For a complete list of career books, check
out the Quintessential Careers Bookstore, in association with Amazon Books.
Note: You can read reviews of some of these books in our
Quintessential
Reading: Career and Job Book Reviews section of Quintessential Careers.
Please feel free to browse through this hand-picked collection of the best books for you,
or jump down to search Amazon.com directly.
Also please note that many industry-specific job and career books can be found
in the Industry-Specific Book Section as well as in
the Resume Books Section. Finally, you can also find
books related to internships in our Internship
Books Section or graduate study in the
Graduate School Books Section.
And if you are looking for books on how to make the transitions from college to career, go to our
Success After College Books Section.
FEATURED BOOKS:
A Foot in the Door: Networking Your Way into the Hidden Job Market,
by Katharine Hansen (Ten Speed). Experts agree that the best way to find a job is
through your network of contacts. This highly-touted book about networking and informational
interviews comes from the author of Dynamic Cover Letters
and Dynamic Cover Letters for New Graduates.
This book is jam-packed with all sorts of strategies for building your network -- and even includes
advice for folks who are shy -- or at least shy about networking. A perfect book for college grads --
and all job-seekers. New edition coming Spring 2008!
BEST BETS:
Complete Idiot's Guide to Choosing a College Major: Future-Focused Strategies for
Finding a Field Where You'll Excel, Randall S. Hansen. Ph.D. (Alpha).
Read more about the book here.
How to Get Any Job with Any Major: Career Launch and Re-Launch for Everyone Under 30,
by Donald Asher (Ten Speed). This book is wirtten by one of our favorite authors, a career counselor.
Major in Success: Make a College Easier, Beat the System, and Get a Very Cool Job,
by Patrick Combs (Ten Speed).
THE REST:
After College: The Business of Getting Jobs, by Jack Falvey (Williamson Publications).
The Complete Resume and Job Search Book for College Students,
by Richard Walsh (Adams).
Confessions of a Recruiting Director: The Insisder's Guide to Landing Your First Job,
by Brad Karsh (Prentice Hall Press).
First Job: A New Grad's Guide to Launching Your Business Career, by Richard Fein (Wiley).
Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World,
by Lindsey Pollack (Collins).
Graduating to the 9-5 World, by Jerry Bouchard (Impact).
Great Jobs for Biology Majors, by Blythe Camenson (McGraw-Hill).
Great Jobs for Business Majors, by Stephen Lambert (McGraw-Hill).
Great Jobs for Communications Majors, by Blythe Camenson (McGraw-Hill).
Great Jobs for Economics Majors, by Blythe Camenson (McGraw-Hill).
Great Jobs for English Majors, by Stephen Lambert and Julie Degalan (McGraw-Hill).
Great Jobs for Foreign Language Majors, by Stephen Lambert and Julie Degalan (McGraw-Hill).
Great Jobs for Geology Majors, by Blythe Camenson (McGraw-Hill).
Great Jobs for Math Majors, by Stephen Lambert and Ruth DeCotis (McGraw-Hill).
Great Jobs for Physical Education Majors, by Nancy Giebel (McGraw-Hill).
Great Jobs for Political Science Majors, by Mark Rowh (McGraw-Hill).
Great Jobs for Psychology Majors, by Stephen Lambert and Julie Degalan (McGraw-Hill).
Great Jobs for Sociology Majors, by Stephen Lambert (McGraw-Hill).
Great Jobs for Theater Majors, by Jan Goldberg(McGraw-Hill).
How Hard are You Knocking? The College Student's Guide to Opening Corporate Doors,
by Timothy Augustine with Rana Curcio (Oak Hill Press).
How to Help Your Child Land the Right Job (Without Being a Pain in the Neck), by
Nella Barkley (Workman).
I Went to College for This?: How to Turn Your Entry Level Job Into a Career You Love, by Amy Joyce (McGraw-Hill).
Naked at the Interview: Tips and Quizzes to Prepare You for Your First
Real Job, by Burton Jay Nadler (Wiley).
Opportunities in Marketing Careers, by Margery Steinberg (McGraw-Hill).
Smart Moves for Liberal Arts Grads: Finding a Path to Your Perfect Career, by Sheila J. Curran
and Suzanne Greenwald (Ten Speed).
Welcome to the Real World: You've Got an Education: Now Get a Life!,
by Stacy Kravetz (Norton).
What Can You Do with a Major in Business: Real people. Real jobs. Real rewards., by
Kate Shoup Welsh (Cliffs Notes).
If you're thinking about college or
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