Reboot, Issac John
Reboot, Issac John
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Reboot
How to Manage Career Breaks and Return with Greater Success

Author: Issac John

Narrator: Issac John

Unabridged: 5 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperBusiness

Published: 06/28/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

'It's hard for me to say this, knowing the great feedback most of my peers had for you, but at this stage for our business in India, we just require someone who has some more entertainment marketing experience than you do. Hence, we wouldn't be taking your candidature forward for this position.'
When Issac quit his dream job of Head of Marketing at PUMA in 2015 and took a career break to study screenwriting in New York, little did he know what he had signed up for.Over the next eighteen months, he would face over a hundred rejections from famed brands, headhunters, publishers, talent agencies and producers. After being rejected in the final interview rounds of brands like Uber, Netflix and Airbnb, he slowly and steadily clawed his way back into a mainstream career. Issac went on to lead a team of over a hundred people at Discovery, having built their direct-to-consumer OTT business in Asia-Pacific (discovery+), and has authored two books - all in a span of five years since that career break.Over the past two years, Issac spoke to more than fifty working professionals, all of whom went through a break in their career for various reasons. Reboot is an intimate, honest and rich compendium of all those experiences, mistakes, lows and highs that people confronted with a career break go through. It shares the message that no matter the odds you are up against, a career break is always temporary, and, in many cases, it can even prove to be life-changing.

About Issac John

Issac John has led large direct-to-consumer teams spanning marketing, product, design and tech functions, with stellar consumer brands such as Discovery and PUMA. A big believer in re-shaping careers, he has taken two breaks over the course of his career of sixteen years, one of which took him back to school at the New York Film Academy at the age of thirty-three. Both his breaks, while leading to short-term pain, turned out to be game-changing for his personal and professional growth.Issac is currently building his own company as an entrepreneur-in-residence with Antler India, an early stage VC firm.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dalia

“Clarity about what you don't want to do is as important as what you want to do.” Let's normalize career breaks. when Issac quit his dream job of head marketing at Puma in 2015 and took a career break to study screenwriting in New York, little did he know what he had signed up for. Over the next 18 m......more

Goodreads review by Shivani

As an experienced corporate professional, I understand how a career break can leave a negative impact on our vocation. Reboot by Isaac John is a beautifully written book that discusses career breaks and offers a way to success. The book consists of anecdotes from John's life, including two voluntary b......more

Goodreads review by Khyati

Reboot: How to Manage Career Breaks and Return with Greater Success by Issac John is a reader-friendly guide on how one can make a comeback after taking a sabbatical (a career break). Usually, gap years on one's resume are looked down upon, especially in India. However, as John argues, things are ch......more

A career break is a period of time out from employment. It is commonly used for people to take time out of their career for personal or professional development. But it's not easy to come back after that. People face hundreds of rejections and that leads to confusion and delays in one's life. If you......more

I understand that career breaks can be terrifying. I also took a mini career break and found it really difficult to stay motivated during that time. Books like these can not only help in managing our time effectively during the break but also help in staying motivated. The author has shared his exper......more