Susan H. Gubing and Karen McKenna
Choosing a career is one of the most critical decisions we make in our lives. Achieving a career that will bring both personal and professional fulfillment can often be like solving a puzzle. Games2Careers will remove the mystery in the career planning process and reveal the rules of the game. You will discover how your childhood interests are the secret to finding career success. This book is for anyone and everyone—students, parents, grandparents, teachers, career counselors—who wants to win at the career game!
Testimonial
“The concept of Games2Careers, which, in unique fashion, uses a young person’s natural abilities to stimulate career choices, is long overdue in print. I have no doubt this book will change the lives of countless students who are exposed to its wisdom.”
—Scott Passeser, Host of News 12 Long Island’s Jobline
Authors Susan H. Gubing and Karen McKenna are winning players on the same team. As professional career advisers with over fifty years combined experience in counseling and education in the career planning process, they both have successfully guided countless individuals to attain career objectives. Principals in their own consulting firms, Susan and Karen speak independently to schools and organizations throughout the country about their unique perspective in achieving career success. You can find invaluable career planning insights and resources on their Web site: www.games2careers.com.
Can the games we played as children provide clues to future career success?
Absolutely! When children play, they choose to do the things they are naturally drawn to the most. Therefore, the games and toys that they choose represent their purest and most basic desires. Bridging a child’s authentic interests with specific educational preferences and career objectives is the first of several layers in determining a person’s Career DNA (Dynamic Natural Abilities).
Our story features an average family that presents various scenarios into the career planning process. You see through their experiences just how much parents can learn by observing their children and encouraging them to follow their dreams throughout their lives. It also highlights how adults can revisit their childhood interests to uncover links to making appropriate career decisions or changes.
Games2Careers is a different kind of career planning guide. It is designed to turn what could be a tedious task into an enjoyable and enlightening experience.
