Review: Excellent guidance on managing your career
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 21, 2014
I cannot stress enough, how important good career planning is. I spend a lot of time looking back on the career mistakes I’ve made. If I had this book ten years ago, I am positive things would be different now. As I am still trying to revive my career and overcome the “wrong paths” I took, I am also passionate about discouraging my children from making the same mistakes I made. That is where this book is a tremendous help. The book teaches you how to manage your career in much broader terms; from a high level.We’ve all heard the term, “career path,” but most of us (like me) never really understood what the term meant. “Career Development: The Essentials of Effective Career Planning and Development” by Justin Albert explains how to manage your career as you travel down your career path to get from where you are now, to where you want to be in five, ten or twenty years. It explains in detail how to make the most of your current position while remaining open to, and preparing for new and more challenging positions. It describes the importance of networking and offers suggestions for ways that you can kick-start your career with effective networking. It even offers some guidance for people who are considering making the transition from employee to business owner.This is an important book for anyone who is in any stage of their working life. Highly recommended.