BOOKS ON JOB HUNTING
The About.com Guide to Job Searching: Tools and Tactics to Help You Get the Job You Want/Alison Doyle. 2006. 025.06 DOY
Guide to Internet Job Searching/Margaret F. Dikel .2008. 331.124 GUI
Get the Interview Every Time: Proven Strategies From Fortune 500 Hiring Professionals/Brenda Greene.2008. 650.14 GRE
Knock ‘Em Dead 2009: The Ultimate Job Search Guide/Martin John Yate. 650.14 YAT
Resumes for Mid-career Job Changes: With Sample Cover letters. 2006. 650.144 RES
50 Best Jobs for Your Personality/Michael Farr. 2009. 331.702 FAR
150 Best Recession-proof Jobs. 2009. 331.7020973 ONE
How to Say it on Your Resume: A Top Recruiting Director’s Guide to Writing the Perfect Resume for Every Job/Brad Karsh. 2009. 650.142 KAR
BOOKS ON CAREERS
Career Renegade: How to Make a Great Living Doing What You Love/Jonathan Fields. 2009. 650.14 FIE
The Career Chronicles: An Insider’s Guide to What Jobs are Really Like: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly From Over 750 Professionals/Michael Gregory. 2008. 331.702 GRE
The Career Coward’s Guide to Career Advancement: Sensible Strategies for Overcoming Career Fears/ Katy Piotrowski.2009. 650.14 PIO
What Color is Your Parachute?/Richard Nelson Bolles. 2009. 650.14 BOL
REFERENCE
Occupational Outlook Handbook. DESK R 371.425 OCC 2008-2009
ONLINE RESOURCES at www.haynerlibrary.org
Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center. Information on more than 3,300 jobs in 94 industries. Job hunting skills and resume advice, and videos on career related topics.
LearningExpress Library. A resource for practice college and school entrance tests; professional licensing tests; and job search and workplace skills improvement courses.
WEBSITES
Illinois Department of Employment Services. www.ides.state.il.us IDES is your direct link to Illinois workforce services: job placement and referrals, unemployment insurance, employment and training programs, career and labor market information, and more.
Illinois Career Resource Network. www.ilworkinfo.com Information on occupations, education, and financial aid.
Illinois Skills Match. www.illinoisskillsmatch.com The place where Illinois-area employers come to find qualified job seekers and where job seekers come to find jobs.
Career Builder. www.careerbuilder.com Find jobs, and post resumes.
Career Voyages. www.careervoyages.gov Explore in-demand careers.
Job-Hunt. www.job-hunt.org Help and links to employers and job search resources.
Prepared by Hayner Public Library, Reference Department(5/2009)