How to build a nontraditional career path : embracing economic disruption /

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: Em...

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Main Authors: Elsdon, Ron, 1950
Published: Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
Publisher Address: Santa Barbara, California :
Publication Dates: [2014]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: 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
Carrier Form: xxx, 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-192) and index.
ISBN: 9781440831584 (hardback : alkaline paper) :
1440831580 (hardback : alkaline paper)
Index Number: HF5384
CLC: C975
Call Number: C975/E493
Contents: The what and why of a nontraditional career -- Benefits and challenges -- Whether or not to connect the components -- Finding differentiation -- Balancing the components -- Pace of entry -- Building needed skills -- Partnering -- Creating an infrastructure: nuts and bolts -- Moving forward -- Appendix: Selected templates.