Compassionate Careers: Making a Living by Making a Difference

✍ Scribed by Jeffrey W. Pryor, Alexandra Mitchell

Publisher: Red Wheel Weiser
Year: 2015
Tongue: English
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Many young people today are seeking something more—purpose, meaning, a cause.
Compassionate Careers is filled with examples of people who have meaningful jobs in cause-focused organizations. These stories capture their spirit, intelligence, imagination, and heart. The book is an inspirational guide to finding purpose-driven work and offers advice to anyone who feels that sitting on the sidelines is just not enough. It includes:

Stories from people of all walks of life who have jobs that make a difference, including Bill Clinton, Jane Goodall, and Dave Matthews.

Information on how to get started in a cause-focused career.

An online assessment that identifies the type of organizational culture for which you are best suited.

Exercises and resources for hands-on exploration of compassionate career opportunities.
An old Yaqui Indian proverb reads, "If you have a choice of paths to take in life, take the path with a heart." Compassionate Careers will show you how.

✦ Subjects

Business, Careers, Nonfiction, BUS037020, BUS046000

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