* A Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist for 2005!
* Focuses on development management positions in international service employment
* Devises the concept of the "service-choice spiral" in career evolution
* Provides information about volunteer and professional opportunities, organizations, and degree programs

In Working for Change, Derick and Jennifer Brinkerhoff explore career paths in international public service, focusing on development management positions. They offer practical and inspiring guidance on finding the right mix of public service objectives, degree programs, job opportunities, and personal lifestyle choices.

The Brinkerhoffs’ concept of career evolution is encapsulated in a framework they call the service-choice spiral. This model rejects standard set-the-goal, plot-the-steps planning and pulls one’s personal values, skills, professional goals, and sense of altruism into a solid career choice. Through profiles of six public service professionals, the Brinkerhoffs illustrate how real people have faced the choices that confronted them in the course of their careers.

Working for Change will assuredly become the ideal guide and resource for anyone considering work in public service and mid-career professionals looking for a change in direction. It will also serve as a powerful resource for university career development officers and faculty advisors.

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Table of Contents:

1) What is Development Management?; 2) The Service-Choice Spiral; 3) Self-Awareness; 4) Serving in Community; 5) Skills and Skill Building; 6) Where Will You Work? Organizational Options for Service; 7) Career Evolution; 8) Sustaining Motivation for International Public Service: Service in Balance; Afterword: The Practice of International Public Service