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Resources for Job Searching
Interviewing General (Books)
60 Second and You’re Hired: Must-read book for anyone planning to have interviews. The book provides sample answers to common interview questions and important strategies for communicating effectively in interviews.
Interviewing: The Essential Guide to Job Interviewing Success: Straightforward and practical, this guide offers actionable tips for answering tough interview questions and making a confident impression in any job interview setting.
Interviewing Academic (Books)
Careers (Books)
The Professor is In: A blunt, practical guide to navigating the academic job market. Karen Kelsky draws on her experience as a former tenured professor to help graduate students and early-career academics understand the unwritten rules of academia and avoid common pitfalls.
The Academic Job Search Handbook: A comprehensive step-by-step resource for academic job seekers. This guide covers CV writing, cover letters, interviews, and negotiations, and is especially useful for those pursuing faculty positions in the U.S.
Alternative Careers (Books)
So What Are You Going to Do With That: A down-to-earth guide for humanities and social science PhDs exploring non-academic career paths. It includes advice on identifying transferable skills, conducting informational interviews, and making the leap beyond academia.
What Color is Your Parachute?: A career classic that helps readers identify their strengths, goals, and ideal work environment. This updated edition offers practical exercises and strategies for modern job hunting, networking, and pivoting careers.
The Four Hour Work Week: Tim Ferriss challenges conventional work norms with strategies for automating income, outsourcing tasks, and designing a lifestyle based on freedom and mobility. While some advice is polarizing, it’s widely read for its bold approach to redefining success.
The Pathless Path: Paul Millerd’s personal journey away from a traditional career path toward a more reflective and purpose-driven life. This book resonates with anyone rethinking the nature of work, ambition, and self-worth.
Refuse to Choose: Written for people with many interests and passions, this book offers strategies for “Scanners” — individuals who struggle to pick one career path. Sher provides tools for designing a life that embraces curiosity rather than suppressing it.
Working Identity: Herminia Ibarra blends case studies and practical insights to show how career change really happens — not through planning, but through action. Ideal for professionals exploring new directions or grappling with identity during a transition.