Janice Reals Ellig - Driving the Career Highway: 20 Road Signs You Cant Afford to Miss

Career changes are a fact of life in todays world, and they will accelerate tomorrow. Knowing how best to compete is critical for people from 30 to 70. Reals Ellig and Morin give you the tools to make your next job yours... Read it cover to coverthen read it again.

Jon A. Boscia, Chairman & CEO, Lincoln Financial Group

I wish I had had the opportunity to read a book like Driving the Career Highway when I was starting my career. The warning signs would have saved me hitting several bumps in my career road. Very useful read!

Susan Whiting, CEO, Nielsen Media

This book is unique in that it provides insightful and useful help for those faced with or considering mid-career change. Packed with pragmatic advice as well as tremendous tools to assist in doing a self-assessment and planning career changes. In this rapidly changing world with constantly changing organizations, almost everyone will at some time need to read this book.

David A. Nadler, PhD Vice Chairman,
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

As we manage to get through the traffic every day, it has become second nature to us to watch for signals and road signs. Why would that be any different as we are trying to manage our careers?

Ulrike Hildebrand, General Manager,
Human Resources, Mercedes-Benz USA

Organizations have changed, and as a result so have careers. This is a valuable road map of the new career highways.

Professor Edward E. Lawler, III, Marshall School of Business,
University of Southern California and Author of Built to Change

Janice Reals Ellig and Bill Morin have done it again. For anyone whose career could use an overhaulor even just a tune-upDriving the Career Highway is a must-read. Loaded with fresh insights and practical, down-to-earth wisdom, its an indispensable guidebook for navigating the murky terrain of corporate success today.

Fortune Magazines expert career columnist Ms.
Anne Fisher (Ask Annie), Career columnist, CNNmoney.com

The prospect of a job search change or a career change can be a frightening experience, especially for those in mid-career. Reals Ellig and Morin provide simple and straightforward tips for how to make career transitions more manageable and successful.

Charles Tharp, Ph.D., Professor Human Resource Management,
Rutgers University

When career change occursespecially when its not of our choosingeven the smartest and most successful of us struggle with how to cope and survive. Reals Ellig and Morin offer professionals specific, practical ways to manage their careers through what are often very frightening periods.

Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., J.D., SPHR Sr. Vice President,
Human Resources, IAC/InterActiveCorp

A practical guidebook for almost any point on the career highway. Its the next best thing to a personal coaching session with Bill or Janice. Share it with your coach/mentor and get ready to hit the accelerator !

Diane Gulyas, Group Vice President Dupont

This is an inspirational and optimistic book because it gives the reader a clear road-map on how to self-manage a career.

Mike Critelli, Chairman & CEO, Pitney Bowes

Bill and Janice provide an indispensable map for reaching your career dream destination.

Peter Thedinga, CLO, Bank of America

Copyright 2007 by Janice Reals Ellig and William J. Morin

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Ellig, Janice Reals.

Driving the career highway : 20 road signs you can't afford to miss / Janice Reals Ellig and William J. Morin.

p. cm.

ISBN-13 : 978-0-7852-2014-5 (hardcover)

ISBN-10 : 0-7852-2014-3

1. Career development. I. Morin, William J. II. Title.

HF5381.E495 2007

650.1dc22

2006031081

07 08 09 10 QW 6 5 4 3 2 1

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