Work with Marty Nemko

Lew Hunter, former head of UCLA's screenwriting program, told me that he asked a cabbie, "How the book coming?" The cabbie, surprised, replied, "How did you know I was writing a book?" Hunter smiled, "Everyone is."

Indeed, so many people "have a book in them" or have written one, but which isn't selling.

On Work with Marty Nemko on Sunday July 29, my guest will be John Kremer, author of the respected book, 1001 Ways to Market Your Books.

Work with Marty Nemko is heard every Sunday from 11 am to noon on 91.7 FM, KALW, San Francisco

On July 15 at 11 am my guest will be Rick Newman, author of Rebounders: How winners pivot from setbacks to success.

At around 11:30, I'll invite listeners to call in for a Three-Minute Workover: I try to help them take at least a baby step forward in solving their work/career problem.

On July 8 from 11 am to noon, I'll invite listeners to call in with their worklife problem. On each, I'll do what I call a Three-Minute Workover. And I'll intersperse my favorite new career tips.

Work with Marty Nemko is heard every Sunday from 11 am to noon on KALW 91.7 FM San Francisco

When I ask listeners what they like about Work with Marty Nemko, the most frequent answer is something like, "I like to hear you and your wife Barbara go back and forth on issues."

That's what we''ll be doing from 11 am to noon on July 1. We'll have some career-related topic to bat around and we'll debate how to respond to callers' worklife questions.

Work with Marty Nemko is heard every Sunday from 11 am to noon on 91.7 FM, KALW, San Francisco.

It's the Holy Grail of careers: A good and ethically unchallenged career requiring only a bachelor's degree--and in which job openings are plentiful.

One of the few careers meet those criteria: medical technology, more often referred to as lab techs.

On Work with Marty Nemko on June 24 at 11 a.m, my guest will be Hanna Poczter who has hired and supervised lots of lab techs for the North Shore Health Care System.  We'll talk about how best to prepare, the various niches, the careers' upsides and downsides, and other insider advice.

At around 11:30, I'll invite you to call in with your worklife problem. I'll try to help you solve it--what I call a Three-Minute Workover.