Life-Work: A Career Guide for Idealists [Paperback]

William A. Charland (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1999 | ISBN-10: 0944350453 | ISBN-13: 978-0944350454 | Edition: 2

Bill Charland, career counselor and employment training consultant, shows how to find meaningful work today by asking the right question-and listening carefully for the answers. The author of The Idiot's Guide to Changing Careers (Macmillan, 1998) takes a deeper look here at work-its history, meaning, and current trends. Drawing on his experience, as well as writings from biblical texts, Quaker, and other religious and literary works, he shares stories of those who have found personal satisfaction in their work and offers practical guidance for the search.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Many books...promise more than they can deliver...this is not one of them. Life-Work delivers. -- Friends Journal, May 2000

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In Life- Work, William Charland invites the reader to take a deeper look at work-its history, meaning, and current trends-and offers practical guidance for the individual search for meaningful work at any age. Case studies show ways that individuals have approached this challenge.

"When it comes to careers, Bill Charland is a sage...."--Ross Atkin, The Christian Science Monitor

"(Life-Work) offers a welcome contrast to a growing number of career-counseling handbooks...."-Janice Harayda USA Today

William Charland is a specialist on changing occupations, who has counseled more than one thousand adults with career-related issues.

As an educator, Bill served as founding director of the University of Denver Professional Career Development Program and the University Without Walls program at Chicago State University. As a consultant, his clients include American Airlines, Lockheed Martin, Communications Workers of America, U.S. Department of Labor, U S West, and Friends College Kaimosi in Kenya.

Bill is the author of five books, including The Complete Idiot's Guide to Changing Careers (Macmillan, 1998). Mr. Charland is a Senior Fellow at the Center for the New West and an affiliate faculty member at Colorado State University and Western New Mexico University.

A member of Mountain View Friends Meeting (Quakers) in Denver, Bill has served as a representative to Friends World Committee for consultation and has been a member of the Right Sharing for World Resources Committee.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Friends United Pr; 2 edition (December 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0944350453
• ISBN-13: 978-0944350454
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,868,005 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

William Charland is the author of six non-fiction books (including Life-Work: A Career Guide for Idealists, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Changing Careers) and two novels (Soundings, and The Heartland File). A former careers columnist in Denver and corporate consultant, he and his wife, potter Phoebe Lawrence, now live in Silver City, New Mexico where he serves as Director of the Honors Program at Western New Mexico University.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff for job seekers!, January 5, 2008

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Richard Stansberger (Silver City, NM) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life-Work: A Career Guide for Idealists (Paperback)

'The answers we find will appear as a sense of connection.' When I read this in Bill Charland's book, Life-Work, my job search snapped into focus, and I began to pay attention to those connections that energize me.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book deserves more attention., June 22, 2002

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Brad Mortensen (Brigham City, Utah) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life-Work: A Career Guide for Idealists (Paperback)

As a midlife career-changer I've read many career-oriented books in the last couple of years. I found this one to be more helpful than most. I enjoyed the chapters on value clarification. The idea of "quieting" resonating with what I feel the need to do within myself. Also, Charland's emphasis on "venturing" is helpful in applying the insights gained through introspection. The real world examples were inspirational. The tone of the book was just right: authoritative without feeling heavy. It struck the correct light and lively tone, in my opinion. Overall I feel like this book deserves a larger audience it has likely so far received as the product of a relatively small publisher. Thanks to the author for his wisdom and guidance.