Thinking about your career and job search as you begin your career? These books will help you plan a career, search for a job, and get started with the rest of your life. These are my long term favorite career books. Gift a favorite person with the opportunity to explore their desired future career.
1. Now, Discover Your Strengths
Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton follow up on their excellent book about what makes great managers great by talking about 34 positive personality factors. Using their StrengthsFinder profile, you can learn a lot about what makes your talents and skills unique. Use the information to select the best field or career for you or the best job in your current field.
2. What Color Is Your Parachute?
Richard Nelson Bolles first offered this book over twenty-five years ago and it remains one of the best career search guides on the market. Rewritten every year, it stays current and fresh. It helps the newer job searcher discover careers congruent with the direction of his interests, values, and needs. It's a good overall job search manual.3. The About.com Guide to Job Searching
Alison Doyle, About's Job Searching Guide, has written a clear, straightforward, comprehensive book that tells you how to get a job. Everything you need for job searching in one handy guide