[PDF] The Job Book eBook

Author : Ellen Ruppel Shell
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,30 MB
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0451497252

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Critically acclaimed journalist Ellen Ruppel Shell uncovers the true cost--political, economic, social, and personal--of America's mounting anxiety over jobs, and what we can do to regain control over our working lives. Since 1973, our productivity has grown almost six times faster than our wages. Most of us rank so far below the top earners in the country that the "winners" might as well inhabit another planet. But work is about much more than earning a living. Work gives us our identity, and a sense of purpose and place in this world. And yet, work as we know it is under siege. Through exhaustive reporting and keen analysis, The Job reveals the startling truths and unveils the pervasive myths that have colored our thinking on one of the most urgent issues of our day: how to build good work in a globalized and digitalized world where middle class jobs seem to be slipping away. Traveling from deep in Appalachia to the heart of the Midwestern rust belt, from a struggling custom clothing maker in Massachusetts to a thriving co-working center in Minnesota, she marshals evidence from a wide range of disciplines to show how our educational system, our politics, and our very sense of self have been held captive to and distorted by outdated notions of what it means to get and keep a good job. We read stories of sausage makers, firefighters, zookeepers, hospital cleaners; we hear from economists, computer scientists, psychologists, and historians. The book's four sections take us from the challenges we face in scoring a good job today to work's infinite possibilities in the future. Work, in all its richness, complexity, rewards and pain, is essential for people to flourish. Ellen Ruppel Shell paints a compelling portrait of where we stand today, and points to a promising and hopeful way forward.

Author : Celeste Monforton
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 32,64 MB
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1620976633

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The inspiring story of worker centers that are cropping up across the country and leading the fight for today's workers For over 60 million people, work in America has been a story of declining wages, insecurity, and unsafe conditions, especially amid the coronavirus epidemic. This new and troubling reality has galvanized media and policymakers, but all the while a different and little-known story of rebirth and struggle has percolated just below the surface. On the Job is the first account of a new kind of labor movement, one that is happening locally, quietly, and among our country's most vulnerable—but essential—workers. Noted public health expert Celeste Monforton and award-winning journalist Jane M. Von Bergen crisscrossed the country, speaking with workers of all backgrounds and uncovering the stories of hundreds of new, worker-led organizations (often simply called worker centers) that have successfully achieved higher wages, safer working conditions and on-the-job dignity for their members. On the Job describes ordinary people finding their voice and challenging power: from housekeepers in Chicago and Houston; to poultry workers in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and Springdale, Arkansas; and construction workers across the state of Texas. An inspiring book for dark times, On the Job reveals that labor activism is actually alive and growing—and holds the key to a different future for all working people.

Author : Jodi Glickman
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 31,39 MB
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1429923806

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Great on the Job offers a much-needed "people skills" primer and masterclass in all facets of workplace communication Do you know how to ask for help at work without sounding dumb? Do you know how to get valuable and useful feedback from your colleagues? Have you mastered your professional elevator pitch so that every time you meet someone, they remember and are impressed by you? If you answered "no" to any of these questions, you need Great on the Job. In 2008, Jodi Glickman launched Great on the Job, a communications consulting firm whose distinguished client list includes Harvard Business School, Wharton, The Stern School of Business, Merrill Lynch, and Citigroup. Now, Glickman's three-step training program is available in book form for the first time. With case studies, micro strategies, and example language, readers will learn communication skills that can be practiced and implemented immediately. In today's economy, it's not typically the smartest, hardest working or most technically savvy who succeed. Instead, the ability to communicate well is often the most important precursor to success in the workplace. So whether you're a star performer or a struggling novice, Great on the Job will give you the building blocks you need for every conversation you'll have at work.

Author : Harold S. Kushner
Publisher : Schocken
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 28,53 MB
Release : 2012-10-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0805243070

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Part of the Jewish Encounter series From one of our most trusted spiritual advisers, a thoughtful, illuminating guide to that most fascinating of biblical texts, the book of Job, and what it can teach us about living in a troubled world. The story of Job is one of unjust things happening to a good man. Yet after losing everything, Job—though confused, angry, and questioning God—refuses to reject his faith, although he challenges some central aspects of it. Rabbi Harold S. Kushner examines the questions raised by Job’s experience, questions that have challenged wisdom seekers and worshippers for centuries. What kind of God permits such bad things to happen to good people? Why does God test loyal followers? Can a truly good God be all-powerful? Rooted in the text, the critical tradition that surrounds it, and the author’s own profoundly moral thinking, Kushner’s study gives us the book of Job as a touchstone for our time. Taking lessons from historical and personal tragedy, Kushner teaches us about what can and cannot be controlled, about the power of faith when all seems dark, and about our ability to find God. Rigorous and insightful yet deeply affecting, The Book of Job is balm for a distressed age—and Rabbi Kushner’s most important book since When Bad Things Happen to Good People.

Author : Dev Aujla
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 42,5 MB
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0143131532

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A new personalized way to find the perfect job—while staying calm during the process. You are so much more than a resume or job application, but how can you communicate that to your potential employer? You need to learn to ask the right questions, stop using job sites, and start doing the work that actually counts. Based on information gained from over 400,000 individuals who have used these exercises, this book reveals career expert Dev Aujla’s tried-and-tested method for job seekers at every stage of their career. Filled with anecdotes and advice from professionals ranging from a wilderness guide to an architect, it includes quick-step exercises that help you avoid the common pitfalls of navigating a modern career. Whether you've just decided to start the hunt or you're gearing up for a big interview, 50 Ways to Get a Job will keep you poised, on-track, and motivated right up to landing your dream career.

Author : John Gray
Publisher : Sheffield Phoenix Press Limited
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 30,8 MB
Release : 2015-06-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781909697911

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John Gray, who was Professor of Hebrew and Semitic Languages in the University of Aberdeen, left at his death in 2000 a complete manuscript of a commentary on the Book of Job. Rich in text-critical and philological observations, the manuscript has been carefully prepared for the press; it will soon become a standard work for scholars and students of the biblical book, and a fitting tribute to the sound judgment and innovative scholarship of its author. John Gray was noted especially for his books The Legacy of Canaan (1957; 2nd edn, 1964), The Biblical Doctrine of the Reign of God (1979), and his commentaries, I and II Kings (1963; 2nd edn, 1970) and Joshua, Judges and Ruth (1967). Gray's commentary on Job, which is prefaced by a lengthy general introduction, is the first volume in a new series of commentaries on the text of the Hebrew Bible. All the volumes will concentrate on the text criticism and philology of the Hebrew text, a feature notably lacking or merely perfunctory in many current biblical commentary series.

Author : Richard Rohr
Publisher : Gracewing Publishing
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 14,95 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9780852443088

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Richard Rohr, internationally known retreat leader, speaker and writer, plumbs the depths of the Job's story and its relevance for us today. Rohr strips Christian faith down to the essentials, beyond glib answers and a "hand-me-down" experience of God, and points the way to true knowing. In this invigorating exploration, the tension between suffering and faith becomes a powerful means to an authentic, open connection with the divine.

Author : Derek W. H. Thomas
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 25,26 MB
Release : 2016-08
Category :
ISBN : 9781567697155

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Teaching Outline + Study Guide for The Book of Job

Author : Gerald J. Regni
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,26 MB
Release : 2016-05-22
Category : Job hunting
ISBN : 9781519518712

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WHAT? THE JOB BOOK will help you to reveal your true attributes, resulting in an abundance of career choices. This will prove to be an exciting and fulfilling ride! VALUE THE JOB BOOK is for readers who value an utterly new and highly personalized, purpose driven career-finding approach. By the end of this career finding adventure, you will appreciate the discovery that your skills are welcomed by an abundance of job choices. RESULT THE JOB BOOK will change your opinion and the minds of millions of readers who think jobs are scarce into a mindset that jobs are abundant. The reader will also learn to find meaningful job opportunities that fit, and how to best get there. After reading THE JOB BOOK, you will have better judgment of truth and lies concerning your native attributes and will know how to use today's best results arena. THE JOB BOOK is an utterly new look at career finding. The journey is entertaining! WHO? THE JOB BOOK is for Students, Job Seekers, Career Professionals, Counselors, Libraries, Job Sources, Teachers, Employers and especially those wanting a job that will fit well.

Author : Carol A. Newsom
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 45,37 MB
Release : 2003-03-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0199882134

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Carol Newsom illuminates the relation between the aesthetic forms of Job and the claims made by its various characters. Her innovative approach makes possible a new understanding of the unity of the book that rejects its dismantling in historical criticism and the flattening of the text that characterizes many final form readings. Additionally, she rehabilitates the moral perspectives represented by certain voices of the book that modern critics have treated with disdain.