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Career Match: Connecting Who You Are with What You'll Love to Do

From AMACOM

Binding : Paperback
DeweyDecimalNumber : 650.14
EAN : 9780814473641
ISBN : 0814473644
Label : AMACOM
Manufacturer : AMACOM
NumberOfPages : 256
PackageQuantity : 1
ProductTypeName : ABIS_BOOK
PublicationDate : 2007-02-09
Publisher : AMACOM
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Summary: gift
Comment: my son was worried about what to be when you grew up??? I got this book to help him with that problem...seemed to help
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Summary: At last a comprehensive contemporary guide about your personality type and your career
Comment: As a Myers-Briggs practitioner who focuses on how different types function in the corporate environment, I am always asked about the relationship between personality type and career choices and practices. I have found very little on this topic and what I have found is limited and outdated. As a "green" (the most "people- oriented" color), the books tell me that I should be a clergyman or a social worker - fine traditional professions, but not of interest to me. A few other careers are named, but the choices are clearly limited. Ms. Zichy's book presents a full range of career choices that would appeal to each type - career choices that reflect what people do in today's world.

Other aspects that I find very valuable are the advice the author gives each "color" type on searching for jobs and on how to interview with people of every type. This is critical information for landing a job in one of the fields that appeals to you.

Bravo, Ms. Zichy, on an excellent and extremely valuable piece of work.

Bonnie Halpern, Consultant
New York, NY
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Summary: A Mentor on Your Bookshelf
Comment: This is one of my favorite career books. It's completely engaging, highly practical, and a fun read too. From the Color Q Personality Style Self-Assessment quick quiz in the beginning to the profiles of numerous fascinating people and how they've matched their careers to their personalities, this book is top notch. Zichy even has a chapter titled "Money and Compensation" in which she aptly notes: "For all Color Q personalities, money itself is a mirror of self-worth or a means to an end. But how we negotiate our salaries, manage our budgets, and save for important goals is very much driven by our primary and secondary Color Q personalities. Each Color has a different unique competence when handling this all-important aspect of life." Zichy certainly nailed how I negotiation compensation given my Color Q type and her tips were invaluable. The final section of the book, "Creating a Customized Roadmap for Your Professional Life," is an invaluable tool that delivers just that. Career Match is the closest thing to a mentor on your bookshelf.
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Summary: Enjoyable and Useful!
Comment: A great and enjoyable book. Easy reading and lots of information that is applicable to anyone. I was surprised how accurate the tests were and how easy they were to understand and remember.
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Summary: Accurate & Effective
Comment: It's amazing how the author condensed and simplified almost 100 years of Myers-Briggs research into a 10-minute quiz. What's even more incredible is that the quiz accurately identifies your strengths and potential career paths. Shoya Zichy obviously knows how tedious it is to take those 100-question assessments because this book gets right to the point: take the 10-minute quiz and then just read about your own personality type. This book should be a model for other self-help books. Unlike other self-help books, this book is clear and well-organized which make the information actionable.