Experience, Opportunity, and Developing Your Career / Harvard Business Review ; contributors, Mimi Aboubaker [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harvard Business Review Press, author.

Contributor:

Aboubaker, Mimi, contributor.

Series:

HBR work smart series.

HBR Work Smart Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Career development.

Decision making.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, [2024]

Summary:

""Where do you see yourself in five years?" If this question makes you nauseous, you're not alone. Starting out in the working world is hard enough, but thinking long-term about our career-and whether we even want a capital-C "career"--can be daunting and exhausting. Fortunately, there are concrete steps you can take to build a career that fits your interests, needs, and passions. Experience, Opportunity, and Developing Your Career is filled with practical advice from HBR experts that can help you answer questions like: Should I choose to follow my passion, or focus on the paycheck? How can I know if a job is really right for me? What are my values, and how can they help me figure out what I want? Are there ways to make the most of the skills and experience I already have? What does it even mean to build a career? And how can I move on if I realize I'm on the wrong path? This book will help you define the career that fits you, so you can align your passions and values with your daily work"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

Section 1: What Kind of Career Do I Want?

Ch. 1: Values, Passion, and Purpose

Section 2: How Do I Actually Build a Career?

Ch. 2: Create a Career Portfolio (Not a Career Path)

Ch. 3: How to Build a Career You Won't Hate

Ch. 4: Five Ways to Figure Out If a Job Is Right for You

Ch. 5: Why You Should Take on More Stretch Assignments

Section 3: Who Can Help?

Ch. 6: Want to Advance in Your Career? Build Your Own Board of Directors

Ch. 7: What to Say When You're Reaching Out to Someone on LinkedIn

Ch. 8: Five Questions to Ask During an Informational Interview

Ch. 9: Are You Taking Full Advantage of Your Network?

Ch. 10: How to Talk to Your Boss About Your Career Development

Section 4: How Do I Decide What's Next?

Ch. 11: How to Make Better Decisions About Your Career

Ch. 12: The Right Way to Make a Big Career Transition

Ch. 13: Thinking of Quitting Your Job?

Ch. 14: Should You Go to Graduate School?

Section 5: What If I Don't Want a Traditional Career Path?

Ch. 15: Four Pieces of Career Advice It's OK to Ignore

Ch. 16: You Don't Have to Become the Boss to Grow in Your Career

Ch. 17: Should You Really Be Indispensable at Work?

Ch. 18: The Case for Making Terrible Career Choices

Notes

Index

About the Contributors.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781647827069

164782706X

OCLC:

1427667557