Work-a-holistic: A practical guide to changing your career

by Amalia Chilianis

Overview

Are you unhappy with your career or job?

Do you find yourself wondering, 'How did I get here?', 'Is this all I can hope for?', 'Surely, there has to be something better than this...'? You're not alone in feeling dissatisfied with your work, frustrated or stuck in limbo. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many people to re-evaluate their priorities, to think 'Where to next?', and to figure out how to create a life that they truly want for themselves and their loved ones. Your work can be enjoyable and work with - not against - your priorities in life.

Work-a-holistic provides the knowledge and tools for you to change your career or job to find more meaningful and satisfying work. Amalia Chilianis has more than 25 years in human resources leadership roles, specialising in career and capability development, including leadership of a large-scale

business closure supporting thousands of workers to successfully secure new employment. Here, she offers a holistic approach to making a career change based on years of experience, research into positive psychology and neuroscience, and interviews with ordinary people who've shifted their careers to find greater satisfaction.

A number of activities will help you better understand your values, strengths and capabilities to determine the roles that are right for you, and Amalia offers practical advice about navigating the job market to demystify the job-application process by breaking it down into achievable steps. There are

multiple paths to success, and this book provides a pragmatic perspective that can be applied to almost any industry or profession.

Don't waste any more time wondering, 'What if there's something better?'! You can start now and achieve something more meaningful and satisfying, as well as learning valuable lessons along the way.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781922553331
Publisher:	Amalia Chilianis
Publication date:	05/20/2021
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.46(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction v

PART ONE: SELF AND OTHERS 1

1. Are you ready? 3

2. Pause, Play and Rewind 11

3. The whole picture 22

4. Driving decisions 31

5. Flow 38

6. Strengths 42

7. Capabilities 48

8. Growth 58

9. Meaning and Purpose 65

10. Identity 72

11. Relationships for support 79

12. Networks 86

13. Place 93

14. Movement 99

15. Bringing it all together 105

PART TWO: THE JOB MARKET 115

16. Navigating the job market 117

17. The resumé 125

18. The cover letter 138

19. The interview 143

20. The offer 153

21. Going out on your own 161

22. If at first you don't succeed . . . 166

PART THREE: INSPIRATION 171

23. Sandy 173

24. Jeff 177

25. Michelle 182

26. Frances 186

27. Ed 191

28. Amalia 195

Acknowledgements 201

References 203