The information and knowledge professional's career handbook : define and create your success / Ulla de Stricker and Jill Hurst-Wahl.
When you chose a profession that isn't instantly and universally recognized for its work and value, you set yourself up for a fair amount of future work justifying your value and making the case why you should be hired, or your department's budget sustained or increased. Learn the social a...
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Oxford :
Chandos Pub.,
2011.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: An invitation
- An opaque profession: special challenges
- Knowing who you are: your "work personality" and your "best fit"
- Developing your brand: the professional image
- Looking for a job: tips and tricks
- Creating your story: crafting a compelling resume
- Knowing where you want to go: plan ... but let chance have a chance!
- Navigating organizational culture: understanding politics
- Winning support: "selling" proposals with the business case approach
- Making the leap to a managerial role: being the boss
- Resilience at work: coping when things get tough
- About the money
- Passing it on: collegial support or mentoring
- Our colleagues speak: career snapshots
- Jill and Ulla speak: our professional journeys.