In Transition: From the Harvard Business School Club of New York's Career Management Seminar [Paperback]

Mary Lindley Burton (Author), Richard A. Wedemeyer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 7, 1992

In Transition is drawn from the brilliant seminar that has helped more than a thousand Harvard MBAs advance their careers.

For the past ten years Mary Burton and Kick Wedemeyer have conducted their personal seminar on career management for the Harvard Business School Club of New York, helping more than a thousand Harvard Business School graduates advance their careers and enhance their lives. With In Transition, the expertise of these two seasoned career consultants is finally available to all managers not completely satisfied with their jobs and life situations.

In Transition offers a new perspective and proven guidance to all managers. It will help you to:

• Locate, evaluate, and obtain the most satisfying job possible
• Understand what you really want out of your career
• Access all your options, including a new job in the same field, a new career direction, or enhancement of your effectiveness in your current situation
• Apply the business skills you already possess to your job search
• Integrate your personal and professional life

  
  

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Many of America's brightest executives are finding themselves out of work. "In Transition "provides strategies and tactics to help them find careers that are professionally and personally rewarding."--Reuben Mark, Chairman, President, CEO, Colgate-Palmolive Company"With one son a freshman in college and another a senior in high school, being unemployed was a nightmare. The "In Transition "process helped me to clarify career goals and develop an effective employment campaign."--John G. Reed, Jr., Vice President, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

About the Author

Mary Lindley Burton and Richard A. Wedemeyer have taught the Career Management Seminar for the Harvard Business School Club of Greater New York since 1980. Mary Burton is president of Burton Strategies, providing career strategy consulting to individuals. She is a graduate of the Harvard Business School.

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: HarperBusiness (October 7, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887305717
• ISBN-13: 978-0887305719
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,156 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #31 in Books > Business & Investing > Job Hunting & Careers > Vocational Guidance

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on career change, direction and focus I have seen, August 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: In Transition: From the Harvard Business School Club of New York's Career Management Seminar (Paperback)

Helps you walk through the process, step by step, of determining what's important to you, your unique talents and skills, where you can apply those and the practical side of getting a job.. Fantastic.. I turn to it time and time again as I continue my 10+ years post MBA career..

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For any stage of your career, June 24, 2009

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N.Nunez (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Transition: From the Harvard Business School Club of New York's Career Management Seminar (Paperback)

This book was recommended to me by a senior executive of a Fortune 500 company. She had used it throughout her career and constantly refers back to it anytime she's thinking through transition. As a young growing professional, this was an unbeatable resource not only for pointing me to think ahead, but for the useful exercises to process my experiences to this point in order to help shape my moving forward.

Buy it...and keep it handy.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must read by everyone on the job market, December 31, 2006

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Reader "cvrcak1" (Boca Raton, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Transition: From the Harvard Business School Club of New York's Career Management Seminar (Paperback)

This is the most comprehensive book I have come accross describing all the aspects in one's job search. One will find valuable information in regards to the job search: learning (or finding out) about oneself, defining both personal and professional priorities, self-marketing aspect of the job search, outplacement services, recruiting and networking efforts, interview process approach and salary negotiations. Book is a gem and it gives very valuable reference material information on other books valuable for job seekers and professionals; as well as inventory of reputable recruiting firms and other useful information. Must have book!