The Career Chronicles: An Insider's Guide to What Jobs Are Really Like: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly From Over 750 Professionals. By Michael Gregory
Career 331.702 GRE
Gregory provides quotes from over 750 professionals who reveal the pros and cons of 25 popular professions, giving the reader a realistic look at these jobs. Helpful information is given regarding education, testing, licensing requirements, and the availability of jobs. This book helps the reader to make an informed decision about themselves and their future in a specific job.
Project Renewment?: The first retirement model for career women.
By Bernice Bratter and Helen Dennis
332.024 BRA
This upbeat punchy book prepares women who have dedicated themselves to their careers and are newly retired. It does not contain practical information regarding financial planning; it guides women through the psychological aspect of starting a new life outside their career.
Back on the Career Track: a guide for stay-at-home moms who want to return to work.
By Carol Fishman Cohen and Vivian Steir Rabin
650.14085 COH
Going back to work after being at home raising children is a real struggle to many moms. This book guides the reader through the many steps one may take to help transition themselves back to a career woman while balancing family life. There are quotes from many other moms, who have made the change themselves, giving advice on ways to regain confidence, market yourself, and make new contacts.
Career Match: connecting who you are with what you'll love to do.
By Shoya Zichy, with Ann Bidou
Career Books 650.14 ZIC
Written in a self-test format, Zichy and Bidou help the reader to identify their strengths through their likes and dislikes and then provides a variety of career choices that would be best suited to their personality. There are stories from those who have been inspired to choose career paths by their interests to entice the reader to pursue their results.
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