Summary
Are you recently married, wondering what you are going to do
about your career once you have kids?
Are you a stay-at-home mom with kids now in school,
wondering how you can rejoin the workforce?
Or, are you simply looking to leave the corporate world for a
more flexible lifestyle, and spend more time with family?
Full-Time Woman, Part-Time Career is the first book of its kind
to bridge the gap for professional women who struggle with the
question of how to raise their families while maintaining their
careers. Told from the perspective of someone who has done it,
the author shows you how, in as little as two years, you can build
a flexible professional business, working from home, that affords
you ample income and more time with your family.
You will learn:
- The Top Ten Qualities Required to Go Out On Your Own and
Start a Business (How to decide whether or not this is for you)
- The Top Five Ways to Sell Yourself and Your Services
- Five Criteria to Consider When Setting Fees
- Six Things to Remember When Negotiating Contracts
- Tips and Advice from Other Women Who Work Part Time
And much more!
About the Author
Karen Steede Terry has been self-employed as an independent software instructor and consultant since 1996. Karen holds teaching certifications from four different GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and GPS (Global Positioning Systems) manufacturers.
Previously, she was employed by ESRI®, Inc., and Trimble® Navigation, LTD., the market leading GIS and GPS companies, respectively.
She is a Certified Trimble GPS Trainer, as well as an ESRI Authorized GIS Instructor, and was the first woman to obtain both certifications. She also holds certifications from Leica Geosystems, Inc., and MapInfo Corporation, and is the only person certified by all four manufacturers simultaneously.
GIS is a decision support tool that allows scientists or technicians to overlay map layers for querying data, analysis, mapping trends, and modeling scenarios.
GIS and GPS are used worldwide in thousands of industries, a fact which is reflected in Karen's client base:
- SBC
- Pacific Bell
- The State of Texas
- Occidental Petroleum
- United Meridian Corporation
- XTO Energy
- 3D International
- Koch Industries Inc.
- Carter-Burgess, Inc.
- Numerous city and county governments
Karen is a graduate of Texas A&M University. A technical writer, she is published regularly in national trade magazines. Her first book, Integrating GIS and the Global Positioning System, was published in 2000 by the ESRI Press. A member of the National Speakers Association (NSA), Karen is a regular speaker
at GIS and other conferences.
