Fit matters: how to love your job

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How can you discover a job that really matches your needs' A job that provides meaning to your life' Fit Matters shows you how - it's a practical guide to help you find the job you'll love, at any stage in your career. Odds are that you want to bring your best self to work. You want a job that feeds your spirit, your mind, and your heart. Fit matters - it's crucial if you're to perform at your best. Thought-provoking and practical, the book offers tools and exercises designed to help you evaluate the fit between your needs and the culture of your current or prospective employer, assess and articulate what you really need to thrive at work, and develop options if you find yourself in a company or job where you are misfit. You'll learn that self-knowledge, combined with an understanding of six elements of work fit, will help you make career decisions that will lead to better job satisfaction and improved performance over the entire course of your career.;COVER; Praise; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Preface; PART I: What Fit Means; 1. Understanding Fit; 2. Recognizing Misfit; PART II: The Six Elements of Fit; 3. Meaning Fit; 4. Job Fit; 5. Culture Fit; 6. Relationship Fit; 7. Lifestyle Fit; 8. Financial Fit; PART III: Why Fit Matters; 9. The Changing World of Work; 10. How Fit Impacts People; 11. How Fit Impacts Organizations; PART IV: Finding Your Fit; 12. Knowing Yourself and What You Want; 13. Calculating the Elements and Weighing Trade-Offs; 14. Regaining Your Confidence; 15. Flexing to Fit Where You Are. COVER Praise Copyright Page Dedication Contents Acknowledgements Foreword Preface PART I: What Fit Means 1. Understanding Fit 2. Recognizing Misfit PART II: The Six Elements of Fit 3. Meaning Fit 4. Job Fit 5. Culture Fit 6. Relationship Fit 7. Lifestyle Fit 8. Financial Fit PART III: Why Fit Matters 9. The Changing World of Work 10. How Fit Impacts People 11. How Fit Impacts Organizations PART IV: Finding Your Fit 12. Knowing Yourself and What You Want 13. Calculating the Elements and Weighing Trade-Offs 14. Regaining Your Confidence 15. Flexing to Fit Where You Are. 16. Deciding to Leave and Going Gracefully17. Evaluating New Opportunities CONCLUSION: The Future of Fit APPENDICES 1. Analyze Your Employability Skills 2. Hollandâ#x80 #x99 s Six Occupation Types 3. Assessment Tool Comparison Chart 4. Work Relationships Matrix 5. Is It Time to Leave? Assessment 6. Culture Fit Questions to Ask Bibliography Index About the Authors.