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Your Next Big Career Move: A Guided Journal for Job Seekers

Cara Bedick

Whether you've been laid off, are ready for a new direction, or are at the start of your career, this guided journal empowers you to own your next move. Here are prompts to spark insight, lift you up, and turn reflection into action--to propel you toward opportunity with clarity and purpose. Dive deep into topics like:

  • Introspection, Goal Setting, Exploration, and Dream Job--to define what you want and need from your next role.
  • Resume Building, Interview Skills, and Connection--to build the skills to land it.
  • Motivation, Confidence, Gratitude, and Adaptability--to keep you moving toward your goals.

Filled with tips and hard-won guidance from someone who's been right where you are now, Your Next Big Career Move will help you land your next job--one you can't wait to start--in record time.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Experiment
  • Publish Date: Dec 16th, 2025
  • Pages: 144
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.20in - 6.00in - 0.50in - 0.40lb
  • EAN: 9798893031003
  • Categories: Careers - Job HuntingPersonal Growth - SuccessJournaling

About the Author

Bedick, Cara: -

Cara Bedick is an editor who has published hundreds of self-help, business, lifestyle, and motivational books, including several international bestsellers. A trendspotter and entrepreneur by nature, she has been featured in The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, The Information, and more. She was a featured speaker at Skillshare's 2024 "Dream Job Week" and speaks regularly at conferences including American Society of Journalists and Authors and Writer's Digest. Your Next Big Career Move is her first book.

Praise for this book

Let's be real: Job searching is the absolute worst. Instead of dwelling on the process, Your Next Big Career Move provides intuitive and practical prompts to move you forward with confidence. A welcome antidote to uncertainty, this journal offers a cathartic place to work through your feelings about your future, discover what you really want from your next job, and become brave enough to go after it.--Kara Cutruzzula, author of Do It For Yourself, Do It Today, and Do It (or Don't)
I wish I had this book years ago between jobs. It will help you not only with the search and interview stages but also the hardest part: the waiting. In Your Next Big Career Move, you'll find fresh ideas to increase your value, build your skill set, and gain control of your next step. There's lots to do before you're hired, so get moving!--D.A. Sarac, author of the self-care series Big F*cking Dreams, Love This F*cking Journey, and I am F*cking Radiant
Cara Bedick's ninety-nine practical and inspiring prompts and friendly tone make it easy for current and aspiring job seekers to make strategic career decisions with confidence. Make sure your next big career move includes this welcome guide.--Karen Wickre, author of Taking the Work Out of Networking
It's like a career coach at your fingertips--providing valuable structure, perspectives, and prompts to help guide you through your journey.--Nicola Ries Taggart, author of Calm the Chaos Journal and Write and Release Journal
Every job seeker needs this journal. It's easy to get lost in endless soul-searching or jump into tactical job search activities without clarity on what we actually want. Bedick bridges that gap, offering prompts that balance introspection with action-taking and moving you closer to your next opportunity with each reflection.--Melody Wilding, LMSW, author of Managing Up and Trust Yourself
Your Next Big Career Move is a thoughtful companion for one of life's most challenging transitions. Cara Bedick gently guides readers through the often-overwhelming experience of searching for a new job, offering structure, reflection, and, above all, hope. Combining wise and practical advice, the book can help readers transform uncertainty into opportunity, and anxiety into purposeful action.--Tal Ben-Shahar, author of Happier and Choose the Life You Want and founder of the Happiness Studies Academy
As job stress and uncertainty reach a fever pitch for so many, Your Next Career Move shines like a light in the darkness. With insight, warmth, and invaluable expertise, it offers concrete guidance for those seeking help in charting their professional path.--Andrea Bonior, PhD, author of Detox Your Thoughts and professor of psychology at Georgetown University