The Squiggly Career - Sarah Ellis/Helen Tupper
Career Change Book Reviews
The Squiggly Career - Helen Tupper/Sarah Ellis
What’s in it
Careers are no longer linear. Instead, according to Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis, they are 'squiggly'. Going all over the place. Not staying in one place and steadily climbing up the ladder. If there still is a ladder, of course!
And to prepare for this squiggly career path, more than ever you need to look inside yourself. To know what you're good at (your strengths), to know what is important to you (your values), to grow your confidence and to use your network to find and go after the job you want to do next.
Why I like it
I've read lots (lots!) of books about career change. And each book teaches you something new.
My takeaways from this book are this:
- Networking - a 'dirty' word for a lot of us. But if you look at networking as 'who do you need to make your career a success, now and in the future'. Or as 'stakeholder engagement', it doesn't sound half so scary!
Curiosity - Is, as the book says, the key to making a career change. How will you end up in a career completely different from your own, if you don't get curious about other jobs/careers/topics? Get curious!
A great read, with lots of useful tips and exercises to get you started on your career change.