Career Change

Books about navigating career changes and finding a new job.

Updated December 16, 2024
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Don't retire, rewire! : 5 steps to fulfilling work that fuels your passion, suit
Sedlar, Jeri
Paper Book
It's time to rethink retirement! Working past "normal" retirement age is one of the fastest growing trends in America. Today's Boomers don't want to slow down, and many of them can't afford to! They want meaningful work that fuels their passion, suits their personality, and fills...
Pivot : the only move that matters is your next one /
Blake, Jenny
Paper Book
"Looking to make a career change? Pivot is a book you will turn to again and again."--Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell Is Human and Drive If you've got the perfect job or business, congratulations. But if you are even a little bit uncertain that your...
The start-up of you /
Hoffman, Reid
Paper Book
The groundbreaking #1 New York Times bestseller that taught a generation how to transform their careers--now in a revised and updated edition   "A profound book about self-determination and self-realization."--Senator Cory Booker   "The Startup of You<...
Quitter : closing the gap between your day job & your dream job /
Acuff, Jonathan M.
Paper Book
From figuring out what your dream is to quitting in a way that exponentially increases your chance of success, Quitter is full of inspiring stories and actionable advice. This book is based on 12 years of cubicle living and my true story of cultivating a dream job that changed my life...
Born for this : how to find the work you were meant to do /
Guillebeau, Chris
Paper Book
Have you ever met someone with the perfect job? To the outside observer, it seems like they've won the career lottery--that by some stroke of luck or circumstance they've found the one thing they love so much that it doesn't even feel like work--and they're getting paid well to...
The career coward's guide to changing careers : sensible strategies for overcomi
Piotrowski, Katy, 1962-
Paper Book
The second book in the revolutionary Career Cowards series helps you tackle one of the most intimidating job search situations you might ever encounter: changing careers. Maybe you're unhappy with your current work, or maybe you've been laid off in an industry that is losing jobs. In her...
Second-act careers : 50+ ways to profit from your passions during semi-retiremen
Collamer, Nancy, 1957-
Paper Book
A career guide that rethinks the golden years, this handbook offers 50+ income models for creating flexible, fulfilling, and profitable work during the encore stage of one's career. RETHINK YOUR RETIREMENT For many people, retirement is no longer a trifecta of golf,...
Two weeks notice : find the courage to quit your job, make more money, work wher
Porterfield, Amy.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Ever wish there was a step-by-step blueprint to design your life for financial freedom, lifestyle flexibility, and major impact? Are you ready to go from being stuck and complacent to courageous and capable of creating a business offering...
Leap : leaving a job with no Plan B to find the career and life you really want
Vigeland, Tess
Paper Book
Until recently, Tess Vigeland was a longtime host with public radio's Marketplace; it was a rewarding, high-status job, and Tess was very good at it--but she'd begun to feel restless. Without any definite, clear sense of what she wanted to do next (but an absolute certainty that what she'd been...
Career change in a week /
Scudamore, Patricia
Paper Book
Changing careers just got easier Done properly, however, a change of career can be a rewarding and exhilarating experience and one you should never shrink from, particularly if the alternative is underachieving, stagnating in a dead-end job or doing work you no longer find...
Careergasm : find your way to feel-good work /
Vermunt, Sarah
Paper Book
A Careergasm happens when your work feels good. Really good. Like you and your work belong together, and you can't help coming back for more. But how do you get your mojo back when you're in a passionless relationship with your job? In Careergasm, Sarah Vermunt leads the way. This playful,...

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