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Geared mainly to
the college crowd, Major
in Success
will walk you through an inspirational journey,
helping you to take a fresh look at your life and
explore how to uncover your dream job. Once you've
absorbed the information from his book, turn to
GoodThink.com
for daily boosts of inspiration and information on
success. •
Sign-up for the Good Think newsletter. Offering
inspiring and insightful stories of the career and
life paths of liberal arts grads, Smart
Moves for Liberal Arts
Grads
shows how a variety of factors—education,
experience, attitude, personal characteristics and
a good dose of luck—all contribute to success
for a fulfilling career. Whatever you choose to do,
you'll discover why a liberal arts education can be
the best possible background for a career. And
you'll discover the kinds of smart moves
that you can employ in pursuit of your own life's
work. What
Color Is Your
Parachute?
Just the title of this book intrigues me. After
reading it from cover to cover (and working through
a dozen of Richard Bolles' flower exercises), I
realized that it should be required reading for
anyone who wants to successfully carve out their
own career niche. Revised and updated annually,
Parachute (a word coined by the author when he was
referring to career transitions back in the late
1960s) is about taking chances, gaining confidence,
and making changes in your career and life.
Complete with exercises on self-assessment and
career planning, it is perhaps most valuable to
those who are securely employed but unhappy with
what they're doing. Richard Bolles has also crafted
JobHuntersBible.com—the
companion for his wit, words and wisdom, and lots
of links. Are you at an
impasse about the next move in your life? Instead
of feeling stuck or paralyzed, Getting
Unstuck
offers strategies for finding your way again—with
renewed meaning. Built around a practical six-step
process, you'll identify the things that will most
likely satisfy you while making smart choices that
will transform your new vision into reality.
Are you looking
for sound advice in your search for the perfect
job? Check out Alison Doyle's easy-to-digest
About.com
Guide to Job
Searching,
which will help you uncover the right job resources
and connections while clearly mapping out the
necessary steps for landing your dream career.
You'll also find some of the best job links on the
About.com
Job Searching
site. I
Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It
Was
explores the basic fact that each of us really does
know what we want. Through creative exercises and
fresh perspectives, Barbara
Sher
will definitely help you to create your own luck,
push past the fears of success and make your dreams
come alive. If you're going
through a transition, whether it be a break-up or a
career-change, or you are ending something and are
unsure about your next step, I highly recommend
Transitions.
William Bridges takes you through the three stages
of transition: Endings (that difficult process of
letting go of an old situation), The Neutral Zone
(that seemingly unproductive and confusing nowhere
of in-betweenness) and The New Beginning (launching
forth again in a new situation). Be sure to stop by
his website
for more transitional insights. Career counselor
Rick Jarrow challenges each of us "to create a life
work that will reflect our own nature, and to
develop the courage and wisdom to bring it into
form." Creating
the Work You
Love
offers a step-by-step and self-reflective process
based on the seven chakras (the body's energy
centers) that will challenge you to move past the
daily struggles of life and push toward making your
life a work of art. Visit Rick's anti-career
website for more spirited words. Are you craving
real-world experiences and learning opportunities
beyond the "standard fare" in high school? Then
come explore the possibilities presented in
The
Teenagers' Guide to School Outside the
Box .
. . and you'll be armed with tools to plot out your
own alternative learning adventure! A practical and
inspirational collection of profiles of more than
thirty students, Taking
Time Off
demonstrates how taking time off gives you a chance
to explore career interests, gain practical
experience, and develop a new perspective on your
studies. Think of
Katharine Hansen as your personal cover letter
coach. Her book, Dynamic
Cover Letters
will guide people of all ages and experiences
through a step-by-step process of crafting an
irresistible cover letter for any situation. The
Quintessential
Careers
companion website includes heaps of career resource
links, ranging from job hunting sites and career
articles to cover letter and resume
sites. |
