Alexandra Levit - New Job, New You: A Guide to Reinventing Yourself in a Bright New Career

Is it time to follow your passion? Spend more time with your family? Walk through the job transition process with the help of Alexandra Levits New Job, New You. By diving into the pages of this insightful book, youll be prepared to discover the secrets to loving your job.

Marshall Goldsmith, author of What Got You Here Wont Get You There

Career change is scary. Alexandra Levit helps you face the fear and do it anyway. New Job, New You is full of inspiring stories and smart advice for anyone who longs for a more fulfilling career. I will confidently recommend this wonderful book to my career coaching clients.

Pamela Skillings, author of Escape from Corporate America

Alexandra Levit is the career guru of our times! Part adventure ride, part career guidebook, New Job, New You is outstanding and could not come at a better time for the many Americans who suffer work-related frustrations.

Lisa Haneberg, author of Two Weeks to a Breakthrough

Changing careers is in vogue, but whats missing for most people is the reason to do it in the first place, as well as the step-by-step actions required to make it happen. New Job, New You explores the journeys of accomplished career changers at various life stages and instructs readers how to replicate their success.

Penelope Trunk, author of Brazen Careerist

This well-sourced guide can help nearly every working adult, since we all entertain thoughts of switching careers at some points in our lives. New Job, New You could become the wisest investment for reshaping your professional life!

Tom Musbach, editor, Yahoo! HotJobs

Written by seasoned career expert Alexandra Levit, New Job, New You is the perfect book for people who feel lost and are looking for a change. It sprinkles in just the right amount of motivation and practical advice to get you off the dime.

Cali Ressler, co-author of Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It

At a time when the future is uncertain and career reinvention is widespread, New Job, New You has the secret formula for opening your eyes and empowering you to make a difference in your life.

Dan Schawbel, author of Me 2.0

The personal stories of how different individuals made their own career change are perhaps the jewels of this book. People learn through the example of others. New Job, New You offers practical and real-world advice about taking charge of the career you want. Anyone thinking about reinventing themselves would do well to read this book.

Chris Russell, founder of JobRadio.FM

Career changes arent easy, and now thanks to Alexandra Levit, no one has to undertake one blindly. In New Job, New You, Levit provides both interesting and varied examples of successful career changers interspersed with inspirational and practical advice. A must-read for anyone seeking a career change in this difficult economy.

Diane K. Danielson, CEO of DowntownWomensClub.com

I cant wait to give this book to everyone I know whos whined about hating their job or wondered how to pick themselves up after a devastating layoff. Alexandra Levit takes the guesswork and fear out of creating your own self-styled career, even in a shaky economic climate. The checklists, resources, and in-your-face quizzes alone are worth the cover price.

Michelle Goodman, author of My So-Called Freelance Life and The Anti 9-to-5 Guide

In New Job, New You, Alexandra Levit provides a wealth of information, ideas and inspiration for career changers in a wide variety of situations. This book combines Levits expert guidance with courageous examples of real people who will motivate readers to take the leap into new careers of their own. I highly recommend it!

Lindsey Pollak, author of Getting from College to Career

New Job, New You is not just another career bookit is a must-have resource for individuals at professional crossroads. Alexandra Levit combines thorough research, years of career coaching experience, and a fresh perspective to the topic of career transition.

Christine Hassler, author of 20 Something Manifesto

Alexandra Levits New Job, New You should be handed out in unemployment offices, college career centers, and chamber of commerce branches across the country. Anyone who dreams of starting a new career, but who is afraid to take that first step, will find Levits book priceless.

Maria Pascucci, founder and president of Campus Calm

A timely, comprehensive, and no-fluff guide that answers the all-important questions of career change. If youve ever wanted to reinvent yourself but havent known where to start, read this book.

Chris Guillebeau, author of the blog The Art of Non-Conformity

This is a truly amazing book. You ask me why its so amazing? First of all, its extremely timely and relevant. It starts with the mind, heart, and need of the reader, and the stories are real. It also is multidimensional, in that it focuses on the seven motivations that influence career decisions: family, independence, learning, money, passion, setback, and talent. Each of these motivational sections contains five real stories that magnificently illustrate the points being made. It also includes Alexandra Levits very wise counsel about preparing to put the change to work. Each preparation is uniquely suited to the nature of the motivation being developed. Every section includes a resource toolkit, book suggestions, and many extremely practical ideas on how to put the change to work.

Ive always believed that we possess four unique human gifts, or endowments, that animals do not possess: self-awareness, imagination, conscience, and willpower. Every story here embodies these four endowments or giftsnot in theoretical or philosophical terms, but in very practical things to do.

We live in a new economy that is moving from the Industrial Age, top-down, command-and-control, hierarchical model to the Knowledge Worker Age of empowerment and courage and creativity. We also live at a difficult recessionary time, but that does not mean we are fundamentally a product of our environment. We are not victims of circumstances. We are the creative force of our own lives. Every story given in this book beautifully illustrates and motivates us to become this creative force and to avoid the metastasizing cancers of victimism and co-dependency.

When you read these stories, your sense of creativity, courage, self confidence, and business savvy will profoundly increase. It will be enormously encouraging to you, particularly in this new economy and difficult recessionary period.

Frankly, Ive never found a book quite like it, in terms of its encouragement, wisdom, practicality, and sheer enlightenment. I will recommend this book to all who are stuck in their careers and who want to do something different. I will recommend it to people who need to grow in self-reflection and self-awareness, in the use of their imagination, in consulting their conscience regarding their passion and talent, and in exercising their independent will to make these good things happen.

I hope you will soon see for yourself why I am so amazed by this book. How motivating and enlightening! I can see also why Alexandra Levits other books,