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Job Search Skills
(Resumés, Cover Letters, Interview Skills, Career Planning, Self Assessment, Professional Etiquette)

• 101 Dynamite Questions to Ask at Your Job Interview (2000) by Richard Fein
Publisher: Impact Publications

• 101 Secrets of Highly Effective Speakers (1998) by Caryl Rae Krannich
Publisher: Impact Publications

•  48 Days to the Work You Love (2005) by Dan Miller
Publisher:  B & H Publishing Group

• Ace the IT Resume (2002) by Paula Moreira & Robyn Thorpe / Publisher: Osborne/McGraw Hill

• Beat the Odds Career Buoyancy Tactics for Today’s Turbulent Job Market (1995) by Martin Yate
Publisher: Ballantine Books

• Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions (1997) by Matthew J. Deluca
Publisher: McGraw Hill

• Boost Your Interview IQ (2004) by Carole Martin
Publisher: McGraw Hill

• Bringing Your Soul to Work (2000) by Cheryl Peppers & Alan Briskin
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc.

• Business Etiquette & Professionalism (1987) by M. Kay Dupont
Publisher: Crisp Publications Inc.

• Career Change – Everything You Need to Know to Meet New Challenges and Take Control of Your Career (1999)
by Dr. David P. Helfand
Publisher: VGM Career Horizons

• Career Students for College Students (1990) by Carol Carter
Publisher: The Noonday Press

• Career Skills for the New Economy (2000)
by Bruce Tulgan
Publisher: HRD Press

• Career X Roads (2000)
by Gerry Crispin & Mark Mehler
Publisher: MMC Group

• Co-Curricular Activities, a Pathway to Careers (2001)
by Ferguson Publishing Company
Publisher: Ferguson Publishing Company

• College After 30 – It’s Never Too Late to Get the Degree You Need (1992) by Sunny & Kim Baker
Publisher: Bob Adams Inc

• College Grad Job Hunter (1998) by Brian D. Krueger
Publisher: Adams Media Corporation

• Cover Letters That Knock ‘Em Dead (1998) by Martin Yate
Publisher: Adams Media Corporation

• Creating Your Life’s Work Portfolio (1998) by Jist
Publisher: Jist

• Developing a Teaching Portfolio (2001) by Ann Adams Bullock & Parmalee P. Hawk
Publisher: Merrill Prentice Hall


• Discovering Your Purpose (1996) by Ivy Haley
Publisher: Skillpath Publications

• Don’t Wait Until You Graduate (1998) by Keith F. Luscher
Publisher: New Horizon Press

• Effective Networking Proven Techniques for Career Success (1990) by Venda Raye-Johnson
Publisher: Crisp Publications Inc.

• Electronic Job Search Revolution (1994) by Joyce Lain Kennedy & Thomas J. Morrow
Publisher: John Wiley & Son, Inc.

• Emily Post on Business Etiquette (1990) by Elizabeth L. Post
Publisher: Harper Perennial

• Finding a Job Without Losing Your Mind (1993) by Deborah Langshaw
Publisher: Simonwood Press

• Hook Up, Get Hired! (1995) by Joyce Lain Kennedy
Publisher: John Wiley & Son, Inc.

• How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae (1997) by Acy L. Jackson
Publisher: VGM Career Horizons

• How to Say It In Your Job Search (2002) by Robbie Miller
Publisher: Kaplan Prentice Hall Press

• How to Sell Yourself (2002) by Arch Lustberg
Publisher: The Career Press

• I Went to College for This? (1994) by Garrett Soden
Publisher: Peterson’s

• In the Spotlight: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Performing (2000) by Janet E.Esposito
Publisher: Strong Books – Publishing Directions LCC

• Information Interviewing (1997) by Martha Stoodley
Publisher: Jj.G.Ferguson Publishing Company

• International Jobs (1999) by Eric Koocher & Nina Segal
Publisher: Perseus Books

• Job Hunting for the So-Called Handicapped (2001) by Richard Nelson Bolles & Dale Susan Brown
Publisher: Ten Speed Press

• Job Savvy (1992) by Laverne Ludden
Publisher: Jist

• Job Search Letters That Get Results (1992) by Ronald L. Krannich & Caryl Rae Krannich
Publisher: Impact Publications

• Jobs and Careers With Nonprofit Organizations (1996) by Ronald L. Krannich & Caryl Rae Krannich
Publisher: Impact Publications

• Knock Em Dead (1987) by Martin John Yate
Publisher: Bob Adams Inc

• Making a Living While Making a Difference (1999) by Melissa Everett
Publisher: New Society Publishers

• Negotiating Your Salary: How To Make $1000 a Minute (1996) by Jack Chapman
Publisher: Ten Speed Press

• No More Butterflies – Overcoming Stagefright, Shyness, Interview Anxiety, & Fear of Public Speaking (1996) by Peter Desberg, Ph.D.
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

• Professional Presence (1992) by Susan Bixler
Publisher: Perigee Books

• Reality 101: The Ultimate Guide to Life After College (2000) by Fran Katzanek
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

• Resumes for College Students and Recent Graduates (1998) by Editors Of VGM Career Horizons
Publisher: VGM Career Horizons

• Resumes for Dummies (1996) by Joyce Lain Kennedy
Publisher: IDG Books Worldwide

• Resumes That Knock ‘Em Dead (1998) by Martin Yate Adams
Publisher: Media Corporation

• SAMS Teach Yourself Today - E-Job Hunting (2000) by Eric Schlesinger & Susan Munich
Publisher: SAMS

• Sharkproof (1993) by Havery Mackay
Publisher: Harper Business

•  So You Graduated College - A Financial Guide to Life After Graduation  (2006) by Daniel Franklin
Publisher:  Keystone Enterprises LLC

• Sweaty Palms: the Neglected Art of Being Interviewed (1978) by H. Anthony Medley
Publisher: Ten Speed Press

• The Adams Cover Letter Almanac (1995) by Adams Media Corporation
Publisher: Adams Media Corporation

• The Career Coach: Winning Strategies for Getting Ahead in Today’s Job Market (2001) by Gordon Miller
Publisher: Double Day

• The Challenger Guide Job Hunting Success for Mid-Career Professionals (1999) by James E. Challenger
Publisher: Contemporary Books

• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Changing Careers (1998) by William Charland
Publisher: Alpha Books

• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Successful Dressing (1999) by Karyn Repinski
Publisher: Alpha Books

• The Little Instruction Book of Business Etiquette (1996) by Valerie Sokolosky
Publisher: Trade Life

• The New Professional (1991) by Ed Holton
Publisher: Peterson’s Guides

• The New Quick Job-Hunting Map (1990) by Richard Nelson Bolles
Publisher: Ten Speed Press

• The Only Job Hunting Guide You’ll Ever Need (1995) by Kathryn & Ross Petras
Publisher: Fireside

• The Path Finder: How To Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success (1998) by Nicholas Lore
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

• The Perfect Resume (2004) by Tom Jackson
Publisher: Broadway Books

• The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking (1962) by Dale Carnegie
Publisher: Dale Carnegie And Associates

• The Temp Track (1994) by Peggy O’Connell Justice
Publisher: Peterson’s

• Type Talk at Work: How The 16 Personality Types Determine Your Success on the Job (1992) by Otto Kroeger & Janet M. Thuesen
Publisher: Dell Publishing

• Type Talk: The 16 Personality Types That Determine How We Live, Love and Work (1988) by Otto Kroger & Janet M. Thuesen
Publisher: Delta

• What Color is your Parachute? (1970) by Richard N. Bolles
Publisher: Ten Speed Press

• The What Color Is Your Parachute Workbook (1998) by Richard Nelson Bolles
Publisher: Ten Speed Press

• Work This Way (1998) by Bruce Tulgan
Publisher: Hyperion

• Work Your Way Around the World (2003) by Susan Griffith
Publisher: Vacation Work

 


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