The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success (Touchstone Books (Paperback))

This completely rewritten bestseller is THE career-design bible for midlife career-changers and college students alike. Based on breakthrough techniques developed by Rockport Institute, an innovative and award-winning career consulting and coaching network that has changed the lives of 18,000 one-on-one clients since 1981. This book coaches you through the career design methodology commended by President Clinton, and taught at Stanford. The Pathfinder takes you step-by-step through your own career design project that leads to making a career choice for both fulfillment and maximum success. It provides invaluable advice and more than 50 self-tests and diagnostic tools that will help you choose an entirely new career--or a change within your field. It is also effective for people who have no idea what to do "when they grow up". Whether you're a seasoned professional in search of a career change or a beginner just entering the working world, you want to make the right choices from the beginning. No matter where you are in your journey, if you want work to be more of a dance than a drag, The Pathfinder will expertly coach you through the process of designing a career you will love.