Building
Understanding of Yourself
Gifts Differing by
Isabel Briggs Myers and Peter Myers. With one co-author being a partner in creating
the Myers-Briggs type indicator, this book provides a fascinating overview of the
instrument used widely to assess personality preferences.
Type Talk at
Work by Otto Kroeger and Janet Thuesen shows how personality preferences can be
interpreted in a work setting.
Do What You Are
by Paul Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger provides comprehensive examples of the
implications of personality preferences for career choice.
Bringing Meaning to
Work
Several books by Barbara Sher provide insights into how to find and pursue
work that brings meaning. These books are Wishcraft, I Could Do
Anything if Only I Knew What it Was, Live the Life
You Love and It's Only Too
Late if You Don't Start Now.
Finding Your
Perfect Work by Paul and Sarah Edwards provides approaches that help in identifying a
meaningful work life.
Fulfill Your
Soul's Purpose by Naomi Stephan is an inspirational book that provides encouragement
and approaches to identifying a work life that satisfies deeper meaning.
Making a Living
While Making a Difference by Melissa Everett identifies work opportunties that meet a
greater social good.
The Artist's Way
by Julia Cameron describes a path for stimulating creativity and linking this to
artistic and worklife expression.
Exploring for a
Career or Job
Power Networking
by Donna Fisher and Sandy Vilas provides practical help on how to connect effectively with
others.
What Color Is
Your Parachute by Richard Nelson Bolles, is a classic text updated annually, with much
information on how to decide what brings work satisfaction and help with how to secure a
job.
Career Change by
David Helfand is a practical guidebook for navigating career change covering broad
occupational fields.
Transitions
by Bill Bridges explores the changes that occur as we move through major life transitions
and how we can best mobilize ourselves for these transitions.
In Transition
by Mary Burton and Richard Wedemeyer is mainly focused on career transitions in a business
setting.
Support in the Job
Search Process
Damn Good Resume
Guide by Yana Parker is a succinct reference source for preparing a resume including
many examples.
The Complete
Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume by Susan Ireland is a comprehensive reference for
resume preparation with a wide range of examples.
The Ultimate
Interview by John Caple provides guidelines for conducting an effective job interview.
Use of the Internet
The AltaVista
Search Revolution by Eric J. Ray and others is an excellent reference source for the
use of the AltaVista search engine.
Using the
Internet in Your Job Search by Fred Jandt and Mary Nemnich provides an overview of the
use of the Internet in the job search process.
Organizations
The Career is
Dead by Douglas Hall and others gives many insights into the fundamental changes that
are occurring for individuals in organizations today.
Rekindling the
Spirit in Work by Howard Schechter gives a perspective on bringing deeper meaning into
an organizational setting.
The Heart
Aroused by David Whyte shows how we can engage our full creativity and passion in
organizations. Whyte uses story and poetry.
Self Employment
Several books by Paul and Sarah Edwards provide practical help for those
exploring self employment. These books include: Getting Business
to Come to You, Working from
Home and the Best Home
Businesses for the 90s.
General Interest
New Passages
by Gail Sheehy gives many insights into how different generations view the world and how
to maintain vitality through all the phases of life.
Emotional
Intelligence by Daniel Goleman explores the importance of a broad range of life skills
in reaching goals.
