HBR Guide to Changing Your Career - by Harvard Business Review (Paperback)

About the Book

You're well into your career and yet you're not where you want to be. Perhaps you've done everything you need to do to be named a partner, but your firm has encountered a crisis that's put all promotions on hold. Maybe a hobby or sidegig has helped unearth a new passion you'd love to pursue full-time. Perhaps you've come to realize that your current role is no longer meaningful. Or maybe you've exceeded all of the goals you set for your current career and you're ready for a new challenge. How do you envision possible new professional selves, explore your options, and embark on a dramatic career makeover when you have a mortgage to pay, kids to support, college and retirement funds to feed--and a full life and full-time job? Can you really set aside the years you've invested in your education and current industry? How can you make a radical change when there are so many demands on you? Whether you know what you want your second act to be or you have no clue--only that what you're doing isn't a match, this guide will help you chart a course and make the switch. You'll discover how to: - Break free of what your career is now to consider what it could be - Get an accurate picture of the skills and abilities you bring to the table - Create experiments that won't sabotage your current job - Assess the financial implications of making a change - Develop a compelling way to tell your story--tying even seemingly unrelated jobs into a cohesive narrative - Build expertise in a new field - Land a new role--

Book Synopsis

Your next act starts now.

You're ready for something new, but it's hard to start over. Just the idea of trading the security you have now for the unknown or throwing away the education and time you've invested in your current career can plunge you into a swirl of indecision and anxiety. But mixing things up every few years is an increasingly normal and cyclical part of a healthy work life--a way to gain new skills and stretch your existing ones by applying them to different contexts.

Whether you know what you want to do next or you're still evaluating options, the HBR Guide to Changing Your Career will help you:

• Imagine other professional selves
• Identify the skills you need--and those you already possess that will transfer to another industry
• Assess the financial implications of the change you're considering
• Try out new roles without endangering your current job
• Explain a seemingly winding career path
• Pitch yourself into a new role

About the Author

Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, 13 international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.

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