The Nonprofit Career Guide: How to Land a Job That Makes a Difference
FINALIST 2008 Book of the Year Awards, Career Category, Foreword Magazine
A must read for anyone hoping to launch a nonprofit career! Nonprofits need talented, creative people with all types of skills and experiences. The Nonprofit Career Guide will help you find the best opportunity for you and your interests. This hands-on guide is filled with practical advice from real people working at all levels of diverse nonprofits. In detailed profiles, you'll find out what their work is like, the career paths they followed, and what they look for when hiring new staff. Besides getting a sense of the scope and range of work opportunities, you'll find the most up-to-date information on how to:
- Prepare for a nonprofit career
- Conduct targeted job searches and network effectively
- Handle interviews with aplomb
- Write persuasive cover letters and stellar resumes
- Negotiate a competitive compensation package.
With The Nonprofit Career Guide, you'll get the competitive edge you need to land a great first job and build a rewarding career in the nonprofit sector. Published by Fieldstone Alliance in collaboration with American Humanics.
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Book details
- Author
- Shelly Cryer
- Imprint
- Fieldstone Alliance, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Business & Economics › Nonprofit Organizations & Charities
Business & Economics › Careers - Topics
- nonprofit careers · job searching · career development · nonprofit organizations · social impact work · hiring and recruitment · career paths
- ISBN-13
- 9780940069596 (Paperback)9781630264536 (Hardcover)
About the author
SHELLY CRYER spent more than 25 years working in the nonprofit sector, with a focus on women’s rights, public health, international affairs, and nonprofit sector leadership. She is the author of The Nonprofit Career Guide: How to Land a Job That Makes a Difference.
The Nonprofit Career Guide was a finalist for the 2008 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award in the Career category. Cryer holds a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Duke University.
When she’s not writing, Cryer founded the Initiative for Nonprofit Sector Careers, a research and advocacy project begun in 2002 and housed at American Humanics, and launched the national Nonprofit Sector Workforce Coalition. Her earlier career included work for the Feminist Majority Foundation and the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project.
Shelly lives in the New York City area.