Book recommendations

Covering questions ranging from the logistical to the existential (and everything in between), "Before and After the Book Deal" is the definitive guide for anyone who has ever wanted to know what it's really like to be an author. Over 150 contributors from all walks of the industry offer advice.

In this supportive, all-inclusive handbook, Jane Finkle demonstrates how to use your introverted qualities to their best advantage, then add a sprinkling of extroverted skills to round out a forceful combination for ultimate career success. Equally applicable to the real or virtual workplace, "The Introvert's Complete Career Guide" provides strategies, tools, and success stories that win you the professional respect and recognition you deserve.

In "Joy at Work", Marie Kondō and Scott Sonenshein offer stories, studies, and strategies to help you eliminate clutter and make space for work that really matters. Using the world-renowned KonMari Method and cutting-edge research, "Joy at Work" will help you overcome the challenges of workplace mess and enjoy the productivity, success, and happiness that come with a tidy desk and mind.

"The Art of Voice Acting" covers all aspects of the craft and business of performing voiceover. Chapters include how to get started in voiceover, performing techniques, setting up a personal recording space, voiceover demos, the basics of running a voiceover business, unions, and much more.

An advanced degree in psychology offers an extremely wide range of rewarding and well-compensated career opportunities. This volume sets the standard for students seeking an exciting career in psychology. Its comprehensive coverage spans more careers than ever, with the vast majority of chapters new to this third edition.

Embarking upon research as a graduate student or postdoc can be exciting and enriching -- the start of a rewarding career. But the world of scientific research is also a competitive one, with grants and good jobs increasingly hard to find. "The Chicago Guide to Your Career in Science" is intended to help scientists not just cope but excel at this critical phase in their careers.

Starting on the first day you got paid to scoop ice cream or restock shelves, you've had the chance to develop the four elements all great careers have in common: relationships, skills, character, and hustle. You already have each of those, to one degree or another. Now it's time to amplify them and apply them in a new way, creating a Career Savings Account. This unique approach will give you the power to call a Do Over -- whether you're twenty-two, forty-two, or sixty-two.

"Education Professionals: A Practical Career Guide", which includes interviews with professionals in the field, covers three main areas of this field that have proven to be stable, lucrative, and growing professions: early childhood education; primary education; and secondary education.

Sally and Marshall identify the 12 habits that hold women back as they seek to advance, showing them why what worked for them in the past might actually be sabotaging their future success. "How Women Rise" is essential reading for any woman who is ready to advance to the next level.

"Introduction to US Cybersecurity Careers" is a concise introduction to the world of cybersecurity and the career opportunities therein. This book provides a basic rundown of industry sectors, roles, and places to search for job opportunities within the US cybersecurity industry. Within this book is vital information for anyone trying to get into the industry -- basic knowledge for those looking to start training for a career, tips on networking and resume-building in a fast-evolving and nontraditional sector, and advice on how to get your foot in the door and become recognized in your field.

Whether you are just entering the job market or looking for a new position, "McGraw-Hill's Big Red Book of Resumes" will help you write the best resumes to land the coveted interview. Comprehensive yet accessible to job seekers at any level of experience, this volume presents essential information about how to write a successful resume, followed by page after page of sample resumes you can use as models for your own.

In "Resumes for the Rest of Us", veteran resume writer Arnold Boldt shares his professional knowledge and experience to help you prepare a resume that will effectively and positively capture the attention of your targeted employers -- even if you have an unconventional work history.