Could you suggest a good book to guide me in a potential career/job change?
I'm going on a ten-day vacation next week, and I'd like to take a couple books with me to read that help examine individual strengths and weaknesses, what to expect in a job (since I could move out of my current field), and how to find these little "gems."
If you have any suggestions of good books that you have used, please suggest them. If you can link to websites that have good information, that would be appreciated too.
Please don't post some random information. This is an important matter and I really need to focus on this.
Thanks!
Answer:
Absolutely! That is great that you are going to use your vacation time to read up on some educational books. More people should think like you.
Have you ever heard about Robert Kiyosaki? He wrote a book that is now a very well known best seller called "Rich Dad Poor Dad". And then after that one him and his company have been publishing some other ones that are as great and educational as the first.
In the first book alone he actually tells you things about money and your job that you didn't know or cared to think about before. After reading the book you go from thinking "what can I do to get a raise or a better job" to thinking "what can I do to put more money in my pocket without getting the raise or by starting your own business".
I can not stress enough how much of a good read this book alone is (and if you get a few of the other books in the series, you will be set).
There is a link at the bottom of my page http://www.moreaboutme.net/marie. that should take you straight to Robert Kiyosaki's website.
Hope this was useful information to you and that you don't consider it random because I personally really believe in this.
Take care and much luck to you,
Marie Rodriguez
Books:
Who moved my cheese
what color is my parachute
Sites:
American Job bank = ajb.org
http://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/jcc/step1.
bureau of labor statistics site: bls.org - I think
Targeting a Great Career by Wendleton
The best way to get great answers to this question is to simply ask the reference librarian at your local library. They will be able to suggest many books that would be very helpful for you in your research. Plus these books are always at your disposal and can be borrowed.
I understand where you are coming from and I don't have a single book but do have a site that should be "right up your alley."
Go to the site at:
http://TopFreedoms.com
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Try here apply to every job you are interested, in even if you think you may not qualify, because they have a formula that rates everything and it would take you to long to figure it out, so apply to every job that you like, they will simple tell you if you do or do not qualify, but the computer does all the work.good luck
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http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/
I agree with lingua06437 those are two great books to read another from the same author of "Who moved my cheese" is "Fishphilosophy"
A really good book is "What Color Is Your Parachute" by Bolles. It has been around since 1972, or thereabouts, and it's revised every few years. It gives excellent advice in this area. There is none better.
If you would like to change your career there are several options that you can consider.what about going to school p/t and keep working at your current job, or go to your local soc sec website and click on their employment link.ie. PA has Careerlink, you can also got your job center, unemployment, etc and look at their bulletin boards for training courses that are usually free to people that are looking for a career change.check it out!
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