The Career Game Loop - Jessica Lindl

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Auteur(s) : Jessica Lindl

Editeur : Wiley

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/04/2025

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 288.0

ISBN : 9781394217663

Résumé :

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Design a more fulfilling, resilient career for the new world of work

In The Career Game Loop: Learn to Earn in the New Economy, veteran gaming, education, and social impact executive, Jessica Lindl, delivers an exciting playbook for navigating today's dynamic career landscape inspired by an unlikely source - gaming. Drawing parallels between gaming and career advancement, you'll explore why learning, earning, and advancing are continuous, interwoven, and life-long processes, and how you can navigate a fulfilling career in the 21st century economy.

Lindl dives deep into the data of modern job hunting, training, networking, recruitment, and more as she tells the stories of real people who have overcome daunting obstacles to find the career they've always dreamed of. She also explains the mindsets, behaviors, and practice tips drawn from gaming you can implement immediately to create resilient, future-proof careers in a world where adaptability is the ultimate power-up.

You'll also find:

• Discussions of the Silicon Valley talent development model that helps make careers more resilient
• Cost-effective alternatives to the cost-prohibitive four-year degree model
• Resources you can access immediately to move quickly into more fulfilling, high-paying work

Perfect for new graduates and young professionals just entering the global workforce, The Career Game Loop is also a must-read for anyone considering a career change, people re-entering the labor force after an absence, HR professionals, and employers from around the world seeking new insights into how modern employees think about work....

Biographie:

About the Author vii

Acknowledgments ix

Foreword xi

Introduction xv

Part I Choose Quest 1

Chapter 1 How Gamers Learned to Choose 4

Chapter 2 Five Tactics for Expanding Horizons 22

Chapter 3 Professional Pathfinder and Job Feel 32

Chapter 4 Gravitational Pull and Expecting the Unexpected 42

Chapter 5 This Game Is Beatable 54

Chapter 6 Community Loop: Mentors 62

Part II Level Up 79

Chapter 7 How Gamers Learned to Learn 82

Chapter 8 Fundamentals, Platforms, and Mindsets 100

Chapter 9 Build Your Own Tutorial 114

Chapter 10 Mastering Durable Skills 122

Chapter 11 Community Loop: Coaches 132

Part III Job Hunt 139

Chapter 12 How Gamers Learned to Hack the Grind 142

Chapter 13 Free Your Mindset 152

Chapter 14 Tell Your Story 156

Chapter 15 Ask, Then Negotiate 162

Chapter 16 Community Loop: Sponsors 166

Part IV Job Craft 175

Chapter 17 How Gamers Learned to Reinvent 178

Chapter 18 Why Gamers Job Craft 188

Chapter 19 How Gamers Job Craft 198

Chapter 20 Community Loop: Bosses 210

Part V Beyond the Loop: Hiring, Managing, and Promoting 219

Chapter 21 How Managers Learned to Lead 222

Chapter 22 Hiring Career Loopers 230

Chapter 23 Managing Career Loopers 240

Chapter 24 Promoting Career Loopers 246

Conclusion 252

Index 258

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Sommaire:

Design a more fulfilling, resilient career for the new world of work

In The Career Game Loop: Learn to Earn in the New Economy, veteran gaming, education, and social impact executive, Jessica Lindl, delivers an exciting playbook for navigating today's dynamic career landscape inspired by an unlikely source - gaming. Drawing parallels between gaming and career advancement, you'll explore why learning, earning, and advancing are continuous, interwoven, and life-long processes, and how you can navigate a fulfilling career in the 21st century economy.

Lindl dives deep into the data of modern job hunting, training, networking, recruitment, and more as she tells the stories of real people who have overcome daunting obstacles to find the career they've always dreamed of. She also explains the mindsets, behaviors, and practice tips drawn from gaming you can implement immediately to create resilient, future-proof careers in a world where adaptability is the ultimate power-up.

You'll also find:

• Discussions of the Silicon Valley talent development model that helps make careers more resilient
• Cost-effective alternatives to the cost-prohibitive four-year degree model
• Resources you can access immediately to move quickly into more fulfilling, high-paying work

Perfect for new graduates and young professionals just entering the global workforce, The Career Game Loop is also a must-read for anyone considering a career change, people re-entering the labor force after an absence, HR professionals, and employers from around the world seeking new insights into how modern employees think about work....