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The Common Denominator
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Asha Aravindakshan
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Most people imagine their career following a straight path, but in reality, it is filled with twists and turns. What do you do when you want a new job or to change your career? How do you identify the right industries, roles, and organizations for you? Who do you contact in your professional and personal networks?
Skills: The Common Denominator shows you how to determine your transferable skills and present them to potential employers to differentiate yourself as a job candidate. Part inspiration, part how-to, you will hear stories from 25 career changers to learn how you can position yourself to make a successful switch.
Discover ways to:
- Identify your transferable skills.
- Build (or rebuild) your professional brand to stand out in a job search.
- Leverage digital tools to master LinkedIn, secure interviews, and stay organized.
- Cultivate your network to find a role that best aligns with your strengths.
- Keep an open mind on today's top transferable skills as you grow your team.
With the help of Asha Aravindakshan's Skills: The Common Denominator, you can land the job made for you, whether you are entering the job market or looking to pivot.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2021 Asha Aravindakshan (P)2022 Asha AravindakshanListeners also enjoyed...
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The advice gets stronger with each chapter!!
- By A. G. on 05-05-17
By: Carla A. Harris
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The Science of Growth
- How Facebook Beat Friendster - and How Nine Other Startups Left the Rest in the Dust
- By: Sean Ammirati, Richard Florida - foreword
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
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The lean entrepreneurship movement has captivated Silicon Valley and entrepreneurs across the country. It provided an agile framework to develop the right product solution for a given target market and is now used by almost every fledgling company to do just that. The next challenge is growth - to achieve the financial returns and, more importantly, the impact they dreamed of when starting off on their adventure.
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Awesome book
- By Josh on 04-29-16
By: Sean Ammirati, and others
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The High-Potential Leader
- How to Grow Fast, Take on New Responsibilities, and Make an Impact
- By: Ram Charan, Geri Willigan
- Narrated by: Bob Reed
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
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Companies need high potential leaders (Hi-Pos) more than ever before to help them adapt to today's tumultuous, digitally-driven business environment. If you meet the Hi-Po criteria, you're in high demand - and this book explains how to fast-track yourself.
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Good book for people wanting to climb the corporate ladder and for executives to accelerate high - potential leaders
- By Niel on 06-23-19
By: Ram Charan, and others
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Black Faces in High Places
- 10 Strategic Actions for Black Professionals to Reach the Top and Stay There
- By: Randal D. Pinkett, Jeffrey A. Robinson
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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Black Faces in High Places is the essential guide for Black professionals who are moving up through their organizations or industries but need a roadmap for how to get to the top and stay there. Based on the authors' considerable experiences in business, in the public eye, and as a minority, the book shows how African-American professionals can (and must) think and act both entrepreneurially and "intrapreneurially".
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purchased by accident, too much one way
- By mimi on 02-22-22
By: Randal D. Pinkett, and others
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Pivot
- The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One
- By: Jenny Blake
- Narrated by: Jenny Blake
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
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Careers are not linear, predictable ladders any longer; they are fluid trajectories. No matter our age, life stage, bank account balance, or seniority, we are all being asked to navigate career changes much more frequently than in years past. The average employee tenure in America is just four to five years, and even those roles change dramatically within that time. Our economy now demands that we create businesses and careers based on creativity, growth, and impact. In this dynamic world of work, the only move that matters is your next one.
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Difficult in Audio Format
- By Gina L. on 01-16-17
By: Jenny Blake
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Entrepreneurial You
- Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple Income Streams, and Thrive
- By: Dorie Clark
- Narrated by: Dorie Clark
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
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What does it take to create the career you want? It's no secret that the world of work has changed, and we're shifting toward an ever more entrepreneurial, self-reliant, work-from-wherever-you-are economy. That can be a liberating force. But there's a major obstacle professionals face when they contemplate taking the leap: how to actually make money doing what they love. You may have incredible talent and novel ideas, but figuring out how to get started, building your reputation in a new realm, and bringing in a steady flow of new clients can be a daunting prospect.
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Alternative title: Ways to Earn Money Online
- By Oliver Nielsen on 02-12-18
By: Dorie Clark
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The Zappos Experience
- 5 Principles to Inspire, Engage, and Wow
- By: Joseph A. Michelli
- Narrated by: Joseph A. Michelli, Tom Parks
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
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The Zappos Experience takes you through - and beyond - the playful, offbeat company culture Zappos has become famous for. Michelli reveals what occurs behind the scenes at Zappos, showing how employees at all levels operate on a day-to-day basis while providing the "big picture" leadership methods that have earned the company $1 billion in annual gross sales during the last ten years - with almost no advertising. Michelli breaks the approach down into five key elements.
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Brand propaganda
- By MR A G ADELAAR on 05-22-15
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Born to Build
- How to Build a Thriving Startup, a Winning Team, New Customers and Your Best Life Imaginable
- By: Jim Clifton, Sangeeta Badal
- Narrated by: Braden Wright
- Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
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Written for anyone trying to figure out how to make the most of their lives, Born to Build seeks to inspire entrepreneurs and ambitious, self-motivated people to build something that will change the world. A builder’s venture could be a small business that grows into a mammoth enterprise, a thriving new division in an existing company, a nonprofit, a social enterprise, a church, a school - anything that creates economic growth and makes a lasting impact on society.
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Powerful perspective shift
- By Diana_loves_audiobooks on 06-09-18
By: Jim Clifton, and others
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The Million-Dollar Financial Advisor
- Powerful Lessons and Proven Strategies from Top Producers
- By: David J. Mullen Jr.
- Narrated by: Allan Robertson
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
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The best financial advisors are well equipped to succeed regardless of market conditions. Based on interviews with 15 top advisors, each doing several million dollars worth of business every year, The Million-Dollar Financial Advisor distills their universal success principles into 13 distinct lessons. Each is explained step-by-step for immediate application by veteran and new financial professionals alike.
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Fantastic tips and practices
- By SS MacIntyre on 03-10-15
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Build an A-Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve
- By: Whitney Johnson
- Narrated by: Whitney Johnson
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
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The best bosses know this, and they know how to make it happen by thoughtfully designing people’s jobs around the skills they have today as well as the skills they'll need to be even more valuable tomorrow. That's how entire organizations stay competitive in an unpredictable, rapidly changing business environment. In this book, Johnson explains how to become one of those bosses and how to build your A-team.
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A must listen for team builders everywhere
- By Nathan McMullin on 06-09-18
By: Whitney Johnson
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Inbound Selling
- How to Change the Way You Sell to Match How People Buy
- By: Brian Signorelli
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
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Over the past decade, Inbound Marketing has changed the way companies earn buyers’ trust and build their brands - through meaningful, helpful content. But with that change comes unprecedented access to information in a few quick keystrokes. Enter the age of the empowered buyer, one who no longer has to rely on a sales rep to research their challenges or learn more about how a company’s offering might fit their needs. Now, with more than 60 percent of purchasing decisions made in the absence of a sales rep, the role of the rep itself has been called into question.
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Should be titled sales and sales management 101
- By James on 12-11-23
By: Brian Signorelli
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Duct Tape Selling
- Think Like a Marketer - Sell Like a Superstar
- By: John Jantsch
- Narrated by: John Jantsch
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
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Many of the areas that salespeople struggle with these days have long been the domain of marketers, according to best-selling author John Jantsch. The traditional business model dictates that marketers own the message while sellers own the relationships. But now, Jantsch flips the usual sales approach on its head. It's no longer enough to view a salesperson's job as closing. Today's superstars must attract, teach, convert, serve, and measure while developing a personal brand that stands for trust and expertise.
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not quite for audible
- By Andrea on 05-08-16
By: John Jantsch
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The Commitment Engine
- Making Work Worth It
- By: John Jantsch
- Narrated by: John Jantsch
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
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The small-business guru behind Duct Tape Marketing and The Referral Engine teaches listeners how to establish lasting commitment in their employees, customers, and businesses. Why are some companies able to generate committed, long-term customers while others struggle to stay afloat? Why do the employees of some organizations fully dedicate themselves while others punch the clock without enthusiasm?
By: John Jantsch
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Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated
- And the Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time
- By: Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz
- Narrated by: Richard Harries
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
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In Never Eat Alone, Ferrazzi lays out the specific steps - and inner mindset - he uses to reach out to connect with the thousands of colleagues, friends, and associates on his contacts list, people he has helped and who have helped him. And in the time since Never Eat Alone was published in 2005, the rise of social media and new, collaborative management styles have only made Ferrazzi’s advice more essential for anyone hoping to get ahead in business.
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Couldn't finish
- By book smart on 05-01-16
By: Keith Ferrazzi, and others
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- JT
- 05-29-23
Insightful and Purposeful
The book offers ideas and strategies to help you take charge of your personal and career goals to help you and guide others to reach your highest potential. It is a great resource and well thought out book. I especially enjoyed the tone, personal stories, and the pdf accompaniment. I highly recommend it!
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