The
Resources for Clients in Transition
The
Asher’s Bible of Executive
Resumes and How to Write Them by Donald
Asher
“Donald Asher is a nationally
known speaker and writer on careers and job-search issues. This book provides
the largest compendium of executive resumes ever published for the general
public: general and financial management from V.P. to C.E.O., plus special
sections on technical, engineering, sales, marketing, medical, governmental,
military, academic, media, nonprofit, scientific, legal, and transitional
resumes”.
Do What You Are by Paul D. Tieger & Barbara Barron-Tieger
Based on
the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator. ”Using workbook exercises… to help you discover your
Personality Type… and explaining specific job-search strategies, [this book]
lists occupations that are popular with your Type and offers a rundown of your
work-related strengths and weaknesses. It also shows, step by step, how to use
your unique strengths to customize your job search, ensuring the best results
in the shortest period of time”.
Forced Out by Hilda Scott and Juliet Brudney
“Why veteran employees are
driven from their careers- and what they can do”. Provides helpful information
on: “Career comebacks and employment alternatives; interviews with survivors of
middle-aged job loss; how public and private agencies can help; employer
reforms- voluntary and mandated”.
Haldane’s Best Answers to
Tough Interview Questions
“The job interview is the
single most important prerequisite to getting a job. Rich with sample dialogues
and examples of questions and answers, [this book] takes you into the offices
of employers where you engage in one of the most important meetings of your
life. Discover what you really need to do to energize your job search with this
revealing book on both referral and job interviews”.
Luck is No Accident:
Making the Most of Happenstance in Your Life and Career by John Krumboltz & Al Levin
“Unplanned events – chance occurrences – more often determine life and career choices than all the careful planning we do. [This book actively encourages you to prepare for the unexpected, to take advantage of chance events, to make the most of random ‘happenstances.’
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National Business
Employment Weekly’s Cover Letters
This book teaches how to:
“…compose the basic elements of a successful letter; customize a letter for
specific situations, from responding to a want ad to contacting an executive
search company, to expanding your networking contacts; send cover letters
through e-mail; use the Internet for job-search communication; and write a
follow-up letter…”
Occupational Outlook
Handbook developed by the
“Interesting and thorough
descriptions for more than 270 jobs… Information on labor market trends, plus
the following details on each job: earnings, working conditions, advancement
opportunities, related jobs, training and education needed, skills required and
projected growth”. **Please visit the OOH online at http://www.bls.gov/oco/
The Career Fitness
Program: Exercising Your Options by Diane
Sukiennik, William Bendat, and Lisa Raufman
This book “… addresses the
role of electronic resources in the career process; includes a chapter on personality
and interests; explores the importance of self-esteem and positive self-talk;
and offers help with decision-making and goal setting…”
The Foolproof Job-Search
Workbook by Donald Asher
This resource provides useful
information from one of the fore-most career experts on cracking the hidden job
market, creating a viable network, research companies of interest and writing a
targeted resume.
What Color is Your
Parachute? By Richard Bolles
A comprehensive and well
respected guide to self-assessment, personal motivation, and job search
strategies. This book was chosen by the Library of Congress as One of 25 Books
That Have Shaped Readers’ Lives and voted One of the
Seven Essential Popular Business Books by Today’s
Librarian.
Your Career in Changing Times & Finding the Career
That Fits You: The Companion Workbook by Larry
Burkett & Lee Ellis
Written by the founder and a
leader in Christian Financial Concepts, these resources help readers evaluate
their personality, skills, life values and vocational interests. “Work is part of God’s plan for people. For a
career to be fulfilling, that work should fit into the individual’s values,
talents and gifts. [The authors] explore tying career into the larger picture
of pursuing God’s will through efficient use of one’s [spiritual] gifts”.
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