The Empowered Job Search is not your typical job search book. Our starting point isn’t with cover letters or resumes, but YOU. Because the process can feel so disempowering, we help you develop the psychological tools to manage your emotions and build an empowered mindset to have true agency in your search. You’ll discover powerful tools to navigate every step of your job search, from setting up your daily schedule and clarifying your ideal work, to creating a one-of-a-kind resume and cover letter. The book also includes interview tips, how to negotiate your offer, a framework for making difficult decisions, and how to start your new job from a place of power. Our approach is based in both theory and practice: we draw on positive psychology, Buddhist principles, and Nonviolent Communication, as well as our leadership and career coaching work with thousands of clients. At its core, The Empowered Job Search is a call to action to humanize the job search and create a better work world. We hope that you not only get a great new job, but also feel inspired to create a more compassionate, creative, and equitable workplace. "Full of powerful and practical exercises on each page, every professional should read this book. Like seeing a therapist for your career." - Adam Smiley Poswolsky, author of The Quarter-Life Breakthrough and Friendship in the Age of Loneliness "It is a great book!" - Nigel Paine, Author of The Learning Challenge , Building Leadership Development Programmes that Work and Workplace Learning: How to Build a Culture of Continuous Employee Development "The book effectively allows people to design a process that makes them the producer, director, and lead character in their career adventure. It puts you, the candidate, in the center of the job-seeking process, not the job. Doing so empowers you positively and focuses on seeking a job that allows you to bring the best version of yourself to the table. The book is helpful for HR managers too." - Raghu Krishnamoorthy, Former Chief Human Resources Officer at GE, Author, Speaker and Thought Leader "Full of powerful and practical exercises on each page, every professional should read this book. Like seeing a therapist for your career." - Adam Smiley Poswolsky, Author of The Quarter-Life Breakthrough and Friendship in the Age of Loneliness The job search can be one of the most transformational learning experiences of your life. You get to dream big and imagine what's possible. We hope that this book empowers you to get a great job, encourages you to build a better work world and inspires you to lead a happier and more fulfilled life. Lauren Weinstein is the Director of Learning andDevelopment at Degreed, a learning and upskilling platform. She hasspent over a decade helping hundreds of people navigate their professional career paths and working with organizations to make them healthy and productive. Previously, at Raffa-Marcum, she worked with boards to hire, coach, and advise executives in the nonprofit and social sector. Prior roles include running CareerHub, a technology platform /job board for job seekers, at the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation and seven years at Accenture as a management consultant.Lauren received a BA in Communication from the University of Pennsylvania, where she is currently doing an executive master's anddoctoral program in organizational leadership and learning. A formercollegiate competitive swimmer, Lauren has a certification in leadership coaching from Georgetown University and is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coach Federation. Cathy Wasserman is a leadership coach, organization development consultant, licensed master social worker, and 'social experimentrice' dedicated to re-imagining what's possible for individuals, organizations and society. For more than 20 years, she has helped hundreds of people develop their leadership and manifest their ideas -- from CEO's to activists, artists to non-profit professionals, and social entrepreneurs. She also advises nonprofits, start-ups, and fellowships including The Roddenberry Foundation, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation and The Wexner Foundation. Additionally, she facilitates staff retreats,game-changing conversations, workshops and conflict mediation. Cathy has an MSW from Smith College and a BA in Psychology from Wesleyan University. She trained in mediation with the New York Peace Instituteand in Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication. More about her work can be found at cathywasserman.com.