College Seniors' Job Skills Ranked Nationwide; Career Coaching Book Helps Grads-To-Be

La Jolla, CA (PRWEB) January 18, 2009

Tough Economy Makes Job Search Tactics Critical. New Career Coaching Book Brings Faster Offers.

"There's never, ever been a career assessment that ranks your skills against college seniors nationwide," claims 'LAUNCH!...Get That First Paycheck In 90 Days,' "and then turns your unique strengths into a smart career path."

The career coaching book is now available at Launch-Your-Career.com to help college seniors and recent graduates successfully begin their careers. It offers job-finding secrets that too few students know about - because no other career coaching books reveal them. LAUNCH! includes:

A career assessment quiz that shows how the student's job skills and attitudes compare to college seniors nationwide, and what career paths their unique traits suggest.
How to find job openings before they're advertised.
How to triple resume responses.
Proven networking tactics.
How to interview better.
Why Monster.com and Craigslist are time traps for recent graduates.
How a weekend project can make the student a top candidate for their chosen position.
Finally, LAUNCH! outlines a 90 day schedule for getting that first job.

If downloaded from the website in PDF format, this 339 page career coaching book costs $ 8.63 -- less than the price of a pizza. It's also available as a paperback book (for $ 16.23 - free shipping), an audio CD set (for $ 21.33 - free shipping), or a downloadable MP3 audio book ($ 11.74). An unusual money back guarantee is included -- if any college senior doesn't discover a new job search tactic, boost their resume responses, or learn something about themselves that they didn't know before; they get their money back plus one dollar.

"Unlike those fuzzy lectures and expensive textbooks or seductive student loans, this helps graduates actually find that first job," says LAUNCH! author Gary Sutton, a retired CEO who's been involved in advising, hiring, and firing countless employees during his lengthy career.

"This may be the most important book a college senior ever reads," added Dr. Linda Charles, clinical psychologist and former UCLA staffer.

Anxious students and their nervous parents can even sample the guide before buying by reading a few pages or listening to a brief audio clip at Launch-Your-Career.com.

The career assessment quiz in LAUNCH! can also be taken online at WhoAreYouAnyway.com. It tells college seniors if they'll do better in large or small organizations, among other things. The quiz ranks students' energy, ambition, ethics, status needs, social abilities and fifteen other vocational traits. Results are translated into the best career path.

"Wow! That job quiz nailed me. Without those insights, I'd be waiting tables again," said one Drake grad.

About Career Coaching Book "LAUNCH!...Get That First Paycheck In 90 Days":

LAUNCH is a career guide aimed at college seniors and recent graduates, with more practical, hands-on advice than offered in other career coaching books. It's available in paperback book, downloadable PDF, audio CD set, or downloadable MP3 audio book format at Launch-Your-Career.com. The guide includes an assessment designed to help college students who are trying to choose a career path. The assessment may also be taken as an online quiz at WhoAreYouAnyway.com. The author of both the book and creator of the quiz, Gary Sutton, is a retired CEO. He's mentored seniors at several colleges and found a disturbing level of confusion and unreal attitudes about the world of work.

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College Seniors' Work Ethic Unchanged Since 1982, According to New Career Counseling Book

La Jolla, CA (PRWEB) January 25, 2009

In a survey of 19,000 college students by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, the willingness to work overtime and travel on weekends matched, almost exactly, the responses of 1982 students.

But today's seniors expressed indignation with online applications, video conferences and job boards -- career devices that didn't exist in 1982 -- as impersonal. And most career quizzes and career counseling books typically fall short in terms of really helping college graduates find their first job.

However, "There's never, ever been a career quiz that ranks your skills against college seniors nationwide," claims 'LAUNCH!...Get That First Paycheck In 90 Days,' "and then turns your unique strengths into a smart career path."

The career counseling book is now available at Launch-Your-Career.com to help college seniors and recent graduates successfully begin their careers. It offers job-finding secrets that too few students know about - because no other career counseling books reveal them. LAUNCH! includes:

A career quiz that shows how the student's job skills and attitudes compare to college seniors nationwide, and what career paths their unique traits suggest.
How to find job openings before they're advertised.
How to triple resume responses.
Proven networking tactics.
How to interview better.
Why Monster.com and Craigslist are time traps for recent graduates.
How a weekend project can make the student a top candidate for their chosen position.
Finally, LAUNCH! outlines a 90 day schedule for getting that first job.

If downloaded from the website in PDF format, this 339 page career counseling book costs $ 8.63 -- less than the price of a pizza. It's also available as a paperback book (for $ 16.23 - free shipping), an audio CD set (for $ 21.33 - free shipping), or a downloadable MP3 audio book ($ 11.74). An unusual money back guarantee is included -- if any college senior doesn't discover a new job search tactic, boost their resume responses, or learn something about themselves that they didn't know before; they get their money back plus one dollar.

"Unlike those fuzzy lectures and expensive textbooks or seductive student loans, this helps graduates actually find that first job," says LAUNCH! author Gary Sutton, a retired CEO who's been involved in advising, hiring, and firing countless employees during his lengthy career.

"This may be the most important book a college senior ever reads," added Dr. Linda Charles, clinical psychologist and former UCLA staffer.

Anxious students and their nervous parents can even sample the guide before buying by reading a few pages or listening to a brief audio clip at Launch-Your-Career.com.

The career assessment quiz in LAUNCH! can also be taken online at WhoAreYouAnyway.com. It tells college seniors if they'll do better in large or small organizations, among other things. The quiz ranks students' energy, ambition, ethics, status needs, social abilities and fifteen other vocational traits. Results are translated into the best career path.

"Wow! That job quiz nailed me. Without those insights, I'd be waiting tables again," said one Drake grad.

About Career Counseling Book "LAUNCH!...Get That First Paycheck In 90 Days":

LAUNCH is a career guide aimed at college seniors and recent graduates, with more practical, hands-on advice than offered in other career counseling books. It's available in paperback book, downloadable PDF, audio CD set, or downloadable MP3 audio book format at Launch-Your-Career.com. The guide includes a career assessment designed to help college students who are trying to choose a career path. The assessment may also be taken as an online career quiz at WhoAreYouAnyway.com. The author of both the book and creator of the quiz, Gary Sutton, is a retired CEO. He's mentored seniors at several colleges and found a disturbing level of confusion and unreal attitudes about the world of work.

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Topeka Author Publishes New Book

Topeka, KS (Vocus) October 12, 2010

Maisha Kamiri: Perfect Life, a new book by Lawrence-Wa-Kiawai, has been released by RoseDog Books.

The book is about the struggle of the Kenyan people during the domination and the occupation of the country by the British imperialism in the 1900s through 1963. The author outlined the pains and the sufferings the masses endured during this period. Mr. Isengu-Wa-Muthembwa expressed his anger and the dissatisfaction through his music. The songs served as the form of therapy, and they gave hope and comfort to the other customers in the club.

Mr. Isengu was conscious of the mau-mau liberation movement, and he encouraged the freedom fighters, the mau-mau, to keep on fighting. He strongly believed the fighting was the only solution to gaining the independence. He also urged the masses to work hard after securing the freedom in order to demonstrate to the former masters, that the Kenyans were worth the freedom.

Author Lawrence-Wa-Kiawai was born in the Masaku District, which is situated to the eastern side of Kenya. The area is inhabited by the Kamba Tribe. The author completed most of his early education in his native land. He is a certified elementary school teacher, and he taught fourth through seventh grade for seven years before coming to America in 1976. He attended Emporia State University in the eighties, where he earned a B.Sc. in Political Science. Since leaving the college, he has worked in the capacities of a certified mental technician I, a youth specialist I, a Juvenile Correctional Officer I, and a certified mental disability specialist I. His immediate brother holds a bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration.

While attending the university in Kansas, the author met a lot of students from different parts of the world. In the book, he has listed some of the names he still remembers and sends his warmest greetings to them in their respective countries all over the world. He asks those whose names do not appear to forgive him.

The authors hobbies are writing and visiting Barnes and Noble bookstore on his days off.

Maisha Kamiri: Perfect Life y is a 186-page paperback with a retail price of $ 16.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4349-9721-0. It was published by RoseDog Books of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information or to request a review copy, please visit our virtual pressroom at http://www.rosedog.com/pressroom or our online bookstore at http://www.rosedogbookstore.com.

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Reader Ratings and Book Reviews from Goodreads Being Added to NoveList Products

Ipswich, MA (PRWEB) June 22, 2011

NoveList, a division of EBSCO Publishing, will begin incorporating reader ratings and book reviews from Goodreads into NoveList products thanks to a new agreement between the companies. The agreement leverages the content of Goodreads, the largest social network for readers, adding additional content to the most popular readers advisory service available.

The agreement brings together two companies that are dedicated to fostering a love of reading while sharing a belief that libraries have a key role to play in a community of readers. Goodreads has more than five million members and polls indicate Goodreads members have strong ties to libraries. In one poll, thirty percent of the nearly 17,000 respondents indicated that they went to the library for more of their books, eclipsing brick and mortar chain bookstores (twenty-two percent) and online stores (eighteen percent).

Independent market research indicated that NoveList is the most highly-rated readers advisory resource in public libraries. NoveList Select allows libraries to add NoveList content into library catalogs allowing users to leverage the library catalog to discover new books and similar titles in the librarys collection. The agreement now allows Goodreads content to be incorporated into that same user experience.

Vice President of Business Development at Goodreads, Kyusik Chung, says this agreement is the companys first product specifically for libraries. At Goodreads, we are passionate about helping people discover the next book they should read. The NoveList and NoveList Select products are the premier tools that libraries use to help patrons choose their next book. EBSCO Publishing is the ideal integration partner as we offer our 11 million book reviews and 110 million ratings to librarians and their patrons.

NoveList founder Duncan Smith says the agreement brings together resources that are well matched to provide an even greater service to librarians and readers alike. Goodreads and NoveList not only share an interest in reading and reading recommendations but recognize and value the role that libraries play in supporting and sustaining reading in their communities. Im looking forward to not only having Goodreads ratings and excellent reviews in all of our products but continuing to work with them and our customers on how this relationship can best help libraries meet the needs of their readers.

The partnership between NoveList and Goodreads not only provides additional information for readers searching the library catalog, the added information will help librarians answer one of their most frequently asked questionswhat do I read next? Smith says librarians are always being asked for their recommendations. With Goodreads we can point the user to thousands of readers who have read and commented on the books readers are considering.

Dr. Mary K. Chelton is a professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies at Queens College in New York. Chelton, a noted researcher and advocate for readers advisory service whose students are studying the use of social technologies in readers advisory says,

Goodreads and NoveList are two sides of the same coin with the reader's voice at the center. Combining their different but mutually reinforcing strengths for readers and the librarians serving them can only be a cause for celebration.

Barry Trott, the head of adult services at Williamsburg Regional Library in Virginia says the combined resources serve both readers advisory professionals and readers. The combination of NoveList and Goodreads is a great match. It combines the potency of expertise from librarians and literature professionals with the benefits of collaborative reader crowdsourcing. This will offer new opportunities for readers' advisors and readers to build on each other's strengths. I am excited about the possibilities that this coming together presents. Williamsburg is an innovative library that is already using social technologies to reach readers. Williamsburgs Blogging for a Good Book blog won ALAs Louis Shore Award in 2009 and has also been referred to as the future of book reviewing. Williamsburg staff members have also authored several standard readers advisory print resources for Libraries Unlimited.

More information is available at http://www.ebscohost.com/novelist.

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Author and Motivational Speaker Joyce Schwarz, The Vision Board, Turns SXSW Book Reading Panel Into Fundraiser for Scareforacure.com

Marina Del Rey, California (PRWEB) March 8, 2009

Joyce Schwarz, author of THE VISION BOARD which hit the #1 spiritual bestseller spot on Amazon.com will be conducting a special presentation for the Digital Creative community at SXSW.com (South By Southwest Festival) in Austin, Texas on March 13 @ 5 p.m.

ADOBE PRESENTING SXSW BOOK READINGS

Presented by Adobe, the Day Stage is located next to the Trade Show + Exhibition on the top floor of the Austin Convention Center.

ACTUAL VISION BOARD CREATION DEMO

The Vision Board workshop is set for the Day Stage at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. During this program you can begin to find out who you are and achieve what you most want in life with The Vision Board.

Through the exercises and inspirational success stories included in this book, you can clarify your true vision and create a personal vision board. Learn the five secrets to living the life of your dreams. To see 20 pages of THE VISION BOARD book for free go to: http://tinyurl.com/seeinside book.

THE VISION BOARD READING WILL BE FUND RAISER FOR AUSTIN CHARITY!

What makes Joyce Schwarz reading special at SXSW is that it may be the first time an author has turned his or her book reading into a fund raiser for a local charity. In addition to buying books and getting them signed by the author, attendees will also be able to buy memorabilia from SCI FI CHANNEL SUPERHERO THE DEFUSER whose charity SCAREFORACURE.com is featured in the book in the chapter on Gratitude.

DIGITAL URBANITE THEDA SANDIFORD TO DEMO VISION BOARD CREATION PROCESS: @ The Vision Board book panel

In addition to sharing Vision Board success stories featured in her book such as how to use a vision board for health and wellness and how to create a vision board for realizing career and life goals, Schwarz will be introducing one of the featured artists in THE VISION BOARD BOOK. Theda Sandiford, from New York who will demo the vision board design process. Sandiford, an aficionado of both pop culture and technology, has fused her interests to build an Internet and consulting firm Theda Dotcom LLC. Theda blogs at http://www.misstheda.com and will be also featured on the SXSW panel on Digital Urbanites later in the conference.

Showcase of some of most interesting new emerging media titles:

The SXSW book readings have featured in the past major authors ranging from Malcolm Gladwell to Neal Pollack to Bruce Sterling. An SXSW spokesperson explains that authors have always been a big part of the SXSW Interactive Festival. For 2009, SXSW will again showcase some of the most interesting new titles related to emerging media via our new Book Readings program.

First of its kind book:

"The Vision board" differs from other self-help books because it is a cross-between a design book & personal development guide," explains author Joyce Schwarz. The book features interviews, tips & quotes from more than 75 wisdom leaders and noted speakers in the self-growth arena. The four-color, 208-page book includes more than 100 photographs and examples of vision boards from celebrities, sports figures & people from 38 cities and 9 countries. "What started out as a personal venture in life exploration, ended up being a real life example of social media in action?" Schwarz explains.

To create THE VISION BOARD, Schwarz used social media online sites Facebook, Linked in & Meet-UP.com to get more than 500 submissions for the book from around the world.

THE VISION BOARD AS TEXTBOOK:

Schwarz reports that THE VISION BOARD is now being used as the number one textbook for teaching the concepts of visioning, vision board creation, vision statement design and her proprietary GRABS goal realization system across the country in such cities as Atlanta, Columbus, and Pasadena & Austin, Texas.

Motivational speaker and author Bob Proctor wrote the foreword for THE VISION BOARD and the afterword is by Jack Canfield, CEO CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL ENTERPRISES.

THE VISION BOARD and Joyce Schwarz have been featured on ABC TV, FOXBUSINESS NEWS, TV GUIDE, GATHER.com, MSNBC, THE GLOBE & MAIL Canada and on more than 100 radio shows. THE VISION BOARD is available online at Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com and at more than 6000 bookstores nationally. It is also available in the USA at Target Stores and in Canada at Costco.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: contact Joyce Schwarz, joyceschwarz (at) gmail (dot) com, 310-822-3119 and refer to the book's website at http://www.ihaveavision.org. The blog for the book is http://www.visionboard.info where you can sign up for a free newsletter on what's next in art & design for personal growth.

Schwarz resides in Marina Del Rey, California and is originally from Cleveland, Ohio. She is a journalism graduate of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio and earned her masters degree from USC's Film School and is past President of the USC Film & Television Alumni Group. She heads JCOM, http://www.joycecom.com a new product and company launch consulting firm in Marina Del Rey, CA and recently established THE VISION BOARD Institute offering the first certification anywhere in the world for the CVBC designation for certified vision board counselors.

THE VISION BOARD INSTITUTE was established by author Joyce Schwarz to promote the use of arts and digital media as a means for self-growth and personal awareness. Schwarz is conducting the first training in the world for vision board counselors who wish to earn the designation CVBC. For more information about vision board counselor certification, email her at joycschwarz (at) gmail (dot) com

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New Nancy ODell Recipe Book Shows Moms How to Whip Up Meaningful Photo Albums, Posters, Cards and More

ST. Cloud, Minnesota (PRWEB) October 26, 2011

A doll is cute. An iPod is cool. But a handmade photo gift personalized with a few words from the heart can be one of the most treasured gifts you ever give. Thats the promise of Secret Ingredients: Step-by-Step Recipes for Creating Meaningful Gifts, a brand-new book by acclaimed entertainment host and broadcast journalist Nancy ODell and scrapbooking-industry leader Creative Memories.

Available Nov. 1, just in time for the holidays, Secret Ingredients outlines easy ways to create meaningful photo albums, posters, cards and more. You dont have to go to the mall to find the perfect gift, ODell says. You already have all the ingredients you need. Simply combine your photos with messages of love and affirmation.

As an avid scrapbooker, ODell is uniquely qualified to talk about the value of such gifts. I still look back on the albums my mom and grandmother made for me and feel like the most loved child in the world, she said. So when my husband and I first married, I wanted to make albums for my two stepsons. In the process of collecting photos and stories, I got to know each boy better and was able to show how much I love them.

ODells approach in this new book helps busy moms easily create personalized gifts for family and friends. Project recipes range from a Countdown to Christmas Calendar filled with personalized activities and inspirations to a Display of Gratitude, where family members jot down and display what theyre grateful for on a magnetic display board, to planting a tree and taking your childs picture next to it each year as they both grow.

"You dont have to be a professional designer or greeting card writer to craft a gift that matters, ODell says. All it takes is a few photos mixed with a handwritten note or two to express your love. It truly is the thought that counts.

ODell will share her easy tips and ideas for creating meaningful, personalized gifts Oct. 26-28 while visiting media outlets in New York City. In addition to Fox & Friends, the CBS Early Show team and Rachael Ray, ODell will visit with staff at Self and American Baby magazine, as well as other New York City magazine editors, and shell be on the airwaves with Sirius Radio.

About Nancy ODell

Nancy O'Dell is one of the country's leading entertainment journalists and TV hosts. She joined "Entertainment Tonight" as co-host in 2011 and was previously the anchor of "Access Hollywood" for 13 years. In partnership with Oprah Winfrey and Mark Burnett Productions, Nancy hosted one of OWN network's premiere primetime shows entitled "Your Own Show." Viewers have also seen O'Dell as host of "The Golden Globes Arrivals Special" for nine years and co-host of "The Tournament of Roses Parade" on NBC for 10 years and FOX's New Year's Eve Special to ring in 2011. Learn more at nancyodell.com. Follow Nancy on Twitter @nancyodell and on Facebook at facebook.com/NancyODellsPage. Visit O'Dell's page between now and the end of November and you can enter to win one of each product in the Nancy O'Dell Collection by Creative Memories.

About Creative Memories

Creative Memories is the 2011 Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journals Minnesota Brand Madness Champion. The company pioneered modern scrapbooking 25 years ago and is a leader in the $ 2 billion scrapbooking segment of the craft industry. Based in St. Cloud, Minn., Creative Memories markets its photo-safe albums, papers, tools, pens, digital photo books and organization software through 35,000 independent sales Consultants worldwide. The company is well known for its quality and innovation, having won a variety of design and readers choice awards. Learn more about the company and ways to celebrate memories at creativememories.com.

Join the Club, get the rewards you deserve

The Creative Memories Rewards Club brings you the scrapbooking products you love and the rewards you deserve. Each retail purchase earns Club Credit to spend on your next purchase, so saving money is fun and easy. For an annual fee of $ 39, Club members receive an immediate $ 10 Club Credit during enrollment plus 15 percent Club Credit earned on the retail amount of each order.

Where theres hope, theres action

Join the Hope in Action Movement, a grassroots effort to encourage everyone to experience the affirmation that photos and words can provide to families everywhere. Together we can raise and inspire the next generation of happy, healthy, confident kids. Become an agent of hope today!

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Author Hits Hole-in-One with New Humorous Memoir; Book by Norm Spitzig

Mount Dora, Fla. (PRWEB) October 18, 2011

Little did the author know that spending a few weeks as a caddy, typically earning $ 1.85 per five-hour outing, would lead to a decades-long career in the world of private clubs. Readers of this new memoir gain insights into the authors life as well as 13 core principles practical, universal lessons they can apply to their own lifes journey. Told in a humorous style peppered with the best of the authors Twitter wisdom, the book aims to entertain as well as pass on tips for living life well.

How Now, Norms Tao follows the author as he learns the ropes of club management from nationally known legends like Don Hayes and stints at several private clubs to running a company. Lessons he has learned over time include such things as Rules matter but only to a point, Hold on to your personal integrity no matter what and Laugh a lot and then laugh some more. Amusing and enlightening stories accompany each of the life lessons to drive the authors point home. A chapter of stories sent by the authors fans proves that Norm Spitzig isnt the only one who sees humor in the goings-on at private clubs.

Author Norm Spitzig, a successful entrepreneur and business consultant, is a principal and senior partner in Master Club Advisors, a worldwide executive placement and consulting firm for private clubs. He and his wife, Cody, live in Florida. Spitzig served as national president of the Club Managers Association of American in 1995, the same year he became one of the six original general managers to earn the lifetime Master Club Manager designation. Spitzig has written two books under the pseudonym Clive Endive Ogive IV: Private Clubs in America and around the World and Murder and Mayhem at Old Bunbury. To learn more, visit http://www.NormSpitzig.com, http://www.CliveEndiveOgiveIV.com, or http://www.MasterClubAdvisors.com.

HOW NOW, NORMS TAO: ONE MANS PATH TO A MORE ENJOYABLE PERSONAL LIFE AND REWARDING PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Norm Spitzig

Dog Ear Publishing

ISBN: 978-145750-633-8