Those looking for a new career direction will find reassuring advice in this upbeat guide--from overcoming obstacles to adapting to change to assessing a new employer.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Better than most books on Career Change,
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The book starts out with 2 surveys. One survey assesses you and your work environment. You get to pinpoint, in quantitative terms, what works for you & what doesn't. The other assessment surveys your entrepreneurial skills, and whether starting your own business is for you. Armed with that information, the book launches into presenting all sorts of options, and references for following up, on whatever peaks your interest. The options approach in this book is a welcome change from the 'do it this way' format of some career books. A unique section on adult development points out how women's life goals at different stages, are often different than a man's life goals at the same stage. At last, it is in print, what we knew all along. This book also gives ways to overcome common problems. This is a welcome change from other books, whose motto is 'just do it'. Sometimes getting off the starting block is the real problem. This book has frank talk in that category, to get you going, and ease you into the process comfortably. If you need a gentle push, try this book.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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A Must Read for Serious Career Changers,
By Hal Shepherd (Kildeer, IL) - See all my reviews
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"I found Career Change to be full of practical and helpful strategies (including real life experiences of 10 career changers). Dr. Helfand has put together a treasure of resource material much needed in these troubling recessionary times. The author's writing style is very down to earth and easy to read. The highight for me was the 50 plus page Chapter on helping people identify career options with the use of a case study, the actual complete assessment details of a real person..........very helpful in seeing how to get your results and understand them. No other book I'm aware of quite covers this topic so thoroughly. Kudos to Dr. Helfand for hitting a grand slam Home Run in the World Series of job search and Career Change.
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I did not find this book helpful at all. It is packed with academic speak and very little practical material. I would recommend Richard Bolles' What color is Your Parachute, Howard Figler's The Complete Job Search Handbook, and J. Michael Farr's How to Get the Job You Really Want (this book is more of a manual and has some great ideas in terms of job searching and how to go about it. This one is definitely a must).
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This chapter discusses three ways of viewing life transitions: age related, life stage related, and life events/transitions related. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
life experience exercise, career planning efforts, informal job market, separation statement, returning adult students, career planning process, preferred skills, career changers, internal campaign, occupational trends, career decision making, specialty bookstore, skill clusters, percentage score, entrepreneurial characteristics, specific job titles Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Highest Possible Score, Analysis of Life Experience Exercise, New York, Occupational Scales, Satisfaction Total, Yellow Pages, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Work Groups, Gale Research, Mid-Life Transition, Richard Bolles, Life Experience Brainstorming Work Sheet, Low Average High Low Average High, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Work Values Satisfaction Self-Assessment, Basic Interest Scales, Career Report, Census Bureau, Medical Science, Strong Interest Inventory, The Riley Guide, America's Career New!
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This chapter discusses three ways of viewing life transitions: age related, life stage related, and life events/transitions related. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
life experience exercise, career planning efforts, informal job market, separation statement, returning adult students, career planning process, preferred skills, career changers, internal campaign, occupational trends, career decision making, specialty bookstore, skill clusters, percentage score, entrepreneurial characteristics, specific job titles Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Highest Possible Score, Analysis of Life Experience Exercise, New York, Occupational Scales, Satisfaction Total, Yellow Pages, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Work Groups, Gale Research, Mid-Life Transition, Richard Bolles, Life Experience Brainstorming Work Sheet, Low Average High Low Average High, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Work Values Satisfaction Self-Assessment, Basic Interest Scales, Career Report, Census Bureau, Medical Science, Strong Interest Inventory, The Riley Guide, America's Career New!
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- Dictionary of Occupational Titles (Volume II) by U S Department of Labor on 5 pages
- Occupational Outlook Handbook 1992-93 on page 179, page 254, and Back Matter
- Dictionary of Occupational Titles by U. S. Dept of Labor Employment & Training Administration on page 179, and page 254
- Dictionary of Occupational Titles by United States Employment Service on page 331, and Back Matter
- Minority Organizations: A National Directory by Elizabeth H. Oakes on page 291, and Back Matter
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- Personal Best: 1001 Great Ideas for Achieving Success in Your Career (National Business Employment Weekly Premier Guides) by National Business Employment Weekly on page 13, and page 15
- The Unofficial Guide to Landing a Job (Unofficial Guides) by Michelle Tullier on page 81, and Back Matter
- Kill the Craving by Joseph Santoro in Back Matter
- Back in Control: How to Stay Sane, Productive, and Inspired in Your Career Transition (Culture Tools Series) by Diane G. Wilson in Back Matter
- Career Solutions for Creative People: How to Balance Artistic Goals with Career Security by Dr. Ronda Ormont on page 291
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