2. A Practical Guide for Mastering Personal Development
and Employment Success in the 21st Century
In a period of economic instability and job uncertainty, it is of the utmost importance to know how to think
strategically about your personal development in order to ensure success in the 21st-century work
environment. Global, lifelong learning professional and seasoned trainer Rashid Brown brings his expertise to
readers in his new work-based learning guidebook, Careergonomics: A Practical Guide for Mastering Personal
Development and Employment Success in the 21st Century (published by AuthorHouse).
Careergonomics will:
• Educate readers on how to play an active role in self-development in terms of career
• Assist readers in developing a personal concept of career construction by relating developmental tasks,
vocational transitions and individual knowledge, skills
• Help readers understand, adapt and connect to the employer’s perception and expectation as well as
understand the professional and technical skills needed to succeed in the changing workforce
or marketplace
• Increase productivity, motivation, leadership and employability
Ideal for students, professionals, schools and policy-makers, Careergonomics injects personal responsibility
into workforce effectiveness and job satisfaction, providing readers with the ability to take personal
ownership of their career and life and become the person they want to be.
About The Author
Rashid Brown is an entrepreneurial, tactical, strategic
professional leading high-yield restaurant portfolios for
Multinational Corporations, World Class Organizations, Forbes
and Fortune 500 Companies in the Hospitality and Food &
Beverage Industry.
His broad experience in Regional and District Training and
Development, Operations, Targeted Corporate Recruiting,
Sourcing & Retention Risk, Corporate Training and
Development, Talent and Performance Management, Field
Support, and New Asset Implementation and Development
has helped Fortune 500 Companies, including Schneider
International, ATT, Comcast, ARG, YUM Brands, Brinker
International and others.
Rashid has taught his Careergonomics methodologies at a
Rashid number of institutions, i.e. GSU, AIU, ITT, GPC, OSU, Morehouse
Brown College, Clark Atlanta, etc. His style of edutainment is well
accepted amongst students! He has been featured on various
media channels, ABC, wsbtv, TV57, Comcast Cable TV 27, NPR
3. All Things Concerned, featured in SOVO, Dekalb Neighbors, Atlanta Daily World, and a number of other venues.
Rashid’s expertise in helping individuals achieve business and life success has landed him in collaborations
with Susan Taylor’s Essence CARES Mentoring Movement - AtlantaCARES Circle, George Fraser FraserNET
Student Development Program, Tavis Smiley’s Parent Education Summit, and Steve Harvey’s Mentoring
Weekend
Today, Rashid is Founder of KFDG a firm committed to helping organizations and others stand out in changing
times learn solid strategies that will impact their personal and professional pursuits to reach their full human
potential. Rashid’s approaches to date have helped thousand across the globe.
Honors Youth & Family Services
National Recipient of the Legacy of Dekalb CASA
Excellence Award Dekalb Teen Pregnancy Task Force
Children of Prisoners Coalition
Congressional Merit of Honor for Business Dekalb DFACS
Leaders Dekalb Human Development
Leagues of Cities
Madison Who’s Who Among Executives and National League Cities Council of Youth,
Professionals Education, and Families
JustGeorgia
Cambridge Who’s Who Among Executives, Voices for Georgia’s Children
Business Professionals & Entrepreneurs Coalition of Community Schools
The Center for Working Families
Who’s Who Among Colleges and Universities Future Business Leaders of America
Students Business Professional of America
MusicFriends, Music Educators National
Conference
Specialties Americans for the Arts
The Villages at Carver
Executive Leadership Family Center YMCA
Organizational Development Junior Achievement
Business Process Consulting Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Management Consulting
Strategic Planning
Career Planning and Development
Activity Based Costing
P/L, Budget Planning
Retention Performance
Situational Leadership
High Impact Coaching
Performance and Change Management
Instructional Systems Design
ROI Training
ISO9000
Six Sigma
Human Performance Improvement
4. About Careergonomics
Careergonomics is the latest revelation or Rashid Brown’s vision. We help
define purpose and a strategic mindset for becoming what you want to
be in life.
Leveraging an accessible, on-demand system and Rashid’s proprietary
coaching techniques, Careergonomics embodies the latest advancements in
Career and Purpose Coaching for higher education, employee
development, corporate development and personal enhancement sectors.
The Career Coaching System covers everything from:
The Changing World Creating Stellar Online Profiles For Your
Career Search
Trends and Workplace The Emerging 21st
Economy and Corporation Recognizing The Power of Your Voice
The Ten Big Emerging Markets Interviewing Techniques
How To Reach Decision Makers Negotiating Your Value
Online Job Search Strategies The Power of Your Network
Cracking The Hidden Job Market Career Management
Discovering Your True Passions Succession Management
Building a Digital Presence Go-Getter Salary Strategies Tip
Creating a Noticeable Package The Fear of Person-Who-Has-The-Power-
To-Hire-You
Establishing Your Brand Impression
You can order Careergonomics through Ideal for students, professionals, schools and
Ingram’s Books in Print Database, directly from policy-makers, Careergonomics injects
the publisher at www.authorhouse.com or personal responsibility into workforce
through the book order hotline at effectiveness and job satisfaction, providing
(888) 280-7715 readers with the ability to take personal
Typical Ordering Time: 7-10 Business Days * ownership of their career and life and become
This book is also available at your local retailer. the person they want to be.
Careergonomics | Rashid Brown | 140 Pages 6x9
For media review copies
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4490-0816-1
call 1-800-839-8640 or
August 2009
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