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 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 read 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. "Practical steps through engaging, real-life stories. Researched-based content - like reading Cliff Notes - led me to see Skills as a valuable tool I can go to again and again." — Moira Lethbridge , Author of Savvy Woman in 5 Minutes a Day: Make Time for a Life That Matters "Asha Aravindakshan's Skills: The Common Denominator presents the modern approach to using preparation, technology, and social capital to build a career and opportunity sustaining network. Asha invites each reader to reflect on the inherent value of their respective journey." — Joe Scantlebury , Incoming President & CEO of Living Cities "Asha Aravindakshan's Skills is the essential employment guide for the decade." — Devin Thorpe , Author of Superpowers for Good and Adding Profit by Adding Purpose "With thoughtful examples from various sectors, Skills provides a roadmap with various routes to help both young professionals and folks looking to transition careers. The tangible anecdotes give a variety of experiences allowing more seasoned readers the ability to connect the dots within their own career, making it easier to translate their experience to colleagues looking for career advice and recommendations." — Naomi Shelton , CEO of National Charter Collaborative "Asha Aravindakshan's compelling storytelling illustrates the potential benefits of breaking away from a linear career path and embracing a brave, meaningful pivot. Her insights are valuable for anyone pursuing career growth, but this book is especially timely in this season of rapid change in the workforce and beyond." — Colin Seale , Founder & CEO of thinkLaw and Author of Thinking Like a Lawyer Let your transferable skills help you to change your career! " Skills: The Common Denominator offers actionable guidance for anyone who is getting started on their career path, or considering a career pivot. The real-life stories provide a useful glimpse into how others have focused on their skillsets to drive shifts in their careers." — Ben Casnocha , co-author of the #1 New York Times bestselling book The Start-Up of You "In Skills: The Common Denominator , Asha Aravindakshan provides engaging examples and an actionable roadmap for reinventing yourself. By focusing more on your skills, you can open up new avenues for career exploration. This book shows you how." — Michael Watkins , author of the international bestselling book First 90 Days "Asha Aravindakshan pushes readers to take action and lays out the steps to get that action-taking going!!" — Beverly Kaye , co-author of bestselling books Up Is Not the Only Way , Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go and Love 'Em or Lose 'Em Asha Aravindakshan is a corporate executive, startup advisor, and careers strategist. Early in her career, she learned the importance of identifying and articulating her own transferable skills to land jobs she loves. Asha also developed key skills in relationship building and business networking to overcome the loneliness that many job seekers experience. She served on the alumni boards of both of her alma maters. This vantage, along with her own experiences, led Asha to write her debut book, Skills: The Common Denominator , to help more people find fulfillment in their professional lives. After completing a degree in finance at The George Washington University, Asha earned a Master of Business Administration from the MIT Sloan School of Management. She is the recipient of awards on the future of work and digital transformation. To learn more about Asha, follow her @dcasha on Twitter or Instagram.