Reboot your career : 27 ways to reinvent yourself in the workplace : (if you still have a job!)

Do You Want More Exciting Career Opportunities? Are You A Boss Who Want to Find Your Company's Next Start of Superstar? Do You Want to Stand Out and Be Recognized for Your Talents by Your Peers and Management? Peter Fogel will show you how to reinvent yourself and unleash your "Inner Entrepreneur" so you can quickly attract challenges that are more meaningful, be in demand, and yes -- make more money at your job! Using "The Reinvention Guy's" step-by step- system you will discover how to rejuvenate your passion, repackage yourself, take control of your financial future, leap over your competition... all without leaving your present employment! In addition, bosses and workers will gain new insight on how to synergistically work together so as to create more productive and profits for their business. In this volume, you will learn 27 proven career-building techniques to: · CREATING a powerful Contribution Statement that'll keep you on track to reaching all your important goals · BRANDING yourself into the hearts and minds of your company's decision makers so you become their go-to person. · DEVELOPING your Unique Selling Proposition that makes you indispensible to your boss and supervisors. · EFFICIENT networking that can bring you an immediate ROI on your time, energy, and resources · FINDING the right mentor(s) that'll guide you to Total Career Success ! Guess what? : your happiness is your job! Assess yourself Want something? : just ask! You've got to give it to get it Got goals? Model your way to success Join "the club" Learn new skills Movin' on up (or sideways : or out) Time, precious time : becoming a master of time management The thrill is gone : how to energize your work Opportunity is still knocking : are you answering? Keeping yourself in the information loop How to thrive while working for a jerk The job hunt doesn't end when you get the job Want some space? The truth hurts : or does it? Are you listening? Plug into your passion It's not just the money OK, it is about the money Harness the power of networking What matters most to you? : determining your values Bridging the generation gap Navigating the minefield of office politics Finding the humor in your job Black belt reinvention If you must go Final thoughts: discovering "the role" you play in your reinvention Recommended reading. In short, it is becoming a national nightmare for the working class in the USA. According to a recent survey -- ONLY 45 percent of today's employees are satisfied with their work. Not surprising, this was the lowest level ever recorded by the Conference Board research group in over 22 years of studying the issue. Economists and experts blame soaring health insurance costs . . . fewer employees consider their jobs meaningful or interesting . . . not to mention many feel their pay is not keeping up with inflation. Throw in the fact that TODAY'S employee is now doing the work two or three people and you have a tsunami of disgruntled workers. Many have switched career. And the ones still holding down the fort at "The Office" are looking for effective ways to reinvent themselves so they can find fulfilment without making a lateral move to another firm.