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Career Guide: Which career for me?

Choosing a career

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Books and eBooks

Barrett, James. Aptitude, personality, & motivation tests : assess your potential and plan your career / Jim Barrett. London; Sterling, VA: Kogan Page, 2009.

Bolles, Richard N. What color is your parachute?: Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed, 2014.
HF 5382.7 .B64

Ducat, Diane Elizabeth. Turning points: making career decisions. Boston: Prentice Hall, c2012.
HF5382.5 .U5 D832 2012

Dunning, Donna. What's your type of career? : unlock the secrets of your personality to find your perfect career path. Palo Alto, Calif.: Davies-Black, 2001
HF5381 .D88 2001

Johnston, Susan M .The career adventure: your guide to personal assessment, career exploration, and decision making . Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, c2006.
HF5381 .J574 2006

Sukiennik, Diane.The career fitness program: exercising your options , 9th ed. Diane Sukiennik, William Bendat, Lisa Raufman. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, c2010.
HF 5381 .S914 2010  (on reserve)

Tieger, Paul D. Do what you are: discover the perfect career for you through the secrets of personality type, 4th ed. / Paul D. Tieger, Barbara Barron-Tieger.NY: Little Brown, 2007.
BF 698.9 .O3 T54 2007

You can find more books in the library stacks under these general call numbers: HF 5381, HF 5382, HF 5382.5

Selected websites and databases

Suggested keywords to use in the catalog and databases

Try these keywords in the OneSearch to find more books and ebooks and in the databases to locate articles:

  • self-evaluation
  • personality assessment
  • career exploration
  • career choice
  • personality and occupation
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