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Our book collection is updated from time to time. Not all titles below are available in our library. We also might have others that are not listed here.

    General Print Resources
    Networking
    Salaries
    Alternatives to the 9-5
    Working or Teaching Abroad

General Print Resources
  • 200 Best Jobs for College Graduates
    Michael Farr & LaVerne Ludden, JIST Publishing, 2003.
  • Best Entry-Level Jobs
    Ron Lieber and Tom Meltzer, Princeton Review, 2005.
  • College Grad Job Hunter: Insider Techniques and Tactics for Finding a Top-Paying Entry Level Job
    Brian D. Krueger, Adams Media Corporation, 2003.
  • Have No Career Fear: A College Grad’s Guide to Snagging Work, Blazing a Career Path & Reaching Job Nirvana
    Ben Cohen-Leadholm and Rachel Skerritt, Penguin Group, 2005.
  • How to Get Any Job With Any Major: Career Launch and Re-Launch for Everyone Under 30
    Donald Asher, Ten Speed Press, 2004.
  • How to Succeed in Your First Job: Tips for New College Graduates
    Elwood F. Holton & Sharon S. Naquin, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2001.
  • Insider's Guide to Finding a Job: Expert Advice from America's Top Employers and Recruiters
    Wendy S. Enelow and Shelly Goldman, JIST Works, 2005.
  • Job Savvy: How to be a Success at Work
    LaVerne L. Ludden, JIST Works, 2003.
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Networking
  • A Foot in the Door: Networking Your Way into the Hidden Job Market
    Katharine Hansen, Ten Speed Press, 2000.
  • Networking for Job Search and Career Success
    L. Michelle Trullier, JIST Works, 2004.
  • The Networking Survival Guide: Get the Success You Want by Tapping Into the People You Know
    Diane Darling, McGraw-Hill, 2003.
  • Power Networking: 59 Secrets for Personal & Professional Success
    Donna Fisher and Sandy Vilas, Bard Press, 2000.
  • Vault Guide to Schmoozing
    Marcy Lerner, Ed Shen, Mark Oldman, Hussam Hamadeh, and Samer Hamadeh, Vault Inc., 2001.
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Salaries
  • 101 Salary Secrets : How to Negotiate Like a Pro
    Daniel Porot and Frances Bolles Haynes, Ten Speed Press, 2001.
  • Dynamite Salary Negotiations
    Ron & Caryl Krannich, Impact Publications, 2001.
  • Get Paid What You’re Worth
    Robin L. Pinkley & Gregory B. Northcraft, St. Martin’s Griffin, 2000.
  • Negotiating Your Salary: How to Make $1000 a Minute
    Jack Champan, Ten Speed Press, 2006.
  • Salary Negotiation Tips for Professionals: Compensation that Reflects Your Value
    Ron Krannich and Caryl Krannich, Impact Publications, 2005.
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Alternatives to the 9-5 (including self-employment)
  • The Back Door Guide to Short-Term Job Adventures: Internships, Extraordinary Experiences, Seasonal Jobs, Volunteering, Working Abroad
    Michael Landes, Ten Speed Press, 2002.
  • The Everything Alternatives Careers Book: Leave the Office Behind and Embark on a New Adventure
    James Mannion, Adams Media, 2004.
  • Getting Entrepreneurial: Creating and Growing Your Own Business in the 21st Century
    Larry C. Farrell, John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
  • Going Indie: Self Employment Freelance & Temping Opportunities
    Kathi Elster and Katherine Crowley, Kaplan Educational Centers & Simon & Schuster, 1997.
  • Is Self-Employment for You?
    Paul E. Casey, Hara Publishing Group, 2004.
  • Launching Your First Small Business: Make the Right Decisions During Your First 90 Days
    John L. Duoba and Paul Gada, eds., CCH Incorporated, 2003.
  • You Want to Do What?!: 80 Alternative Career Options
    Kathleen Houston, Trotman & Co., 2003.
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Working or Teaching Abroad
  • International Job Finder: Where the Jobs are Worldwide
    Daniel Lauber and Kraig Rice, Planning Communications, 2002.
  • International Jobs: Where They are, How to Get Them
    Nina Segal and Eric Kocher, Basic Books, 2003.
  • Jobs and Careers Abroad
    Deborah Penrith, ed., Vacation Work Publications, 2004.
  • Teaching English Abroad
    Susan Griffith, Vacation Work, 2005.
  • Work Abroad: The Complete Guide to Finding a Job Overseas
    Clay Hubbs, ed., Transitions Abroad Publishing, 2001.
  • Work Worldwide
    Nancy Mueller, John Muir Publications, 2000.
  • Work Your Way Around the World
    Susan Griffith, The Globe Pequot Press, 2005.
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