Career Exploration:

• Occupational Outlook Handbook, U.S. Dept. of Labor
• What Color is Your Parachute?, Richard Bolles
• Do What You Are, Paul Tieger & Barbara Barron-Tieger
• Vocational Biographies Career Library
• Today's Hot Job Targets, Michael Farr & Laurence Shatkin
• Overnight Career Choice, Michael Farr

Job Search Process:

• The Job Hunt, Robert Nelson
• Getting to Yes, Roger Fisher & William Ury
• Electronic Job Search Revolution, Joyce Lain Kennedy & Thomas Morrow
• Over-40 Job Search Guide, Gail Geary

Resumes & Cover Letters:

• Proven Resumes and Confidence Builders, Regina Pontow
• The Damn Good Resume Guide, Yana Parker
• Liberal Arts Power, How to Sell it on Your Resume, Burton Nadler
• The Adams Resume Almanac, Robert Adams, ed.
• 15 Minute Cover Letter, Michael Farr & Louise Kursmark
• The Adams Cover Letter Almanac, Robert Adams, ed.

Interviewing:

• Knock 'Em Dead, Martin Yate
• How to Turn an Interview into a Job, Jeffrey Allen
• The Quick Interview & Salary Negotiations Book, Michael Farr
• Next Day Job Interview, Michael Farr

Job Success:

• Skills for Success, Adele Sheele
• Workwise: Tactics for Job Success, Contemporary Books
• Beat the Odds: Career Bouyancy Tactics for Today's Job Market, Martin Yate
• Every Employee's Guide to the Law, Joel Lewin, III
• Becoming a Master Student, David Ellis

The Sylvania Career Center (Counseling), Job Placement Office and Learning Resource Center (LRC/library) have additional books, handouts and other materials for job seekers.

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