Seasons of Your Career - Paperback

by Kathy Sanborn (Author)

According to the authors, our work lives follow predictable patterns, much like the seasons of the year. The Spring season is characterized by opportunity and challenge; Summer is a time of competence and achievement; Autumn is a time to assess the career fulfillment you've achieved thus far; and Winter is the end of the career cycle, with new opportunities just around the corner. For each seasonal change we experience within our career, there is a specific set of workplace challenges, and choices; this book will help you recognize and make the most of each season. In this book, expert career coaches with more than twenty years of combined experience demonstrate the best ways to harness the predictable changes of the work world and use them to the reader's advantage, no matter what the career stage. Whether the reader is twenty years old and in her first job, or fifty-five and contemplating a career change, the authors will show readers how to navigate the seasons of their careers with confidence and gain greater fulfillment from their work. Throughout the book are unique and helpful quizzes, self-assessment tools, and exercises, including: Career Thinking and Goal Magic sections -

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To everything--including career development--there is a season!

Have you recently been blindsided by an unexpected layoff? Do you wake up every Monday morning already looking forward to quitting time on Friday? Do you hear the call of a more satisfying career but are afraid and unsure of how to make the transition to it? You don't have to be at the mercy of outside forces or your own insecurities any longer. Once you understand "The Seasons of Your Career," you can take charge of your professional life, master the cycles of career change, and experience fulfillment through your work.

In this innovative guide, career coaches Kathy Sanborn and Wayne R. Ricci illustrate the predictable, seasonal patterns that our work lives follow--from the Spring of growth and challenge through the winding down of Winter and back again to Spring's fresh opportunities. Packed with insightful exercises, helpful quizzes, and inspiring real-life stories, this upbeat text offers surefire strategies for: Recognizing the career season you are in and taking advantage of it Working through trouble spots to excel in your current job Placing your career in perspective to allow for strategic, long-term planning Setting and reaching goals that support your preferred career path Staying positive through potentially tough seasonal transitions Approaching your career as one aspect of a balanced, fulfilling life

Whether you are twenty years old and in your first job or fifty-five and contemplating a major career change, "The Seasons of Your Career" is uniquely designed to help you navigate your professional future with confidence and conviction.