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Building a Career Development Programme
Is it Too Late to Run Away and Join the Circus?
What Color is Your Parachute

Perfect CV

Building a Career Development Programme
Richard L. Knowdell
Davies-Black Publishing
ISBN 0891060871

This book is versatile in its approach and can be used by both organisations and individuals alike. It presents one of the most succinct yet comprehensive approaches for career coaching that we have come across to date!

For organisations it presents the nine essential steps to promote career development within the organisation right down to how to help individual employees figure out the path that is right for them.

For individuals it presents a number of very useful exercises to help you figure out what career moves you might make that will fulfil you and reward you in the the future.

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Is it Too Late to Run Away and Join the Circus?
Marti Smye
Macmillan
ISBN 0028620585

This book hits right to the core of many issues that 'grown-ups' struggle with when faced with the ever growing sense of discontent with their chosen career. Have they made the right choices? Could they be doing something more fulfilling?

The author has translated her extensive experience in helping Fortune 500 companies implement organisational change into useful tools and approaches for individuals to architect and manage their own path of change from where they are now to the career which will fill them with joy.

You will learn how to "take inventory, invest in yourself, create your own 'board of directors' .and soar to the new heights as the CEO of 'You, Inc." This is a fresh approach to career change which just seems to make sense!

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What Color is Your Parachute?
Richard Nelson Boles
Ten Speed Press
ISBN 1580085415

For over 30 years this book has been the guiding light for those in pursuit of satisfying and fulfilling employment. With new updates every year, it continues to remain a firm favourite as word of mouth helps it along its way.

Whether you are an impatient job hunter who just wants quick hints and tips to tie down the job of your dreams, or if you are considering a career change and want to do some introspection to help you gain clarity around your next move - this book is for you! It has numerous models, approaches and check lists and there really is something for everyone to be found within the chapters.

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Perfect CV
Max Eggert
ISBN 1-8441-3144-0

This concise book clearly presents all you need to know to write a very
professional and attractive CV from the perspective of a recruiter.
Having viewed many books on the same topic, this is the one that I would
recommend if you simply want to create a first-class CV.

This book focuses on content and layout of the CV from the perspective of
being read by a recruiter. It does not cover any additional considerations
that may be necessary in terms of layout or presentation of keywords if
your CV is to be electronically processed.

It doesn’t cover any related topics around finding your life’s mission or
changing careers etc, but as far as writing a CV that will make an
impression, this book is the one you should get!

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