Job Search Strategies – Recommended Readings

Job Search Strategies – Recommended Readings

There are numerous books focused on job search strategies and techniques on the market today. To make your life easier, here’s my pick of several of the best job search books around (most of which I’ve read), and all are very affordable:

‘What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career Changers’ by Richard Nelson Bolles. This book is updated and revised annually and was first published in 1970! The 2009 version is now available for purchase. If you want to save some money, I recommend buying the previous (2008) version or even a version prior to this. Importantly, this book comes highly recommended by a University Professor who specialises in business and recruitment and lectures throughout Queensland Universities.

‘Knock ‘Em Dead: The Ultimate Job Seeker’s Handbook’ by Martin Yate

‘Career Coward’s Guide to Job Searching: Sensible Strategies for Overcoming Job Search Fears’ by Katy, Piotrowski

‘Ultimate Job Search Book’ by Lynn Williams

‘Tell Your Story, Win the Job: The Best Kept Secret to Job Search Success’ by Fred Coon

‘The Complete Job Search Book for College Students’ by Richard Walsh

Enjoy the reading!

Cheers,

Annie Cerone

By Annie Cerone|December 17th, 2008|Career Development, Job Search Strategies|

About the Author: Annie Cerone

My mission: To drive you through your job search journey (stress-free) and win interviews. I’m passionate about all the services and products I offer and deliver to my clients. They've been instrumental in facilitating advancement for thousands of my clients. As a result, I'm continually rewarded with both repeat and referral business. I use my academic background in psychology to tap into the mindsets of my clients; helping them to flip negativity and self-doubt, driving them onward and upward. I’m here to do what I do best: market you. As my business slogan says: It’s all about marketing YOU.

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