[.ca] Finding a Career That Works for You: A Step-by-Step ... (ISBN 1886941637)

Would have been useful BEFORE college...!:
This book explains well the different personality types and provides us with real life examples. I had some challenge when it came to assessing which type of personality I was. There is no formal questionnaire to guide us and I thought it lacked structure. Even though the authors provided many examples and description for each dimension that make up our type, it felt more like guess work to me than psychological/scientific findings. However, once I managed to figure out my type, the results were VERY consistent with reality. It provides extensive descriptions of each of the 16 personality types and, highlights in detail what job satisfaction means for each of these types, accompanied with a list of best suited careers and professions. This book helped me learn more about my type and understand more about myself, but I am still no closer to selecting a second career more suited to my personality, as they all seem to imply getting a totally different education. I wish I had found that book 10 years ago, right after high school! I also recommend "Now, discover your strengths" by Marcus Buckingham. Powerful tool to understanding your areas of Strengths and underlying talents.

Weak:
This book does not help you to find a career...all it does is give you a list of jobs and tell you look them up to see if they sound appealing...you need a book to tell you that?

Very basic, nothing new or noteworthy:
Unfortunately, this guide is not much more than a compendium of basic job-hunting and career-choosing information. There's nothing particularly helpful or innovative here. If you are disabled, it does contain one or two chapters on how to handle your disability in the job hunting process that might be useful, but generally speaking this book is a waste of money.

No magic wands. This book tells it like it is.:
You only have to open the first page of this book to learn that the process of finding a good career match is a very complex one. The author clearly states that right up front, and stresses throughout the user-friendly workbook, that we must gather TONS of facts before we can even begin to research jobs. Some people might be looking for a magic wand or an easy way to not do the work necessary to find answers. But, if you go through this book, chapter by chapter, you will learn more about yourself than you ever imagined...and only then can you be sure that you are connecting with the right career. This book is not for those who prefer to blame others for their lack of initiative. It will really move you forward.

Great basic workbook to make a complicated process easier!:
Most people find it difficult to make their own changes. They get blinded or stuck. This is a really complicated process, and usually emotional. This book is a wonderful way to simplify the focus to include what the reader needs to think about, and then do. It's not philosophy about career development...it is the process to get going! Great for first time career seekers as well as those reeling from some emotionally-based life shift.