Career advisor Liz Ryan explores how the workplace has gone off the rails, how to connect with employers with a pain letter, and give your resume a human voice.

You’ll Learn:

Roadblocks that get in between creative people and their goals
Why you should throw that performance review framework out of the window
What’s a pain letter and why it will help you land your next job

About Liz

Liz Ryan is among the world’s most widely- read career advisors and CEO/Founder of Human Workplace, a think tank and publishing firm whose mission is to reinvent work for people.

Liz was SVP of HR for U.S. Robotics during its rise from $15M to $2.5B in annual sales. Liz was also CEO and Founder of WorldWIT, the world’s largest online community for professional women, before founding Human Workplace in 2012 to reinvent work for people. Liz writes for Forbes.com, LinkedIn and many other publications and is a sought after international keynote speaker.

Her new book is called Reinvention Roadmap: Break the Rules to Get the Job You Want and the Career You Deserve

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Website: Human Workplace
Book: Reinvention Roadmap: Break the Rules to Get the Job You Want and the Career You Deserveby Liz Ryan
Book: The Alphabet Versus the Goddess by Leonard Shlain
Book: The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene
Book: The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene

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