Career Exploration for Adults
Books
Search our catalog online at http://follettweb.vsac.org:9000/webopac/main?siteid=1. Patrons may borrow books either by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski, or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.
Career Change|
Career Choice, Change and Challenge: 125 Strategies from the Experts at CareerJournal.com (2000) |
Call # 331 Koen |
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The Everything Alternative Careers Book: Leave the Office Behind and Embark on a New Adventure (2004) |
Call # 331.7 Mannion |
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Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live (2002) |
Call # 158.1 Beck |
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I Want to Do Something Else, But I’m Not Sure What It Is: Find a Job That’s Fit for You (2005) |
Call # 331.702 Krannich |
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I Went to College for This?: How to Turn Your Job into a Career You Love (2003) |
Call # 650.1 Joyce |
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Second Acts: Creating the Life You Really Want, Building the Career You Truly Desire (2004) |
Call # 650.14 Pollan |
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Thinking Outside the Cubicle: How to Change the Job You Have into the Job You Want (2002) |
Call # 650.13 Meshriy |
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To Find a Job… Start a New Career: The Career and Job Change Toolbox (2003) |
Call # 650.14 Rafal |
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What To Do With the Rest of Your Life: America’s Top Career Coach Shows You How to Find or Create the Job You’ll Love (2002) |
Call # 650.14 Ryan |
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What Next?: The Complete Guide to Taking Control of Your Work Life (2003) |
Call # 650.1 Moses |
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What Should I Do With My Life? (2002) |
Call # 170.44 Bronson |
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Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career (2004) |
Call # 650.14 Ibarra |
Personality and Career Assessment
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50 Best Jobs for Your Personality (2005) |
Call # 331.702 Farr |
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Big Book of Personality Tests: 100 Easy-to-Score Quizzes That Reveal the Real You (2003) |
Call # 155.2 Didato |
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Discover What You’re Best At (1998) |
Call # 331.702 Gale |
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Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type (2001) |
Call # 155.2 Tieger |
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Do What You Love for the Rest of Your Life: A Practical Guide to Career Change and Personal Renewal (2001) |
Call # 331.7 Griffith |
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Finding a Career That Works for You: A Step-by-Step Guide to Choosing a Career and Finding a Job (2000) |
Call # 331.7 Fellman |
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It Takes All Types: The Guide for Finding a Job, Changing Careers, and Understanding Yourself at Work (2003) |
Call # 158.6 Arnopp |
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What Color is Your Parachute?: A Practical Manual for Job Hunters and Career Changers (2005) |
Call # 331.7 Bolles |
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What’s Your Type of Career?: Unlock the Secrets of Your Personality to Find Your Perfect Career Path (2001) |
Call # 155 Dunning |
Career Planning and Career Development
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America’s Top 300 Jobs: A Complete Career Handbook (2004) |
Call # 331.702 Farr |
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Answering Your Call: A Guide to Living Your Deepest Purpose (2003) |
Call # 170 Schuster |
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The Authentic Career: Following the Path of Self Discovery to Professional Fulfillment (2004) |
Call # 158 Craddock |
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Creating Your Authentic Career (audio recording) (2002) |
Call # ACT 331.702 Mo |
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A Foot in the Door: Networking Your Way into the Hidden Job Market (2000) |
Call # 650.14 Hansen |
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How to be Happy at Work: A Practical Guide to Career Satisfaction (2004) |
Call # 650.1 Hirsch |
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I Don’t Know What I Want, But I Know It’s Not This: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Gratifying Work (2003) |
Call # 650.14 Jansen |
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The Internet: A Tool for Career Planning (2003) |
Call # 331.7 Harris-Bow |
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Job Savvy: How to Be a Success at Work (2003) |
Call # 650.1 Luden |
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Magical Quest: Six Steps to Career Success (2000) |
Call # 331.702 Frances |
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Making a Life, Making a Living: Reclaiming Your Purpose and Passion in Business and Life (audio recording) (2000) |
Call # ACT 658.4 Albio |
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Mapping Your Career: The Book That Can Help You Find the Job You Want, and Create the Career You Are Meant For (2002) |
Call # 650.14 Bolles |
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Win-Win Career Negotiations: All You Need to Know About Negotiating Your Employment Agreement (2001) |
Call # 650.14 Goodman |
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Work It!: How to Get Ahead, Save Your Ass, and Land a Job in Any Economy (2003) |
Call # 650.14 Hemming |
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Your Career and Life Plan Portfolio (2003) |
Call # 331.7 JIST |
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Zen and the Art of Making a Living: A Practical Guide to Creative Career Design (1999) |
Call # 650.14 Boldt |
Other Career Books
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Age Advantage: Making the Most of Your Midlife Career Transition (2000) |
Call # 305.244 Walker |
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Backpack to Briefcase: Steps to a Successful Career (2003) |
Call # 650.14 Arndt |
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Career Comeback: 8 Steps to Getting Back on Your Feet When You’re Fired, Laid Off, or Your Business Venture has Failed—and Finding More Job Satisfaction Than Ever Before (2004) |
Call # 650.14 Richards |
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The Critical 2nd Phase of Your Professional Life: Keys to Success for Age 40 and Beyond (2000) |
Call # 650.14 Dilensch |
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Have No Career Fear: A College Grad’s Guide to Snagging a Job, Trekking the Career Path, and Reaching Job Nirvana (2004) |
Call # 378.1 Natavi |
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How to Create Your Own Luck: The “You Never Know” approach to Networking, Taking Chances, and Opening Yourself to Opportunity (2004) |
Call # 650.13 RoAne |
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How to Get Any Job with Any Major: Career Launch and Re-launch for Everyone Under 30, or (How to Avoid Living in Your Parent’s Basement) (2004) |
Call # 650.14 Asher |
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Inventing the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood (2005) |
Call # 305.244 Levine |
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Women Working It Out: Career Plans and Business Decisions (2003) |
Call # 650.1 Nelson |
Web Links
Inventories and Assessments
- Keirsey.com offers portraits of Myers-Briggs types and temperaments, along with celebrity examples of each personality type — www.keirsey.com
- This site, from the authors of the book Do What You Are, provides a short quiz to determine your MBTI type — www.personalitytype.com/quiz.asp
- Career Center from the Princeton Review includes a career quiz based on the Birkman Method which looks at interests, style, needs, and stress behavior — www.princetonreview.com/cte/quiz/quizoverview.asp
- Typefocus offers a free abbreviated version of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator — www.typefocus.com
- What is your medieval vocational personality? Find out on this Web site — www.cmi-lmi.com/kingdomality.html
- Career Zone is a site that uses the Holland codes, this time using the cluster approach to list careers — www.nycareerzone.org
Career Exploration and Planning
- Riley Guide offers job resources and employment information, including articles on self-assessments, planning, and finding a job — www.rileyguide.com
- Job Hunter's Bible from Dick Bolles is a supplement to What Color is Your Parachute? and an excellent starting place — www.jobhuntersbible.com
- Princeton Review offers an informative Career Center, as well as a place to begin research in higher education — www.princetonreview.com/college/
- Career Development eManual from the University of Waterloo offers helpful resources for each step of the career development process, from career exploration to self assessment to interview advice and more — www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca
- "What Can I Do With A Major In?" information from University of North Carolina Career Services — www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors
- Career Infonet provides job market trends, wages, state profiles, and useful career exploration tools including skills assessment tools — www.acinet.org/acinet
- University of California at Berkeley offers extensive career exploration links organized by career categories — www.uhs.berkeley.edu/Students/CareerLibrary/links/Occup.cfm
Government Web Sites
- Vermont Department of Labor has a job bank, locations of statewide career resource centers, and Vermont labor market information — www.labor.vermont.gov
- Vermont Department of State Office of Professional Regulation is the place to find information on the certification and licensure of a variety of professions — www.vtprofessionals.org
- 2006 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (U.S. Department of Labor) — http://stats.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm
- Occupational Outlook Handbook Data, including nature of the work, job outlook, and earnings — http://stats.bls.gov/oco
- The Americorps site lists current job openings and how to apply, plus information on internships and fellowships — www.americorps.org
- The online military career guide — www.todaysmilitary.com/app/tm/careers
- USAJOBS is the official job site of the U.S. Federal Government — www.usajobs.opm.gov
Software Resources
VT Guidance Central
VT Guidance Central is a web-based, personalized, self-guided program that provides comprehensive career, college, and education planning tools
You can use VT Guidance Central as a tool to:
- explore career possibilities
- plan the training you need for specific careers
- search for colleges/universities that fit your desired criteria (e.g., location, size, programs/majors, activities, costs)
- prepare for the SAT and ACT
- learn about financial aid options
- and much more!
Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs...
Below is a partial list of job search sites:- Jobs in Vermont — www.jobsinvt.com/home/home.aspx
- Vermont Job Link — www.vermontjoblink.com
- Monster, one of the largest — www.monster.com
- Careers.org — www.careers.org
- Career Builder — www.careerbuilder.com
- True Careers — www.truecareers.com
- Career Magazine — www.careermag.com
- CollegeGrad.com — www.collegegrad.com
- Experience Works, employment services for mature workers — www.experienceworks.org/site/PageServer
- Nonprofit Career Center — www.idealist.org/career/career.html
- Part-time and hourly jobs — www.snagajob.com
- Tech Careers — www.dice.com
- Executive Career Site — www.careers.wsj.com
Updated: June 2007
Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, 10 East Allen Street, PO Box 2000, Winooski, VT 05404
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