Imbue your career with purpose and meaning
In Own Your Career: Break the Corporate Blueprint and Build Your Own Ladder, popular financial analyst and entrepreneur Michela Allocca delivers an exciting new discussion of how to break the corporate blueprint and forge your own path to a fulfilling and rewarding career. You'll learn to find happiness and purpose at work, whether you're interested in climbing the corporate ladder or embarking on a different path.
The book offers a collection of tactical strategies you can apply immediately within your career to start getting more out of your day job and redefine what success means to you. You'll find: - Effective tactics for positioning yourself in your resume, articulating your skills in interviews, and negotiating your compensation to ensure you are not only landing the job, but that it's as lucrative as possible. - Practical strategies to navigate career changes and make intentional career decisions with confidence. - Systems to maximize your earning potential and build a successful side hustle you can take to the next level
A can't-miss guide for young professionals, the newly graduated, and aspiring entrepreneurs, Own Your Career offers realistic advice to excel at work and take your professional power back, both inside and outside of the office.
In Own Your Career: Break the Corporate Blueprint and Build Your Own Ladder, popular financial analyst and entrepreneur Michela Allocca delivers an exciting new discussion of how to break the corporate blueprint and forge your own path to a fulfilling and rewarding career. You'll learn to find happiness and purpose at work, whether you're interested in climbing the corporate ladder or embarking on a different path.
The book offers a collection of tactical strategies you can apply immediately within your career to start getting more out of your day job and redefine what success means to you. You'll find: - Effective tactics for positioning yourself in your resume, articulating your skills in interviews, and negotiating your compensation to ensure you are not only landing the job, but that it's as lucrative as possible. - Practical strategies to navigate career changes and make intentional career decisions with confidence. - Systems to maximize your earning potential and build a successful side hustle you can take to the next level
A can't-miss guide for young professionals, the newly graduated, and aspiring entrepreneurs, Own Your Career offers realistic advice to excel at work and take your professional power back, both inside and outside of the office.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments viiIntroduction 1
Chapter 1: Are You Lost? 5
Chapter 2: Don’t Just Increase Your Earnings 19
Chapter 3: Resumé Secrets: Strategies for Standing Out in a Competitive Job Market 33
Chapter 4: Interviewing for Success 51
Chapter 5: The Art of Negotiation 69
Chapter 6: Succeeding in the Workplace 83
Chapter 7: Increasing Your Income 107
Chapter 8: Taking Your Side Hustle to the Next Level 133
Chapter 9: You Are More Than Your Career 153
Appendix: Young Professional Career Profiles 161
References 183
About the Author 185
Index 187
