Since I am in the job search process, I picked up a copy of The Right Job, Right Now by my friend, Susan Strayer. I have trudged through enough career advice, personality tests, and skills test booklet to make anyone sick to death of the topic. Still, I had hope for this book. Susan is a wonderful friend and advisor and I wanted to support her latest endeavor.
I have to admit that all biases aside, I found this book not only useful but fun to read. Sounds crazy right? It’s not. I couldn’t put it down and it helped to get me motivated. Susan’s humor and warmth comes through in her writing and the advice she offers has already been helpful and I know will continue to help me throughout my career. Just by reading the book, you feel that she is rooting for you to get the right job for you right at this moment. She answered the dozens of questions that I have always had about the job search though was too afraid to ask.
So if you’re in the market for a new job, currently searching, trying to decide whether or not to leave your current job, considering a job or career change, or just completely confused about this area of your life, Susan can get you going down the road to clarity! Now if only she could write a book about relationships and dating….
http://www.susanstrayer.com/books_advice/the_right_job_right_now/
Published by Christa Avampato
The short of it:
Writer. Health, education, and art advocate. Theater and film producer. Visual artist. Product geek. Proud alumnae of the University of Pennsylvania (BA) and the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia (MBA). Inspired by ancient wisdom & modern tech. Proliferator of goodness. Opener of doors. Friend to animals. Fan of creative work in all its wondrous forms. I use my business skills to create passion projects that build a better world. I’ve been called the happiest New Yorker, and I try hard to live up to that title every day.
The long of it:
My career has stretched across Capitol Hill, Broadway theatre, education, nonprofit fundraising, health and wellness, and Fortune 500 companies in retail, media, entertainment, technology, and financial services. I’ve been a product developer and product manager, theater manager, strategic consultant, marketer, voice over artist, , teacher, and fundraiser. I use my business and storytelling to support and sustain passion projects that build a better world. In every experience, I’ve used my sense of and respect for elegant design to develop meaningful products, services, programs, and events.
While building a business career, I also built a strong portfolio as a journalist, novelist, freelance writer, interviewer, presenter, and public speaker. My writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, PBS.org, Boston.com, Royal Media Partners publications, and The Motley Fool on a wide range of topics including business, technology, science, health, education, culture, and lifestyle. I have also been an invited speaker at SXSW, Teach for America, Avon headquarters, Games for Change, NYU, Columbia University, Hunter College, and the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. The first book in my young adult book series, Emerson Page and Where the Light Enters, was acquired by a publisher and launched in November 2017. I’m currently working on the second book in the series.
A recovering multi-tasker, I’m equally at home in front of my Mac, on my yoga mat, walking my rescue dog, Phineas, traveling with a purpose, or practicing the high-art of people watching. I also cut up small bits of paper and put them back together as a collage artist.
My company:
I’m bringing together all of my business and creative career paths as the Founder of Double or Nothing Media:
• I craft products, programs, and projects that make a difference;
• I build the business plans that make what I craft financially sustainable;
• I tell the stories that matter about the people, places, and products that inspire me.
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