Jumping Ship : How to Navigate Your Way to a More Satisfying Job or Career

by Beverly Behan; eid Angus

• ISBN13: 9780773760516
• ISBN10: 0773760512
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Stoddart

Summary

Dramatic changes are taking place in the North American economy that make managing your career and learning how to move into new jobs or careers more important than ever.

Author Biography

Beverly Behan is an expert at jumping ship, having made four major career changes. She, moved from litigation law to management at Canadian Airlines to securities law. She is currently a consultant on executive compensation and corporate governance with William M. Mercer in Toronto.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
A View from the Trenches	p. 1
Getting a "Round Tewitt"	p. 15
Setting Job Targets: What Not to Do	p. 25
Job Targets 101: A Short, Self-Taught Course That May Change Your Life	p. 33
Tools of the Career-Changing Trade	p. 55
Six Degrees of Separation	p. 70
Turning Cold Calls into Warm Calls	p. 94
The Pitch	p. 105
Surviving Your Career Transition	p. 132
After You Jump	p. 141
Appendix - Checklist for Jumping Ship	p. 147
Index	p. 155
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