New Directions

Careers don t just happen. Our definition of career and how we approach the workplace have undergone a profound paradigm shift. In the modern economy, career transitions are common: Layoffs, changes in management, corporate downsizing, mergers, restructuring even a difficult boss can all lead to a new job or even a completely new line of work. What do you do when you have to find some new direction? Managing a long career is hard work, but author James Ward offers a practical career toolbox, full of strategies for success at every career stage, including How to choose and plan your career path How to handle career transitions How to find a job How to succeed once you re hired How to create a strategy for the future Ward turns his thirty years of professional coaching and HR experience, firsthand observations of a changing business landscape, into actionable career strategies. It s critical that you be willing and able to transition into a new job sometimes into a new career. New Directions provides the tools necessary to excel in today s shifting professional world."