Few people are lucky enough to see their career dreams come

true．Most fall into jobs by chance,fail to examine many job and

career alternatives suitable for their interests and skills，and pursue

careers that are less than fully rewarding．After a few years of work

experience,many people wish they had better planned their careers．

But by then many feel it iS too late to make fundamental changes

in their career direction．

This book is all about better planning your career and making

intelligent job moves in the challenging economy and job markets

of the 1990s．It’S a very different book for individuals interested in

finding jobs and planning their futures．Unlike other career books,

this one focuses on the processes of careering and re-careering

within the context of an economy and society undergoing funda-

mental restructuring。Given this context,job search skills alone are

not enough for long-term job and career success．Individuals must

learn to career and re-career several times during their work lives．

’IWS means continuously acquiring new work-content skills，making

strategic job and career moves，and possibly relocating to new

communities which offer better job and career opportunities．With

vision,determination,and a well organized plan of action,you

should do well in finding rewarding jobs and careers in the 1990s．

I wish to thank my many readers，from book reviewers and

career counselors to students and job seekers,who found the first

edition of this book-well organized，enlightening,realistic,practical，

and useful．Their many letters and phone calls have helped further

strengthen this second edition．