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My 2011 Career Books Reading List

February 10, 2011
By Andy
My 2011 Career Books Reading List

// I’ve purchased a number of career planning types of books that I haven’t had a chance to read yet. I have other career books that I’d like to read again – they’re that good! And now that our career team at work has decided to share monthly book reviews on career-related books, this...

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Book Review by College Student Ashley of A Girl’s Guide to the Big Bold Moves for Career Success

August 3, 2010
By Andy
Book Review by College Student Ashley of A Girl’s Guide to the Big Bold Moves for Career Success

// I love it when I receive strong recommendations about a career-related resource directly from students. One of the students in my career planning class the previous quarter, Ashley, raved about the book The Girl’s Guide to the Big Bold Moves for Career Success: How to Build Confidence, Conquer Fear, Manage Up, Navigate Change...

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Book Review by College Student Rich of The Pathfinder

July 13, 2010
By Andy
Book Review by College Student Rich of The Pathfinder

// Because there are so many career planning related books out there, I appreciate getting feedback on specific ones directly from students. Rich, who recently took my college career planning class, read The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success by Nicholas Lore and really enjoyed...

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Book Review by College Student Rich of What Color Is Your Parachute?

July 6, 2010
By Andy
Book Review by College Student Rich of What Color Is Your Parachute?

// We at Career Action Now are big fans of Richard N. Bolles’ What Color Is Your Parachute? 2010: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers. Because there are so many career planning related books out there, I appreciate getting feedback on specific ones directly from students. The following book review of What Color...

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Book Review – What’s That Job and How the Hell Do I Get It?

February 25, 2010
By Joe
Book Review – What’s That Job and How the Hell Do I Get It?

// I love it when students recommend career books to me that I haven’t yet discovered. This book, What’s That Job and How the Hell Do I Get It?: The Inside Scoop on More Than 50 Cool Jobs from People Who Actually Have Them by David J. Rosen, was originally recommended to me by a...

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Interviewing Resource – How to Interview Like a Top MBA

February 11, 2010
By Joe
Interviewing Resource – How to Interview Like a Top MBA

// Don’t let the title fool you. How to Interview Like a Top MBA: Job-Winning Strategies From Headhunters, Fortune 100 Recruiters, and Career Counselors is a book that anyone can use to help improve their interviewing skills. I have referred a large number of the students that I work with to this book, and...

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