Despite government efforts to close the economic gap, the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. So what can we as middle-class citizens do to stay afloat in today’s economy? Joan Graci, the president and founder of Career Reform, has the answers. Joan calls on us to realize that the lack of job success is not our ruined economy’s fault and that the belief claiming there are no good jobs out there is a myth. The truth is, there has never been a more exciting time to begin or evolve a career. So what’s to blame for our career woes? She argues that a lack of strategic career planning among middle-class Americans is the culprit behind our growing economic mayhem and the fear that it has ignited. Career Reform is a new and revolutionary way of thinking about your career. Because of dramatic changes in the job market, employer demands, and technology, a traditional approach to professional development simply no longer applies. Joan has made it her mission to wake up the masses and introduce them to her foolproof plan that teaches people how to treat their career as a business. With three decades of experience on the front lines of the employment world, she understands the real hiring needs of employers as well as the real job-seeking needs of candidates. Joan aims to close this widening gap by arming job seekers with cutting-edge tools and skills necessary to build a recession-proof background and adapt to the rapid pace of today’s job market.