Whether you’re just dipping your toe in the water and considering a change or you’re dedicated to the job search full time, a little extra knowledge can help you a lot. Consider boosting your job search intelligence by picking up one of these top books for job seekers…

1. Top 10 Books for Job Seekers to
Read
By Jobhop

2. Whether you’re just dipping your toe in the water and considering a
change or you’re dedicated to the job search full time, a little extra
knowledge can help you a lot. Consider boosting your job search
intelligence by picking up one of these top books for job seekers…

3. 1. Job Hunting 3.0 by
Richard Maun

4. With competition for jobs
increasing, job hunters are under
constant pressure to move with the
times, thinking beyond the
traditional tactics in order to stand
out from the crowd. In Job Hunting
3.0, Richard Maun advises forward-
thinking candidates on how to go a
step beyond a brilliant CV and the
ability to answer the tough interview
questions.

5. 2. You’re Hired! by Corinne Mills

6. The first impression your new employer
gets of you is normally through your CV –
so it’s pretty important that it shows your
very best side. Creating the right
impression for each application can be a
challenge. Corinne Mills guides both
experienced and new job seekers through
the process of creating the perfect first
impression with advice, examples and
practical tips that can be used over and
over.

7. 3. The 2 Hour Job Search
by Steve Dalton

8. This empowering book offers job seekers a
systematic and tech-savvy way to quickly and
effectively secure the first interview. Steve
Dalton explains how to use mainstream
technology like LinkedIn and Google to create a
list of target employers, contact them, and then
secure an interview in two hours or less!
Dalton really goes into detail about utilising
different forms of technology to help you
immensely in your job search.

9. 4. What Colour is
Your Parachute?
By Richard N. Bolles

10. This is the perfect book for anyone who is trying to
figure out who they are and what they really want
to do in their career. The basic principle behind it
is that you have just as much to offer the employer
as they have to offer you. This book provides
numerous resources to analyse your skills and
behavioural traits help you decide the direction
that you want to go in life. Bolles takes you through
the process of figuring out your next step while
also showing you how to keep your career in line
with your overall goals in life.

11. 5.Nail That Interview
by Tim Vincent

12. This is a helpful book regardless of how much
interview experience you have. The author
looks at the interview process with a fresh
approach – the company needs you just as
much (if not more) than you need them. He
explores the idea that an interview should be a
comfortable conversation as opposed to the
strict ‘question and answer’ sort of vibe. There
are various exercises throughout the book so
you can take this knowledge with you to any
future interviews.

13. 6. The Social Job Seeker
by Julie Bishop

14. In case you weren’t aware, this book is written by one
of our own, Julie Bishop, head hopper here at Jobhop.
When writing this book, Julie realised that there isn’t
many books out there that focus on the importance of
being social whilst using social media to always be a
passive job seeker.
Some of the topics that Julie has included in this book
are self-branding, hashtags, selfies, digital dirt,
making connections and more. The Social Job Seeker
teaches you to start investing in your social capital, in
your network, in forming relationships and building
up your connections.

15. 7. The Pathfinder by
Nicholas Lore

16. Whether you are a professional in search
of a career change or a beginner just
entering the working world, you want to
make the right choices from the
beginning. No matter where you are in
your journey, if you’d rather be more of a
dance than a drag, The Pathfinder will
coach you through the process of
designing a career you will love.

17. 8. Interview Magic by Susan
Britton Whitcomb

18. This book takes you through the complete
interview process and it is filled with
numerous response examples than can
help you to prepare completely for an
interview. More than just being an
interview guide, this book can help you
understand very important things for your
career like increasing your interview
opportunities, providing value to the
employer and promoting yourself as a
brand.

19. 9. Getting things done
by David Allen

20. This book is a must read because it
teaches you the basics of time
management and organisation. It
can also help you through the
transition of finding a new job by
teaching you how to reassess
goals and stay focused.

21. 10. Wait, how do I Write This
Email? By Danny Rubin

22. This book is not just about writing
professional-sounding emails – though, yes, it
does include practical tips for that, too. This
book covers just about any job search
situation you can think of that involves a
written component, such as crafting LinkedIn
profiles, CV’s, and cover letters. Even if you’ve
never written a word in your life, this book
could help you pass for the most competent
professional out there.

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job seekers must-read list? Share your
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