Recommended Career Books

Discover the best Career Books to help you plan for your dream career.

Career related books can be a source of vital career information for teens and midlife career changes.

There are many factors which relate to finding ones perfect career.

A sensible first step in career planning, is to take a career assessment test.

• Self Study through ones own reading is always a positive option.
• Find your passion and match it to a career that is truly YOU.
• Do that Occupation which brings happiness to your daily life and you will become truly successful personally and professionally.
• The books below are some of the best career books available in assisting you with a career change or finding the right career path for your abilities and personality.

Career Change Advice:

• State Occupational Outlook Handbook by David P. Bianco
• What Color Is Your Parachute? 2009: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers by Richard Nelson Bolles
• Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-2009 (Occupational Outlook Handbook (Jist Works) by U. S. Department of Labor
• Career Guide to Industries 2000-2001: A Companion Reference to the Occupational Outlook Handbook (Career Guide to Industries) by U S Department of Labor

Midlife Career Changes:

• The Age Advantage: Making the Most of Your Mid-life Career Transition by Jean Erickson Walker
• Second Journey, The: The Road Back to Yourself by Joan Anderson
• Now What? Discovering Your New Life and Career After 50 by James, O. Armstrong
• Midlife Mojo: How to get through the midlife crisis and emerge as your true self by Frankie L Picasso
• Midlife Manual for Men: Finding Significance in the Second Half (Life Transitions) by Stephen Arterburn and John Shore

All Career Tests:

• Dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes by Gary D. Gottfredson and John L. Holland
• User's guide for the Strong interest inventory by Jo-Ida C Hansen
• Essentials of MMPI-A Assessment (Essentials of Psychological Assessment Series) by Robert P. Archer and Radhika Krishnamurthy
• What Type Am I?: The Myers-Brigg Type Indication Made Easy by Renee Baron
• Please Understand Me: Character and Temperament Types by David Keirsey and Marilyn Bates
• IQ and Psychometric Tests: Assess Your Personality, Aptitude and Intelligence by Philip Carter

Personal Money Management:

• This is a good "Alternative" type book for personal budgeting- Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence, by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin