Career Assessment Books
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Please feel free to browse through this hand-picked collection of the best books for you,
or jump down to search Amazon.com directly.
FEATURED BOOK:
Follow Your True Colors to the Work You Love,
by Carolyn Kalil (True Colors). For folks who are struggling with the
meaning of other assessments, this book extends the work of
Don Lowry's True Colors personality system by helping you identify your colors,
helping you match your personality to your career.
BEST BETS:
Career Adventure: Your Guide to Personal Assessment, Career Exploration,
and Decision-Making, by Susan M. Johnston (Prentice-Hall).
Career Tests: 25 Revealing Self-Tests to Help You Find and Succeed at the
Perfect Career, by Louis H. Janda (Adams).
Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of
Personality Type, by Paul D. Tieger and Barbara Barron (Little Brown).
THE REST:
Career Change: Everything You Need to Know to Meet New Challenges and
Take Control of Your Career, by David P. Helfand (VGM).
Careers, Appitude and Selection Test, by Jim Barrett (Kogan).
Discover the Best Jobs for You! Find the Job to Get a Life You Love,
by Ronald L. Krannich and Caryl Rae Krannich (Impact).
Discover What You're Best at: The National Career Appitude System Directory (Fireside).
Now What? The Young Person's Guide to Choosing the Perfect Career, by Nicholas Lore (Fireside).
The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of
Satisfaction and Success, by Nicholas Lore (Fireside).
Test Your Own Job Aptitude: Exploring Your Career Potential,
by Jim Barrett and Geoff Williams (Penguin).
