University of New South Wales - Human Resources - Career Development, OSDS, Human Resources, UNSW

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Career Development

Bloch, D. P. (1997). Connections Between Spirit and Work in Career Development. Davies Black: California.

Boldt, L. G. (1999). Zen and the Art of Making a Living. Revised Edition. Penguin Books: USA.

Bolles, R. (1997, 2000, 2002 & 2006 edns). What Color is Your Parachute? Ten Speed Press: California.

Bolles, R. (n.d.). What Color is Your Parachute Workbook. Ten Speed Press: California

Bolles, R. & Figler, H. (1999). The Careers Counselor's Handbook. Ten Speed Press: California.

Bright, J. (2001). Job hunting for dummies. Hungry Minds: Australia.

Bright, J. (2003). Should I stay or go? Pearson Education: London.

Bryan, M., Cameron, J. & Allen, C. (1998). The Artist's Way at Work: Riding the Dragon. Pan Books: London.

Cameron, J. (1993). Artist's Way: A spiritual path to higher creativity. Pan Books: London.

Cameron, J. (2000). Walking in this world. Random House: Australia.

Charelston, P. (2003). Tap the hidden job market. Choice Books: Australia.

Craddock, M. (2004). The Authentic Career. New World Library: California.

Dunning, D. (2000). What's your type of career? Davies Black: California.

Eikleberry, C. (1999). The Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People. Ten Speed Press: California.

Enelow, W. (2003). Best Keywords for Resumes, Cover Letters and Interviews. Impact Publishing: Vancouver.

Enelow, W. & Kursmark, M. (2002). Expert resumes for teachers and educators. JIST Publishing: Indianapolis.

Forsyth, P. (1998). Career Skills: A Guide to Long Term Success. Cassell: London.

Frodsham, J. & Gargiulo, B. (2005). Make it Work. Davies-Black: California.

Garber, P. (1999). Turbulent Change: Every Working Person's Survival Guide. Davies-Black: California.

Hamilton, M. (2004). Love Your Work. Viking: Australia.

Handley, C. (2002). Sorted in 30 Days: Career. Carlton Books: London.

Hansen, K. (2000). A Foot in the Door. Ten Speed Press: California.

Harkness, A. (1999). Don't Stop the Career Clock. Davies Black: California.

Henderson, R. (2003). Networking Magic. Rev edn. Networking to Win: Kingscliff.

Hirsch, A. S. (2004). How to be Happy at Work. JIST: USA.

Jackson, T. (2000). Career Development. Institute of Personnel and Development: Bristol.

Johnstone, J. (2002). Planning a Career Change. How To Books Ltd.: UK.

Kaye, B. (1985). A Career Guide for Career Development Practitioners. University Associates: California.

Kaye, B. (2001). Up is not the only way. Davies-Black: California.

Kaye, B. (2005). Love 'em or Lose 'em. Berrett-Koehler: USA.

Kirk, J. J. & L. D. (1995). Training Games for Career Development. McGraw Hill: USA.

Koen, D. & Lee. T. (2000). Career Choice, Change and Challenge. JIST Works: Indianapolis.

Lawson, K. (2000). KISS Guide to managing your career. Darling Kindersley: Australia.

Lloyd, C. (1997). Creating a Life Worth Living. Harper Collins: USA.

Lookout Media. (1999). Nice Job. Ten Speed Press: California.

McGill, I. Beaty, L. (2002). Action Learning: A Guide for professional, management and educational development. Kogan Page: London.

O'Reilly, D. (ed.) Developing the capable practitioner: Professional capability through higher education. Kogan Page: London.

Patton, W. & McMahon, M. (eds). (2001). Career Development Programmes Preparation for Lifelong Career Decision Making. Australian Council for Educational Research: Melbourne.

Robertson. C. (1995). Get that Job. Harper Collins: Australia.

Rowh, M. (2001). Education Support Careers.

Salmon, W. A. & R. T. (1996). The Pie Method for Career Success. JIST: Indianapolis.

Sher, B. (1999). I could do anything if only I knew what it was. Hodder Headline: Australia.

Simonsen, P. (2000). Career Compass. Davies-Black: California.

Simonsen, P. (1997). Promoting a Development Culture in Your Organisation Using Career Development as a Change Agent. Davies Black: California.

Smye, M. (1998). Is it too late to run away and join the circus? MacMillan:New York.

Staff Development. (2001). You and your career. UNSW Staff Development

Stevens, P. (1997). Designing Career Development Workshops. Worklife: Mosman.

Stevens, P. (2001). Career coaching guide for managers. Worklife: Mosman.

Stevens, P. (1993). Career Development Support In Organisations. Centre for Worklife Counselling: Sydney.

Stevens, P. (1998). Career Management - whose responsibility? Centre for Worklife COunselling: NSW.

Stevens, P. (1997). How to network and select a mentor. Worklife: Mosman.

Stevens, P. (2000). Job Seeking Where You Work. Worklife: Mosman.

Stevens, P. (2000). My Career, My Life, Myself. Worklife: Mosman.

Stevens, P. (2005). Planning for Me. Worklife: Mosman.

Stevens, P. (1996). Stop Postponing the Rest of Your Life. Worklife: Mosman.

Stevens, P. (1994). Win that Job. Worklife: Mosman.

Stinson, R. (2000). What jobs pay 2000 - 2001. New Hobsons Press: Australia.

Sutcliffe, K. (1998). Open the door to your future: Getting interviews and jobs in Australia. Brolga Press: NSW.

Tieger, P. D. (2001). Do what you are. 3rd edn. Scribe Publishing: Australia.

Tullier, L. M. (1998). Networking for Everyone. JIST: Indianapolis.

Waite, N. (2000). The Gold Within: Creative Career Choices for Women. Lothian Books: Melbourne.

Warner, J. (1998). Career Planning and Development. Training Solutions Group: Queensland.

Academic Career Development

Blaxter, L., Hughes, C. & Tight, M. (1998). The Academic Career Handbook. Open University Press: Buckingham.

Collins, L. et al. (eds). (1998). Career Strategies for Women in Academe: Arming Athena. Sage Publications: London.

Frost, P. & Taylor, M. (eds). (1996). Rhythms of Academic Life: Sage: California.

Hume, K. (2005). Surviving Your Academic Job Hunt: Advice for Humanities PhDs. Palgrave: New York.

Resumes, CVs and Selection Criteria
Block, J. A. (2002). 101 Best resumes to sell yourself. McGraw Hill: USA.

Block, J. A. & Betrus, M. (2003). 2500 Keywords to get you hired. McGraw Hill: New York.

Bluemond, J. (1996). The Job Hunter's Word Finder. Peterson's: New Jersey.

Bright, J. & Earl, J. (2000). Resumes that get Shortlisted. Business and Publishing: Warriewood.

Fry, R. (2002). 101 Great Resumes. Career Press: New Jersey.

Ireland, S. (2003). The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume. Alpha: USA.

Kaplan, R. (2002). How to say it in your job search. Prentice Hall: New Jersey.

Kennedy, J. (2000). Resumes for Dummies. Hungry Minds: USA.

Moreira, P. & Thorpe, R. (2002). ACE the IT Resume. McGraw Hill: California.

Noble, D. (2001). Gallery of Best Resumes. JIST Works: Indianapolis.

Ryan, R. (1997). Winning Resumes. John Wiley & Sons: USA.

Stevens, P. (2000). The Australian Resume Guide. Worklife: Mosman.

Villiers, A. (2000). How to address selection criteria. 2nd and 3rd edns. Southwood Press: Australia.

Whitcomb, S. (1999). Resume Magic: Trade secrets of a professional resume writer. JIST Works: Indianapolis.

White, L. (2002). Write a Winning Job Application. 3rd edn. Vanguard Press: Australia.

Interviews
DeLuca, M. J. & N. F. (2001). More answers to the 201 most frequently asked interview questions. McGraw Jill: USA.

French, R. (1996). Beat the Jitters: How to win at the job interview. Franklin Leadership: North Hobart.

Fry, R. (2000). 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions. Book Mart Press: USA.

Hodgson, S. (2002). Brilliant Answers to Tough Interview Questions. Pearson Education: Australia.

Jay, R. (2002). Brilliant Interview. Pearson Education: Great Britain.

Kador, J. (2002). 201 Best Questions to Ask on Your Interview. McGraw Hill: USA.

Popovich, I. S. (2000). Winning at Job interviews. Contemporary Books: USA.

Porot, D. (1999). The 101 Toughest Interview Questions. Ten Speed Press: California.

In addition to printed material, other career development tools include:

Videos
Career Planning
10 Essential Interviewing Skills
The Panel Interview
Going for a job interview
Setting and Achieving Goals

CD-Roms
DISCOVER

Online Resources
UNSW Ambition

Card Sorts
Career Values
Motivated Skills
Career Action Constraints
Career Guidance