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The Career Game Loop
Learn to Earn in the New Economy
Jessica Lindl (Author)
9781394217663, Wiley
Hardback, published 24 April 2025
288 pages
23.4 x 15.8 x 2.8 cm, 0.499 kg
NATIONAL BESTSELLER In The Career Game Loop: Learn to Earn in the New Economy, veteran gaming, education, and social impact executive, Jessica Lindl, delivers an exciting playbook for navigating today’s dynamic career landscape inspired by an unlikely source - gaming. Drawing parallels between gaming and career advancement, you’ll explore why learning, earning, and advancing are continuous, interwoven, and life-long processes, and how you can navigate a fulfilling career in the 21st century economy. Lindl dives deep into the data of modern job hunting, training, networking, recruitment, and more as she tells the stories of real people who have overcome daunting obstacles to find the career they’ve always dreamed of. She also explains the mindsets, behaviors, and practice tips drawn from gaming you can implement immediately to create resilient, future-proof careers in a world where adaptability is the ultimate power-up. You’ll also find:
Design a more fulfilling, resilient career for the new world of work
Perfect for new graduates and young professionals just entering the global workforce, The Career Game Loop is also a must-read for anyone considering a career change, people re-entering the labor force after an absence, HR professionals, and employers from around the world seeking new insights into how modern employees think about work.
About the Author vii Acknowledgments ix Foreword xi Introduction xv Part I Choose Quest 1 Chapter 1 How Gamers Learned to Choose 4 Chapter 2 Five Tactics for Expanding Horizons 22 Chapter 3 Professional Pathfinder and Job Feel 32 Chapter 4 Gravitational Pull and Expecting the Unexpected 42 Chapter 5 This Game Is Beatable 54 Chapter 6 Community Loop: Mentors 62 Part II Level Up 79 Chapter 7 How Gamers Learned to Learn 82 Chapter 8 Fundamentals, Platforms, and Mindsets 100 Chapter 9 Build Your Own Tutorial 114 Chapter 10 Mastering Durable Skills 122 Chapter 11 Community Loop: Coaches 132 Part III Job Hunt 139 Chapter 12 How Gamers Learned to Hack the Grind 142 Chapter 13 Free Your Mindset 152 Chapter 14 Tell Your Story 156 Chapter 15 Ask, Then Negotiate 162 Chapter 16 Community Loop: Sponsors 166 Part IV Job Craft 175 Chapter 17 How Gamers Learned to Reinvent 178 Chapter 18 Why Gamers Job Craft 188 Chapter 19 How Gamers Job Craft 198 Chapter 20 Community Loop: Bosses 210 Part V Beyond the Loop: Hiring, Managing, and Promoting 219 Chapter 21 How Managers Learned to Lead 222 Chapter 22 Hiring Career Loopers 230 Chapter 23 Managing Career Loopers 240 Chapter 24 Promoting Career Loopers 246 Conclusion 252 Index 258
Subject Areas: Finance & accounting [KF]
