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The Career Directions' Bookshelf
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The following are suggested books to assist you in each area of your job search and career. Each month, we spotlight one book that we think is the best of our new selections. To search for additional titles, see the search area at the bottom of this page.

This Month's Spotlight

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Heart & Soul Career Tune-Up
by Chuck Cochran and Donna Peerce
A practical guide filled with worksheets, quick tips, and questions designed to help you find your most fulfilling career options. Included are job-finding techniques that cover artful résumés, proper methods of follow-up, and accurate pricing of yourself in the marketplace. The book also focuses on maintaining a positive attitude during your job hunt and dealing effectively with stress.


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Changing Careers

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The Pathfinder : How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success
by Nicholas Lore
For the millions of people who are looking for the perfect job for them, "The Pathfinder" guides them through uncertainty and confusion, straight to the goal of selecting a final career direction


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What Color Is Your Parachute? 2005
by Richard Nelson Bolles
The quintessential career book. This manual for job hunters, after all, has one recurring theme: when you're in that freefall, out of work or looking for a way to make a career change, don't rely on just one job-hunting strategy.


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Who Moved My Cheese? : An Amazing Way to Deal With Change in Your Work and in Your Life,
by Spencer Johnson
There is nothing profound in this little book, yet it is the kind of book that quickly and usefully reminds you of something you need to know -- that, like it or not, change happens. Regardless of your field of endeavor, your happiness, your satisfaction, and your success depend on how you handle changing situations at work or in life
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Resume and Cover Letter Writing


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Resume Writing Made Easy : A Practical Guide to Resume Preparation and Job Search
by Lola M. Coxford
Resumes continue to be one of the most important deciding factors in determining whether the job seeker gets an interview with the employer. Offering step-by-step advice for putting a resume together, including groundwork, format, rough drafts, refinements, and final production, a comprehensive guide also features new information on the "electronic resume."
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Wow! Resumes for Sales and Marketing Careers
by Chuck Cochran, Donna Peerce
An essential tool for jobseekers in advertising, sales, product planning, or market research, this unmatched guide compiles the best sample resumes and cover letters; presents "before" and "after" resumes and mistakes to avoid; and offers a wealth of creative ideas, boxed tips, checklists, and more


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Cover Letters for Dummies (1st Ed)
by Joyce Lain Kennedy
In today's tough job market, you have only a few seconds to distinguish yourself from the crowd with a single piece of paper. This book is your essential reference for creating a "RedHot" letter that won't get tossed in the trash!


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Interviewing Techniques


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101 Toughest Interview Questions : And Answers That Win the Job!
by Daniel Porot, et al
Internationally–renowned career expert Daniel Porot arms job seekers with the can’t–miss, sure–hire answers interviewers want to hear. This book’s simple, innovative flash–card design helps anyone learn how to respond to trick questions, make a great impression, and win the job. Be aware - this is not a typical book. It consists of flash–cards bound together in a book that can be easily torn out.
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The 250 Job Interview Questions : You'll Most Likely Be Asked...and the Answers That Will Get You Hired!
by Peter Veruki
Landing a good job is a competitive process and often the final decision is based on your performance at the interview. By following the advice in this book you'll know you have the right answers at your job interview.


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The Interview Rehearsal Book: 7 Steps to Job-Winning Interviews Using Acting Skills You Never Knew You Had
by Deb Gottesma, Buzz Mauro
The directors of a consulting firm that applies acting techniques to success in the business world share a step-by-step training program to help you ace your own "audition."


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Relocation


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Insider Secrets to Moving
by Fred Tiller
This book is the most comprehensive guide available, written by a former moving industry executive with you, the mover in mind. It explains and offers tips for each phase of the move. The guide clearly describes rights, obligations and choices available. Includes sample moving contracts and forms. Reading "Insider Secrets" should be everyone's first step in the moving process.
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Newcomer's Handbook for Atlanta
by L. K. Welles
Moving to Atlanta? Need answers to specific questions about the city? Look no further for detailed information to help you with your relocation needs.


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A Marmac Guide to Dallas
by Yves Gerem
The detailed information on the accommodations, restaurants, and main attractions of Dallas make this guidebook perfect for new residents. The sections on population, services, and recreation provide all of the information needed to make their transition a smooth one.


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Success on the Job


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Is It Too Late to Run Away and Join the Circus?: Finding the Life You Really Want
by Marti Diane Smye and Richard Chagnon
This is a book about reinventing yourself: the necessity of doing so, and how to go about it. It's about recognizing that personal needs change, and that when your current version of life begins to squeeze the soul out of you, there are alternatives. Instead of angst, organize your work around your satisfaction, serenity, and self-esteem.
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Rules for the Road : Surviving Your First Job Out of School
by Eve Luppert
Nothing really prepares recent graduates for their first job. The working world has its own rules and regulations that aren't taught in schools or at home. Most employers don't--or won't--take the time to explain and articulate the rules. Still, new employees are expected to know them anyway. But how? Rules for the Road tells first-time workers everything they need to know to get ahead and succeed--by avoiding common pitfalls, dealing with bosses, mastering finances, and planning a future.
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101 Ways to Have a Great Day at Work
by Stephanie Goddard Davidson
This book was written to provide busy professionals with quick, effective information to improve their working relationships and work environment. The premise is to give a daily developmental technique to practice throughout the day. Develop yourself without undue time spent in training classes or high-volume reading.
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Work Like Your Dog: Fifty Ways to Work Less, Play More, and Earn More
by Matt Weinstein
People spend more time working, thinking about work, and traveling to and from work than all other waking activities combined. Employees are asked to do more for less--making their work lives more exhausting and less satisfying. More hours are far from the answer; honing a sense of frolic and fun is. This book is a launching pad for fifty fun lessons about frolicking your way to success.

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Sales Techniques


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Advanced Selling Strategies : The Proven System of Sales Ideas, Methods, and Techniques Used by Top Salespeople Everywhere
by Brian Tracy
An action-oriented strategy guide packed with winning techniques for dramatically improved sales performance--by one of America's top sales trainers, whose seminars and audiocassette program, "The Psychology of Selling," have taught over 600,000 salespeople in the last ten years.


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The 25 Sales Strategies That Will Boost Your Sales Today!
by Stephan Schiffman
In the updated second edition of this popular sales book, Stephan Schiffman outlines how to demonstrate trustworthiness, take a customer's objection and turn it around, and 23 other proven habits for sales success.


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365 Sales Tips for Winning Business
by Anne Miller
365 Sales Tips for Winning Business is a revised, book version of the 1997 Year-in-a-Box calendar of the same name - complete with several new features, like an overall Selling Power Profile to help you quickly identify your strengths and relative sales weaknesses. Tips has been described as a "coach on the run" and a " Zagat's for selling."

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