Resources for Further Exploration
Is this an area that you would like to develop further?
There are lots of books to support your exploration as well.
Highly Recommended:
Core Books
- What Color Is Your Parachute? Your Guide to a Lifetime of Meaningful Work and Career Success, 2022, Richard N. Bolles
- Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life, 2016, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
- Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection, 2015, Jia Jiang
Other Interesting Books
- Dig This Gig, 2011, Laura Dodd
- What Should I Do with My Life? The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question, 2005, Po Bronson
- Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life, 2014, Sir Ken Robinson
- Roadmap: The Get-It-Together Guide for Figuring Out What to Do with Your Life, 2015, Brian McAllister, Mike Marriner, and Nathan Gebhard
- Body of Work: Finding the Thread That Ties Your Story Together, 2013, Pamela Slim
- Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Study of Adult
Development, 2008, George E. Vaillant - Louder Than Words: Harness the Power of Your Authentic Voice, 2015, Todd Henry
- Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career, 2004, Herminia Ibarra
- Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do, 1997, Studs Terkel
- The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life, 2002, Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin
Zander
There are LOTS of online resources — here are a few:
Assessments
- eParachute (with $1 discount code): http://eparachute.com?ao=TZY6NICXC67QXM87
- SDS ($9.95; no discount yet, sorry): http://www.self-directed-search.com/
- RIASEC Theory – http://www.self-directed-search.com/How-does-it-wo…
- Optional Toolset: Roadtrip Nation online (https://roadtripnation.com/roadmap for a fun journey discussion)
- Optional Toolset: Strengthfinder (Gallup Tool): http://strengths.gallup.com/110440/About-StrengthsFinder-20.aspx (purchase of book gets you the test code)
Career Lists and Websites
- O*NET (US Government Job Information Site): https://www.onetonline.org/
- California Career Zone: https://www.cacareerzone.org/
- California Career Center: http://www.calcareercenter.org/
Commercial Sites
- Careers.org – http://www.careers.org/
- Indeed
- Monster.com