Career 707 Tuning

Career 707 Tuning

Career 707 Tuning

In these times of economic woe, you can either climb aboard the "pity-me" wagon, or actually see your job situation as an opportunity. If you think by doing what you've always done before that you'll get different results, don't bother with the book or this article. If, however, you are ready to take control and look at your life and job in a different light, then The Career Clinic is just what you need to get you started.

Eight Simple Rules

Basically, the book is a collection of interviews from Anderson's radio show The Career Clinic, interwoven into her "Eight Simple Rules". Each section has a personal introduction relating to Anderson's own journey within life and work. Each section portrays, through these interviews, a simple rule. But all of them deal with transition. No one really started out doing what they were meant to do, or wanted to do for the rest of this or her life. But all found something lacking in what they were currently doing, and realized they had to do something about it.

Not Always Have to Hit Bottom First

More importantly though, is that in most of these examples, the respondents did not have to "hit bottom" before they realized what they needed to do, which is a refreshing insight. It gets tiring and annoying after awhile to think you must always hit bottom before you can rise again. What if you're in a rut, or having trouble finding a job right away? Most job seekers do not want to feel they must hit bottom before being able to climb up again. And many job seekers feel they have hit bottom but are unsure of what to do next, or how to help themselves.

Easy to Read, Follow and Apply

The book is entertaining and humorous; the style light but gives you points to incorporate and think about in your own life. The rules really are simple, and easy to apply – but you'd actually have to do the rules to see the results.