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Make Your Move: Career Dynamics for Changing Times Kindle Edition

by Lois Keay-Smith (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Do you want to find work, get more work, or simply work at something that suits you and your life much better?

You may be currently working in a toxic environment, where escape is necessary to your wellbeing, but you’re not certain of the best way forward. Or, you have tried to make a move and it didn’t quite work out. Perhaps it has been a while since you have been job hunting and you realise times have changed, and you are a little rusty!

Whatever your circumstances, making a move isn’t easy, but it is often necessary – and this book will help.

Make your Move is about navigating your career in changing times. Jobs are lesser and many just aren’t fulltime and permanent anymore. Jobs can become temporary as employees find their positions being made redundant. However, there are different modes of work and being able to attract and create work for yourself is not only a good idea, but a vital modern career skill.

Make Your Move delves into the different modes and kinds of work and examines various models of working, how to stay ahead of the curve by practising prescience, discernment, and inviting in serendipity – as well as building resilience and connections in rapidly changing times. You will gain insights and tips into the key things that really matter when getting a job or creating work for yourself and how to increase your confidence to be your best career advocate.

The ideas and strategies in this book outline the various ways that you can get work – and can help you make the move to a happier work life. You will become your own best connector and marketer, so that you can find great opportunities and attract them to you – and help others.

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18 November 2017
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B077LGWX4K
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Career Wisdom (18 November 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 268 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 136 pages

Best Sellers Rank: 90,309 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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- 10 in Vocational Guidance (Kindle Store)
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Lois Keay-Smith, author of "Make Your Move" is Director and a Career Transition Coach and consultant with Career Wisdom, helping people to "find their why, and their way!" A career changer herself, she is a qualified career counsellor and career coach working in the field for 12 years, Lois has worked with a variety of clients including “at risk” youth, executives, graduates, professional rugby players, ballet dancers and young people with cancer.

Lois loves writing as it makes career help accessible to all. She is writing her next book called "Find Your Groove"

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Margot

Practical and wise advise that will deliver results

Reviewed in Australia on 30 December 2023

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Lois brings real life wisdom and practical advise that I know from coaching many people that the steps and activities will deliver results and enable the reader to creative changes they seek. Well done Lois!

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Maureen Eppen

Top tips for jobseekers

Reviewed in Australia on 25 November 2017

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Packed full of useful advice and practical tips for jobseekers or those considering a change in career direction, this is an invaluable guide, written in a knowledgeable and engaging style. The information is easy to understand and absorb, and the author uses examples from her own life and from the experiences of her clients to reinforce the concepts she describes. She offers hope to those who may be currently employed, as well as for those who may be unhappy in their work, and her recommendations help rebuild confidence and increase the chance of success in securing a job or promotion. There are step-by-step recommendations to update your resume, apply for a job and perform well during a job interview, as well as advice for tapping into the hidden jobs market. As the writer of an Employment column in a State-wide newspaper, I can attest to the author’s credentials. Brush up your employability with the help of this excellent guidebook.

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David Julian Price

Lois has mastered the model of mixing practical strategies with personal experience and all of that makes it really easy to read

Reviewed in Australia on 22 November 2017

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This book is one of those you can just pick up, flick to any page and read some real gems. For me, that's what a book should be.
Lois has mastered the model of mixing practical strategies with personal experience and all of that makes it really easy to read.
The book is focussed on the future - what people can do and need to do for the future - it's not talking about strategies that are "old hat" or "last year" - it talks about how things have changed and are continuing to change and how to manage and deal with those changes.

I highly recommend this great book!

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Anita young

I was reading this book on my Kindle (as we ...

Reviewed in Australia on 28 November 2017

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I was reading this book on my Kindle (as we do these days) at a cafe and felt inspired from reading it, to say yes to the next role opportunity that came my way, regardless of what it was. I figured why not! So that afternoon an Executive role came through to me from an employment agency. I have been saying no to these roles, as I have felt they are beyond my skill set/abilities. After reading this book I said yes. I figure I can do it... and I got the inspiration from Lois's book. Thanks Lois :)

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Easy to read and a guide for any age or ...

Reviewed in Australia on 22 November 2017

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Make your move is a piece of gold to keep on your book shelf or as a gift for those needing help with their career direction. Filled with 'Career Wisdom' from an expert who has helped so many people realise their career dreams. Easy to read and a guide for any age or any stage in your career. Should be in all school/university libraries.

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Terry Power

Simple, intelligent, timely. Written by an expert that clearly knows her field

Reviewed in Australia on 23 November 2017

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I loved this book! Simple, intelligent, timely.
Written by an expert that clearly knows her field, this book is more than a guide to give you the ‘know how’ to ‘make your move’, it will inspire you to do so now! If you’ve ever felt ‘stuck’ in your career, or know someone that is, then do yourself a favour – read this book!

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Maria Doyle

Lois is an expert in this field for good reason!

Reviewed in Australia on 14 January 2018

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Very comprehensive overview of how to 'Make your Move' if you're stuck in a career rut! Love the story telling, real life examples and practical actions and tips suggested. Lois knows her stuff, and reading this book is like sitting down and having a conversation with her. Very easy to read and digest the recommendations.

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dr jenny brockis

Make Your Move is a smart, highly practical and down-to-earth guide that is highly ...

Reviewed in Australia on 22 November 2017

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Whether you're a parent anguishing about how to help your offspring make the "right" career choice, looking to change your own career path or to re-engage with work following an absence, Make Your Move is a smart, highly practical and down-to-earth guide that is highly relevant to today's rapidly changing work environment

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SW

An excellent book full of helpful and practical advice to help you make the right career move!

Reviewed in the United States on 21 November 2017

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This is a really excellent book filled with helpful advice and practical steps for job seekers, career changers and anyone who is seeking a more fulfilling career than the one they currently have. It gives up to date advice on how to navigate your career in these current changing times, including adapting to the different types of work and different modes of working in today's world. The old methods of job seeking don't work, as Lois points out, and her book includes many contemporary ways of seeking and getting the right job for you.

This is much more than just another job-seeking book, however, and although it does have a lot of excellent advice to help you secure the job you desire, Lois focuses first on helping you to identify the right career for you, one which will be most fulfilling based on your values, interests, needs, skills, and personal preferences. She then moves into helping you to secure that career, knowing that the old ways of working have changed, no longer do people necessarily have a career for life (although they are clearly much more likely to find a career they are happy and satisfied with if they take Lois's advice).

The book includes practical checklists for resumes and guidelines for writing cover letters and addressing selection criteria, as well as getting the job via job interviews, how to prepare and how to ensure that you address the selection criteria. Also includes advice on freelancing, contracting and other modes of work with practical advice on how to market yourself and your services. Throughout, there are several helpful case studies and inspiring stories of success from her clients.

There are also useful guidelines for networking, including how to prepare for success, and the encouragement to be open to serendipitous meetings and tips for how to take advantage of chance encounters. It also offers crucial advice on how to develop your confidence. The focus throughout is on getting you into action and helping you to "Make your move!" I recommend this book very highly and I know that if anyone can help you to get the right career for you, Lois can.

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Omer D.

Power in Your Hands

Reviewed in the United States on 28 November 2017

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What I love about this book is how the author really puts the power in your hands. When it comes to employers downsizing, or even freelance work drying up, it's easy for people to blame "the market." The author wisely shows us that this is NOT a worthwhile excuse; instead, we need to take responsibility for ourselves and our work. We need to be asking ourselves the right questions, evaluating what we like and don't like about the work we're doing. We need to always be networking and always be marketing our skills and abilities, not in a pompous way, but in a helpful and serving way. I love that this author sprinkles in stories from personal experience and from those she's counseled.

One of my favorite takeaways was asking the two questions, "What's in here?" (pointing to self) and "What's out there?" (pointing to the world market). I would recommend this book to anyone looking to change careers or find more freelance work.

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Dakini Whispers

Don't settle - get this book and make your next career move with confidence.

Reviewed in the United States on 26 November 2017

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Ready for change but not sure where to start? It can be such a difficult time - so much so that most people end up putting up with the 'devil they know', and a less than ideal work situation - purely out of fear of the unknown and lack of knowledge of how to make the move...

This book is your very own career adviser, therapist and support team. Take the worry, stress and second guessing out of the process, and make your next career transition painless and smooth.

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Sarah Magarey

Expert, practical guidance on managing your career

Reviewed in the United States on 25 November 2017

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This book is packed with practical information on managing and thriving in your career from an author who clearly knows her stuff. There were lots of examples, checklists and action plans throughout, which really helped bring the text to life for me. I found myself making a few notes on items I'm keen to pick up for my own career management. A very helpful read!

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