50 Best Jobs for Your Personality [Paperback]

Michael J. Farr (Author), Laurence Shatkin (Author), Kristine Dobson (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2005 | Series: 50 Best Jobs for Your Personality

Personality self-assessment plus 140+ "best jobs" lists covering 300 total jobs-with descriptions-for the six major personality types.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Written in a friendly tone . . . The personality test is easy to understand but thorough in finding the reader's personality." -- Ellen Tevault, Librarian, Indiana State Library

About the Author

Michael Farr has been teaching, writing, and developing his job search techniques for over 20 years. He has written dozens of books that have sold over 2 million copies. Mike emphasizes practical, results-oriented methods that have been proven to reduce the time it takes to find a job. His commonsense advice has made his books the most widely used in job search programs.

Laurence Shatkin has 30 years in the career information field, presents and blogs on career issues, and is the author of many best-selling books. Dr. Shatkin is sought after by the media for his expertise on occupations and appears regularly on national news programs. He has appeared on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, the Fox Business Network, ABC News Now, CBS Newspath, NPR, and in many other TV and radio shows. He has been quoted in The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, Associated Press, Men's Health, Forbes, and many other major publications. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 466 pages
• Publisher: JIST Works; 1 edition (May 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593571771
• ISBN-13: 978-1593571771
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,019,855 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Another disappointing job search book, August 11, 2006

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Raychel "Word." (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 50 Best Jobs for Your Personality (Paperback)

I have long been hoping to find the ONE career book that will point me in the write direction of finding the career that I want out of life. I'm coming to believe that these books are mostly a waste of money.

This book contains a personality test that is not unlike any other career assessment test that you can take online, for FREE. It then contains a boat load of charts...50 highest paying jobs for this personality type....50 jobs for this personality type with the highest amount of women/men employed...ect ect. If this sort of thing interests you then by all means this book might be for you.

Most of the book however is a list of different jobs for the different personality types that contains descriptions, experience/education needed, related job, ect but it is all on a VERY BASIC level.

Save your money and speak with a career counsler.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read for Counselors, Consultants, and Teachers, April 28, 2007

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Dr. Mary Askew "Hollandcodes.com" (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 50 Best Jobs for Your Personality (Paperback)

50 Best Jobs for Your Personality is excellent reference book that provides the latest information on occupations and Holland Codes.

50 Best Jobs has detailed information on each occupation - Holland Codes, job descriptions, earnings, job growth and openings, education/ training requirements, skill areas, and GOE Interest Areas.

Extensive job lists provide a wealth of information -

- Highest Pay, Fastest Growth, and Most Openings
- Education, Job Training, and Work Experience Requirements
- GOE Interest Fields and Groups

50 Best Jobs for Your Personality is useful for -

- Career Exploration
- College Major Exploration
- Career Planning
- Career Transition
- Occupational Information
- Career Counseling
- Career Decision-Making

As a bonus, 50 Best Jobs has a career assessment and an overview of the Holland Code Career Model.

This is an excellent resource for counselors, consultants, and teachers.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful to highschoolers!, December 25, 2009

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Mary S. Long (Baltimore, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 50 Best Jobs for Your Personality (Paperback)

I have a nephew who is at a loss as to what career path to take...I gave this book to him and he spent the entire holiday week off from school reading this. Its chocked with information that relates to one's personality and what career fits with your talents. It points out a surprising number of sub fields one could consider, which I think fascinated my nephew.
This is a worthwhile book to give teenagers. IT explores the personality, likes and dislikes of certain fields, and actually spikes the teen's imagination and curiosity about different career fields one may not be familiar with.