Grindhopping: Building a Rewarding Career Without Paying Your Dues

Name: Grindhopping: Building a Rewarding Career Without Paying Your Dues
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ISBN: 9780071479332

ISBN-10: 0071479333

ISBN-13: 9780071479332

Edition: 2007

Authors: Laura Vanderkam

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Nose to the grindstone? Skip it! "Grindhopping" is the fastest career path for you-and this is the definitive book on the subject From the journalist who "broke the story" in a much-talked-about "USA Today" article on the rise of self-employment, "Grindhopping" is packed with real-life stories and how-to advice for how you can bypass the corporate grind. Including dozens of nontraditional success stories, career options, and interviews-plus "Grindhoppers' Guidelines" for starting a business, freelancing, consulting, job-hopping, and networking-it's the ultimate do-it-yourself guide for planning your career path.

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List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Introduction
Getting Started
Carving Your Own Career Path	p. 1
The Grindhopping Guidelines
Always Be Your Own Boss	p. 19
Know Where You're Going	p. 45
Recalculate Risk	p. 61
Think Projects, Not Jobs	p. 77
Seek to Be Judged on Results (and Deliver Them)	p. 97
Everything is Negotiable	p. 113
Cultivate a Network and a Nimble Mind	p. 133
Reflections
Dealing with the Downsides	p. 151
The Grindhopping Gist	p. 169
Now What?	p. 173
Acknowledgments	p. 175
Notes	p. 177
Index	p. 191
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