Career Dreams are Attainable: Expert Guides Readers to Ultimate Success
Career Dreams are Attainable: Expert Guides Readers to Ultimate Success
01.17.2011â Dr. Diane Hamilton is the go-to expert on all things career. The author of three books, she urges readers to not be afraid to try new things. Most importantly, students and job hunters alike must be self-aware, allowing them to know what they want and to allow them to have the career of their dreams.
Bill Gates is not the only one who believes that online education is the wave of the future. In The Online Studentâs User Manual: Everything you Need to Know to be a Successful College Online Student, Hamilton guides readers through the process. It took Diane many years to become a successful online teacher and it is the job she loves the most from her 30+ year working career. Itâs time readers heed the advice of seasoned professor Hamilton.
In her second book How to Reinvent Your Career: Make More Money Doing What You Love, Diane delves deeper into the importance of taking that degree and making life choices to better oneself. After reinventing herself over 10 times in her career, Diane Hamilton learned many business and life lessons along the way, making her the consummate professional for advice regarding all things career. This in-depth book covers everything from how to properly use social marketing to studying the marketplace. A detailed analysis of up and coming careers is also included. Getting down to the ânitty gritty,â Diane Hamilton proves with this book that she has the power to convey what would be overwhelming information in a concise, no-nonsense yet friendly approach.
âWith my first two books, I based my writing on life experience and sharing what I know,â said Hamilton. âThen I wanted to take it to the next level, taking advantage of my training and certification in personality assessments. I chose to have some fun and co-authored my third book with my daughter, Toni Rothpletz. Together we created a book, meant to be entertaining learning for post-boomer workers trying to decipher personalities in the workplace.â
Personality tests abound. Which one is right for each individual? Together Hamilton and Rothpletz analyze each test and leave it up to the reader (with guidance) to find the personality test that works for them. They make the case that having a certain level of self-awareness prepares those of all generations for the complicated personalities issues in the modern workplace. âNew Gens,â a term coined by Hamilton and Rothpletz, includes Gen X, Gen Y and the Millennial generations. The authors explain how this unique group has specific expectations in the current working environment. Honing in on the fact that Americans spend a large majority of their time in the office, Hamilton and Rothpletz claim that it is not only encouraged but necessary to find a way to get along with all generations. It is a vastly diverse workplace in 2011 with boomers still working and Millennials soon to be taking their place. With Hamiltonâs and Rothpletzâs sound advice new workers will be geared up for career success. A fun, entertaining, inspiring read, Itâs Not You, Itâs Your Personality: Skills to Survive and Thrive in the Modern Workplace, is a must-have for job seekers and survivors in todayâs every-changing work environment.
Hamilton has taken it to the next level this year, offering three informative reads. With her work, readers can navigate the often scary and unchartered world of careers. The US is the land of dreams and opportunities. Authors like Hamilton can help guide readers to improve their potential. Careers can be fun. Careers can be reinvented. Most importantlyâdreams are attainable. Dr. Diane Hamilton has proven that.
About the Authors:
Diane Hamilton currently teaches bachelor-, master-, and doctoral-level courses for six online universities. Along with her teaching experience, she has a Doctorate Degree in Business Management and more than twenty-five years of business and management-related experience. She is a qualified Myers-Briggs instructor as well as a certified Emotional Intelligence trainer.Toni Rothpletz has a Bachelor Degree in Global Business Marketing and is currently working on receiving her MBA. She currently works as a business developer/sales executive in the computer industry. Her background includes working in several industries including computer software, identity theft, and social networking organizations.
To find out more about their writing or to schedule an interview, visit Dr. Hamilton’s website at https://drdianehamilton.com or her blog at http://drdianehamilton.wordpress.com/.
Review copies are available.
The Online Studentâs User Manual: Everything you Need to Know to be a Successful College Online Student by Diane HamiltonâAugust 2010 ($14.95/Amazon). ISBN: 9780982742808
How to Reinvent Your Career: Make More Money Doing What You Love by Diane HamiltonâSeptember 2010 ($16.95/Amazon). ISBN: 9780982742815
It’s Not You It’s Your Personality: Skills to Survive and Thrive in the Modern Workplace by Diane Hamilton and Toni RothpletzâDecember, 2010 ($19.95/Amazon). ISBN: 9780982742839 Approximately 220 pages
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Area Where I Need Help | Solutions |
I need help with computer skills. | http://www.gcflearnfree.org/computer/topic.aspx?id=140 |
I need help with grammar and spelling. | http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com |
I want to take understand personality assessment that gives a basic idea of personality type. | http://www.humanmetrics.com/#Jung, MyersâBriggs(free site, but not as accurate as the actual MyersâBriggs test)Read my daughterâs (Toni Rothpletz) and my book The Young Adultâs Guide to Understanding Personality.
Monster.com and CareerPath.com have a personality quiz Personal.ansir.com Careerplanner.com Livecareer.com Assessment.usatests.com/ Jobtest/?v http://jobsearch.about.com/gi/ o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn= jobsearch&cdn=careers&tm= 17&gps=179_834_1003_630&f= 21&su=p284.9.336.ip_p554.13.336.ip_ &tt=2&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A// tools.monster.com/perfectcareer http://www.discoveryour personality.com/Strong.html |
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Ryze.com Twitter.com Meetup.com |
I need help finding jobs, learning to write résumés, and general career advice. | Monster.comCareerbuilder.comjobs.aol.comRead the book What Color is Your Parachute, by Richard Bolles
Check out the Bureau of Labor Statistics Careerjournal.com Workforce.com Talk to your school counselor Careermaze.com Mediabistro.com Higheredjobs.com |
I need help paying for education. | Staffordloan.comCollegeboard.comFafsa.ed.govTuitionpay.com
Afford.com Read my book The Online Studentâs User Manual, which is also helpful for all online student questions other than financial. |
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I need help with optimism and happiness. | Read The Art of Happiness,by the Dalai LamaRead The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey |
I am getting older and need career advice for my age group. | aarp.org/money/workCareermaze.comhttp://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/workers_fifty_plus.pdf |
I need help to avoid work-at-home scams. | Read my articleInvestopedia.com/articles/pf/09/work-at-home-scam.asp?&Viewed=1 |
I need some other suggested reading to help me reinvent myself. | Read Career Renegade, byJonathan FieldsRead Reinventing Yourself, bySteve Chandler |
I need help with information about expected salaries. | Salary.comIndeed.com salary toolNew York Times Salary ToolsGlassdoor.com
TheRileyGuide.com |
I need help keeping track of my job search progress. | Myprogress.comWorksolver.comExecrelate.com |
I need help researching companies for interviews. | Google.comExecrelate.comCareerTV.com |
I need help finding out about good places to work. | http://www.aarp.org/money/work/best_employers/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/
bestcompanies/2010/ www.hoovers.com/free biz.yahoo.com/ic/ ind_index.html |