalPicture Radio in this Career Transition Channel podcast from March, 2009. Simmons has made it her mission to help NETSHARE members harness the Internet to advance their careers.
"The greatest line I heard recently was when someone said, 'no matter what your job was before, you’re in sales now.' And you have to think of it that way, you have to think of it in terms of I’m a product, what’s my unique value proposition? "
"So now you’ve identified what your product is. Then you look at who needs my product? That’s your market from which you develop your list of target companies. I always used to say people hired for two reasons: you can make me money or you can save me money, and now it’s can you stop the bleeding?"
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