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For some, a job is just a way to pay the bills. For others -- those whose careers fit their passions and personalities -- it is a source of great satisfaction and success. Career Match is designed to help people discover their ideal work. Using the author''s revealing ten-minute self-assessment, the book helps readers determine their personality style, then walks them through the range of career choices best for them. This indispensable guide will enable anyone to:* identify the type of work that will inspire and exhilarate them* recognize the type of boss and work environment they need to thrive* confirm the rightness of the path they are on -- or help them find a better one* speed up their job searchThe book includes in-depth chapters for each personality type, detailed explanations of career options, and inspiring real-life stories of people who have found fulfillment in work that suits their personality. This invaluable resource will help anyone in need of direction match who they are with what they should do -- for a lifetime of gratifying work and greater success.

This helpful book reveals a better way to find professional satisfaction and experience breakthrough success rather than searching for a new position or quitting and landing in the growing pool of unemployment.

Through helpful charts, relevant exercises, and inspiring success stories, you’ll learn how to leverage your natural talents and attain the professional fulfillment and recognition you deserve. Shoya Zichy’s Color Q model is a highly accurate professional assessment used by thousands of professionals worldwide that partners an extensive understanding of and involvement with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator with David Keirsey’s Four Temperaments model.

After completing the simple ten-minute assessment, you’ll gain helpful insights on how to:

identify career blind spots,find ideal and least-preferred work environments,communicate with and coach others,and create a career road map toward achieving your professional goals.

You’ll also have the opportunity to read an in-depth chapter on your personality type, which will help you better understand your unique professional strengths and how to make the most of them. 

This helpful guide for women in the workplace will show you how to take charge of any negotiation.

No wonder most women hate negotiating. If we make concessions to further a deal, we''re viewed as weak. If we play hardball, we can be seen as overly aggressive--and the strategy backfires. The double standard will get us every time. Thankfully, negotiation expert Yasmin Davidds has learned how best to strike a balance, merging a woman’s natural strengths--collaboration, relationship building, listening--with a firm grasp of established tactics.

Utilizing guidelines, stories, and exercises that shed light on the psychology of negotiation, Your Own Terms reveals how women can:

Control how they are perceivedEliminate self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviorsDiscover their personal negotiation styleBuild leverageUnderstand an opponent’s approach and adjust theirs in response

Don’t let the world’s double standards for women in business hold you back from negotiating for what you know is right. With this eye-opening and empowering resource by your side, learn to win on your own terms--and open doors you never knew had been shut.

When you find the career that fits your personality, you’ll discover that the work hours you once begrudged with every fiber of your being now bring you tremendous satisfaction and success.

Is your job just a way to pay the bills? Are you a drudge Monday through Friday only so you can be more yourself on Saturday? It doesn’t have to be this way! Never before in history has there been such an eclectic variety of money-making opportunities and cutting-edge vocations than there are in today’s marketplace. There is no need to settle!

Career Match contains the ten-minute self-assessment that can change your life. After a simple quiz to determine your personality style, turn to the corresponding chapter that reads as if it was written just for you and discover what ideal work options there are for you.

In this invaluable resource for all personalities, you will learn how to:

Identify career choices that will exhilarate youRecognize the type of work environment and boss you need to thriveLearn to leverage your natural strengthsCustomize and speed your job search

This second edition has been updated to include trending new careers in areas such as gaming, web design, alternative energy, cybersecurity, food science, and more. Whether you are a recent graduate looking for direction or a burned-out veteran seeking new inspiration, Career Match will help you match who you are with what you’re meant to do--with a success rate vastly greater than that of your typical match maker!