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Embarking on a career journey or navigating professional waters can often feel like an expedition into unknown territories. Thankfully, there’s a wealth of knowledge captured in books that can serve as compasses and maps for this journey. From timeless classics that provide foundational career advice, to modern masterpieces decoding today’s job market, our curated list of career-focused books offers invaluable insights. Whether you’re a fresh graduate, a seasoned professional seeking growth, or anywhere in between, these books promise to enlighten, inspire, and guide you toward career success.

  1. The Career Playbook: Essential Advice for Today's Aspiring Young Professional
    $4.99

    Figuring out a career and getting a great job has never been more difficult. On top of that, today’s graduates are looking for not only good jobs but positions that will help them launch careers in which they can grow and prosper.

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    10/06/2024 04:33 pm GMT
  2. Stand out at the job interview to land the coveted job: A career expert s advice on how to dominate your job interview
    $5.99
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    10/06/2024 04:32 pm GMT
  3. Cracking the Tech Career: Insider Advice on Landing a Job at Google, Microsoft, Apple, or any Top Tech Company
    $22.00 $13.99
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    10/06/2024 04:42 pm GMT
  4. Building Success in the Trades: Career advice for students, parents, educators and experienced tradespeople
    $10.75

    This Handbook offers condensed information, career tips, examples of successful tradesmen, and resources.

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    10/06/2024 04:33 pm GMT
  5. Land Your Dream Job: Join the 2% Who Make it Past Résumé Screening
    $2.99

    Whether you're applying to your very first job, are an established professional changing careers, or are a mature job candidate applying for the first time in years, this book will teach you how to communicate your achievements so you can get hired.

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    10/06/2024 04:33 pm GMT
  6. Switching Careers : Career Changers Tell How and Why They Did It
    $17.95 $2.29

    Provides profiles of nearly seventy people who have successfully changed careers in mid-stream, and includes information on finding satisfaction in work and how to plan and execute a new career.

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    10/06/2024 04:42 pm GMT
  7. Second-Act Careers: 50+ Ways to Profit from Your Passions During Semi-Retirement
    $15.50

    A career guide that rethinks the golden years, this handbook offers 50+ income models for creating flexible, fulfilling, and profitable work during the encore stage of one’s career.

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    10/06/2024 04:42 pm GMT
  8. Skilled Trade Careers: Carpenters How to Become a Carpenter and Turn Blueprints into Buildings
    $27.50 $18.28

     In Skilled Trade Careers: Carpenters, 3rd through 5th graders read about what it takes to be a carpenter, including what they build, interesting tools they use, safety rules they follow, and training and education needed.

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    10/06/2024 04:47 pm GMT
  9. Careers in Law Enforcement
    $38.00

    Careers in Law Enforcement is a valuable resource for students considering a career in the criminal justice field, specifically in policing.

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    10/06/2024 04:41 pm GMT
  10. FBI Careers, 3rd Ed: The Ultimate Guide to Landing a Job as One of America's Finest
    $19.95 $2.33

    This book is a definitive guide to the organization's rigorous selection process reveals what it takes to succeed in landing a job as a special agent as well as professional support personnel.

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    10/06/2024 04:36 pm GMT
  11. Careers in Speech-Language Pathology: Communications Sciences and Disorders
    $7.95

    This book provides a comprehensive overview of careers in audiology, covering job duties, education and training requirements, and job prospects. It includes interviews with practicing

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    10/06/2024 04:47 pm GMT
  12. Careers in Mental Health: Opportunities in Psychology, Counseling, and Social Work
    $43.95 $33.74

    Accessible and unbiased, Careers in Mental Health introduces upper-level high school students and beginning undergraduates to the different aspects of various mental health professions.

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    10/06/2024 04:42 pm GMT
  13. Opportunities in Engineering Careers

    The most comprehensive career book series available, Opportunities in Engineering Careers is a wonderful guide.

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  14. Careers in Healthcare and Beyond
    $52.22

    This book is intended for someone curious to learn more about a career in healthcare, but not certain if it is right for them, or if the industry would be a good fit for them. 

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    10/07/2024 12:03 am GMT
  15. Getting a Job: A Study of Contacts and Careers
    $32.96

    Examining the link between job contacts and social structure, Granovetter recognizes networking as the crucial link between economists studies of labor mobility and more focused studies of an individual's motivation to find work.

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    10/06/2024 04:42 pm GMT
  16. Life's a Bitch and Then You Change Careers: 9 Steps to Get You Out of Your Funk & on to Your Future
    $21.95 $18.29

    Most people agree there are few things worse than being stuck in a career you hate. It's not just the daily drudgery of work that has become tedious; it's also the hopeless feeling of life moving in the wrong direction and not knowing how to turn it around.

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    10/06/2024 05:17 pm GMT
  17. The UnCollege Alternative: Your Guide to Incredible Careers and Amazing Adventures Outside College
    $14.95 $1.90

    Want to think out of the box? Want to change your perspective on your future? Feeling ambivalent about going to college and going into debt? Then join the world of alternative thinking, risk-taking, adventure seeking, and change.

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    10/06/2024 05:02 pm GMT
  18. Childcare Professionals: A Practical Career Guide
    $37.00

    Chidcare Professionals: A Practical Career Guide, which includes interviews with professionals in this field which has proven to be a stable, lucrative, and growing profession.

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    10/06/2024 05:51 pm GMT
  19. No Mistakes Interviews: How To Get The Job You Want
    $4.99

    No Mistakes Interviews…


    ...will teach you how to:

    • Prepare for the interview.
    • Identify the company’s primary need.
    • Assess your skills as they relate to that need.
    • Sell yourself as the solution.
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    10/06/2024 05:51 pm GMT
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