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Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type - Revised and Updated Edition Featuring E-careers for the 21st Century (Paperback)
by Paul D. Tieger, Barbara Barron-Tieger
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| MSL Pointer Review:
Believing that we should choose career path based on our personality, the authors did a fantastic job helping us better know ourselves. |
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Author: Paul D. Tieger, Barbara Barron-Tieger
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; 3rd edition
Pub. in: April, 2001
ISBN: 0316880655
Pages: 416
Measurements: 9.3 x 7.6 x 1.1 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BA00049
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- Awards & Credential -
Now in its third edition, this book is one of the most acclaimed career guides out there with more than 500,000 copies sold in the past 10 years. It ranks #1,435 in books on Amazon.com as of December 14, 2006. |
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Do What You Are is one of those rare books that effectively serves two purposes: It offers a solid introduction to personality typing, particularly using the well-known Myers-Briggs system, as well as being a practical guide to help readers look for the "types" of work and careers best suited to their particular personality type. I have had my copy since 1993, and have lent it out numerous times to a variety of people who - after studying it - have all commented that they had a much clearer understanding of their career-related ups and downs.
The Tiegers cover three different areas in the book. Part One offers a basic introduction to the theories behind personality typing and the Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator. Whereas there is not actually a Myers-Briggs style "sorter quiz" in the book (these are best administered by a professional), there are fairly good descriptions of the four dimensions of personality type - thorough enough for most readers to be able to determine their four-letter "code."
Part Two addresses the interaction between the dimensions of personality and work style, and how they affect behavior and priorities in the workplace. This includes such things as how different personalities might approach the same problem differently, as well as a discussion of personal development at different stages of life.
Part Three - which is the bulk of the book - provides detailed descriptions of the 16 personality types, with a full chapter for each type. Each chapter includes three "real people" examples of working people, showing what works (as well as challenges) for them in their chosen careers. Each chapter continues by finding the "common threads" of the type covered, and then goes on to list a large number of careers that might be a "good fit." The chapters then conclude with tips for the job search, pathways to success and possible pitfalls to stay alert to - as they apply to YOUR particular type.
Overall, the book offers many interesting insights. However, readers should keep in mind that books like Do What You Are serve as guide, and NOT as a set of "hard and fast" rules. Some people may have had life experiences that open different doors than those outlined here, and some may find the lists of careers for their type a bit limiting. Also, the book mostly deals with "mainstream" professions with a heavy focus on the corporate track - if you're of an entrepreneurial nature, you may not find it quite as useful. Finally, I would suggest that you don't rely on this book alone, when trying to find a career that's a good fit - personality typing is merely ONE of many possible approaches to career development.
Final thoughts: Highly recommended (9 out of a possible 10 bookmarks), especially for those who are considering a new direction because their career seems stagnant or "not quite right." It would be helpful - but by no means essential - to know your Myers-Briggs type prior to reading the book. (From quoting Peter Messerschmidt, USA)
Target readers:
Managers, entrepreneurs, seasoned and young professionals, government and non-profit workers, graduates, and MBAs.
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Paul Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger are principals of Communications consultants LLC and have been training professionals in the use of Personality Type for twenty years. They teach individuals and groups how to improve their effectiveness at work and at home. They live in West Hartford, Connecticut.
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From the Publisher:
For over 10 years Do What You Are has helped hundreds of thousands of people find the job that suits their personality type best. It lists the wide array of occupations that are popular with your personality type, including today's hottest career tracks in growth areas such as e-commerce, biotechnology, new media, and telecommunications. Throughout, the authors provide savvy career advice and highlight the strengths and pitfalls of each personality type with real-life examples.
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Tag Goulet (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-27 00:00>
As a career expert who helps people break into dream careers this is one of my favorite books. One of the best things about this book is that it helps identify what you need to be happy in a job. For example: Is it important for you to work as part of a team or do you need to work independently? This book may point out some critical things you need for job satisfaction that you might not be aware of if you have not yet experienced them on the job. I also use this book as an employer, both to ensure the person I'm hiring is a fit for the job (for example, we have found that people who are intuitive are most likely to fit with FabJob), and also to ensure that we provide our employees with what they need to stay happy in their jobs.
I even took this book to a Goulet family Thanksgiving (okay, I admit I am a nerd who brings career books to family functions), and everyone had a blast figuring out their personality style. One couple identified that their different personalities (polar opposites according to the book) was likely the cause of many of their clashes. It helped open up family lines of communication, just as it opens up communication between employers and employees.
This isn't the book to identify your ideal dream career. Instead it offers many possible careers choices that are most likely to appeal to people who have your personality style. But it is an excellent starting point for narrowing down your career choices, and it provides invaluable information to help you weed out jobs where you definitely won't be happy.
Highly recommended if you want to learn more about yourself. |
An American reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-27 00:00>
I enjoy reading and studying the MBTI and personality theory. I picked up the Tiegers' book at a book sale and certainly do not regret it. The book is well written and fills an urgent need: it attempts to help the concerned reader answer the ages old question, what am I supposed to do with my life? All sixteen types are given ample attention and the book offers many suggestions for pursuing a career based on your personality type. Each section has detailed, real life examples of successful matches between personality types and careers.
However, I have a few concerns about the book that prevent it from receiving a five star rating. The book does not mention entrepreneurship at all (a minor point). It also does not give an explanation that I recall regarding how the Tiegers reached the conclusions they wrote about. In my case I was indifferent to many of the suggestions that they gave as career choices for my type, and was actually turned off to several. Capability is different than interest. Another problem is that socialization or other experiences in a person's life may lead to an enjoyable career that is not what a reading of the innate preferences and combination of preferences may suggest. The Tiegers addressed these concerns...somewhat. In my specific case I concluded that my potential career goals and career path need to involve different ideas and suggestions than what the Tiegers asserted.
That said, I still recommend the book. Someone who is younger, college or high school age, for example, or someone (probably still younger aged) who is completely unhappy in their job might greatly benefit from reading the book and acting on its advice. A mediocre resource is probably better than no resource, and Do What You Are is not mediocre - it's good, but not great. |
Margaret (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-27 00:00>
If anything helped shine the spotlight on the fact that people are wired different and those differences can dramatically effect work performance and enthusiasm, it is Tieger's work on applying Myers Briggs typing to job selection. This book is also good at indicating that there are a variety of professions that are suitable to each type. However, I believe there's another point that needs to be more powerfully fleshed out: while the Mozarts of the world may well be happy with picking out one of the options offered, people with too many passions to pick just one (read Renaissance Souls) need to be reminded that just because they may choose one of the options offered, it doesn't mean they will do it for life. True, Tieger is clear that the four Types can change in intensity and there are developmental stages to those changes. However, the title comes dangerously close to implying that at the end of the book's process you will know who you are and thereby can identify your perfect career (singular!) |
An American reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-27 00:00>
The book comes across as more of a game than anything truly useful. Finding out your "type" is fun, but beyond that the book provides little benefit in the way of sorting out career options. Using this book to determine your type assumes that you come from a near perfect family environment that allowed you to be the person you naturally wanted to be all your life. How many of us didn't have parents who pushed us to one degree or another to be something we are not? Even when we grow older and process through this reality, the effects linger. This book devotes less than a page to acknowledging this reality and doesn't have any advice or guidance on how the "are" in "doing what you are" is likely a complex process for most people and requires more than a cookie-cutter approach. Save your money and buy a good biography or work of fiction instead.
(A negative review. MSL remarks.) |
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