As featured on the cover of Fortune, this "watershed book" (Profiles) about the end of the job, written by America's leading expert on corporate transition, provides strategies for dealing with the shift away from "good, steady jobs" to an era of temporary, free-lance, and consulting positions.

The author "argues that the present information-based economy demands more flexible employment models than a manufacturing-based economy. Bridges states that the emerging economy will not require a set pattern of work from individuals (i.e., a job) but sets of complex tasks, requiring different sets of skills at different times." (Libr J) Index.

The bad news, according to this ground-breaking book by top consultant William Bridges, is that jobs are disappearing. The good news is that a job isn't the only way that people work to earn a good living. In fact, it's no longer the best way. Our idea of a "job" was invented during the Industrial Revolution, and is out of synch with today's technological and economic forces. JobShift shows how we can thrive in our de-jobbed future. Its "Career Guide for the 21st-Century Worker" will help you to rethink your work so you can create your own "job security."