Mike Wysocki Receives National Recognition Through the NYC Big Book Award®

MAUI, HI, UNITED STATES, September 21, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The NYC Big Book Award recognized “Careers By the People: Candid Career Advice from 101 Experienced Professionals” by Mike Wysocki in the category of Career as a Distinguished Favorite. Wysocki is a Career Readiness Speaker, Workforce Readiness Expert, and Award-winning Author.

The competition is judged by experts from different aspects of the book industry, including publishers, writers, editors, designers, booksellers, librarians and professional copywriters. Winners and distinguished favorites are based on overall excellence.

“Careers By the People” offers real-world insights on 101 different occupations from 101 people ranging from CEO to beekeeper, and everything in between, along with Mike’s own unique perspectives on career choice and how to achieve and sustain a great career.

Occupations are broken down by Holland Occupational Themes and reimagined for the modern world.

Enterprise: The Ballers (the leaders).

Realistic: The Hustlers (the people who get things done).

Investigative: The Einsteins (the thinkers).

Artistic: The Rock Stars (the creators).

Social: The Good Kids (the helpers).

Conventional: The Perfectionists (the organizers).

“Careers By the People” has been recognized as an Amazon best seller, won an IPPY award, an Axiom Award, and now a NYC Big Book Award.

You’ll glean actionable insights into a wide range of professions with honest reflection that ranges from funny, to thought-provoking, to downright depressing. All, though, offer key insights that can help readers prepare for the careers of their dreams.

NYC Big Book Award received book submissions worldwide. Attorneys, Doctors, Entrepreneurs, Film & Television writers, Historians, and Journalists, from well established authors to first time indie authors as well as small and large presses participated.

Entries this year were received from the United States as well as countries such as Australia, Canada, China, Dubai, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, New Zealand, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Cities represented among the entries were Auckland, Baltimore, Dallas, Frankfurt, Hollywood, Johannesburg, Manhattan Beach, New Orleans, NYC, Philadelphia, Sydney, and West Palm Beach.

Publishers included Beacon Press, Berrett-Koehler, Casemate, Edinburgh University Press, Forbes Books, Kiplinger Books, NYU Press, Palgrave Macmillan, Penguin Random House, Rizzoli, Routledge, The White House Historical Association, University of California Press, University of Nebraska Press, Weaving Influence Press, and Wiley.

We have an amazing list of authors from around the globe participating this year, said awards sponsor Gabby Olczak. I’m so excited to share these books with a worldwide readership!

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About the Author

After toiling in corporate America for 30+ years, Mike Wysocki finally put his sociology degree to work by researching a variety of occupations and collected hundreds of responses from industry veterans then choosing the best 101 for Careers By the People. For more information please view :

www.careersbythepeople.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-wysocki/

https://www.youtube.com/@careersbythepeople

ISBN: 978-63489-574-3

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About the Award

NYC Big Book Award, https://www.nycbigbookaward.com/, is announced every fall. NYC Big Book Award is open to all authors, publishers, and illustrators, and includes submissions from the big five publishers. Join us for the Awards Dinner on April 10th, https://www.nycbigbookaward.com/awardsdinner, held at the BookCAMP event, April 9-10, 2027, https://www.ipabookcamp.com, where recipients will walk on stage to receive their awards.

Gabby Olczak
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