| Description |
1 online resource (257 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface; 1Careers Count; 2The Career Engine; 3Framing Our Career; 4Modern Career Thinking; 5Awareness Please; 6How to Choose Careers; 7Setting Career Goals; 8How To Change Careers; 9Career Accelerators; 10The Career Killers; 11An Essential Guide To Career Trends; 12Longevity; 13Take the Controls; 14Toolkit; Preview of Building the Rocket; About the Author. |
| Summary |
Riding the Rocket means managing your Modern Career. This is the only book in this genre that uses the unique concept of a Modern Career to guide people. It's a practical 'how to' book, giving people the tools and motivation to create opportunities for themselves. People need to self-manage their career in order to keep working and this book is here to enable them to do so. Like rockets, careers can be unpredictable, require fine tuning, need maintenance and above all need someone to control their direction and speed. We have to be to be proactive, resilient and adaptable and manage our career. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Career development.
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Career development. |
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Vocational guidance.
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Vocational guidance. |
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Success in business.
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Success in business. |
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Job hunting.
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Job hunting. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Maun, Richard. Riding the Rocket : How to manage your modern career. Singapore : Marshall Cavendish, ©2013 9789814408288 |
| ISBN |
9789814484831 (electronic book) |
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9814484830 (electronic book) |
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981440828X |
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9789814408288 |
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9789814408288 |
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