An expert guide for professionals seeking to understand how to navigate the world of work. Kimberly B. Cummings, author of Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning into a Career You'll Love, leaves no stone unturned with this thorough, expert guide for professionals seeking to understand how to navigate the world of work, from beginning to end, starting with uncovering personal and professional values in an effort to align their expertise and skills to roles and companies that will finally change the trajectory of their career and set them up to be leaders in the workforce. As a former career development adviser in some of the nation’s top universities and a diversity + inclusion professional in a Fortune 100 company, Cummings has recognized that people work for the sake of working without understanding how to leverage their unique gifts and position themselves for success. As a result, Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning into a Career You’ll Love shares transformational lessonsto ensure success and puts the ball back in your court. In Cummings’ highly acclaimed book, a specific, effective framework is unveiled to ensure each reader channels and utilizes their highest potential as they regain control and steer professional opportunities in their favor, gaining key information as to: Taking stock of their experiences to ensure strategic career moves Discovering how to cultivate and maintain fruitful relationships that support career growth Uncovering how to build a two-year career strategy to move you into future leadership positions Gaining a deeper look into personal and professional branding to ensure alignment with leadership capabilities and career goals Learning how to use their voice in the workplace to advocate for themselves Author, leadership expert, and entrepreneur, Kimberly B. Cummings, has been featured in Forbes, MONEY Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Fox 5, among many others, and is a proud graduate of Long Island University, earning a Bachelor of Science in business administration and Master of Science in counseling. Through Cummings’ professional experiences as a career development adviser in some of the nation’s top universities and a diversity + inclusion professional in a Fortune 100 company, her highly celebrated book works in tandem with her experiences and sought-after leadership development company, Manifest Yourself, which provides fail-proof solutions to companies looking to engage and retain their workforce. For more information, visit www.kimberlybcummings.com.

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Kimberly B. Cummings, Lindsey Pollak

Kimberly Brown; Lindsey Pollak

John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated

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Wiley-Blackwell

United States, United States of America

Hoboken, New Jersey, 2021

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Cover 1
Title Page 7
Next Move, Best Move 8
Contents 11
Foreword 13
Definition of Career Transition 15
Introduction 17
Part One 27
Chapter 1: Serving as a People Leader Is a Privilege, Not a Rite of Passage 29
Your Next Move 39
Chapter 2: Taking Stock of Your Experiences 41
The Importance of Self-Assessment 46
The Value of Transferable Skills 49
Know When It’s Time to Go 51
Your Next Move 53
Part Two 57
Chapter 3: Core Values Are the Essence of What Make You Happy 59
Your Next Move 68
Chapter 4: Setting Long-Term and Short-Term Career Goals 73
Figuring Out Where You Are Now 78
Your Next Move 82
Chapter 5: Addressing Where You Are, So You Are Ready for Where You Want to Go 89
Your Next Move 97
Chapter 6: Relationships Are Still Everything 101
Your Next Move 110
Part Three 117
Chapter 7: Building Your Career Strategy 119
Your Next Move 128
Chapter 8: Your Personal and Professional “Experience” –A Deeper Look into Personal and Professional Branding 133
Your Next Move 141
Part Four 145
Chapter 9 How to Bring It All Together and Put It Out in the World 147
Your Next Move 154
Chapter 10 Embracing Your Voice in the Workplace 159
Your Next Move 168
Chapter 11 The Truth about Salary Negotiation 171
Step 1: Assessing your value as a professional 174
Step 2: Understanding the value of the role and benefits 177
Step 3: Have a strategy to approach the salary negotiation conversation 182
Your Next Move 184
Chapter 12 How to Know When It’s Time to Go 189
Your Next Move 199
Chapter 13 Put It All Together 201
Your Next Move 208
Acknowledgments 213
Index 215
EULA 227

An expert guide for professionals seeking to understand how to navigate the world of work. Kimberly Brown, author of Next Move, Best Transitioning into a Career You'll Love , leaves no stone unturned with this thorough, expert guide for professionals seeking to understand how to navigate the world of work, from beginning to end, starting with uncovering personal and professional values in an effort to align their expertise and skills to roles and companies that will finally change the trajectory of their career and set them up to be leaders in the workforce. As a former career development adviser in some of the nation's top universities and a diversity + inclusion professional in a Fortune 100 company, Brown has recognized that people work for the sake of working without understanding how to leverage their unique gifts and position themselves for success. As a result, Next Move, Best Transitioning into a Career You'll Love shares transformational lessons to ensure success and puts the ball back in your court. In Brown's highly acclaimed book, a specific, effective framework is unveiled to ensure each reader channels and utilizes their highest potential as they regain control and steer professional opportunities in their favor, gaining key information as

An expert guide for professionals seeking to strategically navigate the world of work and make their next move their best move. In Next Move, Best Move , career and leadership development expert and author Kimberly B. Cummings delivers a practical and actionable manual for professionals to align their skills and passions with their careers. With detailed guidance on each and every page, Cummings paves a clear path to create actionable strategies through a proven, effective framework and conscious processes, enabling professionals to do more, be more, and achieve more. In this book, you will discover how to: Take stock of your experiences to ensure strategic career moves Discover how to cultivate and maintain fruitful relationships that support career growth Uncover how to build a two-year career strategy to transition into future leadership positions Gain a deeper look into personal and professional branding to ensure alignment with leadership capabilities and career goals Learn how to use your voice in the workplace to advocate for yourself Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning into a Career You'll Love puts the ball back in your court through transformational lessons to ensure you channel and utilize your highest potential

2021-06-08