Strategies for Successful Career Change: Finding Your Very Best Next Work Life

Published On Friday, July 23, 2010 By mmuchlisdj. Under: career change books. Tags: Best, Career, Change, Finding, Life, Next, Strategies, Successful, Very, Work  

3 Responses to “Strategies for Successful Career Change: Finding Your Very Best Next Work Life”

  1. Rolf Dobelli says:
    July 23, 2010 at 7:37 am

    Some people decide to switch careers to pursue more gratifying work. Others have career change thrust upon them by company closings, downsizing or technological advancements. Whatever the reason, changing careers can be stressful and bewildering. Business writer Martha E. Mangelsdorf’s common sense manual, while a bit simplistic, does a good job of breaking the process into manageable steps. The first is identifying what you want. That is never easy, but once you manage it, the rest of your transition will fall into place so you can focus on practicalities. Can you find opportunities in a related field or even within your current company? What are your strengths, weaknesses and “transferable skills”? Can you switch careers without additional training and education? Could you overlap careers or work two jobs to maintain your financial security? Mangelsdorf answers all these questions and more, using successful career change stories to punctuate her points. If you are at a career crossroads, getAbstract recommends this guide to help you navigate through the tumult.
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  2. Deborah A. Yaffe says:
    July 23, 2010 at 10:10 am

    Filled with helpful exercises and practical tips, Martha Mangelsdorf’s book will help anyone at a career crossroads clarify the way forward. And her overall strategy — set long- and short-term goals, then take small, concrete steps to realize them — has wide application in many areas of life.
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  3. Anthony W. Beshara says:
    July 23, 2010 at 11:11 am

    I have been recruiting and finding people new jobs since 1973. Most “career change” books lead people to believe that changing careers is easy and all they have to do is “dream it.” This book is the real deal.

    It explains, very clearly, how difficult it is to change careers and how to go about doing it.

    I have been asked thousands of times about changing careers. I tell folks how hard it is to do. This book explains how to do it. It doesn’t promise. It delivers.
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