Do What You Are : Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type--Revised and Updated Edition Featuring E-careers for the 21st Century
Author: Paul D. Tieger, Barbara Barron-Tieger
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ISBN: 0316880655
Publisher: Little Brown & Company (01 April, 2001)
Sales Rank: 1,186
Average Customer Rating: 3.93 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Best book for career searchers/changers
Do What You Are is the best resource I've found for someone who is searching for a new career. I might have already know that I was a "thinker", but I had never studied or thought much about all the other aspects of my personality. The sixteen personality profiles are available elsewhere, but I really liked the way this book helped you narrow down your own personality. I wrote all over the margins, and, like a true INTP, I didn't want to eliminate any possibilties by deciding on only one type! I'm finally convinced I'm an INTP with a little ENTP on the side!
The book's only shortcoming was the relatively short lists of careers for each type. And many careers have so many "subcategories". I mean, there are engineers in consulting, government, industry, and different types perform better in each subcategory. I'd like to find a book on "INTP Careers", even though I think I've found the career I've been looking for as a university professor.
Buy this book, you won't regret it. Pathfinder and Parachute are not as good.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Useful and easy to read, but not stand-alone
This book is well written, fun, and a great source of ideas if you already know your Myers-Briggs type. If you don't, the section on identifying your type is weak; I recommend Kiersey's "Please Understand Me" instead (or inquire at your local educational institutions: I took the Myers-Briggs, had it professionally interpreted, and got loads of helpful reference material from a $40 seminar at a community college).
The book is most useful if you're discontented with your present career (or have qualms about the career you're preparing for, if you're a student). I was railroaded into a career that didn't suit me because of my family's expectations, although I was determined and intelligent enough to become moderately good at it. But I never felt comfortable with it, and it was only after many unhappy years that I realized I was in the wrong job and broke away to find a more congenial career path. I wish this book had existed 30 years ago!
I agree with other readers that the book is short on practical guidance as to WHICH career you should choose -- I've found Barbara Sher's books much more helpful. Nonetheless, this is a good place to start, at a reasonable price, and it's excellent as far as it goes.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Insightful approach
I have long been a follower of MBTI, I have applied it in several ways - personal relationships, professional relationships, etc.. but in recent months I have really been questioning if my job is "right" for me.. This book sheds tremendous light on the concept of type as it pertains to career happiness. It is a MUST read for those who are already intrigued by MBTI studies and a DEFINITE read for those who are unhappy in the workplace and just starting to put a plan of action together. Similar Products
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