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Recommended Reading

Changes and Challenges—

• Managing Transitions—Making the Most of Change, by William Bridges (Addison-Wesley).
• Transitions—Making Sense of Life’s Changes (Strategies for coping with the difficult, painful, and confusing times in your life), by William Bridges (Perseus Books).
• When Smart People Fail—Rebuilding Yourself for Success, by Carole Hyatt and Linda Gottlieb (Penguin Books).

Self Assessment—

• Career Anchors: Discovering Your Real Values, by Edgar H. Schein, Ph.D. (DBM Publishing).
• Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type, by Paul D. Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger (Little, Brown).

Resumes and Cover Letters—

• Resume Power—Selling Yourself on Paper in the New Millennium, by Thomas Washington (Mount Vernon Press).
• Winning Cover Letters—Master the Proven Power Impact Technique, by Robin Ryan (Wiley).
• Cover Letters, by Michelle Tullier (Princeton Review—Job Notes).

Networking—

• A Lawyer’s Guide to Networking (ABA Young Lawyer’s Division and the ABA-CLE Career Resource Center).
• Never Eat Alone—and Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time, by Keith Ferrazzi (Doubleday 2205).
• Make Your Contacts Count—Networking Know-How for Cash, Clients, and Career Success, by Anne Baber and Lynne Waymon (Amacom).
• It’s Who You Know—Career Strategies for Making Effective Personal Contacts, by Cynthia Chin-Lee (Pfeiffer & Company).

Interviewing—

• Interview Power—Selling Yourself Face to Face in the New Millennium, by Thomas Washington (Mount Vernon Press).
• Sweaty Palms—The Neglected Art of Being Interviewed, by H. Anthony Medley (Ten Speed Press).
• 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions, by Ron Fry (Career Press).
• Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions, by Matthew J. DeLuca (McGraw-Hill).
• More Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions, by Matthew J. DeLuca (McGraw-Hill).
• 201 Best Questions to Ask on Your Interview, by John Kador (McGraw-Hill).

For Lawyers Only—

• Breaking Traditions: Work Alternatives for Lawyers, edited by Donna M. Killoughey (includes a chapter by Lawrence Richard, “Matching the Job with Your Personality) (American Bar Association, Section of Law Practice Management).
• The Complete Guide to Contract Lawyering: What Every Lawyer and Law Firm Needs to Know about Temporary Legal Services, by Deborah Arron and Deborah Guyol (Niche Press).
• How to Start and Build a Law Practice, by Jay Foonberg (American Bar Association, Section of Law Practice Management).
• Turning Points: New Paths and Second Careers for Lawyers, by George H. Cain, (American Bar Association, Senior Lawyers Division).
• Guerrilla Tactics for Getting the Legal Job of Your Dreams, by Kimm Alayne Walton (Harcourt Brace). (Strategies for newer lawyers.)
• What Can You Do With a Law Degree? – A lawyer’s guide to career alternatives inside, outside and around the law, by Deborah Arron (Niche Press).