Review
"Reading this book is like hiring a masterclass coach--and then benefiting from the coach's top-tier network. A brilliant storyteller, Kristin Sherry teaches us through one interesting, insightful, real-life example after another." -Justin Bariso, Inc.com and TIME contributor, author of EQ Applied"
With YouMap, Kristin Sherry has created THE instruction manual for solving the puzzle and hitting the career bullseye." -Ken Tasch, Chairman & CEO, Richard Dudgeon, Inc. and author of Business Brainfood: A Real-World Playbook for Business Mastery"
Having worked in the career development field for 20 years with very diverse clientele, I can honestly say that this book has something for everyone! This is a resource that I will use with clients, students, (my own teenage daughters) and anyone else that is contemplating a career move." -Marnie Groeneveld, Acting Executive Director, Business Development & Strategic Initiatives at Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology"
Best job search and career development book since I first read Dick Bolles' book, 'What Color Is Your Parachute' in the 1970s which sold over 10 million copies. Today, Kristin's YouMap book is the most simple, thorough and practical guide." -Brian C. Ray, author of Created for Good Works and founder of Crossroads Career Network"
What a fantastic book! Kristin Sherry has done an excellent job putting together content to help people discover themselves, then use their newfound power of potential to blaze their own path in this world." -Paul Carney, EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer, Carter Bank & Trust, author of Move Your Æ (Ash): Know, Grow, and Show Your Career Value"
Kristin Sherry simply and yet brilliantly 'maps' out your strategy for a successful career and happy life." -Dr. Patty Ann Tublin, Amazon best-selling author and CEO & Founder, Relationship Toolbox LLC"
When Kristin Sherry introduced YouMap, I immediately responded by telling her that every, and I mean every, company should invest in YouMap for their associates." -Gretchen Fierle, leadership author, Fish Rot from the Head Down"
YouMap is a terrific guide to all those who are struggling in their 9-5 life and, beyond that, a terrific guide for anyone interested in getting to know themselves better." -IndieReader Approved
"Kristin A. Sherry's wonderful book YOUMAP: Find Yourself. Blaze Your Path. Show The World! begins by saying its audience is high school and college students, career changers, ambition careerists, etc. And that's true.
YOUMAP is a vital, necessary guide for anyone looking for a entrance, a shift, a promotion, or an entirely new career. Actually, it may just be a necessary guide for anyone looking to get to know themselves better and, specifically, to find their core strengths and to learn how to apply them.
Sherry cherry-picks incredibly useful tools for self-examination and self-actualization from only the best of the best. She uses, for example, the Clifton Strengths Finder, a test that isn't included in the book (she's provided a url, however), but is a cogent and comprehensive analysis of what the four strength categories are--reflecting, influencing, executing, and thinking themes--and how they impact people as workers.
But Sherry doesn't just borrow from and then analyze their components. She elaborates on them and uses them as jumping-off points for her own insights and rigors. She uses what she calls "strength personas" to help readers realize what they value most.
YOUMAP takes all the meta information reader's glean and shows them how to couch it to create their own YouMap (yes, that's a registered trademark) and to assess what is basically a professional profile. It then teaches them how to translate that into a one-page branding statement.
YOUMAP gives readers a painstakingly, possibly revelatory summation of their strengths, values, motivating skills, and career interests. Once a reader follows all the book's directives, they'll find themselves armed with an arsenal of ammunition, ready to fire at any potential boss or hiring manager. Sherry also includes insightful quotes from sources as diverse as NBA star Larry Bird and actress Juhi Chawla.
YOUMAP is a must-read for anyone who'd like to know themselves a little better and then translate that self to potential or present employers. And it's a brilliant coaching session for everybody else.
YOUMAP is almost guaranteed to put readers in a good direction.
YOUMAP is a terrific guide to all those who are struggling in their 9-5 life and, beyond that, a terrific guide for anyone interested in getting to know themselves better."- Steven Foster, IndieReader
About the Author
Kristin Sherry is a three-time author, speaker and Founder of YouMap LLC and Virtus Career Consulting. She helps people find career fit and certifies aspiring coaches, career services and human resources professionals as YouMap® Coaches and YouMap® Workshop Facilitators.
Kristin is one of 20 independent Master Trainers world-wide in the WorkPlace Big Five Profile(TM); a human resource development tool used in 8,000 organizations in 48 countries.
Formerly, Kristin served as a Learning & Development leader in a Fortune 20 company where she managed learning strategy and delivery. Kristin resides in North Carolina with her husband Xander and their children.
