Book
Bring your brain to work : using cognitive science to get a job, do it well, and advance your career / Art Markman (PhD.)
Record details
- ISBN: 9781633696112 (Hardcover)
- ISBN: 1633696111 (Hardcover)
- Physical Description: viii, 242 pages ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, [2019]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and inces. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The path to success runs through cognitive science -- Part I. Getting a job: Finding opportunities you'll value -- Applying and interviewing -- From the offer to the decision -- Part II. Succeeding at work: Learning -- Communicating -- Producing -- Leading -- Part III. Managing your career: Move away, move on, or move up -- Your career -- Epilogue: Write your story. |
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| Subject: | Vocational guidance. Psychology, Industrial. Success in business. Cognitive science. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Vancouver Community College.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Library | HF 5381 M37 2019 (Text) | 33109010350197 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Book News : Book News Reviews
Markman, a cognitive scientist and professor of psychology and marketing, shows readers how to use cognitive science in the three phases of the job lifecycle: getting a job, keeping it, and career advancement. He explains the three brain systems that will help readers achieve their goals (the motivational, social, and cognitive brains) and applies research on the brain to situations readers might encounter across the job cycle: finding opportunities, applying and interviewing, and deciding whether to accept an offer; succeeding at work in terms of learning, communicating, producing, and leading; and managing one's career, including moving up or moving on. Annotation ©2019 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) - Choice Reviews : Choice Reviews 2019 October
Markman draws on cognitive research to offer practical advice regarding career success. He rejects the current "find your passion" approach to careers as being overly simplistic. Most of the book focuses on jobs instead of careers; it maintains a conversational tone to promote audience understanding. The most unique aspect of the book is the weight the author gives to the value of transferable skills learned outside of a formal or informal career path. "Jazz Brain" describes how the skills he developed as a jazz musician played a role in his academic career. Although the book appears to be most relevant to students looking for their first jobs, it includes broader content. Research-based material is presented in user-friendly format designed to help the reader get a job, get through the day at work, and get ready to move on or up. The book is divided into three parts: "Getting a Job"; "Succeeding at Work"; and "Managing Your Career." Each chapter includes "Takeaways." The bibliography contains historical and current references.
Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.
--E. G. Ferris, Branford Hall Career Institute
Eileen G. Ferris
Branford Hall Career Institute
Eileen G. Ferris Choice Reviews 57:02 October 2019 Copyright 2019 American Library Association. - LJ Express Reviews : LJ Express Reviews
With this career book, cognitive science is used to explain how to get a job, excel in a position, and move up or on in a career. Markman (Annabel Irion Worsham Centennial Professor of Psychology and Marketing, Univ. of Texas at Austin) is executive director of the IC2 Institute and author of Smart Thinking. Through his research, he has identified three parts of the brain that influence why we work the way we do. Each chapter ends with a box showing how the motivational brain, the social brain, and the cognitive brain are affected by the current topic. Occasionally, there are boxes throughout the book on the jazz brain. This information is a bonus because of the brain's ability to improvise. Markman encourages readers to use the sections of the book most applicable to their current situation. He pulls liberally from his own experiences and those of others, as well as research done in the field, to make an interesting and readable text. He states that if we often think TGIF then we are in the wrong career. VERDICT A unique approach to an old topic. Anyone can get a tidbit from this book to make their current or future work environments better.âBonnie A. Tollefson, Rogue Valley Manor Lib., Medford, OR (c) Copyright 2019. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
