
How to Build a Nontraditional Career Path
Embracing Economic Disruption
Ron Elsdon(Author)
Praeger Publishers Inc
Published on 26. August 2014
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-1-4408-3158-4 (ISBN)
Description
An invaluable resource for general readers at any career stage, this book explains why, when, and how to engage in a fulfilling, nontraditional career path that is both inspiring and practical.
The paradigm of the successful career has shifted. No longer is working for a single company or even within a single career field throughout one's lifetime the norm. Today, many people are considering nontraditional paths to achieving success. How to Build a Nontraditional Career Path: Embracing Economic Disruption explains what such a career path looks like and details the benefits and challenges of pursuing this option.
Author Ron Elsdon identifies the types of individuals who will likely find nontraditional careers attractive and examines critical strategic issues, thereby enabling the reader to assess whether and how such a path might fit their personality, life goals, and career objectives. The information presented will benefit those considering "something different" at their entry to the workforce, individuals in middle or later career stages re-assessing their direction, people re-engaging with a career at an encore stage, or those whose previous career paths have been disrupted by an external event such as job loss.
The paradigm of the successful career has shifted. No longer is working for a single company or even within a single career field throughout one's lifetime the norm. Today, many people are considering nontraditional paths to achieving success. How to Build a Nontraditional Career Path: Embracing Economic Disruption explains what such a career path looks like and details the benefits and challenges of pursuing this option.
Author Ron Elsdon identifies the types of individuals who will likely find nontraditional careers attractive and examines critical strategic issues, thereby enabling the reader to assess whether and how such a path might fit their personality, life goals, and career objectives. The information presented will benefit those considering "something different" at their entry to the workforce, individuals in middle or later career stages re-assessing their direction, people re-engaging with a career at an encore stage, or those whose previous career paths have been disrupted by an external event such as job loss.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
517 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4408-3158-4 (9781440831584)
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Person
Ron Elsdon, PhD, is a founder of organizations in the career and workforce development fields.
Content
List of Illustrations,
Preface,
Acknowledgments,
Introduction,
PART I. LAYING THE FOUNDATION,
1 The What and Why of a Nontraditional Career,
2 Benefits and Challenges,
PART II. STRATEGIC FACTORS TO CONSIDER,
3 Whether or Not to Connect the Components,
4 Finding Differentiation,
5 Balancing the Components,
6 Pace of Entry,
7 Building Needed Skills,
8 Partnering,
PART III. PRACTICAL STEPS AND THE PATH FORWARD,
9 Creating an Infrastructure: Nuts and Bolts,
10 Moving Forward,
Appendix: Selected Templates,
Notes,
Selected Bibliography,
Index,
Preface,
Acknowledgments,
Introduction,
PART I. LAYING THE FOUNDATION,
1 The What and Why of a Nontraditional Career,
2 Benefits and Challenges,
PART II. STRATEGIC FACTORS TO CONSIDER,
3 Whether or Not to Connect the Components,
4 Finding Differentiation,
5 Balancing the Components,
6 Pace of Entry,
7 Building Needed Skills,
8 Partnering,
PART III. PRACTICAL STEPS AND THE PATH FORWARD,
9 Creating an Infrastructure: Nuts and Bolts,
10 Moving Forward,
Appendix: Selected Templates,
Notes,
Selected Bibliography,
Index,