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Job Smart: What You Need to Know to Get the Job You Want by Tim Haft. Random House.
A good book that addresses the needs of first time job seekers as well as those of experienced workers seeking a change of job.
Dynamite Job Search Letters by Ronald & Caryl Rae Krannich.
Impact Publications. Nothing is quite as hard to develop as a good cover letter. This book is filled with inspirations and examples of what might be done. Included are letters to apply for jobs, to thank an employer for an interview, as well as special types which may attract an unusual amount of interest.
Doing Work You Love by Cheryl Gilman. Contemporary Books.
Mark Twain said "The luckiest people in the world get to work all year round at what they like to do most on their summer vacation" This book helps people realize their career dreams. Well written and uplifting.
Welcome to the Real World by Stacy Kravetz. W.W. Norton Co.
A 1990 University of California at Berkeley graduate wrote this book to help college students of today learn some of the things they will face when they enter the "real world". Easy reading, interesting and useful.
Interviewing, Second Edition by Arlene Hirsch. National Business Employment Weekly.
One of a series which covers the process of preparing for, conducting and following up the interview.
Resume Shortcuts: How to Quickly Communicate Your Qualifications with Powerful Words and Phrases by Robbie Kaplan Miller.
Impact Publications. Resumes have a special language and style, and how qualifications are presented may be as important as having them in the first place. Unique as it focuses on how to make the best impact using a traditional, scannable or electronic resume.
Job Search Organizer by Hal Weatherman. VGM. An interesting and useful workbook for recording various aspects of the job search. It provides blank pages for recording information on job prospects, networking contacts, research done on targeted employers, and even a place to tape or paste business cards picked up along the way.
America's Top Jobs on CD-ROM JIST works.
This new product includes descriptions for 7,700 occupations found in the US and other countries. IBM-compatible with a 386 or above processor. As a bonus, it includes a copy of the Quick Job Search (the highly rated book) by Mike Farr.
The 1998 What Color is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career Changers by Richard Nelson Bolles.
Ten Speed Press. Dick Bolles lives and breathes careers and that, coupled with his creativity and writing skills, produces what any reviewer has to cite as the best career book of the year – and that's year after year.
Inside the Job Interview by Ed Begley.
The author operates a professional resume writing service and his advice is based upon his work with clients and their reports on interview conversations. There are fifteen questions most likely to be asked during a job interview and there's advice on how to handle each one of them.
How to Turn an Interview into a Job by Jeffrey G. Allen. Fireside, Simon & Schuster.
The interview is almost all that matters. This book has all the backup necessary for that crucial meeting.
In Transition by Mary Lindley Burton & Richard A. Wedemeyer. Random House. Strategies and tactics to help displaced executives find careers that are professionally and personally rewarding.
Your Own Worst Enemy by Andrew DuBrin.
AMACOM. A valuable book for those willing to take responsibility for their own lives. Insights for people facing career changes. How to overcome career self sabotage.
Who Do You Think You Are? By Keith Harary & Eileen Donhue. Harper Collins.
Based on the Berkley Personality Profile, this book explores a fascinating system that shows how to see yourself as you really are with your partner, family, friends and coworkers.
Do What You Are by Paul D. Tieger & Barbara Barron-Tieger. Little Brown.
Discover the perfect career for you through the secrets of personality type through the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the author's own system.
If You Want Guarantees, Buy a Toaster by Robert M. Hochheiser. Avon Business Books.
From the author of How to Work For a Jerk, making it, faking it and taking it in stride. How to survive and thrive during corporate change. Along with death and taxes, corporate change is one of the few certainties in the world of mergers, takeovers, market shifts and buyouts. A how-to guide to navigating the ever-changing waters of business and staying afloat.
