Print Resources
We’ve selected to highlight several of what we consider to be must-have job search and career advancement print resources for your library bookshelf.
The Rainy Day Guide to Finding a Job
This book is made for you, if you need to find a good job in a hurry and want an easy to follow, one stop guide to get you there. Learn and master secrets of finding and winning over decisionmakers who have the power to hire you. Turn interviews into job offers. Negotiate a sign on bonus, and so much more. Everything is here - from handling financial emergencies, tools for career self assessment, letter and resume templates that will make employers seek you, cold call and networking scripts, tools for industry and company research, and over 700 print and online resources to find jobs categorized by industry and sector. There is even a bonus international job guide, and the book features a comprehensively detailed index, something a lot of books skip out on these days. All of that and more are inside this complete, step by step guide!
What color is your parachute? A practical manual for job hunters and career changers, by Richard Nelson Bolles. 2009. An updated version of the classic, What color is your parachute? serves as a general guide to the process of job hunting. The first six chapters are essentially a step-by-step approached packed with hints and strategies on how to proceed effectively to market personal skills. There is a wealth of information on resumes, salary negotiation, rejection shock, and virtually all related topics. The format is easy to follow, and the style is witty and engaging. The Mississippi Business Journal, in a review of the 1990 edition, stated that, “No other book can do so much for job hunters and career changers.
Finding Your Perfect Work: The New Career Guide to Making a Living and Creating a Life. 2003. Edwards, Paul & Edwards, Sarah. This interactive guide helps readers determine if self-employment is truly their “perfect work.”
The Nonprofit Career Guide: How to Land a Job That Makes a Difference. 2008. This hands-on guide is filled with practical advice from real people working at all levels of diverse nonprofits. In detailed profiles, you’ll find out what their work is like, the career paths they followed, and what they look for when hiring new staff. It’s extremely well-reviewed on Amazon and feature’s endorsements from some of the biggest nonprofits in the U.S.
