Coming Alive From Nine to Five in a 24 7 World A Career Search Handbook for the 21st Century
“Coming Alive from Nine to Five in a 24/7 World” is both a unique handbook and a handy reference book that develops and demystifies the career/lifestyle search. This text draws together the essentials of career/life decision making into one comprehensive, practical and user-friendly source to help people determine their ideal career or job and provide them with the tools, strategies, and techniques to be successful in obtaining work-life satisfaction.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Coming Alive from Nine to Five in a 24/7 World
This textbook arrived VERY quickly. I was really relieved since I ordered it late. It was in good condition with some writing inside (nothing too distracting).
5 Stars Wonderful book
I loved that book. It is kind of hard. betty is a nut though i think she needs to review her work. Some of the work is no longer correct. Life has changed alittle since this book was written, at least in my expericence.
3 Stars Coming Alive
The book was in great condition and received as advertised. I would like a next-day delivery option.
5 Stars The most valuable career-development tool around!
I had taken a number of career definition tests in my career as an employment counselor (trying to figure out what was my true calling and how I could earn more money). Then I did the work in Michelozzi’s book and came up with the scoring that indicated I would be good at counseling/social work (which I was already doing) or contract negotiations. I didn’t even know what a contract negotiator was!
I discussed this outcome with my friend who worked at a large corporation. She introduced me to the head of their contracts department. I interviewed him and his staff about the work they were doing. They happened to have a trainee position open (which paid more than what I was getting as a counselor). Now, eighteen years later, I can truly say that Betty Michelozzi’s book, Coming Alive from Nine to Five, is the one book which has completely turned my life around. I have loved almost every day of my changed career and I am far better paid at this work than I would e! ver have been as a counselor.
I recommend this book to all of my acquaintances who suspect it is time to change careers–and I recommend it to you. Thank you, Betty, for this truly wonderful opus!
4 Stars Good for right and left brained…
This book is a well balanced text for all career searchers. It is filled with solid information, great exercises, humor, practical steps, and hope. I use it as a primary text for the Career Exploration, [Community College] class that I teach. It is also used at other institutions.
The text is currently in revision which will make it a 5 Star Text. I would recommend you purchase the new 7th edition, to be released this summer.