February 2023 MBR The Jobs/Careers Shelf

The Jobs/Careers Shelf

A Preparation Guide for the Assessment Center Method, third edition
Tina Lewis Rowe
Charles C. Thomas, Publisher
2600 South First Street, Springfield, IL 62704
http://www.ccthomas.com
9780398093945, $49.95, Spiral Bound PB, 276pp

https://www.amazon.com/Preparation-Guide-Assessment-Center-Method/dp/0398093946

Synopsis: This newly updated and expanded third edition of "A Preparation Guide for the Assessment Center Method" by Tina Lewis Rowe has the honesty, humor and interesting perspectives that made the previous editions so enjoyable to read and easy to understand.

In addition, every chapter has been refreshed and renewed with tips, techniques and insights that will help candidates use assessment center exercises to demonstrate their readiness for the rank and role they seek. Chapter Three, What Is Your Assessment Center Challenge? and Chapter Six, Three Characteristics of a High Caliber Candidate, are completely new. They reflect decades of observation and analysis and will provide insights and guidance not found in any other training or text.

The entirety of "A Preparation Guide for the Assessment Center Method" is focused on improving the law enforcement profession by helping promotional candidates prepare to be effective in their preparation and testing, then effective on the job as they develop as coaches and leaders.

Critique: Spiral bound to allow it to fold out easily on a desk, comprehensive, exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "A Preparation Guide for the Assessment Center Method" is an ideal textbook and essential reading for those who are preparing to engage in assessment center evaluations to further their professional career in law enforcement. "A Preparation Guide for the Assessment Center Method" is a must-have for personal, professional, and academic library collections.

Editorial Note: Tina Lewis Row (www.tinalewisrowe.com) had a thirty-three year career in law enforcement -- first on the Denver Police Department, where she retired as a Captain, then as the Presidential appointed United States Marshal for Colorado. She was a trainer and presenter all of that time and since leaving the public sector has found tremendous satisfaction in teaching, training, public-speaking and writing for a wide variety of criminal justice, government, non-profit and business groups.

Find Your Passion
Jim Panos
Independently Published
www.jimpanoscoaching.com
9789083224862, $19.99, PB, 381pp

https://www.amazon.com/Find-Your-Passion-Success-Fulfillment/dp/9083224864

Synopsis: "Find Your Passion: How to Create a Career with More Success and Fulfillment" by Jim Panos was specifically written to be of service to readers who are unsure about their next career move. Who want to escape the drudgery of a meaningless job. Who despise the thought of getting out of bed in the morning to go to a job that leaves them bored, "empty", or unfulfilled? Who are frustrated because it takes more time than expected to discover and transition to their dream career, despite reading every book on career change, watching tons of videos, and taking every personality test available!

Within the pages of "Find Your Passion", readers will gain clarity for what their purposes and passions truly -- resulting in a life of fulfillment and happiness. It will also resolve any lingering excuses, disproving once and for all that following our passion will leave us broke.

Critique: Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "Find Your Passion: How to Create a Career with More Success and Fulfillment" by Jim Panos is an informative, insightful, 'real world practical' instructional guide and DIY manual for creating and maintaining the kind of work that will be both financially supportive and emotionally fulfilling. While especially and unreservedly recommended for community, college, and university library Jobs/Careers collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that "Find Your Passion" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $18.79).

Editorial Note: Jim Panos (https://jimpanoscoaching.com) is a transformational career coach who serves professionals across the globe to discover their greatest passion and turn it into a more successful and fulfilling career. Jim is a career clarity expert, career transition mentor, and certified professional co-active coach (CPCC). Accredited by the largest professional coaching organization in the world, the International Coaching Federation (ICF), Jim is a public speaker, author, and entrepreneur who is relentlessly committed to people's success, growth, and happiness.

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