Please find useful information and resources for Williams College Staff to use in charting and navigating their careers. If you have suggestions for additional resources that should be included here, contact Human Resources.
Career Development Overview
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Books
The Start-Up of You by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha
Ground of your own choosing : winning strategies for finding & creating work by Beverly Ryle
Visioning and Self-Assessment
Books
Wishcraft: How to Get What You Really Want by Barbara Sher
StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath
The Art of Possibility by Rosamund and Benjamin Zander
Job Search
Books
How to Get a Job: Secrets of a Hiring Manager (ebook) by Alison Green
Websites
Comprehensive job listings. Easy to use, advance queries possible, you can even set it up so you get an email or an rss feed for specific searches.
Resumes and Cover Letters
Books
The everything cover letter book : great cover letters for everybody from student to executive by Steven Graber and Mark Lipsman
The everything resume book : great resumes for everybody from student to executive by Steven Graber and Mark Lipsman
Networking
Articles
Stop Calling It An Informational Interview
Books
The networking survival guide : practical advice to help you gain confidence, approach people, and get the success you want by Diane Darling
I’m on LinkedIn, now what??? : a guide to getting the most out of LinkedIn by Jason Alba
Brag! : the art of tooting your own horn without blowing it by Peggy Klaus