Career Exploration for Adults
Books
Search our catalog online at http://www.vsac.org/LibrarySearch. 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|
The Career Change Resume (2003) |
Call # 808.06665 Hofferbe |
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The Career Coward’s Guide to Changing Careers: Sensible Strategies for Overcoming Job Search Fears (2008) |
Call # 808.06665 Piotrowski |
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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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Second Acts: Creating the Life You Really Want, Building the Career You Truly Desire (2004) |
Call # 650.14 Pollan |
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Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career (2004) |
Call # 650.14 Ibarra |
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Your Next Move: Yahoo! Hot Jobs Success Strategies for Midcareer Professionals (2006) |
Call # 331.7 Finnigan |
Personality and Career Assessment
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50 Best Jobs for Your Personality (2005) |
Call # 331.702 Farr |
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Career Match: Connecting Who You Are with What You’ll Love to Do (2007) |
Call # 650.14 Zichy |
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Career Quizzes: 12 Tests to Help You Discover and Develop Your Dream Career (2008) |
Call # 153.9 Liptak |
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Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type (2007) |
Call # 155.2 Tieger |
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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 (2008) |
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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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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Job Savvy: How to Be a Success at Work (2003) |
Call # 650.1 Luden |
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Land Your Dream Job: High Performance Techniques to Get Noticed, Get Hired, and Get Ahead (2007) |
Call # 808.06665 Middleton |
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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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No More Mondays: Fire Yourself – and Other Revolutionary Ways to Discover Your True Calling at Work (2008) |
Call # 650.14 Miller |
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Your Career and Life Plan Portfolio (2003) |
Call # 331.7 JIST |
Other Career Books
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Backpack to Briefcase: Steps to a Successful Career (2008) |
Call # 650.14 Arndt |
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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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The Job Hunter’s Survival Guide: How to Find Hope & Rewarding Work Even When “There Are No Jobs" (2010) |
Call # 331.702 Bolles |
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Surviving a Layoff: A Week-by-Week Guide to Getting Your Life Back Together (2009) |
Call # 658.3 Epstein |
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Inventories and Assessments
VT Guidance Central, through the VSAC Web site, offers a free Myers-Briggs assessment based on the book Do What You Are, an interest inventory, a values sorter, and more — www.bridges.com/vsac
University of Waterloo offers a series of self-assessment tools — www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca/step1.asp
Human Metrics offers a free Jung/Myers-Briggs Typology test, as well as several other assessments — www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp
Keirsey.com offers portraits for the Keirsey Temperments, along with celebrity examples of each personality type — www.keirsey.com/handler.aspx?s=keirsey&f=fourtemps&tab=1&c=overview
PersonalityType.com, from the authors of the book Do What You Are, provides a short quiz to determine your MBTI type — www.personalitytype.com/career_quiz
Typefocus offers a free abbreviated version of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator focused on the introvert/extravert element — www.typefocus.com/s_complimentary.html
Kingdomality tells you your medieval vocational personality — www.cmi-lmi.com/kingdomality.html
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Career Exploration & 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
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 — www.acinet.org/acinet
Vocation Vacations provides the chance to “test-drive" a dream career with a mentor — www.vocationvacations.com
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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
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
Americorps lists current job openings and how to apply, plus information on internships and fellowships — www.americorps.gov
Online Military Career Guide — www.todaysmilitary.com/careers
USAJOBS is the official job site of the U.S. Federal Government — www.usajobs.opm.gov
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Software Resources
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)
- 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
State of Vermont Job Listings — http://humanresources.vermont.gov/career_center
Burlington Free Press Classifieds — www.freepressclassified.com
Vermont Diversity — www.vermontdiversity.com
Vermont Labor Market Information — www.vtlmi.com
America’s Job Bank — www.jobbankinfo.org
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
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Updated: May 2010
Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, 10 East Allen Street, PO Box 2000, Winooski, VT 05404
Call: 800-642-3177 toll-free or Burlington area 802-655-9602 • Fax: 802-654-3765 • E-mail: info@vsac.org
The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. was established by the Vermont General Assembly in 1965 to help Vermonters obtain the information and financial resources they need to pursue their education goals beyond high school.
