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	Welcome to the RealJobs.com Career Reference Books. These books will be helpful in guiding your career opportunities from preparing your resume, to interviewing for a position, and closing on the job you desire.


	100 Best Careers for the 21st Century


	by Shelly Field

	Price: $12.76

		Shelly Field lists 100 careers, from geriatric social worker and travel agent to CAD specialist and pet sitter. For each, she provides a job description, earning range, recommended education and training, and necessary skills, personality traits, experience, and qualifications. She then spends a couple pages discussing just what the job is like, what the employment opportunities are, and what the future holds for that position.


	The Complete Idiot's Guide to Changing Careers


	by William Charland, David E. Henderson

	Price: $14.36

	Readers learn how to assess their skills, decide if they're ready to start over, and determine what choices and lifestyles are best for them. Common misconceptions about changing careers are addressed as well as the hazards of advanced degrees and other special challenges. Contains expert advice on targeting marketable and transferable career skills, conducting a job search in today's economy, and surviving during the transition period.


	Wow! Resumes for High Tech Careers


	by Leslie Hamilton

	Price: $8.76

	Wow! Resumes for High Tech Careers is a practical, comprehensive resume-writing guide designed specifically for high tech professionals. It includes the best resumes for all jobs in the field, including: MIS manager, programmer, software developer, telecommunications technician, LAN manager, systems analyst, programmer systems engineer, technical support specialist, etc. Whether seeking a job as a systems analyst or a computer graphic designer, this idea packed resource is packed with suggestions for each type of resume.


	The Insider's Guide to the Top 20 Careers in Business and Management


	by Tom Fischgrund

	Price: $11.96


	Two dozen successful accountants, bankers, ad managers, marketers, systems analysts, and other executives explain what they do, how they do it, and how readers can, too. They also tell what skills they need, any challenges they face, and what the earning potential is in their line of work.


	Starting over : How to Change Careers or Start Your Own Business


	by Stephen M. Pollan, Mark Levine

	Price: $8.79

	A career advisor and commentator for The Nightly Business Report shows readers how to weigh their choices in making a career change, how to plan a transition, how to build a realistic business plan, and more.


	CareerSmarts: Jobs with a Future


	by Martin Yate

	Price: $11.96

	Martin Yate's CareerSmarts: Jobs with a Future is about finding work, but it's aimed not so much at the entry-level job-seeker as the downsized or dissatisfied employee who needs or wants to make an occupational change that will be compatible with today's aspirations and tomorrow's demands. The first part examines ways to establish a viable career direction; the second offers analysis of more than 175 opportunities in health care, technology, business and professional services, and public service.


	The Book of U.S. Government Jobs : Where They Are, What's Available, and How to Get One (6th Ed)


	by Dennis V. Damp, Michelle Macie

	Price: $15.16

Now in its sixth edition, Damp's book on federal employment is recognized as one of the more practical guides for finding work with the government. Though his title suggests that this is a listing of job openings, Damp instead shows how the federal hiring process works. He explains how to find out about vacancies and openings, notes which agencies in which locations have the most positions, shows how to fill out applications, and reassures those concerned about civil service exams.


	MBA Employers: The VaultReports.com Guide to the Top 50 MBA Employers, an Industry Guide for Job Seekers


	by H. S. Hamadeh, Nikki Scott, Andrew Gillies, Vault Reports

	Price: $35.00

	A review of America's top employers for MBAs, including Fortune 500 corporations, management consulting firms, investment banks, venture capital & LBO firms, and banks. Includes information on each company's history, business, departments, hiring process, culture, benefits, pay, and more. Enriched with responses from thousands of insider interviews. Also includes sidebars offering career advice and inspirational stories of celebrities and CEOs.


	Career Choice and Development


	by Duane Brown (Editor), Linda Brooks (Editor)

	Price: $39.95

Career Choice and Development' is a practical guide for administrators and managers who oversee career development programs, and for practitioners who provide direct career counseling and planning services. In twelve chapters, the renowned contributors explore a broad range of career development topics, including the reasons people choose their careers; how changes, interests, and skills occur throughout the life cycle; and how people do or do not change and adapt to their careers.


	International Jobs : Where They Are, How to Get Them (5th Ed)


	by Eric Kocher, Nina Segal

	Price: $12.80

	Newly updated and extensively revised, this fifth edition of International Jobs provides everything you'll need to navigate the rapidly-changing, increasingly complex twenty-first century international job market. For the first time, this indispensable guide contains web sites for each organization and a new section on how to most effectively use the internet in a global job search and 'a day-in-the-life' essays that tell you what some of these jobs are really like, and honest, practical advice to help you sort out which jobs present actual opportunities, and which just sound good on paper. With new chapters on consulting, non-profits, advertising, public relations, and multimedia, this edition of International Jobs is a must-have resource for today's savvy students and professionals alike.


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