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One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success | 
 enlarge | Author: Marci Alboher
Publisher: Business Plus
Category: Book
List Price: $14.99
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Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 200462
Media: Paperback
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 0446696978
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.1
EAN: 9780446696975
ASIN: 0446696978
Publication Date: February 23, 2007
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Product Description
From banker/chef to surgeon/playwright to mother/CEO, this is the new job description. This may well be the answer to job insecurity and work-life conflict plus burnout and boredom. The job for life has lost its place as a symbol of economic security and now workers realise that it?s up to them to cultivate other income, marketable talents and ways to feel fulfilled. The result is 'The Slash Effect', an evolving workforce in which people are defined through multiple identities rather than just one job title. Consider the following: nearly one-third of the US workforce does work that need not be done in a specific location; with the advent of computer networks, the Internet and video conferencing, people can handle multiple assignments from different employers; about one-quarter of American workers are self-employed. That means about 30 million people are free to pursue a 2nd vocation without seeking permission from an employer. 'Work life' has become the buzzword of the modern workplace and employers are embracing flexibility in new ways.
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 Good stories, but not much practical information June 24, 2008
Bill Reid
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The title refers to the prevalence of a "slash" in people's lives these days - people who instead of seeing themselves as an "accountant", consider themselves an "accountant/musician" or "accountant/designer" or "accountant/parent" or whatever. People with two jobs, basically.
The premise was intriguing to me since I've always considered myself a "slash", if you will. A jack of all trades, a renaissance man, etc. From my very first job I've always done work on the side and have added quite a few "slashes" to my ID over the years, so I was really interested in this book's promise to help you integrate them into a single identity.
What I got was a lot of stories about other people's multiple careers and some generic tidbits like "develop your new career while you're on the job". Lame.
If you want to get inspired by hearing stories of other people who are making money from side interests, go for it. If you're trying to do the same, don't expect any revelations.
 Don't waste your money April 20, 2008
A. Katz (Haifa Israel)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have bought this book in order to figure out HOW to make my interests a slash career. Instead, this book is nothing that stories about and resumes of people who have multiple careers. I was hoping the first chapter was just an example, but the whole monotonous book is the same.
Don't bother.
 Marci Understands the Work/Life Connection November 16, 2007
William Arruda (New York, NY)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Marci is a great writer and clearly explains how we can no longer be defined by one narrow career. She acknowledges that we are complex, multi-faceted beings and that's what makes us interesting and successful. She has captured the essence of careers in the new millennium and provides a lot of food for thought. This is a great read!
Inspirational November 7, 2007
Noeleen G. Walder
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a fantastic book. As a lawyer, I've thought many times of quitting the practice of law. This book showed me that instead of leave one career for another, I could simply become a slash. The book is chock full of nuts and bolts advice such as carry around multiple business cards and start introducing yourself in keeping with your newly chosen profession (i.e. call yourself as a writer and people will start sending assignments your way). Since reading this book, I have made a career change. I recommend this book without hesitation to anyone looking to try a new career or simply put a new spin on their job.
A Wonderful Friend August 3, 2007
Betsy Landau
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is a friend indeed. Marci has captured the essence of what is going on in our society today (at least in the United States)in a way that supports those of us who are having a slash life to revel in it, and to encourage those who want a slash life to go after it. I think it's great that she has called multiple careers "the slash effect" and hope that enough of us use the words "slash life" for it to catch on. It's far more invigorating that "multiple careers." The book is an easy read where you get to know a variety of different people who have developed slash lives. I believe there's something for everyone in this book since so many people are stressed out and don't want to be. I look forward to revisiting this book many times as I continue to be involved in my own slash life.
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