Good Work
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Good Work

How to Build a Career that Makes a Difference in the World

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Good Work

How to Build a Career that Makes a Difference in the World

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About This Book

Do you want to have a positive impact on the world? Do you want to have a successful career that makes a difference? In short... do you want to do Good Work? Let this step-by-step guide show you how. Packed with useful tools and exercises, this step-by-step guide will help you figure out your passion and purpose, and how to effectively harness it to make real and positive change - on the world, and on your career. Whether you want to battle climate change, promote diversity and inclusion, work in sustainability - or if you're not sure, but just want to leave things a little better at the end of every work day - let this book support you in turning that passion into action. Written by corporate responsibility consultant and certified coach Shannon Houde, this book is part career guide and part job search help - and all purpose-driven. From understanding what the 'purpose economy' is and how you fit into it, to what jobs to go for and how to land them, Good Work is the helping hand you need to make a career out of changing the world.

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Publisher
Kogan Page
Year
2021
ISBN
9781789665734
Edition
1
Topic
Personal Development
Subtopic
Careers

Table of contents

  1. Praise for Good Work
  2. Good Work
  3. Contents
  4. CK Acknowledgements
  5. Introduction
  6. The market landscape
  7. 01 Lay of the land
  8. 02 The change makers
  9. Aim your compass
  10. 03 Narrowing the net
  11. 04 The two-way street of values-based organizations
  12. 05 Change your course
  13. Map your story
  14. 06 Be in their shoes
  15. 07 Prove your skills
  16. 08 Wow them on paper
  17. 09 Write a cover letter using KISS
  18. Step into the market
  19. 10 Tell me so Iā€™ll listen
  20. 11 Sustainability jobs are all about partnering
  21. 12 Working with recruiters
  22. 13 Networking sherpa
  23. 14 Now in person at the interview
  24. Conclusion
  25. INDEX