Overview

Do you know the professional life skills necessary to succeed in the workforce? Have you taken the steps to succeed in your career? From job search to preparing for interviews to knowing what a dress code entails to how to communicate with coworkers, mastering these and other professional skills are important to empower career readiness. These are not skills generally taught in school. Most people learn them in the ""school of hard knocks."" Instead of waiting to learn as you go, be prepared for success in a career off the bat by knowing these skills before you even interview. ""Professional Life Skills for Young Adults 7 Keys to Empower Career Readiness"" is here to help you when the professional world can feel overwhelming. This guide offers seven keys that are crucial to professional development, each designed to help you stand out, establish a useful network, and advance your career. It is filled with the practical knowledge, insights and advice needed to excel as a young adult in the workplace, whether you are in college, recently graduated, or in the beginning stages of your professional journey. Learn the skills that are essential to present yourself as a confident, reliable employee, such as mastering your résumé, understanding workplace etiquette, establishing good digital citizenship habits, and handling financial responsibility. Now is the time to build the foundation for long-term success. Read this book to start your journey toward a rewarding and accomplished professional life.

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Praise for Professional Life Skills for Young Adults ""This book is a needed, well thought-out resource which will be used for many years to come. [It covers] all the key principles and areas of preparation in being the best version of ourselves as we embark on the professional landscape as career driven individuals."" - Danielle Williams, Professional Communications Coach ""I'm so glad this book exists for today's college students! It combines practical career advice with best practices for life skills like financial health, social and emotional interactions, and the power of technology. All of the topics students will need as they embark on their next steps. A perfect resource in one handy book."" - Leah Callovini, Academic Director UROC University of Arizona ""This is a comprehensive, start-to-finish guide that goes all the way to the fine details of professionalism, from the moment you graduate to the day you get your first raise. In the world of too much information, this book cuts out all of the noise and untangles the often confusing expectations of professionalism."" - Morgan Routh, Gifted Education Specialist ""This is one of those books I wish existed when I graduated from college. With practical though ever-kind and thoughtful real-world advice, this book offers a roadmap not only for a successful journey into the professional arena, but also tips that would benefit any situation. This book should be required reading for all graduates."" - Daniel A. Olivas, Lawyer and Author ""An invaluable resource for all young adults at the beginning of their professional careers. Clearly written and expertly organized ... highly readable and offers great advice to help young adults become confident and successful in their work. I highly recommend it!"" - Sergio Troncoso, Author Faculty at Yale Writers' Workshop

Author Information

Christianne Meneses Jacobs is s a veteran educator with over 25 years experience teaching children and adolescents. She is passionate about preparing students for career success. Her experience teaching ""Career and Life Links"" classes inspired this book. She holds a Master's degree is in education with an emphasis in curriculum and instruction, is a certified reading specialist, and has credential certifications in teaching bilingual education, early childhood education, and Spanish as a foreign language.She is the founding editor of Iguana, the Spanish magazine for children, which she published for 10 years. For her commitment to childhood literacy, she received the 2005 Anna María Arias Memorial Business Fund; the 2008 Latino Future Magazine Business Award; and, the 2009 Children's Publication Award from the National Association of Multicultural Education. She has been featured in the books Successful Americans of Central American Heritage and Biography Today.

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