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• What Color Is Your Parachute?

  a Practical Manual for Job-hunters and Career-changers

  Bolles, Richard Nelson,

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  Recent grads facing a tough economic landscape, workers laid off mid-career, and people searching for an inspiring work-life change all look to career guru Richard N. Bolles for support, encouragement, and advice on which job-hunt…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Getting Your First Job

  Angulo, Roberto,

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  In this book, you'll discover how to identify your talents and strengths, use your network to your advantage, interview with confidence, and evaluate an offer.

• Pivot

  the Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One

  Blake, Jenny,

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  Jenny Blake, bestselling author of Life After College and former career development program manager at Google, shows how to move into your next career phase by leveraging what you already do well.

• Knock 'em Dead

  the Ultimate Job Search Guide

  Yate, Martin John,

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  This new edition of the multinational bestseller shows you how to develop the skills and values that employers always seek, and where today's employment opportunities are.

• Knock 'em Dead Resumes

  a Killer Resume Gets More Job Interviews!

  Yate, Martin John,

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  Your resume is the most important financial document you'll ever create. When it works, so do you. Drawing on more than thirty years of experience, bestselling author Martin Yate shows you how to write a dynamic, effective resume that:…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Knock 'em Dead Cover Letters

  Cover Letters and Strategies to Get the Job You Want

  Yate, Martin John,

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  In this newest cover letter guide, job search expert Martin Yate shows you how to increase your chance of landing an interview. The key, as Yate explains, is to use language drawn from the job posting itself, words that will send your…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Modernize Your Job Search Letters

  Get Noticed ... Get Hired

  Enelow, Wendy S,

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  This book addresses how to write types of letters that most job seekers will use through their search campaign.

• Lose the Resume

  Land the Job

  Burnison, Gary, 1961-

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  Lose the Resume, Land the Job shares the new rules of engagement: How you must think, act, and present yourself so you can win.

• Rip the Resume

  Job Search & Interview Power Prep

  Ellis, Torin,

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  Infused with real-life examples, self-analysis exercises, and advice from an industry professional, Rip the Resume is more than a "how to write a better resume" book; it's a proven system designed to challenge job seekers to take complete…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• LinkedIn Profile Optimization for Dummies

  Serdula, Donna,

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  The LinkedIn profile is a platform to shape how other see you and explain how you impact lives. This book will explain exactly what you need to know to optimize your profile according to your goals so you can collide with your desired…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• LinkedIn for Dummies

  Elad, Joel,

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  Presents information on effectively using the online business network, describing how to create profiles, request and write recommendations, find a job, market a business, increase sales, and find employees.

• The Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People

  Eikleberry, Carol,

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  A practical career guide for creatively inclined job seekers of all ages. This new edition has been revised to reflect the freedom offered by the new work order, delve more deeply into freelancing as a career, explore social media as it…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Born for This

  Guillebeau, Chris,

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  Through inspiring stories of those who have successfully landed their dream career, as well as actionable tools, exercises, and thought experiments, Guillebeau will guide you through today's vast menu of career options to discover the work…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When to Jump

  If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

  Lewis, Mike (Michael C.),

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  A collection of inspirational offerings detailing the experiences of people who have left unfulfilling jobs outlines four fundamental steps to pursuing one's dreams, revealing how others have managed the risks, emotional fallout and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Leap

  Leaving a Job With No Plan B to Find the Career and Life You Really Want

  Vigeland, Tess,

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  Part memoir and part field guide, this book offers a funny, thoughtful, and provocative look at how to find satisfaction and success when pursuing a career less ordinary.

• Designing Your Life

  How to Build a Well-lived, Joyful Life

  Burnett, William (Consulting professor of design),

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  An inspiring and thought-provoking graduation gift: At last, a book that shows you how to build-- design-- a life you can thrive in, at any age or stage.

• Why We Work

  Schwartz, Barry, 1946-

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  An analysis of the purpose of work in people's lives demonstrates how work operates in American culture and how everyday people can find happiness in the workplace, explaining the importance of career goals.

• The Pathfinder

  How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success

  Lore, Nicholas

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  Provides more than one hundred self-tests and diagnostic tools to help college graduates and midlife career changers identify a suitable career based on aptitude and personality.