Switching Careers: Career Changers Tell How--And Why--They Did It. Learn How You Can, Too.

By Robert K. Otterbourg

Many people dream of switching careers -- to seek greater challenge or a better lifestyle, or to answer the call of a new vocation. Thanks to trends from downsizing to telecommuting, we are no longer... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0938721860
• ISBN13: 9780938721864
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Kiplinger Books
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic Book!!!

The author captures the experiences of career-changers across a broad spectrum. If you're a career-changer and looking for more information on the topic, start here! When I found the book in my library, I was feeling stalled in my career-change and felt like it was never going to happen. But, this book makes me feel comfortable in the fact that I *can* change careers and do it successfully as long as I stick to my plan and have a major support team behind me. (I was also comforted by the profiles because many of them changed careers 3-4 times! I'm not alone!)

I'm in this book!

I am profiled in this book. It was a pleasure to work with the author, Mr, Otterbourg. He did a very thorough job! I am truly honored to be among the many career changers in this book. People can make a change and achieve their goals in life!

Switching careers

Mr.Otterbourg has eloquently written a wonderful tool for all of us who contemplate a career change. It is a primer of practical advice, clearly outlining the challanges one faces in considering a particular career change, ranging from finances, time committment, impact on family and redefining established skills in a new profession. Each career move was illustrated by a profile of a person who actually succeeded in the change. These profiles offered inspiration and encouragement. My thanks to the author for writing such a valuable tool.

It's never too late!

Robert Otterbourg helped me think realistically and practically about a career change. His advice allowed me to form reasonable expectations about what it would mean to change careers and to identify what was missing in my current work, how I could find that missing element and what was the cost of the change. The testimonies of the people he's interviewed covers a wide range of careers. Anyone interested in changing their field of work will be encouraged by "Switching Careers."