Career Management and Life Planning

Books

Arnot, R. (2000). The Biology of Success. Boston: Little Brown and Company.

Bellman, G. M. (1990). The Consultant's Calling: Bringing who you are to what you do. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Benton, D. A. (1999). Secrets of a CEO Coach: Your personal training guide to thinking like a leader and acting like a CEO. New York: McGraw Hill.

Bloch, D. P., & Richmon, L. J. (Eds.). (1997). Connections Between Spirit & Work in Career Development: New Approaches and Practical Perspectives. Palo Alto: Davies-Black.

Booher, D. (1997). Get a Life Without Sacrificing Your Career: How to Make Time for What's Really Important: McGraw Hill.

Bowe, J., Bowe, M., & Streeter, S. (Eds.). (2000). Gig: Americans talk about their jobs at the turn of the millennium. New York: Crown.

Bridges, W. (1994a). Job Shift: How to prosper in a workplace without jobs. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing.

Bridges, W. (1997). Creating You and Company: Learn to think like the CEO of your own career. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Books.

Bryan, M., Cameron, J., & Allen, C. (1998). The Artist's Way at Work: Riding the dragon - 12 weeks to creative freedom. New York: William Morrow.

Butler, T., & Waldroop, J. (1997). Discovering Your Career in Business. Reading, MA: Perseus Books.

Chapman, J. (1992). Negotiating Your Salary: How to Make $1000 a Minute. Berkley, CA: Ten Speed Press.

Citrin, J. M., & Smith, R. A. (2003). The 5 Patterns of Extraordinary Careers: The guide to achieving success and satisfaction. New York: Crown Business.

Cohen, W. A. (2001). How to make it big as a consultant. New York: AMACOM.

Crow, R. (2002). Jump and the net will appear. Novato, CA: New World Library.

Farren, C. (1997). Who's Running Your Career: Creating Stable Work in Unstable Times. Austin, TX: Bard Press.

Field, S. (2000). The Unofficial Guide to Hot Careers. Foster City, CA: IDG Books Worldwide.

Fox, M. (1994). The Reinvention of Work: A New Vision of Livelihood for Our Time. San Francisco: Harper.

Galleway, T. (2000). The Inner Game of Work. New York: Random House.

Harkness, H. (1997). The Career Chase: Taking Creative Control in a Chaotic Age: Davies-Black.

Hazelgren, J. C. B. (1998). Your First Business Plan. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks.

Hudson, F. (1999). The Adult Years: Mastering the Art of Self-Renewal. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Kaye, B. L. (1997). Up is Not the Only Way. Palo Alto, CA: Davies-Black.

Levinson, H. (Ed.). (1989). Designing and Managing Your Career. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

Levoy, G. (1997). Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press.

Lichtenberg, R. (2001). It's Not Business It's Personal: The 9 Relationship Principles That Power Your Career. New York: Hyperion.

Luban, R. (2001). Are You A Corporate Refugee: A Survival Guide for Downsized, Disillusioned and Displaced Workers. New York: Penguin Books.

McKinney, A. (2000). Real Resumes for Career Changers. Fayetteville, NC: Prep.

Miller, G. (2001). The Career Coach: Winning Strategies for Getting Ahead in Today's Job Market. New York: Currency/Doubleday.

Montross, D. H., Leibowitz, Z. B., & Shinkman, C. J. (1995). Real People Real Jobs: Reflecting your interests in the world of work. Palo Alto, CA: Davies-Black.

Noble, D. F. (1999). Gallery of Best Cover Letters. Indianapolis, IN: Jist.

Noble, D. F. (2000). Professional Resumes for Accounting, Tax, Finance, and Law. Indianapolis, IN: Jist.

Otterbourg, R. K. (2001). Switching Careers: Career Changes Tell How and Why They Did It. Washington, DC: Kiplinger Books.

Parker, Y. (1996). Damn Good Resume Guide. Berkley, CA: Ten Speed Press.

Richardson, C. (1999). Take Time for Your Life: A personal coach's 7 step program for creating the life you want. New York: Broadway Books.

Schell, E. T. J. (2000). Small Business for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds.

Sturman, G. M. (1994). Managing Your Career with Power: Bierman House.

Waldroop, T. B. J. (1997). Discovering Your Career in Business. Reading, MA: Perseus Books.

Wendleton, K. (2000). Targeting the Job You Want. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press.

Articles

Hill, L., & Kamprath, N. (1991). Beyond the Myth of the Perfect Mentor: Building a network of developmental relationships. Harvard Business Review.

Nourse, K. (2007). Managers in Transition: 9 Steps to Conquering the Procrastination Beast.

Web Resources and Organizations

Fast Company magazine

Impressive career site containing resources, articles, links and newsletters.

Salary.com

Excellent resource on salaries for career changers and those who want to proactively manage their careers.

The Career Development Team

A career management training organization offering very good workshops, tools and support for individuals and organizations. The career portrait assessment is particularly useful for people in career transition.

Find Your Spot

Incredible site for those trying to figure out where to live in the USA. Enter your search criteria, values, and other lifestyle attributes and out pops great suggestions on where to live.