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How'd You Score That Gig?: A Guide to the Coolest Jobs-and How to Get Them |  | Author: Alexandra Levit
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 209523
Media: Paperback
Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 6.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0345496299
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.14
EAN: 9780345496294
ASIN: 0345496299
Publication Date: April 15, 2008
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In How’d You Score That Gig?, career expert Alexandra Levit profiles more than sixty of the coolest careers on the planet–all rated in a national survey by twenty- and thirtysomethings for twenty- and thirtysomethings. To find the jobs that are calling your name, take Levit’s short quiz and discover your “passion profile.” You may be:
• an Adventurer: You’re spontaneous, free-spirited, and you always ready for change = foreign services officer, oceanographer, news correspondent
• a Creator: You’re always looking for a way to express yourself = video game designer, book author, landscape architect
• a Data Head: You have an uncanny knack for gathering and organizing information = computational linguist, meteorologist, urban planner
• an Entrepreneur: You have business savvy and don’t want to be chained to a desk = blogger, boutique owner, inventor
• an Investigator: You excel in science, logic, and learning = futurist, classic-car restorer, field archaeologist
• a Networker: You’re a people person–outgoing and a team player = lobbyist, speechwriter, TV producer
• a Nurturer: Selfless and compassionate, you make a difference one person at a time = physical therapist, life coach, nutritionist
Engaging and practical, the book includes insider accounts of young careerists currently in these jobs and provides specific action steps for breaking in. So before you settle for a position that just isn’t you, shake it up–and land the career of your dreams!
"Alexandra Levit's new book, How'd You Score That Gig?, is chock full of research, offers a rare glimpse into the privileged world of those who hold the jobs that other people covet, and provides the roadmap for readers to pursue fields that they might have considered out of reach. Don't hop blindly from career to career looking for one that suits you. Use this book as a guide to tell you what it's like before you make a wrong turn." --Penelope Trunk, author, Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success
"First, Alexandra Levit broadens your imagination about what kinds of careers are possible, and then after tantalizing you, she provides specific tips for breaking into the field. Enormously valuable!"
--Ben Casnocha, author, My Start-Up Life: What a (Very) Young CEO Learned on His Journey Through Silicon Valley
"This is a cool, unusual, and truly useful book. In my career coaching practice, the number one issue my younger clients face is having the strong desire to do something different work-wise with little knowledge about what jobs exist and how to find them. Alexandra Levit’s guide organizes passion into seven profiles and describes specific jobs within them. A real gem in the book is the innumerable resources listed to help readers learn more about the jobs that strike their fancy. Buy this book!”--Julie Jansen, author, I Don’t Know What I Want, But I Know It’s Not This
"Alexandra Levit has written an ideal book for all those adults who still don't know what they want to do when they grow up. The practical self-assessment that opens the book could point even the most indecisive person toward a realistic and satisfying career path. While reading about the dozens of coolest gigs that are thoroughly researched and attractively presented in this book, I almost started second-guessing my own career choices. Good thing I’ve already scored a cool gig!"--Tom Musbach, Editor, Yahoo! HotJobs
“Reading this is like having your own career counselor on call. It is, without doubt, the #1 book for anyone who’s unhappy in their job, confused about what to do next, or just wonders if they’re in the best career for them. I am giving a copy to every new college grad on my list. In fact, I’m giving one to every high school grad I know too.”--Barbara Stanny, author, Secrets of Six-Figure Women: Surprising Strategies to Up Your Earnings and Change Your Life
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 Cool Careers For Anyone Who's Ever Wondered, "Is This All There Is?" August 28, 2010
A Reader (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is intended for twenty- and thirty-somethings, but I think it's a great guide for anyone, of any age, at any stage of their career, who is seeking to do something meaningful in their work. The book starts off with a self-assessment test to help you identify which "passion profile" you fall into: Adventurer, Creator, Data Head, Entrepreneur, Investigator, Networker or Nurturer. The rest of the book is divided into chapters with in-depth profiles and comprehensive advice on some of the so-called "coolest" jobs for each personality type. According to the quiz, I'm the creative type who also craves adventure, but there were jobs in each category that appealed to me, so I'd advise readers to read the entire book. I'm not sure if I'd consider all of these jobs "cool." Some are decidedly offbeat--like classic car restorer, oceanographer and zoologist--but others are more mainstream--like elementary school teacher and marketing executive. But what they all have in common is that they're great potential careers for anyone who is horrified at the thought of spending the next 20, 30 or 40 years in a cubicle.
As a mid-career professional who's still trying to figure out what to be when I "grow up," I'm certainly older than the book's target audience. Nonetheless, this book has given me some great ideas about careers I had never considered before. It's also a fun read, and once again, I highly recommend it! What's more, this unique and insightful career guide has given me hope that I can still break free from my cubicle, and I'm now seriously investigating some interesting new career options.
 Generally good... July 9, 2010
phillygeoff
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really appreciated how this book's emphasis is on jobs that one can be passionate about, and matching your personality to those jobs. Generally, a great book -
Just a quibble or two:
1) Performance musician. I went to top music conservatories and have freelanced with orchestras (playing viola) for years. I think, in terms of playing with orchestras, that the author is off-base. For instance, looking up orchestral salaries on the national music educators' website? That's the LAST place you should look - music teachers don't play in big orchestras, they teach kids in primary and secondary school how to hold an instrument! I know for a fact that the top US symphonies have starting salaries in the low- to mid-six figures. However, getting one of those jobs is insanely difficult, based largely upon years and years of practicing many hours per day, even before auditioning, which itself is crazy hard. So, admittedly, getting an orchestra job is not a good topic for the book, which focuses upon re-inventing oneself post-college.
2) Under the boldface introductory quip for environmental engineering, an engineer describes explaining basic measurements - feet, inches - to a co-worker at the office, and how this is a satisfying aspect to his job. WHAT!? There are professional engineers out there who can't use a ruler?!?
3) Because of these minor flubs, I want to doubt the legitimacy of the research and information in the book. However, the writing is compelling, and I get the impression that the author did talk to a lot of people. Besides, the book's achievement is the excellent self-assessment at the beginning, the organization of jobs into personality types, and the overall thrust that you can start all over again.
92/100
gift May 18, 2010
Jodi Behee (Mullinville)
when your son asked you what he should be buy him a couple of books to help him make a choice!!!
 Not so Helpful November 1, 2009
Journey (Decatur, GA USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book was okay in terms of taking the quiz and going straight to your specific area of interest; however, this book did not offer up any great advice. Instead, like another reviewer stated earlier, the jobs were far reaching and not realistic for the average person seeking the right fit. It would take years, connections and a lot of luck to get the jobs featured. I had hoped the book would have been more dead on in terms of offering more realistic job choices for the everyday person.
A great book for anyone who needs a little career direction September 25, 2009
Jessica Lewis
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a must-read for high schoolers unsure of what to choose for a college major, college students not excited by their current major, college grads wondering why they have a degree in a subject they don't even like, and mid-career professionals who feel lost.
Ms. Levit's style of spotlighting a few careers leaves room for just enough storytelling to pique interest. A quiz in the beginning tells you where you fall in this book's seven career categories; you can then read only those sections, but the entire book can be read quickly, so you might not want to miss out on all of the interesting job descriptions.
The best thing about this book is the use of personal quotes and information from people who actually hold each job. Ms. Levit seemed to do her research on career paths, and it shows.
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