Authors of New Career Book Reveal How to Turn Around Job Dissatisfaction

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 27, 2010

Authors of a brand new career book have revealed a groundbreaking method to turn around U.S. job dissatisfaction. In "The Career Within You," released Dec. 29 by HarperCollins, Elizabeth Wagele and Ingrid Stabb are teaching employees how to better understand their greatest strengths in order to reshape their careers using their innovative Career Finder tool.

It's been front page news of late: job satisfaction is at a 22-year low. Only 45 percent of Americans are satisfied with their jobs, according to a recent study by the Conference Board. While the recession is no doubt a factor, job satisfaction has been steadily increasing even before hard times hit.

“What a tragedy it is to possess natural gifts and to hide them from ourselves and the world. Wagele and Stabb are great detectives who will help you understand your perfect habitat for all you can bring to the workplace,” said Chip Conley, (founder & CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality and author of "PEAK: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow.")

"The Career Within You" is a based on nine recognizable career types, culminating in the Wagele-Stabb Career Finder, which demonstrates how personality types, including the Perfectionist, the Helper, the Achiever, and the Questioner, find job satisfaction. For example, Perfectionists are hard-wired to “do the right thing” so they need either detailed work, idealistic work, or both. Helpers are inclined to “meet the needs of others,” so they require plenty of interaction with people to feel fulfilled.

Gil Garcetti, former Los Angeles County District Attorney and consulting producer of The Closer, said, “Take your time in reading this book. Be brutally honest with yourself because it will free you to become the person you know you really want to be. The book is of immense help in understanding yourself and your colleagues. It will empower you to take those steps that will result in new and even joyful professional satisfaction.”

A free career personality quiz is available on http://www.careerwithinyou.com.

Elizabeth Wagele, a leading expert in her field and a professional cartoonist, is one of the most popular writers on personality types. Her published books include "The Enneagram Made Easy; Are You My Type, Am I Yours?"; "The Happy Introvert," and "The Enneagram of Parenting." A graduate of UC Berkeley, Wagele blogs regularly about personalities for Psychology Today.

Ingrid Stabb, a Yale MBA, chairs the career development committee of the Yale School of Management Alumni Association and writes a column for a trade journal for career coaches and psychologists. A graduate of Columbia University, Stabb is currently a social media marketer for Lithium Technologies.

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