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I Don't Know What I Want, But I Know It's Not This: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Gratifying Work (Paperback) (Paperback)
by Julie Jansen
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A must-read for anyone who is working and feeling dissatisfied, unfulfilled or unhappy with their current work situation. |
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Author: Julie Jansen
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Pub. in: January, 2003
ISBN: 0142002488
Pages: 288
Measurements: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BA00913
Other information: ISBN-13: 978-0142002483
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Ever looked around at what you're doing at work and wondered how on earth you got to this awful place where you hate getting out of bed in the morning? Ever feel like there's something about your so-called 'successful career' that makes you feel vaguely rotten inside? Feel like what you really wanted to be when you grew up got lost somewhere along the way?
Through a series of exercises, Julie Jensen helps you rediscover your values and passions, and to see why where you are right now is so frustrating. This book isn't about finding a job, it's more about defining yourself and seeing where you shine and where you don't.
She categorizes people 'stuck' in their careers into six types (Where's the Meaning, Been there, Done that, Need the Money, Bored and Plateaued, Bruised and Gunshy, One Toe in the Retirement Pool), and then works through specific exercises to help those archetypes set goals that will move them towards more connection in their life.
The book is nice in that it isn't all about having to be an entrepreneur to be happy. Most find-yourself-through-your-career books push entrepreneurship really hard and completely devalidate the whole work concept. Jensen suggests that working for someone else is fine, but making sure your needs are met is important. Many books about career change are horribly vague about how to figure out what you want to do. Jensen provides concrete exercises and examples of how people applied what they learned.
This is not just an executive job search tool, but one for career changers at every level - those just starting out, those who are burned out, veteran job seekers, would-be entrepreneurs.... It's never too late to learn more about yourself, particularly during these challenging economic times when there's even more at stake with every career move. Read it, take the tests, and prepare to become enlightened!
Target readers:
Job seekers and would-be entrepreneurs.
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Julie Jansen has made five career changes in order to find work that fulfills and satisfies her professional and personal needs. A career coach and consultant, she has been featured in publications such as WSJ.com Career Journal, Selling Power, Working Woman, and Smart Money and has been published in the National Business Employment Weekly. She is also a frequent speaker at both non-profit groups and corporations throughout the United States.
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A disturbingly large number of people today are unhappy with their work. In this helpful book, career coach Julie Jansen addresses this work-dissatisfaction epidemic. Using career assessment quizzes and personality exercises, Jansen helps readers understand their present work or career situation, discover the type of work for which they're best suited, and learn how to create the changes they need. Filled with real-life examples and including a useful resource section, this guide provides the inspiration and know-how to implement positive career change.
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J. Wilson (MSL quote), USA
<2007-06-19 00:00>
This book may not help you find a life-long satisfying career, but It will help you understand yourself much better. I found the exercises easy to complete, helpful and quite informative.
The book will take you through a thorough self-assessment, and I like that you can get through the book quickly, but still put it down and pick it back up later when needed. When compared to similar books, this one is easier to navigate and is not at all painful.
The author helps you categorize yourself into one (or several) of the following work situations: Where's the meaning, Been There Done that, Bruised and gun-shy (recently downsized), Bored and plateaued, Yearning to be on your own and One toe in the retirement pool.
I have already recommended this book to two friends in the last week. While I simply checked a copy out of the library, I recommend this as a book worth purchasing.
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-06-19 00:00>
I bought this book, and "Radical Careering: 101 Truths to jumpstart your Job..." so I could get some inspiration to potentially switch careers. By far, this was the better and an excellent book. This book provides a comprehensive series of exercises to capture the essence of 'What do I want to do with my life - careerwise?' Julie Jensen sincerley takes you on a journey inward to rediscover who you are and why you are what you are - all so you can have a great career match.
While she doesn't help you find a job, she does help you detail out the characteristics of a job you'd love.
Through this book, I found out that I was in one of the 6 types of people stuck in thier careers, I was 'Where is the meaning'- knowing where I also lets me know where I don't fit!! There are a lot of meaningful examples in this book, very case study like so you can relate to walking in the shoes of other people. Well written, well organized, and very thought provoking. I highly recommend it if you are at all contemplating switching careers or jobs.
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Michael Laurance (MSL quote), USA
<2007-06-19 00:00>
Simply the best!
This book is awesome in that it is tailored to whatevery stage of career or whatever issue the reader is facing. It is multi-faceted and not at all preachy.
It facilitates the exploration process by frequent and extensive exercises that really draw the reader to the crux of their interests.
Julie did an awesome job with this book, and has tremendous insights into how to solve for whatever you may be seeking.
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Robert Hedges (MSL quote), USA
<2007-06-19 00:00>
I have been in the same career since 1987 (I am an airline pilot), and have been seriously considering a change for the last five years. Many of the reasons I have been considering a career change (mismanagement and economic disaster in my industry, lack of long-term career prospects, lack of respect, and boredom, to name but a few) are directly addressed in this book. The book is primarily geared to mid-career professionals, but I think it is applicable to any situation in which a fairly radical career shift is being considered. Because of the author's background, human resources, accounting and similar occupations are most frequently cited in the examples, but the principles apply to other occupations equally well.
The book is easy to read, but sometimes is time consuming due to the exercises, which are frequent and detailed. To really get the most out of the book, the exercises must be done, although I confess to not doing all of them the first time through the book myself. Even without the exercises, though, the concepts in the book are enormously helpful in focusing a job hunter. Although the author breaks career changers into six primary groups, you may very well find yourself in more than one category as I did. That's not a bad thing, and in fact, in my case it helped me consider facets of my career desires that I had not previously contemplated.
One of the things that Jansen does very well is realistically quantifying tolerance for risk, and that is especially well conceived in chapter seven "Yearning to be on Your Own," in which starting your own business and entrepreneurship are covered. I especially like that she doesn't simply guide a reader to a decision about their suitability for self-employment, but that she also discusses the different types of businesses, to include partnerships, which are often overlooked by other guides.
The "Resources" section at the end of the book is an absolute gold mine of excellent publications, organizations, and Internet sites. This section alone fully justifies the purchase price of the book.
This book is a practical and genuinely helpful guide for those seriously considering a career transition. The assessments, advice, and resources in this book are first rate, and I highly recommend it to anyone with even a modest interest in a career change, and think it is essential to someone actively in the job market.
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