Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Multiple careers

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Consensus that notability has been established, and despite a major need for cleanup, it doesn't warrant deletion on any other grounds. (non-admin closure) Nosebagbear (talk) 11:31, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

Multiple careers

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Rambling and ill-sourced essay, of unclear topicality, that has never been a good article; started like this in 2005, hasn't improved in 13 years. If there could possibly be a Wikipedia article on this topic, this doesn't supply material worth keeping for it - and if there could, it should have happened in thirteen years. PROD removed, but without improvement. David Gerard (talk) 10:55, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. David Gerard (talk) 10:56, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

• Keep 99% of Wikipedia's articles are not yet of good quality but our policy is to keep and improve them: "Perfection is not required: Wikipedia is a work in progress. Collaborative editing means that incomplete or poorly written first drafts can evolve over time into excellent articles. Even poor articles, if they can be improved, are welcome." This topic is quite notable as entire books are written about it. A selection of works follows and notice that they use a variety of titles and terms to describe the topic. We should therefore cast our net wide in searching for more content to summarise.

1. One Person / Multiple Careers: The Original Guide to the Slash Career
2. The Encore Career Handbook: How to Make a Living and a Difference in the Second Half of Life
3. Plan for five careers in a lifetime
4. We must help workers prepare for multiple careers
5. Preparing for Multiple Careers
6. Why You Should Have (at Least) Two Careers
7. The Episodic Career: How to Thrive at Work in the Age of Disruption
8. Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Andrew Davidson (talk • contribs) 21:26, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

• Comment while sorting: Without pointing to any specific policy, I believe that this is a sad yet well-known society topic that Wikipedia, as an encyclopedia, should have a detailled, informative article about. It is unlikely to fail notability. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 01:44, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

Update: Keep: Okay, meeting the General Notability Guideline is easy here. Example for a German book that covers the topic in detail: Gulder, Angelika (2011-08-15). Aufgewacht!: Wie Sie das Leben Ihrer Träume finden Mit Lebenstraum-Navigator (in German) (1 ed.). Frankfurt, M. New York, NY: Campus Verlag. ISBN 9783593393520., found via Schwertfeger, Von Bärbel. "Karrierewechsel: Vorsicht, Falle!". ZEIT ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 2018-12-17. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 02:07, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

• Keep – Yes, the article would benefit from copy editing, inline citations, etc. etc., but the topic itself passes WP:GNG, as per a review of available sources. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 17:44, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

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