Recommended Reading


Books on Career Change

  • Brand Yourself: Create an Identity for a Brilliant Career, David Andrusia and Rick Haskins, 2000
  • Career Change: Everything You Need to Know to Meet New Challenges and Take Control of Your Career, David P. Helfand, 1999
  • Career Choice, Change & Challenge, Deb Koen and Tony Lee, 2000
  • Career Intelligence: The 12 New Rules for Work and Life Success,  Barbara Moses, Ph.D., 1998
  • Career Renewal: Tools for Scientists and Technical Professionals, Stephen Rosen and Celia Paul, 1998
  • Create a Life That Tickles Your Soul – Finding Peace, Passion & Purpose, Suzanne Willis Zoglio, Ph.D., 2000
  • Creating a Life Worth Living, Carol Lloyd, 1997
  • Creating Your Life Collage:Strategies for Solving The Work/Life Dilemma, Kathy McDonald & Beth Sirull, 2000
  • Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career For You Through the Secrets of Personality Type, Paul Tieger & Barbara Barron-Tieger, 2001  (Very popular - Based on the MBTI).
  • Free to Succeed – Designing the Life You Want in the New Free Agent Economy, Barbara Reinhold, 2001
  • Hand Me Down Dreams – How Families Influence Our Career Paths and How We Can Reclaim Them, Mary Jacobsen, 2000
  • It's Only Too Late if You Don't Start Now: How to Create Your Second Life at Any Age, Barbara Sher, 1998
  • Joyce Lain Kennedy's Career Book, Joyce Lain Kennedy, 1998
  • Making a Living While Making a Difference – A Guide to Creating Careers with a Conscience, Melissa Everett, 1999
  • Making A Living Without A Job – Winning Ways for Creating Work That You Love, Barbara J. Winter, 1993
  • The Complete Job-Search Handbook. Third Edition, Howard Figler, 1999
  • The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success, Nicholas Lore, 1998
  • What Color Is Your Parachute?, Richard N. Bolles, 2004
  • What’s Your Type of Career? Unlock the Secrets of Your Personality to Find Your Perfect Career Path. Donna Dunning, 2001
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