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Some Suggested Reads

Librarian's Pick!

This is hands down the most realistic, down to earth, practical, and relatable young adult's guide to the do's and don'ts of getting a job.

Can I Wear My Nose Ring to the Interview? by Ellen Gordon Reeves
Call Number: (LC) Stacks HF5382.7 .R442 2019
New York : Workman Pub, 2019.

The Best Thing That Could Ever Happen to You : How a Career Reversal Can Reinvigorate Your Life by Sander A. Flaum; Mechele Flaum; John Glenn (Foreword by)
Call Number: (RH) Stacks HF5382.5.U5 F556
Downsized? Laid-off? Can't find a job? Frustrated and looking for a new career? The Best Thing That Could Ever Happen to You: How A Career Reversal Can Reinvigorate Your Life was written to get you moving and into the job you've always wanted.

Box Girl: My Part Time Job as an Art Installation by Lilibet Snellings is a great read for 20 somethings - particularly recent grads.

Box Girl by Lilibet Snellings
Call Number: LC Stacks HD6073.M772 U569
Berkeley, CA : Soft Skull Press

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The Essential Job Interview Handbook by Baur, Jean
Call Number: Electronic Resource
ISBN: 9781784021771
Publication Date: 2014
Cracking the New Job Market [E-book] by R. William Holland; Barbara Ehrenreich (Foreword by)
New York : American Management Association, c2012.
Women and Careers in Management : Developing Women Leaders in Corporate America [E-book] by Alan Belasen
Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, [2012]
The Arc of the Academic Research Career by Beryl Lieff Benderly (Editor); Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy; Policy and Global Affairs; National Academy of Sciences; National Academy of Engineering; Institute of Medicine
Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2014].

The Arc of the Academic Research Career is the summary of a workshop convened by The Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy in September 2013 to examine major points of strain in academic research careers from the point of view of both the faculty members and the institutions.