Do What You Are : Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type--Revised and Updated Edition Featuring E-careers for the 21st Century 
asked by vcedwards on October 29, 2006 9:20 PM
For over 10 years Do What You Are has helped hundreds of thousands of people find the job that suits their personality type best. It lists the wide array of occupations that are popular with your personality type, including todays hottest career tracks in growth areas such as e-commerce, biotechnology, new media, and telecommunications. Throughout, the authors provide savvy career advice and highlight the strengths and pitfalls of each personality type with real-life examples.
Reviews
I just wanted you to know that I really enjoyed this book. This book gave me a run down of my personality and told me that I should be exactly what everyone kept telling me I should be. I should work for myself or be in an entertainment field like acting. I think that both of these ideas sound great and hopefully one day I will do just that. Thanks again for this book I have had many people borrow it, but thankfully it came back home.
Wanda G Harrell
Wanda G Harrell
reviewed by speaker on October 31, 2006 3:57 PM
I bought this book to help my fifteen year-old niece narrow down her study options. She was able to pick out her Myers-Briggs personality indicator which the book described along with suggested careers. Case studies further detailed why people enjoy their chosen profession. My niece immediately identified with the career suggestions. In addition she tested the book's system by checking the recommendations of her opposite personality type, these she found obviously inappropriate so we concluded the book is discerning.
In the end I worked through it myself, as did my wife and sister-in-law, so I would recommend it for a broad range of people (I am a thirty five year-old professional). Instead of a Myers-Briggs questionnaire the book describes the personality categories and leaves it to you to find your own type. I think it is more revealing because you can compare your personality to other possibilities, unlike a questionnaire which just states your type based on your score.
For self-discovery and career direction it was quick to follow, since you do not read the whole book to get an answer, yet very insightful.
In the end I worked through it myself, as did my wife and sister-in-law, so I would recommend it for a broad range of people (I am a thirty five year-old professional). Instead of a Myers-Briggs questionnaire the book describes the personality categories and leaves it to you to find your own type. I think it is more revealing because you can compare your personality to other possibilities, unlike a questionnaire which just states your type based on your score.
For self-discovery and career direction it was quick to follow, since you do not read the whole book to get an answer, yet very insightful.
reviewed by stix on November 3, 2006 10:15 AM
