Career Books
Headhunters Revealed! Career Secrets for Choosing and Using Professional Recruiters by Darrell W. Gurney, CPC
 It's a job-search jungle out there, but when used wisely, Executive Recruiters (headhunters) can carve an amazing, lucrative path for rising professionals. This book is your machete and friendly guide. Written by an industry native, this light, witty trail map deftly steers you through the underbrush with insider tips to help bag the best booster for your career. Cutting away myths and misconceptions of the recruiting world, it reveals everything about the mind and mechanics of search professionals—things they do and don't want you to know! Whether in transition for a better position or simply interested in getting top-value return from your life's work, this book is for you. Details
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Career XRoads: Where Talent and Opportunity Connect on the Internet by Gerry Crispin and Mark Mehler
 This book chose 500 sites out of thousands of job listing sites and provided a full review. This guide pinpoints where to find online employment connections. With the research it has compiled, this book can save you hours of hopeless internet surfing.Rated a top 10 career book for the last two years. Details
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The 1999 What Color Is Your Parachute? : A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters & Career-Changers (Paper) by Richard Nelson Bolles
 For nearly 30 years, What Color Is Your Parachute? has been the guiding light for those in pursuit of satisfying and fulfilling employment. This year's edition has been completely revised and rewritten and is designed to work in conjunction with the book's website. At the heart of Bolles's formula for finding the right job are two questions: What do you want to do? Where do you want to do it? Answer those and you're well on your way to finding the job you really want. Packed with time-tested advice, What Color Is Your Parachute? works as a good companion for those just starting out in the "real world" as well as for those who are thinking seriously about a career change. --Harry C. Edwards Details
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The Smart Woman's Guide to Resumes and Job Hunting by Julie Adair King and Betsy Sheldon
This book walks the reader through the resume-creating process step-by-step. It addresses other key career issues of interest to women, including breaking through the glass ceiling and other gender barriers, commanding a fair salary, networking to find hidden job opportunities, using "power language", and more. Other similar guides include: The Smart Woman's Guide to Interviewing and Salary Negotiation, The Smart Woman's Guide to Business Travel, and The Smart Woman's Guide to Career Success. Details
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Where the Jobs Are: The hottest careers for the 21st century by Joyce Hadley
 This book offers the detailed information readers need to gain perspective and begin to think stategically, not only about finding their next job, but about placing themselves in the best positions to take full advantage of career opportunities they can't even begin to dream about. Details
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Soloing by Harriet Rubin
Like legions of corporate foot soldiers who have grown dissatisfied with their safe but stifling careers, publishing executive Harriet Rubin decided to flee the massive organization in which she had become enmeshed and start over on her own. The life of a "soloist," as she came to describe this new professional direction, turned out to be both challenging and exhilarating--and one, Rubin immediately realized, that she would never trade for a return to big business. Soloing is a thought-provoking account of Rubin's career transition with helpful information for others who similarly hope to break free. Details
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