After being in a career for 17+ years, I was feeling I was in a rut. Despite this, I didn’t know what else I could do for a job. What was I best suited for? That’s where this book came in. Using my personality traits, the book helped lead me to possible options that may best suit me. What I found most interesting was the fact that many of the careers I thought of pursuing when I was younger was listed. The career I ended up choosing to do (based off other peoples’ opinions, and trying to be “sensible” and practical) wasn’t! And, the reasons why I was struggling in my current career were right there in black and white. I wish I had consulted something like this sooner!

A great guide for insight into yourself and the questions that everyone has...am I really doing what I am meant to be doing? This book will help you determine that and more. An easy, swift read, but one that makes you think. Asks good questions that will give you insight. I really liked this.

4 Stars!! This is a pretty good book for high school aged teens still not sure what they want to be when they grow up. This book will most likely help them out a bit. Other books like this and those aptitude tests the school gives to see what career is right for you are more helpful, in my opinion. Those career aptitude tests are free online but this book is a good place to start. Or if you’re interested in switching careers, you might like reading this book, it wouldn’t hurt!
*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an ARC that was provided to me by NetGalley!*

I read the original version of this book years ago and found it helpful as an early twenty-something considering my future and career. I was intrigued to revisit it, but I didn't find there to be much in the way of updates.. Plus, I have since read other similar books and taken extensive personality tests that were much more revealing and detailed. In all, this might be a good starting point for a young person or someone considering a career change, but otherwise you'll likely want something with more depth.

This updated edition of Do What You Are has an emphasis on job trends. The book was last updated by the original co-authors Paul Tieger and Barbara Barron in 2014, so a new edition was needed.

Paul and Barbara's daughter Kelly Tieger has taken the reigns for this updated edition by highlighting contemporary job trends related to the new gig economy, the emphasis on green jobs, and AI and automation. It not only gives jobseekers an idea of how the job market looks now, but also, how it is projected to look in the next 10 years. This makes for a book that appeals across generations, as the original writings of Paul Tieger and Barbara Barron have always appealed to Baby Boomers and Gen Xers (their writings are still contained here) and Kelly Tieger will appeal to Millennials and Gen Zers.

If you're looking for a very straightforward guide to career advice, I'd recommend What Color is Your Parachute? It is usually the No. 1 seller for a reason. That said, the author, Richard Nelson Bolles, highly recommends Do What You Are. It doesn't have as much of the "brass tacks" as What Color is Your Parachute, but if you are interested in Personality Type, this book can offer a lot of insight. Reading it, I found myself doing a lot of self-reflection, and Kelly Tieger, in the introduction, admits that is a big part of the point of this book. Even if you are very familiar with Personality Type, this book can give you the tools to do self-reflection and figure out why certain jobs may not be a good fit and why some may be a great fit. There are so many variances even within a broad Personality Type, and this book touches on those differences.

I will say there will be some who don't buy into the Myers-Briggs Personalty Type, and those well-versed in Psychology know that the Myers-Briggs hasn't shown as much validity as something called the Big Five Personality Test. However, I believe it can be used effectively as a broad generalization. For instance, Extraversion (E/I) is also used in the Big Five.

Ultimately, I highly recommend Do What You Are. If you're needing a job in the next month, you may want to try another book. However, if you are looking to learn more about Personality Type, if you're willing to perform self-reflection as you think about career-related questions, or need some guidance on how to find professions that may be a fit for you, this book can help.