Career Counseling Resources to Help You Succeed

As an adjunct to the services I provide, I often refer books, articles, online resources, and other professionals to my clients.

There is a caveat, however. These recommendations should not be interpreted to mean I am in complete agreement with all aspects of the content or opinions of the resources listed. Nor am I responsible in any way for the content of these resources or the practices of other professionals.

The following isn't meant to be a comprehensive list. Many additional resources could be listed and I will continue adding more over the course of time. These are some favorites, however, and ones that have been helpful to my clients. I encourage you to do your own search and trust what speaks to you.

The following resources are organized into categories and I've tried to include a diversity of resources under each topic. If you have any questions about any of the following resources, please feel free to contact me at 1-877-486-1188 or rosekm@earthlink.net.

Career Resource Categories:

• General Job Resource Sites
• Job Listing and Search Sites
• Researching Salaries on the Internet
• Write and Post Your Resume
• Disability-Related Resource Sites
• Barbara Sher Materials
• Professional "Self-Help" Books

General Job Resource Sites:

• America's Job Bank Transition - Job Bank Information —
  http://www.jobbankinfo.org/
   
• CareerBuilder.com Jobs - The Largest Job Search, Employment & Careers Site —
  http://www.careerbuilder.com/
   
• Career Tests, Career Advice and Resources | CareerPath.com —
  http://www.careerpath.com/
   
• Find a job in Europe with Eurojobs —
  http://www.eurojobs.com/
   
• Find Local Jobs & Employment Listings - FlipDog Job Search —
  http://www.flipdog.com/
   
• Yahoo! HotJobs - Thousands of jobs. Find the right one. —
  http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
   
• Jobs.com - Global job search. Local careers. —
  http://www.jobs.com/
   
• Find Jobs. Build a Better Career. Find Your Calling. | Monster.com —
  http://www.monster.com/
   
• JobHuntersBible.com: Official Site for the book "What Color is Your Parachute?" —
  http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/
   
• The Career Center at John F. Kennedy University —
  http://www.jfku.edu/services/career_center/
   

Job Listing and Search Sites:

• BAJobs.com: Jobs in the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area —
  http://www.bajobs.com/
  (Established in 1997, BAJobs.com has become a staple for both Bay Area employers and job seekers.)
   
• America's Job Bank Transition - Job Bank Information —
  http://www.jobbankinfo.org/
  (This site offers a huge selection of sortable state by state employment opportunities. An enormous resource for job listings.)
   
• Career Magazine - Careers Job Searching and Resume Posting Online —
  http://www.careermag.com/
  (Taken daily from major jobs newsgroups on the Internet, the massive range of jobs offered can be sorted by keyword.)
   
• Federal Jobs Digest —
  http://www.jobsfed.com/
  (Federal jobs featuring frequent updates throughout the day.)
   
• Job Bank USA: Employment, Job Search, Careers, Computer Jobs —
  http://www.jobbankusa.com/
  (JobBank USA specializes in providing career information, including job and resume database services, to job candidates, employers, and recruitment firms in the U.S. and worldwide.)
   
• Entry level jobs and internship search - MonsterTrak.com —
  http://www.monstertrak.com/
  (An occupational field research and search site with the added benefit of being able to research which educational institutions offer courses of study in a given field.)
   

Researching Salaries on the Internet:

• Job salaries- Performance reviews- Compensation software —
  http://www.salary.com/
   
• Job search guide —
  http://jobstar.org/
   
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics - Career Guide to Industries —
  http://stats.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgindex.htm
   
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics - The Occupational Outlook Handbook —
  http://stats.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
   

Write and Post Your Resume:

• Resumes - 123 Resumes —
  http://www.1-2-3-resumes.com/
  (Download examples of professionally written resumes of people in your field and copy the wording, content, and layout for a great resume.)
   
• JobStar: Job Search Guide —
  http://jobstar.org/
  (One of the best sites for creating and posting resumes on the Internet.)
   
• ResumeWriters.com Resume Writing Service —
  http://www.resumewriters.com/
  (The largest network of certified professional resume writers on the Internet.)
   
• Susan Ireland Resumes: Sample Resumes, Sample Cover Letters, and E-resumes —
  http://www.susanireland.com/
  (Susan Ireland, resume expert and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume and The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Cover Letter, offers free advice and samples.)
   

Disability-Related Resource Sites:

• Disability Benefits 101: Working with a Disability in California —
  http://www.disabilitybenefits101.org/
  (California's disability benefits planning resource site helps workers, job seekers, and service providers understand the connections between work and benefits.)
   

Richard Bolles Materials:

• The official online job search resource hosted By Dick Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute? —
  http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/
   
• Ask Richard Bolles. If you could ask Dick Bolles one question about pursuing a purposeful career, what would it be? —
  http://www.askrichardbolles.com/
   

Barbara Sher Materials:

• Barbara Sher — business owner, career counselor, and best-selling author —
  http://www.barbarasher.com/
   
• Barbara Sher's Success Teams Website —
  http://www.shersuccessteams.com/
   
• Barbara Sher's WISHCRAFT —
  http://www.wishcraft.com/
   
• Barbara Sher's Products at Genius Press Unlimited —
  http://www.geniuspress.com/
   
• Barbara Sher's Books at Amazon.com —
  http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&index=books&field-author-exact=BARBARA%20SHER&page=1
   

Professional "Self-Help" Books:

• What Color Is Your Parachute? 2009: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers by Richard Nelson Bolles
   
• What Color Is Your Parachute Workbook: How to Create a Picture of Your Ideal Job or Next Career by Richard Nelson Bolles
   
• What Color Is Your Parachute? for Retirement: Planning Now for the Life You Want by Richard Nelson Bolles and John E. Nelson
   
• I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It by Barbara Sher
   
• Refuse to Choose!: Use All of Your Interests, Passions, and Hobbies to Create the Life and Career of Your Dreams by Barbara Sher
   
• Wishcraft: How to Get What You Really Want by Barbara Sher
   
• Live the Life You Love: In Ten Easy Step-By Step Lessons by Barbara Sher
   
• It's Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now: How to Create Your Second Life at Any Age by Barbara Sher
   
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume by Susan Ireland
   
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Cover Letter by Susan Ireland