Book resources

The Deakin University Library has a large number of valuable books to assist you with all aspects of your career planning and development. Search for the below titles, and use key words to find out what career books are available for borrowing. Some titles are also available to read in your Careers and Employment Resource Centres.

Career

• Career Advice You Wish Your Mum Had Told You, Heather and Karen Miles
• Stop Postponing the Rest of Your Life, Paul Stevens
• Weirdos in the Workplace, John Putzier
• VGM's Careers Checklists, Arlene S. Hirsch
• What Colour is Your Parachute?, Richard Nelson Bolles

Job Seeking

• The Secret of Finding and Keeping a Job, Robert B. Bums
• The Employable You, Murdoch University
• Getting that Job, Geoff Morgan and Andrew Banks
• Online Job Hunting, Martin Yate and Terra Dourlain
• Jobs That Don't Suck, Charlie Drozdyk

Job Applications

• The Australian Resume Guide, Paul Stevens
• The Damn Good Resume Guide, Yana Parker
• How to Write and Talk to Selection Criteria, Dr Ann D. Villiers
• Making a Lasting Impression, University of W.A
• Open the Door on Psychological Testing, Gil Christie
• Great Answers to Tough Interview Questions, Martin John Yates
• The Global Resume and CV Guide, Mary Anne Thopson
• Write a Winning Job Application - A guide to responding to selection criteria (3rd edition), Lloyd White

Keeping Your Job

• How to Succeed at Work, Fred Orr
• The Secrets of Finding and keeping a Job, Robert B. Burns

General

• Lifeboat Strategies - How to Keep Your Career Above Water During Tough Times- or Any Time, Robert Barner
• Get what you want out of work and life - Balancing work and personal goals, Mark Holden