Customize Your Career: How to Develop a Winning Strategy to Move Up, Move Ahead, or Move On [Paperback]

Roz Usheroff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 28, 2003

Techniques and strategies for professionals to bolster their job security by becoming a more valuable employee

Today's smartest employees know that, to keep themselves from the "firing" line, they must constantly increase their value to their employers, customers, and clients. Customize Your Career presents readers with a twostep process for becoming an indispensable employee, by first defining one's personal mission and then using that mission as a blueprint to develop a professional success strategy.

High-profile career builder Roz Usheroff has made her name by showing business professionals how to discover and develop their own intellectual property, even in uncertain and insecure economic climates. Here, she provides solid, workplace-proven strategies designed to help anyone:

• Enhance interpersonal and communication skills
• Become recognized as a leader and change-agent
• Master the finer points of business protocol

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Strategies for Taking Responsibility for Yourself--and Your Future--By Taking Charge of Your Career

Are you like most professionals, looking over your shoulder because you feel others are in control of your career? Customize Your Career is the breakthrough book that shows you how to shed self-limiting notions of both yourself and the opportunities available to you, take charge of your life and career, and finally start doing what you must to achieve the life and career you both want and deserve.

"While the world is changing around us, Customize Your Career provides a prescription for coping, surviving, and thriving. Nothing is as good as hearing Roz's message in person, but reading this book comes close."

--Myles Morin, Vice President Wealth Management, Manulife Financial

"Whether your are starting your career or are a seasoned veteran, you will find dozens of useful suggestions and ideas to help you demonstrate the value you bring to your organization--and move your career forward."

--Steven J. Rauschkolb, President, Society of Pharmaceutical and Biotech Trainers, and Senior Director, University of Pfizer

"Customize Your Career hits the nail on the head, providing practical examples and a road map for mastering the soft skills that differentiate successful business leaders from the rest of the pack."

--Carol DiSanto, Managing Partner, Director of Client Services, Cline, Davis & Mann

"Customize Your Career addresses both the need to look inside yourself to understand the work you should be doing, and the savvy required to find and manage opportunities."

--Karen Hanna, Senior Vice-President of Human Resource Strategy, Torstar Corporation

About the Author

Roz Usheroff founded The Usheroff Institute and is one of today's most respected authorities on leadership training. Her clients range from start-ups to Fortune 500 firms including Dell, HP, Johnson & Johnson, and Sony.

Product Details

• Paperback: 221 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (October 28, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007142279X
• ISBN-13: 978-0071422796
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,704,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST CAREER STRATEGY BOOK OF THE YEAR!!!, December 26, 2003

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Julie Brewer (Orlando, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Customize Your Career: How to Develop a Winning Strategy to Move Up, Move Ahead, or Move On (Paperback)

Customize Your Career is one of the best books out there written for working professionals looking to move forward in their career. The book has great edutcational content and is written in an entertaining, easy-to-read format. The author, Roz Usheroff, seems to have an incredible grasp of how to develop a professional image and career plan. I enjoyed this book immensely and have recommended it to many friends and colleagues.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have Book!!, December 23, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Customize Your Career: How to Develop a Winning Strategy to Move Up, Move Ahead, or Move On (Paperback)

I found plenty of interesting and worthwhile advice in Customize Your Career. Roz offers many new insights, including the fact that marketing yourself doesn't end when you get a new job. In fact, that is just the beginning! Everyone must continually market themselves -- based on their skills, knowledge, and special talent -- whithin their companies and their industries. The book would make a good gift for a friend (or for yourself) who is suddenly looking for a new job. A Must Have Book!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical, Inspirational, December 22, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Customize Your Career: How to Develop a Winning Strategy to Move Up, Move Ahead, or Move On (Paperback)

Customize Your Career combines practical advice for anyone who is trying to jumpstart his/her career with just the right amount of inspiration to get through the discouraging times. Her tips and advice go right to the heart of the matter for most of us - how to get noticed and how to get ahead. Roz doesn't just preach -- she truly teaches with examples from her many years of executive coaching and seminars. Read this book with a yellow highlighter nearby. You'll find plenty of tips and advice, whether you are just starting out in a new career or trying to revive your old one.