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Career Anchors , Discovering Your Real Values
Edgar H. Schein
Rating: 4.0/5 Stars
Rank: 61223
In many cases, people select a career for all the wrong reasons, and find
their responses to the workplace are incompatible with their true values.
This situation results in feelings of unrest and discontent and in lost
productivity. To help people avoid these problems, the newly-revised
Career Anchors is designed to help people uncover their real values
and use them to make better career choices.
This revised edition
includes two new sections, "Major Stages of the Career" and "Career
Movement, Progress, or Success." Instructions and other components have
been revamped for clarification, the references have been updated, and the
contents have been rearranged for more convenient usage in classes and
workshops.
Career Anchors can help you think through your career
options and give you a clear understanding of: - Your own
orientations toward work
- Your motives
- Your values
- Your
talents
The Career Anchors Instrument and Trainer's
Manual provide a systematic way of exploring how you perceive
yourself, based on your own experiences.
The instrument is divided into
three parts?the orientations inventory, the career anchor interview, and
the conceptual material. Career Anchors will help
people:- Define the themes and patterns dominant in your
life
- Understand your own approach to work and a career
- Provide
reasons for choices
- Take steps to fulfill your own self-image
About the AuthorEDGAR H. SCHEIN is professor of management at the Sloan School of
Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
One of the founders of
the field of organizational development, Schein has authored numerous
books and consults with organizations worldwide.
He lives in Cambridge,
Massachusetts.
Editorials
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Career Anchors , Discovering Your Real Values
Edgar H. Schein
![]() | | | Book Description | | In many cases, people select a career for all the wrong reasons, and find
their responses to the workplace are incompatible with their true values.
This situation results in feelings of unrest and discontent and... read full editorial |
Customer Reviews
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Career Anchors , Discovering Your Real Values
Edgar H. Schein
![]() | | | Finally, a ray of light! | | (Montclair, NJ) September 30, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars | | More than a detailed analysis of the book, this is about my experience with
it.
Having taken various aptitude and interest tests,
personality type tests, and career counselling, I was still without a clue
as to what work... read full review |
![]() | | | Discover what you want! | | (Hong Kong) February 4, 1999 - 4.0/5 stars | | Have you ever wondered if you're in the right career? Well I am a trainer
in a 13,000+ staff company & 10% of them don't really know why they're
not satisfied with their job. Well, it's because they're in the wrong... read full review |
![]() | | | Discover Your Career Anchor | | (Oakdale, CT - USA) March 20, 2000 - 3.0/5 stars | | After reading this book and taking its quizes, I found that it was mildly
informative. It provided a good start for self-insight. There wasn't a
major or deep revelation for me about my career anchor or why I was... read full review |
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