Professional Development: Books
Compilation of resources available to help develop the careers of both UW affiliates and public community members
Here's a list of books in the UWT Library that can help with your career journey-- check out our Career Planning and Personal Success collection on the second floor of TLB for more!
General Guidance
DIY Résumé and Cover Letter Kit by Call Number: HF5383 .L53 2021A handy guide that helps you write a professional-quality résumé and cover letter yourself. In this DIY kit, you're given step-by-step instructions that make it easy to fill in each section. Plus, you get a link to download free preformatted Microsoft Word résumé and cover letter templates. Simply plug in your text as you follow along with each easy step.
The Job Closer: Time-Saving Techniques for Acing Resumes, Interviews, Negotiations, and More by Call Number: HF5382.7 .D358 2021Dalton found that job seekers routinely over-invest in trivial aspects of the employment hunt while underestimating the important ones. Here he teaches you how to avoid wasted-effort, and shares techniques to help you seal the deal. By spending more time networking, making meaningful connections and showcasing your unique talents you come closer to landing your dream job.
Linked by Call Number: HF5382.7 .G378 2022Here, from two LinkedIn experts and former employees, is the definitive guide that demystifies the massive site and gives every reader--from the newly minted college graduate to the midlife career-changer--the most important strategies to win the modern job search game.
The Squiggly Career by Call Number: HF5381 .T869 2020Squiggly careers, where people jump constantly between roles, industries and locations, are becoming the new normal. Packed with insights about the changing-face of work, exercises to aid your growth, and tips and inspiration from highly successful people, this book will help you be happier, and ultimately more successful in your career.
Moving Forward in Mid-Career by Call Number: HF5382.7 .W4473 2020A guide for workers who have been fired or laid off and are in process of rebuilding not only their careers, but also their personal identities independent of a job title, by providing solutions for dealing with the challenges encountered at each stage of the rebuilding process, from the initial shock and humiliation to the difficult but rewarding task of rebuilding persona and seeking new employment opportunities.
Auténtico: the Definitive Guide to Latino Career Success by Call Number: HD8081.H7 R633 2021Using insights from in-depth interviews and focus groups, the authors have captured lessons about how these Latino individuals chose their career paths, addressed challenges, and seized opportunities. The discussions are interpreted through the lenses of the authors' different personal experiences as Latino leaders in corporate America and synthesized as a guide for future leaders.
Black and Great by Call Number: HF5382.5.G7 G47 2022Black and Great shares the career journeys of over 20 successful Black British professionals and entrepreneurs from TV and film, sport, media, law, medicine and finance through open letters and interviews, providing advice, support and encouragement to Black students and professionals starting out in their working lives.
The Memo by Call Number: HD6057.5.U5 H37 2020Minda Harts offers a much-needed career guide tailored specifically for women of color. She provides stories and concrete examples for how to navigate networking, office politics, and money and shows how to make a firm, but professional stand to change a biased system.
The Visibility Mindset by Call Number: BF637.L4 C433 2023Although Asians in America have been impeded from leadership ranks for decades, this book will empower individuals to overcome these obstacles and guide them throughout their careers and beyond. In addition to simple exercises, strategies, and plenty of real-life examples, each chapter also includes stories from inspirational leaders across industries on how they are constantly breaking barriers.
Glass Walls: Shattering the Six Gender Bias Barriers Still Holding Women Back at Work by Call Number: HD6060 .D54 2023A new, important, and richly detailed guide to understanding gender bias, with practical solutions for leaders, workplace allies, and individual women. Amy Diehl and Leanne M. Dzubinski shine a new light on gender bias in the workplace, uncovering the barriers that work like glass walls surrounding women and providing a roadmap to shatter them.
Seen, Heard, and Paid by Call Number: HF5382.5.U5 H386 2022Interviewing experts across multiple fields to come up with powerful tools to overcome the forces of marginalization, Alan Henry shares the new work rules that may finally allow people of color, women, and LGBTQ+ folks to have the same access to career advancement and rewarding work as those with more privilege.
Discipline-Specific
A Career in the Arts by Call Number: NX163 .B467 2022This book contemplates what young artists and performers should know when considering an education and career in the arts, and how practical financial needs and self-expression are effectively balanced by artists.
Becoming a Historian: An Informal Guide by Call Number: D16.19 .C67 2022This handbook supports research students and independent scholars by showing how the historical profession works and how to participate in its vibrant community of scholars. It outlines techniques to help design large-scale research projects, demonstrates the difference between quantitative and qualitative research methodologies and provides advice on bringing projects to a positive conclusion.
Careers in Criminal Justice and Criminology by Call Number: HV7419 .B877 2023This book provides a thorough and directed focus on successfully identifying, obtaining, and succeeding in a career in criminal justice or criminology. With empirically based, research-focused information on how students can prepare for and ultimately join the criminal justice or criminology workforce, it covers the positions available in criminal justice and criminology, how to get a job in the field, and what can be expected upon obtaining employment.
Careers in Psychology by Call Number: BF76 .K88 2020Offering salary and career information, advice on getting a job after graduation, and information on applying to graduate school in psychology, Tara L. Kuther and Robert D. Morgan support students in making an educated decision about their futures and career options.
The Economist's Craft by Call Number: HB74.5 .W435 2021The Economist's Craft introduces graduate students and rising scholars to the essentials of research, writing, and other critical skills for a successful career in economics. Weisbach discusses how to structure each section of an academic article and describes the steps that follow the completion of an initial draft, from presenting and revising to circulating and eventually publishing. He reveals how to get the most out of graduate school, how the journal review process works, how universities decide promotions and tenure, and how to manage your career and continue to seek out rewarding new opportunities.
Global Environmental Careers by Call Number: GE60 .T33 2022This book is the ideal guide to equipping you with the tools and know-how to develop an environmental career. It is filled with practical advice, case studies, personal profiles and top tips across the global environment sector.
The CQ Press Career Guide for Public Sector Students by Call Number: JA88.U6 P38 2020With a focus on setting personal goals and maximizing transferable skills, author Michelle C. Pautz guides students through recommended curriculum choices, coaches them with useful tips on how to build up their career skills, advises on supplemental opportunities outside the classroom, and humanizes the options in the public sector through real-life success stories from students.
Decoding Your STEM Career by Call Number: HF5381 .D48 2022Pete Devenyi highlights ten capabilities that technology leaders must develop and nurture in order to achieve their full potential. He shares learnings and techniques through a collection of compelling, real-world stories from his own 37-year technology journey.
The Adventures of Women in Tech by Call Number: QA76.9.W65 K37 2021A twenty-year tech company veteran and leader, Alana Karen brilliantly and systematically replaces what we think we know about women in tech with more than eighty women's stories of what it's honestly like to join, lead, and thrive in today's top technology companies. The Adventures of Women in Tech delves into why we join tech, the challenges we face, and the skills and support we need to succeed and stay in an often challenging environment.
Women of Color in Tech by Call Number: T36 .T43 2020Women of Color in Tech: A Blueprint for Inspiring and Mentoring the Next Generation of Technology Innovators will help you overcome the obstacles that often prevent women of color from pursuing and staying in tech careers. Whether you're just considering going into tech or you want to take your current career to the next level, Women of Color in Tech will show you how to uncover the resources you need to succeed.
Ace Your Teacher Interview by Call Number: LB1780 .F74 2021Ace Your Teacher Interview provides you with inside information on how to prepare for interviews, various interview formats, and how to handle tricky questions. Additionally, you'll discover a creative range of inside information on what impresses interviewers and makes you stand out as a candidate.
Ace Your Teacher Resume (and Cover Letter) by Call Number: HF5383 .F74 2021Ace Your Teacher Resume (& Cover Letter) gives you proven strategies, winning guidelines, along with scores of sample resumes and cover letters. Also included are step-by-step writing instructions and that help you rise to the top of the applicant pool and give you a distinctive advantage over the competition an advantage that can result in a permanent job offer and the career of your dreams. With this step-by-step guide, you can create a dynamic resume, with a catching objective, and an incredible cover letter, all rooted in your own unique experiences and philosophy, and sure to impress any potential interviewer.
101 Careers in Social Work by Call Number: HV10.5 .R58 2020Illuminating current trends in social work education and practice, the book describes more than 100 specific careers--traditional and nontraditional--available to social workers. Questionnaires and self-assessment checklists provide additional material to help readers choose a social work career tailored to their unique talents, interests, and passions.
Social Workers: A Practical Career Guide by Call Number: HV41 .H286 2022What kind of skills and educational background do you need to succeed in this field? How much can you expect to make, and what are the pros and cons of these various professions? Is this the right career path for you? How do you avoid burnout and deal with stress? This book can help you answer these questions and more.
