As someone who has had a lifelong interest in careers and personality profiling, I was thrilled to see these two topics combined in The Career Within You: How to Find the Perfect Job for Your Personality, by Elizabeth Wagele and Ingrid Stabb.
The description states:
Find the Perfect Career Just for You!
The Career Within You Includes:
- A Quiz to Determine Your Personality’s “Career Type”
- Worksheets That Fit a Selection of Jobs to Your Strengths, Needs, and Objectives
- Extensive Tables of the Careers That Currently Offer the Most Money, the Most Opportunities, and the Greatest Flexibility
- Sample Resumes That Will Catch an Employer’s Attention
- Detailed Tips on Preparing for a Successful Interview
- Success Stories of People Just Like You
A bit about the authors —
Ms. Wagele is a musician, cartoonist and author. She previously co-authoring several books about the enneagram. For this book, she partnered with Ingrid Stabb, a graduate of Yale University with a MBA.
How could an artsy creative person collaborate with a business minded corporate person to write a book on careers? Well, answers to that and more are included in the book.
I read about the enneagram in the past. However, after I figured out my “type” (2- Helper) I got a bit bogged down, and placed it aside. However, this book, including Ms. Wagele’s illustrations made the enneagram so accessible and clear. Also included in the book are short questionnaires to help you determine your own type, if you don’t already know your Enneagram type. (ok, I am a 2- Helper)
Next we add Ms. Stabb’s business knowledge and experience to explain how the enneagram can be used in career development and decision making. The book explains how we can flourish in our careers by maximizing our personality and strengths! The book goes further to show how a job seeker can take this information, assess and evaluate their work values, and evaluate the likelihood of being satisfied in a specific future job or career.
Lastly the book has information on searching for a job that maximizes your Enneagram strengths.
I think this book would be perfect for individuals all along the career continuum. Young adults could learn how to maximize their Enneagram strengths early in their career. A little self-examination could help them confirm whether they are proceeding on the right path – or walking a path outlined by someone else.
Mid-career adults, or those in transition, could benefit from some insight into their own personality and careers. Maybe the reason that one job didn’t work out so well wasn’t because your supervisor was crazy… maybe the actual work didn’t allow you to maximize your strengths and personality.
I think we’ve all seen people who seem to have landed in the perfect job. They radiate joy. They are shining as they fully express themselves! I want to encourage anyone who is feeling stuck in their job search or career to take time to play with this little book for some insights into your personality and career/job suggestions. And if you are already radiating joy in your current job situation, check out this book to explore more about yourself and how you can continue to maximize your personality and strengths!
