Recovery, reframing, and renewal surviving an information science career crisis in a time of change
This book examines the difficulties confronting information professionals who, due to financial downturns, technological change, or personal crises, are forced to re-evaluate their career options. It is divided between a case study (based on the author's own experiences) of career dislocation a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Chandos
2011
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| Series: | Chandos information professional series
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This book examines the difficulties confronting information professionals who, due to financial downturns, technological change, or personal crises, are forced to re-evaluate their career options. It is divided between a case study (based on the author's own experiences) of career dislocation and eventual career renewal, and several sections that offer pragmatic advice on how to recover from job loss, conduct a skills assessment and develop a practical job search strategy. The author, with honesty, confronts the serious and sometimes troubling psychological and professional consequences of lay |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 152 pages |
| ISBN: | 9781780632728 178063272X |