Career by Design

In Career by Design, author Nitza Rivera offers a transformative guide for professionals seeking fulfillment and agency in their careers in today's dynamic professional world. Driven by her own experiences of job loss and reinvention, she combines decades of corporate expertise with a coaching methodology rooted in introspection and values alignment. This guide presents a structured, introspective process to help you uncover your values, strengths, and aspirations while redefining success on your own terms. Each chapter builds on essential elements-exploring career archetypes, setting holistic goals, and designing actionable growth plans-to enable you to proactively shape a career that aligns with your unique purpose and fosters resilience and joy. Through practical tools, coaching questions, and design-thinking principles, Career by Design empowers you to create a sustainable, meaningful path forward in your career-steering away from burnout and toward a purposeful, values-driven professional life.