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If you feel that you need more help in the self-assessment process, you may find the following resources helpful. |
Career Consultant Laurence G. Boldt has written this hefty but light-hearted tome that will help you find yourself and your place in the world. His uplifting prose and inspirational quotes provide support for the weary traveler. Like a traditional career book, Zen and the Art of Making a Living includes resume advice and worksheets for narrowing down and sticking with your goals; however, it takes off from there to guide the reader on a quest for spiritual fulfillment through work.
This is one of the most popular selling career books. Bolles has also created an informative Web site that you can locate at: www.jobhuntersbible.com. This site provides links to some of the best career development material on the Internet including this Manual!
Barbara Sher offers a dynamic step-by-step program to help you create a life you can fully enjoy. Using the practical exercises and bold strategies she outlines, you can make your "impossible" dreams possible, reachable, and real. She shows you how to decide what your dream is, eliminate the unnecessary burdens and clutter in your life, develop your ideas, and get what you want.
The Career Services department at the University of Waterloo is available for students and alumni. This service provides extensive career development and work search materials. You can also attend a variety of workshops.
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