There are many great resources available to help with figuring out what kind of career to have, job search strategies, career transition, and managing your career. While I can not list all of them I have provided a list of some that I have found useful over the years.

BOOKS – CAREER TRANSITION

What Color is Your Parachute?: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers” by Richard N. Bolles, Ten Speed Press, updated annually

BOOKS – JOB LOSS/GRIEF

The Job-Loss Recovery Guide: A Proven Program For Getting Back To Work-Fast! by Lynn Joseph, PH.D, New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 2003

BOOKS – JOB SEARCH

The Job-Hunter’s Survival Guide: How to Find Hope and Rewarding Work, Even  When “There Are No Jobs” by Richard N. Bolles, Ten Speed Press, 2010

The Connect Effect: Building Strong Personal, Professional, And Virtual Networks by Michael Dulworth (http://www.theconnecteffect.com/), Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc., 2008

Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success by Dan Schawbel, Kaplan Publishing, 2009

BOOKS – PERSONALITY

Making a Difference by Being Yourself: Using Your Personality Type at Work and in Relationships by Gregory E. Huszczo, Davies-Black Publishing, 2008

Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type by Paul D. Tieger & Barbara Barron-Tieger, Little Brown, and Company, 2001

BOOKS – SELF DISCOVERY

A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel H. Pink, Penguin Group, 2005, 2006

The Saint, the Surfer, and the CEO: A Remarkable Story About Living Your Heart’s Desires by Robin Sharma, Hay House, Inc., 2003

BOOKS – WOMEN

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead: by Sheryl Sandberg