Finding the Career That Fits You: The Companion Workbook to Your Career in Changing Times - Softcover

Burkett, Larry; Ellis, Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802425224 ISBN 13: 9780802425225

Verlag: Moody Publishers, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

Job security is a thing of the past. In a time when companies are laying off thousands of people and 60 to 80 percent of employees are not satisfied with their jobs, many people are wondering if there is such a thing as job security and whether they can actually enjoy their work. After all, if you spend most of your waking hours doing something, you at least should like it.

According to Lee Ellis and Larry Burkett, you can find the career that fits you. You can enjoy your work. It's just a matter of assessing who you are, knowing your strengths and interests, and discovering the kind of work that will utilize those talents.

In this new edition of Finding the Career That Fits You, you will discover the person God made you to be through insightful looks at your personality, skills, life values, and vocational interests. All statistics and resources have been updated and the latest information on using the Internet in your job search has been added. Ellis and Burkett will walk you through the job-search process and give you the confidence you need to start or change your career—and your life!

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LARRY BURKETT (1939-2003) was a well-known authority on business and personal finance. He wrote more than seventy books, including non-fiction bestsellers like Family Financial Workbook, Debt-Free Living, and The World¿s Easiest Guide to Finances. He also had a worldwide radio ministry. Larry founded Christian Financial Concepts and served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Crown Financial Ministries®. He is survived by his wife, Judy, four grown children and nine grandchildren.

LEE ELLIS is the President and Founder of Leadership Freedom and FreedomStar Media. He serves as a management consultant in leadership development and team-building. Lee is the author of a number of books, including Finding the Career that Fits You, Your Career in Changing Times, and Leading Talent Leading Teams. He and his wife, Mary, reside in Dawsonville, Georgia. They have four children and six grandchildren.

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Finding the Career That Fits You

The Companion Workbook to Your Career in Changing Times

By Larry Burkett, Lee Ellis

Moody Publishers

Copyright © 1998 Larry Burkett and Lee Ellis
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-0-8024-2522-5

Contents

Introduction, 
1. Facing Career and Workplace Issues, 
2. Gaining a Biblical View of Work, 
3. Understanding Your Personality Strengths, 
4. Understanding Your Skills, 
5. Understanding Your Work Priorities, 
6. Understanding Your Vocational Interests, 
7. Putting Your Pattern Together, 
8. Making Career Decisions, 
9. Developing Your Résumé, 
10. Organizing for the Job Search, 
11. Managing Your Finances, 
12. Starting a Business, 
Resources, 

CHAPTER 1

FACING CAREER AND WORKPLACE ISSUES

Since you are reading this workbook, it's likely that either you or someone close to you is facing a career problem or decision. You're not alone. Career and work issues are having a major impact on the lives of millions of Americans today.

Through our experience in administering a career assessment to over 50,000 individuals, we see that the vast majority of career problems fall into one of four categories: job mismatch, no job, returning to the workforce, or young people with no direction. You probably will be able to identify with at least one of these groups. No matter which group you're in, this workbook can help you work through your career issues.

WHICH CAREER PROBLEM FITS YOUR SITUATION

1. Job mismatch—unenthusiastic, bored, stressed out

A major issue with adults continues to be job and career dissatisfaction. There are millions of people who don't like what they are doing at work. In fact, according to a recent poll, 50 percent of those surveyed said that if they were starting over they would choose a different career.

When experiencing a lack of fulfillment and corresponding low motivation toward work, many people realize they did not make a good career choice. They chose a field of work that was not a good match. Many are looking for a way to find out what their talents are and what occupations might fit.

We've seen some who are stressed, even to the point of not wanting to go to work in the morning. For some, the problem of job stress is o severe they are having health problems.

One person put it this way: "I make a living at my job, but I don't look forward to going to work everyday. In fact I usually dread it, and when I'm there I look forward to five o'clock so I can go home. I wish I could make a career transition."

A person in sales said: "I can make a big sale on Friday, but I hate my job so much that I don't look forward to going to work on Monday."

2. Don't have a job—have been laid off or downsized

Mergers and cutbacks have added millions to the ranks of the unemployed—some for the first time.

"I had been with this company for 15 years and was the marketing manager for the Northeast region. Our company was bought out in a merger, and I was replaced by the guy who had a similar position with the parent company. I've been unemployed for 10 months and have no hope of a good job."

Another person said, "I worked for 'XYZ' Corporation for 12 years and thought my future was quite secure. Our company restructured, and they cut 10 percent of the management staff. I haven't been able to find employment and probably never will get back into my old field."

These cutbacks have had a tremendous impact on families. For those who have experienced downsizing, it's much like a death in the family or a divorce. As a wife whose husband is in the throes of a job search put it, "My husband's unemployment has caused tremendous stress in our family—financially, emotionally, and spiritually."

3. Entering/reentering the workforce—lacking confidence, experience, skills, and direction

This group has expanded rapidly in recent years. Some are homemakers who have decided to pursue a career now that their children are older or have left home. Others have felt the pain and hardship of divorce and now, as single parents, must go to work to provide for their families.

Entering the workforce as an adult can be a scary thought. Many who are in this position don't have any idea which direction to pursue. Others may know what they would like to do, yet they haven't kept up with the changes in their fields. Should they go to school, or should they just take entry jobs and try to get established in the workplace?

How do you gain the confidence needed to succeed at what seems like a monumental task? It comes from knowing your talents, making a commitment to develop and use them, and following a plan of action. For many in this group, just getting started at some level can give these individuals the experience and confirmation of their abilities they need to really bloom.

A lady who just received her "first full-time paycheck in sixteen years" put it this way: "When our boys reached teen age and I was ready to do something else ... a career assessment seemed a logical place to start. I believed the Lord was directing me to ... get back my office skills and develop my computer skills. I began to work part-time ... at the same time going through the career assessment and counseling. I gained many skills working for the past two years, but the most important thing I gained was my self-confidence ... to stretch myself and not to be afraid of what I don't know."

4. Young people facing the future with no career direction

The problems facing young people and their career decisions are multifaceted. First, they have had little exposure to the world of work, so they don't know much about what is available. Second, in general there is no good system in place at home, school, or church to help them make good decisions. Consequently, youth often choose an occupation out of ignorance or choose based on the current trends and values of society.

Additionally, the lack of academic motivation in students is at least partly related to their lack of a career goal. Dr. Cliff Schimmels, Christian author and educator, says that "motivation is the ability of the learner to see the applied value of the lesson to be learned." If young people have no career goals and know little about work, they see no purpose for their learning. Hence, when high school students are asked the question "How was school today?", too often we hear another verse of "Boring."

Young people who go to college also suffer from a lack of career direction. Low motivation, no direction, and poorly defined career goals, such as "I want to make a lot of money," have costly consequences. Unfocused students flunk out, change majors, or flounder around, expecting one day to graduate and get a good job. Unfortunately, many who do graduate still have no idea what their talents are or what they want to do.

The waste in classroom time, lives, talent, and productivity is discouraging; and, with the rapid inflation in college costs, the expense of misdirected education and training is becoming significant.

One parent put it this way. "We educated our son through four years of college and three years of law school. He's practiced law for two years and, now, he hates it. In fact, he has quit. He says he wants to go back to school to prepare for a new career field, but we can't afford to help him anymore. When I think of all his effort and the money we invested, I could just cry."

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Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Moody Publishers
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0802425224
• ISBN 13: 9780802425225
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 122
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Moody Publishers; https://www.moodypublishers.com; ; 820 NORTH LASALLE BLVD.; CHICAGO; IL; 60610; USA
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