Career Books and Links

Investigating information that will help you make wise career decisions can, and should, form an ongoing part of your career management program. The career books and other resource links included here make up just the "tip of the iceberg" in comparison to all the resources available to you, but they're a good start.

Boost Your Career Success with These Books

For a "good read" that can help you evaluate your career and work-life differently, check out these books, available through Amazon.com:

Career Distinction, by William Aruda and Kirsten Dixon

Executive's Pocket Guide to ROI Resumes and Job Search, by Louise Kursmark and Jan Melnik

I Don't Know What I Want, But I Know It's Not This: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Gratifying Work, by Julie Jansen

Now, Discover Your Strengths, by Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton

Energize your job search or career planning by investigating relevant links below.

• Going Global - Designed to encourage and facilitate cross-border employment and to deliver information that is country-specific in detail but global in perspective.

• JibberJobber - Similar to a personal relationship manager, JibberJobber allows you to manage a job search and optimize your network relationships throughout your career. In addition, it enables you to save important job-search documents online, learn from other job seekers and experts via the "Library," and more. The basic account is free; expanded capabilities do require a fee.

• JobBank USA specializes in providing career information, including job and resume database services, to job candidates, employers and recruitment firms in the U.S. and worldwide.

• Jobstar.org - An extensive compilation of career-related information and links, including salary surveys.

• O*Net Online - U.S. Department of Labor site packed with information about thousands of occupations and the qualifications required for them.

• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects.

• "Older & Bolder" job opportunities - Potentially useful site if you're a "mature" job-seeker and interested in a seasonal job in a great setting (including parks and resorts).

• Quintessential Careers - Career and job-search advice. Offers more than 1,700 pages of college, career, and job-search content. Directory of life and career coaches.

Do you have favorite career-related links that don't appear on this page? If so, let us know and we'll see about adding them to the list. Also, if you find outdated links here that should be removed, please tell us. We do try to keep up with them, but there are so many web site changes!