📁 Career Portfolios

Books advocating for a diversified professional life—multiple roles, income streams, and projects woven together rather than a single linear path.

Personal Branding for Dummies

by Susan Chritton • 2012

Being the best-kept secret in your industry is a career killer. The fix.

3.79

135

👤 Personal Branding 📈 Career Development 🤝 Strategic Networking 👔 Professional Image 🔍 Self-Assessment

Personal Branding for Dummies 90%

Being the best-kept secret in your industry is a career killer. The fix.

by Susan Chritton 2012

3.79

135 ratings

👤 Personal Branding 📈 Career Development 🤝 Strategic Networking 👔 Professional Image 🔍 Self-Assessment

What Colour Is Your Parachute Workbook

by Richard Nelson Bolles • 1998

Your dream job isn't listed. A guided assessment that uncovers it, skill by skill.

3.73

684

🧭 Career Playbooks 🔍 Job Search Strategies 🔄 Transferable Skills 🪞 Self Assessment 💰 Salary Negotiation

What Colour Is Your Parachute Workbook Summary

What Colour Is Your Parachute Workbook 90%

Your dream job isn't listed. A guided assessment that uncovers it, skill by skill.

by Richard Nelson Bolles 1998

3.73

684 ratings

🧭 Career Playbooks 🔍 Job Search Strategies 🔄 Transferable Skills 🪞 Self Assessment 💰 Salary Negotiation

Hustle

by Neil Patel • 2016

Turn constant motion into self-made luck, hidden opportunities, and a career you actually own.

3.49

459

📋 Career Strategy 💼 Side Hustles 🚪 Opportunity Creation 🍀 Manufacturing Luck 🏷️ Personal Branding

Hustle 90%

Turn constant motion into self-made luck, hidden opportunities, and a career you actually own.

by Neil Patel 2016

3.49

459 ratings

📋 Career Strategy 💼 Side Hustles 🚪 Opportunity Creation 🍀 Manufacturing Luck 🏷️ Personal Branding

Knock 'em Dead Resume Templates

by Martin Yate • 2011

Deconstruct six job postings before you write a single line. The rest is templates.

4.00

🖋️ Resume Writing 🔍 Job Search 🚀 Career Development 🏷️ Personal Branding ✉️ Cover Letters

Knock 'em Dead Resume Templates 89%

Deconstruct six job postings before you write a single line. The rest is templates.

by Martin Yate 2011

4.00

9 ratings

🖋️ Resume Writing 🔍 Job Search 🚀 Career Development 🏷️ Personal Branding ✉️ Cover Letters

Knock 'em Dead 2011

by Martin Yate • 1958

See the job hunt through the employer's eyes: a field manual for outsmarting the hiring game.

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491

💼 Job Search 🏷️ Personal Branding 📄 Resume Writing 🎤 Interviewing 🤝 Job Networking

Knock 'em Dead 2011 89%

See the job hunt through the employer's eyes: a field manual for outsmarting the hiring game.

by Martin Yate 1958

3.97

491 ratings

💼 Job Search 🏷️ Personal Branding 📄 Resume Writing 🎤 Interviewing 🤝 Job Networking

Getting from College to Career

by Lindsey Pollak • 2007

Your diploma is not a job offer. The pre-graduation moves that turn it into one.

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827

🔍 Career Readiness 🎓 Campus To Career 🤝 Networking 📱 Personal Branding 🔎 Job Search

Getting from College to Career 89%

Your diploma is not a job offer. The pre-graduation moves that turn it into one.

by Lindsey Pollak 2007

3.81

827 ratings

🔍 Career Readiness 🎓 Campus To Career 🤝 Networking 📱 Personal Branding 🔎 Job Search

Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 3.0

by Jay Conrad Levinson • 2005

Ninety-five percent of jobs are never posted. The field manual for reaching them anyway.

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425

🧭 Career Development 🏷️ Personal Branding 🎯 Creative Career Tactics 🔍 Hidden Job Market 🤝 Networking Strategies

Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 3.0 Summary

Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 3.0 89%

Ninety-five percent of jobs are never posted. The field manual for reaching them anyway.

by Jay Conrad Levinson 2005

3.83

425 ratings

🧭 Career Development 🏷️ Personal Branding 🎯 Creative Career Tactics 🔍 Hidden Job Market 🤝 Networking Strategies

How To Get A Job You Love 2015-2016 Edition

by John Lees • 2002

Most jobs stay hidden. The search that finds them begins with who you are, not what's posted.

3.69

148

📈 Career Development 🔄 Career Change 🎙️ Job Interviews 🤝 Networking 🏷️ Personal Branding

How To Get A Job You Love 2015-2016 Edition Summary

How To Get A Job You Love 2015-2016 Edition 89%

Most jobs stay hidden. The search that finds them begins with who you are, not what's posted.

by John Lees 2002

3.69

148 ratings

📈 Career Development 🔄 Career Change 🎙️ Job Interviews 🤝 Networking 🏷️ Personal Branding

Business Model You

by Timothy Clark • 2022

One-page career canvas: spot the pain, prototype the fix, and earn the leap.

4.00

🗺️ Career Design 📊 Personal Business Models 👁️ Visual Thinking 💡 Design Thinking 🔄 Career Transitions

Business Model You 89%

One-page career canvas: spot the pain, prototype the fix, and earn the leap.

by Timothy Clark 2022

4.00

13 ratings

🗺️ Career Design 📊 Personal Business Models 👁️ Visual Thinking 💡 Design Thinking 🔄 Career Transitions

The Art of Work

by Jeff Goins • 2015

Your calling isn't one job. It's a portfolio you build in plain sight, piece by piece.

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4k+

🧳 Portfolio Careers 🧭 Vocation Discernment 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 📉 Failure As Teacher 🪜 Small Steps Change

The Art of Work 89%

Your calling isn't one job. It's a portfolio you build in plain sight, piece by piece.

by Jeff Goins 2015

3.89

4k+ ratings

🧳 Portfolio Careers 🧭 Vocation Discernment 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 📉 Failure As Teacher 🪜 Small Steps Change

The 2-Hour Job Search

by Steve Dalton • 2012

Online applications give you a 1-in-13 shot. The system for tapping the other 12.

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2k+

🔍 Job Search Strategies 🤝 Networking Strategies ✉️ Cold Outreach ⏱️ Productivity Systems 💼 Modern Career Advice

The 2-Hour Job Search 89%

Online applications give you a 1-in-13 shot. The system for tapping the other 12.

by Steve Dalton 2012

4.06

2k+ ratings

🔍 Job Search Strategies 🤝 Networking Strategies ✉️ Cold Outreach ⏱️ Productivity Systems 💼 Modern Career Advice

Cracking the Code to a Successful Interview

by Evan Pellett • 2016

A recruiter's playbook: the 90-second opener, the questions that flip the room, and the close.

3.32

542

🎯 Job Interviews 📈 Career Development 🗣️ Persuasion 🤝 Networking Strategies 🏢 Corporate Navigation

Cracking the Code to a Successful Interview Summary

Cracking the Code to a Successful Interview 89%

A recruiter's playbook: the 90-second opener, the questions that flip the room, and the close.

by Evan Pellett 2016

3.32

542 ratings

🎯 Job Interviews 📈 Career Development 🗣️ Persuasion 🤝 Networking Strategies 🏢 Corporate Navigation

The Job-Hunter's Survival Guide

by Richard Nelson Bolles • 2009

Resumes get ignored. The self-inventory method with an 86 percent success rate, even in a freeze.

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123

🎯 Job Hunting 📘 Career Guides 🪞 Self-Inventory 🏷️ Personal Branding 🔄 Career Transition

The Job-Hunter's Survival Guide 89%

Resumes get ignored. The self-inventory method with an 86 percent success rate, even in a freeze.

by Richard Nelson Bolles 2009

3.65

123 ratings

🎯 Job Hunting 📘 Career Guides 🪞 Self-Inventory 🏷️ Personal Branding 🔄 Career Transition

Wait, How Do I Write This Email?

by Danny Rubin • 2015

The email that lands the interview is half the length you think it should be.

3.92

168

💼 Professional Communication ✂️ Concise Writing 🔍 Job Search 📄 Resume Writing 🎙️ Interview Preparation

Wait, How Do I Write This Email? Summary

Wait, How Do I Write This Email? 89%

The email that lands the interview is half the length you think it should be.

by Danny Rubin 2015

3.92

168 ratings

💼 Professional Communication ✂️ Concise Writing 🔍 Job Search 📄 Resume Writing 🎙️ Interview Preparation

You Are a Brand!

by Catherine Kaputa • 2005

Brand your career like a product: a step-by-step guide to packaging your skills, look, and story.

3.65

231

🏷️ Personal Branding 📈 Career Development 👔 Professional Image 🤝 Networking Strategies 📖 Business Storytelling

You Are a Brand! 89%

Brand your career like a product: a step-by-step guide to packaging your skills, look, and story.

by Catherine Kaputa 2005

3.65

231 ratings

🏷️ Personal Branding 📈 Career Development 👔 Professional Image 🤝 Networking Strategies 📖 Business Storytelling

Refuse to Choose!

by Barbara Sher • 2006

You're not scattered. You're wired for variety, and there's a career model that actually fits.

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5k+

🎨 Career Design 🧩 Multipotentialites 💡 Creative Polymathy 🏗️ Career Reinvention 🎭 Creative Professionals

Refuse to Choose! 89%

You're not scattered. You're wired for variety, and there's a career model that actually fits.

by Barbara Sher 2006

3.97

5k+ ratings

🎨 Career Design 🧩 Multipotentialites 💡 Creative Polymathy 🏗️ Career Reinvention 🎭 Creative Professionals

Brand You50

by Tom Peters • 1999

The career ladder is obsolete. Rules for building a personal brand companies compete to hire.

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708

🧑‍💼 Personal Branding 📈 Career Management 📋 Project-Based Work 🤝 Professional Networking 📣 Self-Promotion

Brand You50 89%

The career ladder is obsolete. Rules for building a personal brand companies compete to hire.

by Tom Peters 1999

3.74

708 ratings

🧑‍💼 Personal Branding 📈 Career Management 📋 Project-Based Work 🤝 Professional Networking 📣 Self-Promotion

What Does Somebody Have to Do to Get a Job Around Here! 44 Insider Secrets and Tips that Will Get You Hired

by Cynthia Shapiro • 2008

The hiring process is rigged against you: insider workarounds that flip the odds.

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143

🔍 Job Search 📄 Resume Writing 🎤 Interviewing 💰 Salary Negotiation 🏢 Workplace Politics

What Does Somebody Have to Do to Get a Job Around Here! 44 Insider Secrets and Tips that Will Get You Hired Summary

What Does Somebody Have to Do to Get a Job Around Here! 44 Insider Secrets and Tips that Will Get You Hired 89%

The hiring process is rigged against you: insider workarounds that flip the odds.

by Cynthia Shapiro 2008

3.98

143 ratings

🔍 Job Search 📄 Resume Writing 🎤 Interviewing 💰 Salary Negotiation 🏢 Workplace Politics

The Squiggly Career

by Helen Tupper • 2020

Five skills for a career without a ladder, where sideways moves become the next step up.

3.92

1k+

🧭 Career Navigation 💪 Strengths-Based Work 🎯 Values Alignment 🦁 Confidence Building 🤝 Strategic Networking

The Squiggly Career 89%

Five skills for a career without a ladder, where sideways moves become the next step up.

by Helen Tupper 2020

3.92

1k+ ratings

🧭 Career Navigation 💪 Strengths-Based Work 🎯 Values Alignment 🦁 Confidence Building 🤝 Strategic Networking

Linked

by Omar Garriott • 2022

Recruiters reject 99% of applicants. The LinkedIn playbook for becoming the one they hire instead.

4.17

239

🎯 Job Search Strategy 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Networking 🔄 Career Transitions 🎤 Interview Preparation

Linked 88%

Recruiters reject 99% of applicants. The LinkedIn playbook for becoming the one they hire instead.

by Omar Garriott 2022

4.17

239 ratings

🎯 Job Search Strategy 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Networking 🔄 Career Transitions 🎤 Interview Preparation

The Introvert's Complete Career Guide

by Jane Finkle • 2019

The career playbook for quiet people: land, negotiate, rise, no acting outgoing required.

3.25

191

🪜 Career Development 🌿 Introvert Strengths 🔍 Job Search Strategies 🪞 Self-Assessment 🤝 Networking Strategies

The Introvert's Complete Career Guide Summary

The Introvert's Complete Career Guide 88%

The career playbook for quiet people: land, negotiate, rise, no acting outgoing required.

by Jane Finkle 2019

3.25

191 ratings

🪜 Career Development 🌿 Introvert Strengths 🔍 Job Search Strategies 🪞 Self-Assessment 🤝 Networking Strategies

The Proximity Principle

by Ken Coleman • 2019

The fastest route to the career you want is getting close to the people already doing it.

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3k+

🧭 Career Transitions 🔍 Job Search Strategies 🕸️ Networking Advice 🚀 Career Acceleration 🎓 Early Career Professionals

The Proximity Principle 88%

The fastest route to the career you want is getting close to the people already doing it.

by Ken Coleman 2019

3.73

3k+ ratings

🧭 Career Transitions 🔍 Job Search Strategies 🕸️ Networking Advice 🚀 Career Acceleration 🎓 Early Career Professionals

Social Networking for Career Success

by Miriam Salpeter • 2011

Turn LinkedIn, Twitter, and a blog into a career magnet that pulls opportunities toward you.

3.53

🎯 Career Development 🏷️ Personal Branding 📱 Social Media Strategy 🔍 Job Search Tactics 🤝 Digital Networking

Social Networking for Career Success Summary

Social Networking for Career Success 88%

Turn LinkedIn, Twitter, and a blog into a career magnet that pulls opportunities toward you.

by Miriam Salpeter 2011

3.53

40 ratings

🎯 Career Development 🏷️ Personal Branding 📱 Social Media Strategy 🔍 Job Search Tactics 🤝 Digital Networking

The Elephant And The Flea

by Charles B. Handy • 2001

The company career is over. Build a life from projects, not promotions, and redefine wealth.

4.04

196

💼 Portfolio Careers 📦 Gig Economy ✨ Meaningful Work 📚 Lifelong Learning ⚖️ Work-Life Integration

The Elephant And The Flea 88%

The company career is over. Build a life from projects, not promotions, and redefine wealth.

by Charles B. Handy 2001

4.04

196 ratings

💼 Portfolio Careers 📦 Gig Economy ✨ Meaningful Work 📚 Lifelong Learning ⚖️ Work-Life Integration

Pivot

by Jenny Blake • 2016

A playbook for career change that replaces the leap of faith with small, safe experiments.

3.74

2k+

💼 Career Transitions 🔄 Lean Methodology 🧪 Small Experiments 🪞 Self-Assessment 🤝 Strategic Networking

Pivot 88%

A playbook for career change that replaces the leap of faith with small, safe experiments.

by Jenny Blake 2016

3.74

2k+ ratings

💼 Career Transitions 🔄 Lean Methodology 🧪 Small Experiments 🪞 Self-Assessment 🤝 Strategic Networking

The Startup of You

by Reid Hoffman • 2012

The ladder is gone. Here are the three plans and one network that replace it.

3.82

11k+

🧭 Career Management 🕸️ Professional Networking 🔄 Lean Methodology 🏹 Competitive Advantage 🚀 Self-Directed Career

The Startup of You 88%

The ladder is gone. Here are the three plans and one network that replace it.

by Reid Hoffman 2012

3.82

11k+ ratings

🧭 Career Management 🕸️ Professional Networking 🔄 Lean Methodology 🏹 Competitive Advantage 🚀 Self-Directed Career

BrandingPays

by Karen Kang • 2013

A five-step system for building the personal brand that makes opportunities chase you.

3.69

178

🏷️ Personal Branding 📈 Career Development 👔 Executive Presence 📱 Social Media Presence 🛡️ Reputation Management

BrandingPays 88%

A five-step system for building the personal brand that makes opportunities chase you.

by Karen Kang 2013

3.69

178 ratings

🏷️ Personal Branding 📈 Career Development 👔 Executive Presence 📱 Social Media Presence 🛡️ Reputation Management

How to Get a Job

by Alison Green

Stop auditioning. Start evaluating them: a hiring manager's playbook for landing the right job.

4.14

🎯 Job Hunting 🎤 Job Interviews 📝 Resume Writing 💼 Career Advice 🗣️ Self-Advocacy

How to Get a Job 88%

Stop auditioning. Start evaluating them: a hiring manager's playbook for landing the right job.

by Alison Green

4.14

91 ratings

🎯 Job Hunting 🎤 Job Interviews 📝 Resume Writing 💼 Career Advice 🗣️ Self-Advocacy

What Color Is Your Parachute? 2017

by Richard Nelson Bolles • 1970

Millions of openings every month. The missing piece is rarely a better resume.

3.71

17k+

🔍 Job Hunting 🔄 Career Transitions 🧭 Self Assessment 🎤 Interview Preparation 💰 Salary Negotiation

What Color Is Your Parachute? 2017 Summary

What Color Is Your Parachute? 2017 88%

Millions of openings every month. The missing piece is rarely a better resume.

by Richard Nelson Bolles 1970

3.71

17k+ ratings

🔍 Job Hunting 🔄 Career Transitions 🧭 Self Assessment 🎤 Interview Preparation 💰 Salary Negotiation

Cracking the PM Interview

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell • 2013

Five interview formats make or break PM candidates. Most people prep for two.

4.17

4k+

📋 Product Management 💻 Tech Interviews 📝 Interview Preparation 📊 Case Questions 🔄 Career Switching

Cracking the PM Interview 88%

Five interview formats make or break PM candidates. Most people prep for two.

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell 2013

4.17

4k+ ratings

📋 Product Management 💻 Tech Interviews 📝 Interview Preparation 📊 Case Questions 🔄 Career Switching

48 Days to the Work You Love Revised Edition

by Dan Miller • 1996

Forty-eight days to a career that fits: start with who you are, not what you've done.

3.82

6k+

🌀 Career Transitions ✨ Meaningful Work 📞 Vocational Calling 🗺️ Life Planning 🔍 Strengths Discovery

48 Days to the Work You Love Revised Edition Summary

48 Days to the Work You Love Revised Edition 88%

Forty-eight days to a career that fits: start with who you are, not what you've done.

by Dan Miller 1996

3.82

6k+ ratings

🌀 Career Transitions ✨ Meaningful Work 📞 Vocational Calling 🗺️ Life Planning 🔍 Strengths Discovery

Small Actions

by Eric Sim • 2021

Small actions, stacked skills, side gigs: the playbook for a career only you can do.

4.25

🧭 Career Development 🧱 Skill Stacking 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Social Capital 💼 Intrapreneurship

Small Actions 88%

Small actions, stacked skills, side gigs: the playbook for a career only you can do.

by Eric Sim 2021

4.25

68 ratings

🧭 Career Development 🧱 Skill Stacking 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Social Capital 💼 Intrapreneurship

How to Be Everything

by Emilie Wapnick • 2017

Pick one thing, society said. Four ways to build a career around everything you love instead.

3.83

4k+

🧩 Portfolio Careers 🧠 Generalists 🔄 Career Reinvention 💖 Self-Acceptance 🎨 Polymathy

How to Be Everything 88%

Pick one thing, society said. Four ways to build a career around everything you love instead.

by Emilie Wapnick 2017

3.83

4k+ ratings

🧩 Portfolio Careers 🧠 Generalists 🔄 Career Reinvention 💖 Self-Acceptance 🎨 Polymathy

The Long View

by Brian Fetherstonhaugh • 2016

Career advice assumes a ten-year race. A forty-five-year career runs on different fuel.

3.75

298

🗺️ Career Planning 🎨 Career Design 🧗 Career Resilience 🛠️ Skill Development ⏳ Time Management

The Long View 88%

Career advice assumes a ten-year race. A forty-five-year career runs on different fuel.

by Brian Fetherstonhaugh 2016

3.75

298 ratings

🗺️ Career Planning 🎨 Career Design 🧗 Career Resilience 🛠️ Skill Development ⏳ Time Management

I Wish Someone Had Told Me...

by Dana Perino • 2025

The secrets of a meaningful career, from saving early to the habit that outranks talent.

3.99

775

💼 Career Advice 📈 Professional Development 🧑‍🎓 Early Career 💰 Financial Literacy 🧘 Resilience Training

I Wish Someone Had Told Me... 88%

The secrets of a meaningful career, from saving early to the habit that outranks talent.

by Dana Perino 2025

3.99

775 ratings

💼 Career Advice 📈 Professional Development 🧑‍🎓 Early Career 💰 Financial Literacy 🧘 Resilience Training

Managing Oneself

by Peter F. Drucker • 1999

Know what you're good at: the classic that teaches you to check your guesses against results.

3.98

15k+

💼 Knowledge Work 🧭 Career Management 🪞 Self-Assessment 💪 Strengths Development 📖 Learning Styles

Managing Oneself 88%

Know what you're good at: the classic that teaches you to check your guesses against results.

by Peter F. Drucker 1999

3.98

15k+ ratings

💼 Knowledge Work 🧭 Career Management 🪞 Self-Assessment 💪 Strengths Development 📖 Learning Styles

Forever Employable

by Jeff Gothelf • 2020

Apply lean startup to your career: stake a niche, teach in public, let opportunity find you.

3.71

440

🏷️ Personal Branding 🔄 Career Reinvention 💡 Thought Leadership 📝 Content Marketing 🚀 Lean Startup

Forever Employable 88%

Apply lean startup to your career: stake a niche, teach in public, let opportunity find you.

by Jeff Gothelf 2020

3.71

440 ratings

🏷️ Personal Branding 🔄 Career Reinvention 💡 Thought Leadership 📝 Content Marketing 🚀 Lean Startup

Switchers

by Dawn Graham • 2018

Job sites fail career changers. The psychology playbook for rebranding and landing the switch.

3.83

531

🧭 Career Change 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Networking Strategy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📖 Career Storytelling

Switchers 88%

Job sites fail career changers. The psychology playbook for rebranding and landing the switch.

by Dawn Graham 2018

3.83

531 ratings

🧭 Career Change 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Networking Strategy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📖 Career Storytelling

Born for This

by Chris Guillebeau • 2016

Test any job against three measures. When one falls short, here is your exit strategy.

3.64

2k+

🎯 Career Design 💰 Side Hustles 🔧 Job Crafting 📂 Portfolio Careers 🏝️ Lifestyle Design

Born for This 88%

Test any job against three measures. When one falls short, here is your exit strategy.

by Chris Guillebeau 2016

3.64

2k+ ratings

🎯 Career Design 💰 Side Hustles 🔧 Job Crafting 📂 Portfolio Careers 🏝️ Lifestyle Design

The Freelancer's Bible

by Sara Horowitz • 2012

Solo, steady, and secure: the playbook for turning freelance gigs into a career you control.

3.89

520

🧑💻 Freelance Career 📊 Gig Economy 💼 Portfolio Career 🤝 Client Management 💰 Freelance Finances

The Freelancer's Bible 88%

Solo, steady, and secure: the playbook for turning freelance gigs into a career you control.

by Sara Horowitz 2012

3.89

520 ratings

🧑💻 Freelance Career 📊 Gig Economy 💼 Portfolio Career 🤝 Client Management 💰 Freelance Finances

Leap

by Tess Vigeland • 2015

Walk away with nothing lined up and discover what a paycheck has been hiding from you.

3.48

544

🚪 Career Transitions 🏷️ Work Identity 🦋 Self-Reinvention 🪞 Identity Beyond Work 💡 Meaningful Work

Leap 88%

Walk away with nothing lined up and discover what a paycheck has been hiding from you.

by Tess Vigeland 2015

3.48

544 ratings

🚪 Career Transitions 🏷️ Work Identity 🦋 Self-Reinvention 🪞 Identity Beyond Work 💡 Meaningful Work

RISK/REWARD

by Anne Kreamer • 2015

Turn career anxiety into a daily risk practice. Small bets, repeated, that outlast any single job.

3.38

109

🛡️ Career Resilience 🧩 Personality Types At Work 🎯 Risk Taking Practice 🌱 Growth Mindset At Work 🤝 Networking Strategy

RISK/REWARD 88%

Turn career anxiety into a daily risk practice. Small bets, repeated, that outlast any single job.

by Anne Kreamer 2015

3.38

109 ratings

🛡️ Career Resilience 🧩 Personality Types At Work 🎯 Risk Taking Practice 🌱 Growth Mindset At Work 🤝 Networking Strategy

The Wisdom of Compassion

by Dalai Lama XIV • 2012

A championship training plan for landing a top leadership role: brand, network, interview smarter.

3.98

675

🎯 Executive Job Search 🏷 Personal Branding 🤝 Networking Strategies 🎤 Interview Preparation 📋 Structured Job Search

The Wisdom of Compassion 88%

A championship training plan for landing a top leadership role: brand, network, interview smarter.

by Dalai Lama XIV 2012

3.98

675 ratings

🎯 Executive Job Search 🏷 Personal Branding 🤝 Networking Strategies 🎤 Interview Preparation 📋 Structured Job Search

Dark Horse

by Todd Rose • 2018

Success isn't a ladder. It's engineered from the specific, peculiar things that actually drive you.

3.83

1k+

🔧 Career Design 🔀 Non-Linear Careers 🧭 Intrinsic Motivation 🏗️ Engineering Passion 🌟 Fulfillment First

Dark Horse 88%

Success isn't a ladder. It's engineered from the specific, peculiar things that actually drive you.

by Todd Rose 2018

3.83

1k+ ratings

🔧 Career Design 🔀 Non-Linear Careers 🧭 Intrinsic Motivation 🏗️ Engineering Passion 🌟 Fulfillment First

80,000 Hours

by Benjamin Todd • 2016

The counterintuitive math of doing good: why a corporate paycheck often beats a charity job.

3.91

2k+

🧭 Career Strategy 🌍 Social Impact Careers 🎓 Effective Altruism 🌐 Global Problems 🧪 Career Experiments

80,000 Hours 88%

The counterintuitive math of doing good: why a corporate paycheck often beats a charity job.

by Benjamin Todd 2016

3.91

2k+ ratings

🧭 Career Strategy 🌍 Social Impact Careers 🎓 Effective Altruism 🌐 Global Problems 🧪 Career Experiments

Designing Your New Work Life

by Bill Burnett • 2020

You don't have to quit: a designer's method to reframe any job into one you want.

3.79

2k+

🛠️ Career Design 💡 Design Thinking 🏢 Office Politics 🏠 Hybrid Work 💼 Gig Economy

Designing Your New Work Life 88%

You don't have to quit: a designer's method to reframe any job into one you want.

by Bill Burnett 2020

3.79

2k+ ratings

🛠️ Career Design 💡 Design Thinking 🏢 Office Politics 🏠 Hybrid Work 💼 Gig Economy

How to Get into the Top MBA Programs

by Richard Montauk • 2012

Top MBA programs reject thousands of qualified applicants. A plan to become the one they admit.

4.00

131

🎓 Mba Admissions 📝 Application Essays 💼 Personal Branding 🗣️ Interview Skills 🏫 Graduate School Prep

How to Get into the Top MBA Programs Summary

How to Get into the Top MBA Programs 88%

Top MBA programs reject thousands of qualified applicants. A plan to become the one they admit.

by Richard Montauk 2012

4.00

131 ratings

🎓 Mba Admissions 📝 Application Essays 💼 Personal Branding 🗣️ Interview Skills 🏫 Graduate School Prep

Runnin' Down a Dream

by Bill Gurley • 2026

Why fascination beats passion, place still matters, and late bloomers often win the career game.

4.16

938

🧭 Career Strategy 🔄 Career Transitions 👤 Mentorship 🌐 Professional Networking 🏋️ Deliberate Practice

Runnin' Down a Dream 88%

Why fascination beats passion, place still matters, and late bloomers often win the career game.

by Bill Gurley 2026

4.16

938 ratings

🧭 Career Strategy 🔄 Career Transitions 👤 Mentorship 🌐 Professional Networking 🏋️ Deliberate Practice

Creative personal branding

by Jürgen Salenbacher • 2010

A branding guide that starts where most don't: self-awareness, vision, and creative leadership.

3.14

247

🧱 Personal Branding 🎨 Creative Economy 💡 Design Thinking 🎯 Career Strategy 🤝 Networking

Creative personal branding 88%

A branding guide that starts where most don't: self-awareness, vision, and creative leadership.

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by Gayle Laakmann McDowell • 2011

Land the offer at Apple, Microsoft, or Google: the inside moves from resume to negotiation.

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🔍 Tech Job Search 📄 Resume Writing 🤝 Networking For Jobs 🧑‍💻 Technical Interviews 💰 Salary Negotiation

The Google Resume 88%

Land the offer at Apple, Microsoft, or Google: the inside moves from resume to negotiation.

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell 2011

3.80

744 ratings

🔍 Tech Job Search 📄 Resume Writing 🤝 Networking For Jobs 🧑‍💻 Technical Interviews 💰 Salary Negotiation

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