“Dr. Brian” is one of the most renown experts on career and talent management in the world, and he’s here to bring iTV-Asia his perspective on what goes into successful career planning. Joining our own “Career Doctor” Peter Hill, Dr. Schwartz explains the importance of knowing yourself in your search for a career, and the ways him and his consultancy SuccessDNA assess clients and help them find their passions and competencies. According to Schwartz’s model, there are six elements that go into finding career success: self-esteem, personality & character, type & temperament, values, content interests, and “skills DNA” (the way in which your family background contributes to your career aptitudes). Want to know more about his model and methods? Watch our video and see how SuccessDNA can help you find your way in your career and life.

Dr. Brian A. Schwartz is a psychologist and a leading expert in the fields of career and talent management with a practice that extends 35 years and includes over 1,700 career planning clients, over 500 executive assessments and several thousand additional assessments as well as many coaching assignments in corporate and university settings. He founded the Talent Management Team LLC in October 2001, and Career DNA LLC with partners in May 2004. In July 2010, just prior to relocating to China, Dr. Schwartz formed SuccessDNA LLC. His upcoming book, CareerDNA: Breaking the Code for Career Success, will be published in English and Chinese in 2011 with an English and German edition also scheduled for winter 2012.