Resources

Books

Use What You’ve Got and Other Lessons I Learned from my Mom, Barbara Corcoran	Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams, Alfred Lubrano
The Five Patterns of Extraordinary Careers, James A. Citrin and Richard A. Smith	GIG: Americans Talk About Their Jobs, Edited by John Bowe, Marisa Bowe, and Sabin Streeter
Confidence: How Winning Streaks & Losing Streaks Begin & End, Rosabeth Moss Kanter	Ask the Headhunter by Nick Corcodilos

 

Articles

Act of Desperation: Should You Accept the First Offer?, by Cheryl Ferguson (opens Adobe Acrobat PDF file)

Beyond the Business Card: Networking in the 21th Century, by Cheryl Ferguson (opens Adobe Acrobat PDF file)

A Second Look at First Impressions, by Cheryl Ferguson (opens Adobe Acrobat PDF file)

Look Before You Leap: How and Why to Do Pre-Interview Research to Snag a Job of Your Dreams, by Cheryl Ferguson (opens Adobe Acrobat PDF file)

Five Misleading Myths About Getting A Job Through a Staffing Company, by Cheryl Ferguson (opens Adobe Acrobat PDF file)

Websites

• The best “find-it-all in one place” website for Job searching is hosted by Alison Doyle, the Job Search Guide at About.com
   
• Matt Youngquist is a leading expert in the field of career coaching, professional job hunting and employment counseling. Visit www.career-horizons.com to Get Advanced Career Coaching, Outplacement and Job Hunting Support in the Pacific Northwest.