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Featuring Books By Best-Selling Author Marlo Lyons
Certified Executive, Career, and Team Coach, Former HR Executive
Books for Career Transitions
The Definitive Playbook For Transitioning to a New Career
Winner of the Eric Hoffer Award for Best Self-Help book of 2022, Wanted → A New Career is THE definitive guide to help you leverage your skills from your current/previous jobs and transition them to the new career of your dreams, even if you have never done the new job before.
This playbook guides you…
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If you are unsatisfied in your chosen career and have no idea what you want to do - or can do - next
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If you were fired or furloughed and want a job outside your current field
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If you know what you want to do but have no obvious experience doing it
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If you have been out of the workforce for years and want a proven plan to reenter
Wanted → A New Career.
A step-by-step playbook that shows you how to:
The proven Career Transition Strategies® in Wanted → A New Career will help you feel confident pursuing the career that is right for you.
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Determine what is important to you in your career and life so you don't move from one bad job/career to another
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Figure out what you want to do and provides prescriptive guidance how to go after it
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Highlight your transferable skills to any new career
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Tell your story in the context of the new career
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Fill in work history gaps
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Entice recruiters to pursue you
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Convince the hiring manager to see your diverse skill set as more valuable than your competition
Rated "Recommend" By
The US Review of Books
Wanted → A New Career is organized well and easy to follow. With simple but helpful instructions, the career manual provides inspiration and encouragement for the daunting process of beginning anew while imagining a better life. Gone are the days where a paycheck is just a paycheck, the book analyzes a career seeker’s values and goals in life to pursue career advancement in addition to adding a better quality of life.
- The US Review of Books
Our Newest Book
For New Graduates and Early Career Professionals
... also by Marlo Lyons
Did you go to college hoping to figure out what career is right for you? Or perhaps you didn't take the traditional college route and still aren't sure what you want to do professionally. This book is your ultimate guide to turning that uncertainty into clarity. This playbook is tailored to provide guidance to high school seniors, college students, and recent college graduates to help you find a fulfilling career. It provides actionable steps, insider tips, vivid examples, and real-world strategies for successfully navigating the transition from college to career.
Wanted → My First Career
Offers Practical Advice On:
Self Discovery
How do you leverage your values, interests, and passions to guide you toward a fulfilling career?
Experience Acquisition
How do you leverage internships and volunteer opportunities to gain skills?
Career Exploration
How do you align your interests with careers and industries?
Job Market Preparation
How do you create a job search strategy? What should be on your resume? And how do you prepare for an interview?
Skill Development
How do you acquire hard and soft skills needed for success?
Confidence
How do you feel more focused, as well as certain, that you are now on a career path that will be fulfilling?
Rave Reviews for
Wanted → My First Career
“As someone dedicated to the success of collegiate scholars, I believe Marlo Lyons has crafted an essential resource. Wanted → My First Career provides the insight, inspiration, and tools students and young professionals need to have the confidence to build meaningful, fulfilling careers right from the start.”
Steve Loflin, Founder, The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS)
“This book really impressed me with how it guides readers to their true career paths. The practical advice is really helpful for anyone feeling lost. It breaks down complex steps in a way that’s easy to grasp and focuses on aligning our work with our core values. Truly a powerful reminder that finding a fulfilling career isn’t just about getting a job—it’s about discovering your true purpose!”
Amy Eliza Wong, author of Living On Purpose: Five Deliberate Choices to Realize Fulfillment and Joy
“Professionally written, this is an easy-to-read guide that takes the reader through a step-by-step process and makes a sometimes scary process into one that is manageable ... Overall, Lyons has written an excellent read for someone graduating college and who is looking for ways to help them on their career path.”
Recommend – The US Review of Books
“People don’t know what they want because they don’t know who they are. Wanted → My First Career provides essential and comprehensive guidance and insights to help you uncover your true self, empowering you to identify your passions and navigate your journey toward a fulfilling career.”
Gary Sanchez, Founder and CEO, The WHY Institute
About Marlo Lyons
Marlo Lyons has spent more than 20 years inspiring, motivating, and empowering people to excel in their careers and businesses. Marlo's own career transitions from TV news reporter for more than a decade to entertainment lawyer, to HR Business Partner in both entertainment technology and the medical technology industries, to executive and career coach has provided her unmatched expertise on how to help people find their unique career pathway forward.
Marlo lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with her husband and two daughters. She has a thriving business as an executive, career, and team coach. Learn more at https://marlolyonscoaching.com
About Future Forward Publishing
At Future Forward Publishing, we work with our writers every step of the way on their literary journey, helping to bring out the most from their work. From an idea and rough draft, to editing and publication, Future Forward Publishing helps our authors teach people how to be successful in the workplace through great storytelling.
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