Publisher Description

Your career has good 'bones,' but it's looking a little rough around the edges. It's time to take stock and renovate your life by making strategic professional changes that help you achieve not only the job - but also the life - you want. In Career Rehab, professional career and life coach Kanika Tolver helps readers strip away what's holding them back to create the career of their dreams. Readers will learn how to:

• Overcome fear to pursue their dreams and change careers as part of a strategic plan
• Develop a unique career brand
• Apply to companies and organization where they can develop a career brand. Create an online brand presence on social media that grows a deep professional ethos and network
• Market an authentic career brand
• Harness the power of non-traditional jobs as a springboard to entrepreneurship. Sell their brand-offering expertise and skills
• Define and execute a career trajectory for the long run
• Create an expertise-based business plan to open the door to personal and financial freedom

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Ditch the Job for the Dream If you don't love what you do, then it's time to re-think your daily grind and renovate your career. It's time for Career Rehab . This book has the tools you need to go from the job you're in to the career--and the life--you want. In Career Rehab , professional career and life coach Kanika Tolver helps you strip away the fear and doubt holding you back from living your best life and get down to the "good bones" of your resume so you can build your dream career. Tolver outlines simple yet innovative ways to brand, market, and sell yourself into jobs that promote work-life balance, fair compensation, and continuous career development. You'll learn how to: Brand yourself like a product Fearlessly, but softly, resign from a job Identify the right career path for yourself Enhance your professional happiness Leverage your personal passions and purpose in life This collection of research, success stories, interviews, and case studies will give you a better understanding of how you can find professional and personal bliss. The time is NOW to build your personal brand, network like a hustler, and get the pay you deserve. About the Author KANIKA TOLVER is the CEO and founder of Career Rehab, LLC in Washington, DC, where she helps clients transform their careers with coaching programs, events, webinars, and digital resources to help people reach their career goals. An in-demand coach, consultant, speaker, and thought leader, she has been featured on CNN, CNBC, CBS Radio, Yahoo!, Black Enterprise, , , The Washington Post , and a variety of radio interviews and podcasts.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: What Is Career Rehab?
Chapter 2: Career Rehab: The Diagnosis
Chapter 3: Reposition Yourself
Chapter 4: The Rehab You Career Blueprint
Chapter 5: Be a Brand, Not an Employee
Chapter 6: Build Your Brand by "Dating" Jobs
Chapter 7: Market Yourseld Like an Ad
Chapter 8: Be You, Sell You
Chapter 9: Network Like a Hustler
Chapter 10: Get Paid Now: Money, Power, Respect
Chapter 11: Break Up with Jobs: Fearless Resignations
Chapter 12: Don't Overcommit to Work
Chapter 13: Commutes Worth the Coins
Chapter 14: Life After Retirement
Chapter 15: Divorce the Job for the Dream
Chapter 16: Stay Focused on You
About the Author
Index

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Long Description

Your career has good 'bones,' but it's looking a little rough around the edges. It's time to take stock and renovate your life by making strategic professional changes that help you achieve not only the job -- but also the life -- you want. In Career Rehab, professional career and life coach Kanika Tolver helps readers strip away what's holding them back to create the career of their dreams. Readers will learn how to: Overcome fear to pursue their dreams and change careers as part of a strategic plan Develop a unique career brand Apply to companies and organization where they can develop a career brand. Create an online brand presence on social media that grows a deep professional ethos and network Market an authentic career brand Harness the power of non-traditional jobs as a springboard to entrepreneurship. Sell their brand-offering expertise and skills Define and execute a career trajectory for the long run Create an expertise-based business plan to open the door to personal and financial freedom

Description for Sales People

Career Rehab showcases an updated approach to professional development from the perspective of an up-and-coming voice in the career coaching industry. Kanika Tolver brings a fresh perspective that speaks to the diverse needs of today's workforce made up of a broad coalition of age groups and socioeconomic backgrounds. Packed with action plans and how-to steps to motivate readers to define, brand, market and sell their personal/business brand while working toward the goal of becoming successful career dropouts. Offers a "choose your own adventure" style of career planning based on age demographic, skillset, and goals. Includes quizzes, worksheets, and step-by-step planning tools. Linked to online toolkit on author's landing page. Content to be featured in author podcast and incorporated into courses and speaking platform.

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