A successful, repeatable process for helping grads find direction after college.
Like Alice falling down the rabbit hole, college graduates entering the workforce can feel lost and bewildered. After the structured atmosphere of college, many are overwhelmed by the job search, anxious about their direction, saddled with crushing student debt, and unable to move forward. This book provides a way out of the confusion.
Coaches will learn effective techniques and strategies to help recent grads go from confused to focused-and into a job they love. Millennials will learn to cut through their mental clutter to find the path to a fulfilling career.
Based on their successful Grad Life Choices coaching program, Wendy and Kenneth Schuman and 24 leading coaches share the process that has helped young people from all over the country unlock their potential, overcome obstacles, and achieve their dreams.
Chapters include:
- Choosing a career
- Creating a great resume
- Nailing interviews
- Social media and real-life networking
- Setting clear goals
- Coping with negativity
- Dealing with student debt
- and much more!
This book is the most complete resource available for coaches working with Millennials and for parents, managers, career counselors, educators, and others who want to help young people launch their lives and careers.
About the Author: Wendy and Kenneth Schuman cofounded Grad Life Choices, a pro bono program to help unemployed graduates take the next step forward (www.gradlifechoices.com).
Wendy Schuman has served as executive editor of Parents magazine and managing editor of Beliefnet.com and has edited books published by Doubleday and Rodale. Her work has appeared on Forbes.com, NextAvenue.com, Guideposts.com, and in the New York Times. She graduated from Tufts University (Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude). She received a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Kenneth Schuman is a certified professional coach. He has held the positions of executive director of social service agencies, commissioner of economic development of New York City, vice president for corporate finance of an investment banking firm, president of a real estate development company, and career coach. A graduate of Hamilton College, he received an MBA from Columbia University and an MSW from Hunter College. He is coauthor of The Michelangelo Method: Release Your Inner Masterpiece and Create an Extraordinary Life (McGraw-Hill).
Each chapter was written by a leading coach or expert in the topic. Chapter authors are: Amy Alpert, Emily Benson, Annette Cataldi, Valerie Dorn, Sue Hall, Tenley Hardin, Susan Hay, Leigh Higgins, Sandra Klein, Greg Lewis, Cara Maksimow, Madeline McNeely, Elise Oranges, Kimberly Paterson, Kim Pearlstein, Nicoletta Pichardo, Ellen Reichert, Mira Simon, Deborah Tyson, Carol Vaughan, Nancy Watanabe, Mary Kay Wedel, Atina White, and Juhua Wu.
