In recent years, a flurry of reports on downsizing, outsourcing, and flexible staffing have created the impression that stable, long-term jobs are a thing of the past. According to conventional wisdom, workers can no longer count on building a career with a single employer, and job security is a rare prize. While there is no shortage of striking anecdotes to fuel these popular beliefs, reliable evidence is harder to come by. Researchers have yet to determine whether we are witnessing a sustained, economy-wide decline in the stability of American jobs, or merely a momentary rupture confined to ... View More...
All students know that you don't learn everything in the classroom, and that having a mentor can be an invaluable help in negotiating career challenges and pitfalls. But not even a mentor can have all of the answers all the time. The Portable Mentor was designed to combine the wisdom of a wide range of noted psychology experts whose knowledge and training experience provide you with the guidance you need. Based on the real-life concerns of students and beginning professionals, this volume will take you from graduate school to career development and beyond. Comprehensive in scope, but practical... View More...
A survey of professional women chefs, this book provides an up-close-and-personal perspective of what a career in the food industry involves for today's women and men. It weaves together historical aspects of the profession, its modern challenges and choices, and the career opportunities that this boundlessly growing industry holds for the future. View More...
The history of Hollywood is also a history of women working in the industry -- writing, directing, producing, and making highly successful films. Yet the role of women in movies, aside from their more visible on-screen presence, has largely been ignored. Sova tells the story of the women who shaped Hollywood -- an indispensable chapter in the one-hundred-year history of Hollywood. View More...
Rainmakers are not born. They are made. And Jeffrey Fox's powerful How to Become a Rainmaker will get you there.Now Updated and with New Success Tips Filled with smart tips given in the Fox signature style, counter-intuitive, controversial, and practiced, this hard-hitting collection of sales advice shows readers how to woo, pursue, and finally win any customer. In witty, succinct chapters, Fox offers surprising, daring, and totally practical wisdom that will help readers rise above the competition in any company in any field. A terrific resource for CEOs, as well as anyone looking to distin... View More...
Managing Generation X explains Generation X to its employers. It tunes in to the free-agent mindset that has swept across the entire workforce and serves as the best source of information on a generation that is leaving an indelible mark on the culture of American business. GenXers' willingness to walk away from any unsatisfactory employment relationship launched the staffing crisis that plagues employers today--and has allowed them to become the most entrepreneurial generation in history. Managing Generation X shows employers how to tap this valuable, quirky labor pool. GenXers speak in verba... View More...
