UW Career Discovery Week 2006 - Recommended Career Books

Recommended Career Books

Jump-start your career with the University Book Store. The following is a list of career books recommended by the UBS staff.

Recommended Career Books
See the list below or view a .pdf version of the book list to print or save to your computer.

What Color Is Your Parachute? Richard Nelson Bolles, Ten Speed Press, 2004

International Jobs: Where They Are, How to Get Them, 6th Edition, Nina Segal, Basic Books, 2003

Jobs That Don't Suck, Charlie Drozdyk, Ballantine Books, 1998

The Academic Job Search Handbook, 3rd Edition, Mary Morris Heiberger and Julia Miller Vick, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001

Cool Careers for Dummies, Marty Nemko. Hungry Minds, 2001

The Seattle Job Bank, 13th Edition, Bob Adams, Adams Media, 2004

What You Can Do With A Law Degree?, Deborah Arron, Niche Press, 2004

A Guide To Careers in Community Development, Paul Brophy and Alice Shabecoff, Island Press, 2001

The Compleat Academic: A Career Guide, 2nd Edition, Edited to John Darley, APA, 2004

The Academic's Handbook, Edited by A. Leigh Deneef, Duke University, 2001

A PH.D is Not Enough: A Guide to Survival in Science, Peter J. Feibelman, Perseus Books, 1993

Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career, Herminia Ibarra, Harvard Business School, 2003

A Car, Some Cash and A Place to Crash: The Only Post-College Survival Guide You'll Ever Need, Rebecca M. Knight, Rodale Press, 2003

College Grad Job Hunter, 5th Edition, Brian D. Krueger, C.P.C., Adams Press, 2003

International Job Finder, Daniel Lauber, Planning/Communications, 2003

Roadtrip Nation, Mike Marriner, Ballantine Books, 2003

Job Hunting for Dummies, 2nd Edition, Max Messmer, Wiley Press, 1999

Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself, Daniel H. Pink, Warner, 2001

60 Seconds and You're Hired, Robin Ryan, Viking, 2000

Soaring on Your Strengths: Discover, Use, and Brand Your Best Self for Career Success, Robin Ryan, Penguin Group, 2005

What to Do with the Rest of Your Life: America's Top Career Coach Shows You How to Find or Create the Job You'll Love, Robin Ryan, Simon & Schuster, 2002

Alternatives to the Peace Corps: A Guide to Global Volunteer Opportunities, Paul Backhurst, Institute for Food & Development Policy/Food First Books, 2005

America's Top Internet Job Sites: The Click and Easy Guide to Finding a Job Online, Ron and Caryl Krannich, Impact Publications, 2003

Best Jobs for the 21st Century, Michael Farr, JIST Publishing, 2006

How to Find the Work You Love, Laurence G. Boldt, Penguin Group, 2004

The Internship Advantage: Get Real-World Job Experience to Launch Your Career, Dario Bravo and Carol Whiteley, Penguin Group, 2005

Job Hunting on the Internet, Mark Emery Bolles and Richard Nelson Bolles, Ten Speed Press, 2005

The Networking Survival Guide: Get the Success You Want by Tapping into the People You Know, Diane Darling, McGraw-Hill Companies, 2003

So, You Want to Join the Peace Corps: What to Know Before You Go, Dillon Banerjee, Ten Speed Press, 2004

The Yale Guide to Careers in Medicine and the Health Professions: Pathways to Medicine in the 21st Century, Robert M. Donaldson, Kathleen S. Lundgren and Howard M. Shapiro, Yale University Press, 2003


Go To: CDW Home Schedule of Events Alumni Track Partners & Sponsors Career Resources Career Books Contact Us Archives	Recommended Career Books Jump-start your career with the University Book Store. The following is a list of career books recommended by the UBS staff. Recommended Career Books See the list below or view a .pdf version of the book list to print or save to your computer. What Color Is Your Parachute? Richard Nelson Bolles, Ten Speed Press, 2004 International Jobs: Where They Are, How to Get Them, 6th Edition, Nina Segal, Basic Books, 2003 Jobs That Don't Suck, Charlie Drozdyk, Ballantine Books, 1998 The Academic Job Search Handbook, 3rd Edition, Mary Morris Heiberger and Julia Miller Vick, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001 Cool Careers for Dummies, Marty Nemko. Hungry Minds, 2001 The Seattle Job Bank, 13th Edition, Bob Adams, Adams Media, 2004 What You Can Do With A Law Degree?, Deborah Arron, Niche Press, 2004 A Guide To Careers in Community Development, Paul Brophy and Alice Shabecoff, Island Press, 2001 The Compleat Academic: A Career Guide, 2nd Edition, Edited to John Darley, APA, 2004 The Academic's Handbook, Edited by A. Leigh Deneef, Duke University, 2001 A PH.D is Not Enough: A Guide to Survival in Science, Peter J. Feibelman, Perseus Books, 1993 Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career, Herminia Ibarra, Harvard Business School, 2003 A Car, Some Cash and A Place to Crash: The Only Post-College Survival Guide You'll Ever Need, Rebecca M. Knight, Rodale Press, 2003 College Grad Job Hunter, 5th Edition, Brian D. Krueger, C.P.C., Adams Press, 2003 International Job Finder, Daniel Lauber, Planning/Communications, 2003 Roadtrip Nation, Mike Marriner, Ballantine Books, 2003 Job Hunting for Dummies, 2nd Edition, Max Messmer, Wiley Press, 1999 Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself, Daniel H. Pink, Warner, 2001 60 Seconds and You're Hired, Robin Ryan, Viking, 2000 Soaring on Your Strengths: Discover, Use, and Brand Your Best Self for Career Success, Robin Ryan, Penguin Group, 2005 What to Do with the Rest of Your Life: America's Top Career Coach Shows You How to Find or Create the Job You'll Love, Robin Ryan, Simon & Schuster, 2002 Alternatives to the Peace Corps: A Guide to Global Volunteer Opportunities, Paul Backhurst, Institute for Food & Development Policy/Food First Books, 2005 America's Top Internet Job Sites: The Click and Easy Guide to Finding a Job Online, Ron and Caryl Krannich, Impact Publications, 2003 Best Jobs for the 21st Century, Michael Farr, JIST Publishing, 2006 How to Find the Work You Love, Laurence G. Boldt, Penguin Group, 2004 The Internship Advantage: Get Real-World Job Experience to Launch Your Career, Dario Bravo and Carol Whiteley, Penguin Group, 2005 Job Hunting on the Internet, Mark Emery Bolles and Richard Nelson Bolles, Ten Speed Press, 2005 The Networking Survival Guide: Get the Success You Want by Tapping into the People You Know, Diane Darling, McGraw-Hill Companies, 2003 So, You Want to Join the Peace Corps: What to Know Before You Go, Dillon Banerjee, Ten Speed Press, 2004 The Yale Guide to Careers in Medicine and the Health Professions: Pathways to Medicine in the 21st Century, Robert M. Donaldson, Kathleen S. Lundgren and Howard M. Shapiro, Yale University Press, 2003


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