Pursue Your New Path

Self-confidence: It's less self-generated than you realize until you're unemployed (Psychology Today,7 Nov 2009)

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The turbulent economy has hit IT professionals hard, so develop your own game plan! (Computerworld, 16 Nov 2009)

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How to Re-invent yourself Post-recession (Businessweek, 13 Nov 2009)

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How to fight a negative job reference (Fortune, 21 Dec 2009)

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Lore, Nicholas "Now What? The Young Person’s Guide to Choosing the Perfect Career" (2008, ISBN: 0743266307)

The first book I've used that TIES IT ALL TOGETHER: your key personality traits, your natural aptitudes, your subject matters of interest, your job functions of interest, etc. and points you in the direction to consider.

Never mind the reference to "young person" in the title. You can be a mid-life career changer (as I am) and still get useful information from this book about the next step to take!

Bolles, Richard Nelson, What Color is Your Parachute?  2010: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career Changers, (2009, ISBN: 1580089879)

Miller, Dan, 48 Days to the Work You Love, (2005, ISBN: 0805431888)

Rath, Tom, StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths,  (2007, ISBN: 159562015X) 

Sher, Barbara, Wishcraft: How to Get What You Really Want (2nd ed.), (2003, ISBN: 0345465180)

Tieger, Paul and Barbara Barron, Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career For You Through the Secrets of Personality Type (4th ed.), (2007, ISBN: 0316167266)

Duggan PhD, William, Strategic Intuition: The Creative Spark in Human Achievement, (Columbia Univ Press, 2007)

Johansson, Frans, The Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation, (Harvard Business Press, 2006)

Martin, Roger L, Opposable Mind: Winning Through Integrative Thinking, (Harvard Business Press, 2009)

Michalko, Michael, Thinkertoys : A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques (2nd ed.), (Ten Speed Press, 2006)