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Finding books about careers & interviewing
Below are a mix of print and e-books from the JMU Libraries collection about career exploration, job hunting, and interviewing.
E-books can be read on your computer or tablet. You just need your e-ID/password to open them.
Print books can be borrowed at no cost from the JMU Libraries using your JACard.
Professional Skills to Prep for your Future Career
The Smarts
From first day introductions to tackling a never-ending to-do list, hit the ground running with The Smarts, your essential road map to the new world of work.
The Unspoken Rules
In this practical guide, Gorick Ng, a first-generation college student and Harvard career adviser, demystifies the unspoken rules of work.
Effective Communication at Work
Whether you talk, text, or email, Effective Communication at Work has everything you need to help boost your workplace performance and productivity.
Books about Career Exploration
Networking Like a Pro
In this comprehensive guide, you'll discover strategies that go beyond collecting business cards and turn networking into a profitable resource for your business. Dive into this book and discover how the most successful net-workers leverage their brand, expertise, and customers to achieve greatness in life.
Networking for People Who Hate Networking, Second Edition
Zack politely examines and then smashes to tiny fragments the "dusty old rules" of standard networking advice. She shows how the very traits that make many people hate networking can be harnessed to forge an approach more effective and user-friendly than traditional techniques. This edition adds new material on applying networking principles in personal situations, handling interview questions, following up--what do you do with all those business cards?--and more.
Shaping Your Career
This book offers you: The resources, tips, and strategies to develop a strong, healthy career as a faculty member .
Books about Job Hunting
LinkedIn for Dummies
LinkedIn is the premiere social network for professionals looking to discover new opportunities, enhance personal branding, connect with other professionals, and make career advancements.
What Color Is Your Parachute? 2018
This revised edition combines classic elements like the famed Flower Exercise with updated tips on social media and search tactics. Bolles demystifies the entire job-search process, from writing resumes to interviewing to networking, expertly guiding job-hunters toward their dream job.
Resumes That Work
In this book, you will learn what employers really want to see on a resume, and the critically important things that you need to put in your resume that will land you your next job. You will also learn how to use social media to network, and to reach the right decision makers who hire.
Interview Prep
You’ve done your research, found your dream job, and landed an interview. Now it’s time to prepare. Many consulting interviews utilize something called the case interview, which uses a mock scenario of a real business problem to test applicants on their ability to problem solve and articulate a solution, among other skills. Browse the books below to learn more about how to succeed at interviewing.
Books about Interviewing
Lose the Resume, Land the Job
Lose the Resume, Land the Job helps you score the positions that align with your passion and match your attributes -- and that will put you on a trajectory toward bigger and better things.
Case in Point 11
Featuring the Ivy Case System - including a section on government and nonprofit cases.
Case in Point 9
The author takes you inside a typical interview by exploring the various types of case questions and he shares with you the acclaimed Ivy Case System which will give you the confidence to answer even the most sophisticated cases.
