The Career Coward's Guide to Changing Careers

The second book in the revolutionary Career Cowards series helps you tackle one of the most intimidating job search situations you might encounter: changing careers. Maybe you're unhappy with your current work, or maybe you've been laid off in an industry that is losing jobs. In her friendly and comforting style, career coach Katy Piotrowski walks you though all the basic steps of transitioning from your current career to a new one you will love!

• Identify several great-fit career options.
• Make a confident choice about the best career.
• Create a fun, doable career-change plan.   
• Transition into your new career smoothly and successfully.

Part 1: Building Blocks for Your Career Change
Chapter 1: Discover Your Natural Talents and Best Skills
Chapter 2: Visualize Your Ideal Career
Chapter 3: Pinpoint Your Passion Zones

Part 2: Exploring New Career Ideas
Chapter 4: Create a List of Career Ideas That Jazz You
Chapter 5: Prioritize Your Top Three Choices (and Get Geared Up to Move Forward)
Chapter 6: Carry Out Some Career Experiments

Part 3: Gather Essential Career Info and Make a Choice
Chapter 7: Master the Best-Kept Career-Change Secret: Informational Interviewing
Chapter 8: Execute a Successful Informational Interview
Chapter 9: Get Unstuck (If You Are)
Chapter 10: Gather Info and Make Choices
Chapter 11: Handle Career-Change Confusion
Chapter 12: Make the Right Choice for You

Part 4: Transition to a New Career Painlessly
Chapter 13: Build a Bridge to Your New Career
Chapter 14: Create a New-You Resume for Your New Career
Chapter 15: Land Your First New-Career Position
Chapter 16: Present the New You Effectively in Interviews
Chapter 17: Move Successfully Along Your New Career Path

Katy Piotrowski, M.Ed., author of the Career Coward’s series, has been a career counselor in private practice in Fort Collins, Colorado, for more than 15 years. She has a Master’s of Education in counseling and career development and has helped thousands of individuals achieve success in the job hunt and beyond through a variety of career counseling and support tools. 

Piotrowski has worked with organizations such as Agilent Technologies, Hewlett Packard, Kodak, and more on career development and transition projects. She has also taught graduate-level career counseling courses at Colorado State University. 

Piotrowski conducts many workshops to help job seekers overcome their job hunt fears and succeed in finding a career that is right for them. She sits on multiple workforce center boards and has received “Business Associate of the Year” recognition from the American Business Women’s Association.

Piotrowski was recognized nationally as a “Top-10 Career Counselor of the Year” for effectiveness in helping her clients achieve their career objectives.

She is the author of the weekly “On the Job” career advice column in the Ft. Collins Coloradoan and has quickly become one of the most sought-after experts on job search and career change. She has been widely quoted in a variety of publications, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report, Essence, Forbes, and many others.

For interview requests or questions about Piotrowski, contact Selena Dehne at sdehne@jist.com or (651) 215-7548.