Publications
Information and guidance on various job search strategies, tools, and techniques.
A sampling of available resources information and guidance on various job search strategies, tools, and techniques is available for online viewing and purchase. Click on any book title to go to that title on Amazon to read reviews and purchase.
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Assessment
Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type
What Color Is Your Parachute? 2018: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers
The Map of Meaning: A Guide to Sustaining our Humanity in the World of Work
O’Net Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2018-2019 (Occupational Outlook Handbook (Paper-Bernan))
Wishcraft: How to Get What You Really Want
Holland’s Self-Directed Search Assessment is available online at www.self-directed-search.com (for a fee). Once you have completed the assessment, there are many additional career resources in conjunction with your test results: Chronicle Occupational Briefs, Dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes, and Occupations Finder.
The VIA Institute on Character, a non-profit organization, advances the science and practice of character development. Their VIA Survey was developed to scientifically measure a person’s character strengths. Take this free online 240-question Strengths Assessment as a tool in your self-assessment job search preparation. The findings will serve as a powerful tool for a job searcher, helping you leverage and nurture your strengths, as opposed to your faults. www.viasurvey.org
Personal Branding
The 10Ks of Personal Branding: Create a Better You
The 10Ks of Personal Branding: Create a Better You
The 10Ks of Personal Branding: Create a Better You
Managing Brand You: 7 Steps to Creating Your Most Successful Self
Everyday Celebrity: A Personal Branding Guide from a Hollywood Media Coach
Interviewing
Sweaty Palms the Neglected Art of Being Interviewed
More Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions
The Quick Interview and Salary Negotiation Book (Jist’s Quick Guides)
Get That Job!: The Quick and Complete Guide to a Winning Interview
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Perfect Job Interview, 3rd Edition
1500+ Key Words for $100,000+ Jobs: Tools to Build Winning Resumes
Everyday Celebrity: A Personal Branding Guide from a Hollywood Media Coach
Résumé Development
Electronic Resumes for the New Job Market: Resumes That Work For You 24 Hours A Day
The Complete Book of Resumes: Simple Steps for Writing a Powerful Resume
America’s Top Resumes for America’s Top Jobs
The Resume.Com Guide to Writing Unbeatable Resumes
1500+ Key Words for $100,000+ Jobs: Tools to Build Winning Resumes
Job Search Tools
Dialing for Jobs produced by Bill Baker, Kelli Lawrence. Indianapolis, IN; Jist, (www.amazon.ca
9 Popular Job Websites (Updated October 2019)
- Indeed, https://www.indeed.com/
- Monster, https://www.monster.com/
- Glassdoor, https://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm
- CareerBuilder, https://www.careerbuilder.com/
- SimplyHired, https://www.simplyhired.com/
- LinkedIn, http://www.linkedin.com (See “jobs icon” in menu bar)
- JobDiagnosis, https://www.jobdiagnosis.com/search.php
- USAJOBS, https://www.usajobs.gov
- Zippia, https://zippia.com
General
It’s Only Too Late If You Don’t Start Now: HOW TO CREATE YOUR SECOND LIFE AT ANY AGE
Job Search Magic: Insider Secrets from America’s Career And Life Coach
Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career
Complete Job-Search Handbook: Everything You Need To Know To Get The Job You Really Want
Job Search In Academe: How to Get the Position You Deserve
The Academic Job Search Handbook
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Getting the Job You Want
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
Over 40 & You’re Hired!: Secrets to Landing a Great Job
Creating You & Co.: Learn To Think Like The CEO Of Your Own Career
I Could Do Anything, If I Only Knew What It Was
Can I Lie on My Resume?: ‘Strategies that WIN’ The Career Game