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While Amazon.com has become the most popular marketplace for
career opportunity book purchases (and they
are reliable and offer direct links), we strongly suggest that you start by
searching eBay. Ebay's prices are the best by far and it is also extremely
reliable and very easy to register, even if you're a first-time user.
Below you will find our recommendations for books for your
career opportunity book needs. Depending
on your particular situation and needs, you may also want to consider:
Finally, you are visiting this website so if you're not
already examining other job search web-based materials, you should. In the upper
left-hand section of this page, you will see links to other free resources. Some
of them are provided by sponsors and affiliates. Others are not. We think all of
these should be used to augment your particular situation.
Career Opportunity
Books
Below are five career
opportunity books we highly recommend followed by links
to additional books.
Fearless Career Change: The Fast Track to Success in a New Field
by Marky Stein
Buy this book from Amazon.com
This
best-selling guide is a recommend because Marky Stein
does a very good job of dispelling the myth that career
change is a multi-year project and that it involves
taking a huge cut in pay and job responsibilities. Not
that it happens every time, but in our fluid economy,
there have been countless cases of individuals who have
actually changed careers while simultaneously receiving
a pay increase and increase in job responsibilities.
I Don't Know What I Want, But I Know It's Not This: A
Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Gratifying Work by Julie Jansen
Buy this book from Amazon.com
Julie Jansen's book is indeed a step-by-step guide
towards determining your interests and helping you
achieve more career happiness. Our website visitors have
found her many different analytical frameworks to be
very valuable in helping to guide the self exploration.
Many personal stories are included for additional
inspiration.
Dare to Change Your Job and Your Life by
Carole Kanchier, Ph.D.
Buy this book from Amazon.com
Kudos to the author! Her writing grabs you, shakes you
up a little bit, and calls you out to take
responsibility for your situation. The most refreshing
part we found was the focus on happiness as opposed to
money. It's very easy to forget that happiness is not
directly related to wealth.
Changing Careers for Dummies by Carol L. McLelland
Buy this book from Amazon.com
We don't like all the books in the for Dummies series,
but this one is a gem. It follows the for Dummies model
of staying away from the theoretical and blending just
enough humor and fast tempo pace to keep the reader
engaged. If you are just starting to think about
changing careers, this is an ideal book.
Discover What You're Best At by Linda Gale
Buy this book from Amazon.com
Sadly, too often
people just jump into a new career simply because they are unhappy at their
current position. There are "costs" to such career changes and they are not
always worth their price unless the change turns out to be a happy, long lasting
one. Therefore, doesn't it make sense to invest a bit of time into ensuring your
next career will be more fulfilling than your current one? This job does an
excellent job of facilitating those introspections.
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