Self Assessment/Career Assessment
- Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You through
the Secrets of Personality Type; Paul D. Tieger and Barbara
Barron-Tieger; Little, Brown and Company; This book introduces
the reader to a tool for self-analysis, the Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator personality test. Knowledge of personality type can
help in choosing "the right job," one that leads to a lifetime
of career satisfaction.
- Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow: Discovering Your
Right Livelihood; Marsha Sinetar; (Dell); $11.95. A guide to
finding the work that expresses and fulfills your needs and
talents, with dozens of real-life examples.
- Finding the Hat That Fits: How to Turn Your Heart's Desire
into Your Life's Work; John Caple, Ph.D.; Plume; $12.95. A
guide for discovering career paths leading to satisfaction.
- How to Find the Work You Love; Laurence G. Boldt; Arkana;
$9.95. Boldt Shows how to find work that is meaningful to you.
- I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover
What You Really Want and How to Get It; Sher, Barbara and Barbara
Smith; Delacorte Press; A book on achieving a successful career
in the true meaning of the word success -- finding a career
you love.
- Please Understand Me: Character & Temperament Types;
David Keirsey, Marilyn Bates; Prometheus Nemesis Book Co.;
11.95. Contains the Keirsey Temperament Sorter, an adaptation
of the work of Carl Jung, and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator,
a well-known standardized test.
- Real People, Real Jobs: Reflecting Your Interests in the
World of Work: 40 People Tell You How; David H. Montross, Zandy
B. Leibowitz, Christopher J. Shinkman; Consulting Psychologists
Press; $15.95. Dozens of people describe the details of their
work circumstances, providing insights into the realities of
the job.
- Starting Out, Starting Over: Finding the Work That's Waiting
for You; Linda Peterson; Consulting Psychologists Press; $14.95.
Examines four stages in the career decision-making process:
self-exploration, occupational exploration, goal setting and
decision making, and decision implementation.
- Stop Postponing the Rest of Your Life; Paul Stevens; Ten
Speed Press; Offers guidance in how to make your work life
more satisfying by identifying and analyzing your personal
priorities, day-to-day needs and life goals.
- Take This Job and Love It: A Personal Guide to Career Empowerment;
Diane Tracy; McGraw-Hill; $10.95. Describes how to take an
active role in job satisfaction.
- The Foolproof Job-Search Workbook, by Donald Asher (Ten Speed
Press, Berkeley). $17.95 paperback. Filled with exercises to
help in evaluating your work experience and what careers would
be most enjoyable.
- The Pie Method for Career Success : A Unique Way to Find
Your Ideal Job; Daniel Porot; Jist Works; $14.95; Porot explains
his PIE (Pleasure,Information and Employment)
method of self-assessment.
- Zen and the Art of Making a Living: A Practical Guide to
Creative Career Design; by Laurence G. Boldt ;Penguin-Arkana;
$17.95. Contains a wealth of exercises for evaluating skills,
measuring self-esteem, making the most of networking, etc.
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