THE HITS (Some of them)

GENERAL CAUTION: No book is completely effective. The following "hits" have a reasonably high level of effective information and, inevitably, some erroneous content.

1. THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE, Stephen Covey.....This is not a "career" book, but boy will it help your career. Be proactive, begin with the end in mind, think win/win, and sharpen the saw are life principles.   Highly recommended.

2. DON'T SEND A RESUME, Jeffrey Fox....Wow! A simple, straightforward compendium of valuable job search information. Ignore Chapters 12-15 and 40 (and all references to impact letters, boomerang letters, resu-letters, internet job sites, and all posted jobs ... web sites, newspapers, etc.) and the rest is good stuff. Read this to get the "big picture" for an effective job search.   Highly recommended.

3. RADICAL CAREERING, Sally Hogshead....This book offers "100 truths to jumpstart your job, your career, and your life". We agree. It includes a GenX survey that demonstrates how GenXers are more realistic about today's job market than baby boomers are.  Highly recommended

THE BIGGEST MISSES  (Classic examples of bad career books)

1. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE?, Richard Bolles....Considered the "standard" for under-$100K/yr career transitions and written by a respected career pioneer, this book has 8 great pages out of 400. Very outdated. Don't fall for this year's glitzy cover. Ignore the raving reviews on amazon.com. Not recommended.

2. RITES OF PASSAGE AT $100,000+ to $1,000,000, John Lucht....Considered the "standard" for over-$100K/yr career transitions and written by a recruiter (read: This book is "recruiter-centric"), we recommend you read the first 70 pages and return it to the shelf. It contains a lot of outdated info, especially about recruiters.  Not recommended.

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