Career books, selected by JobMentis
What JobMentis picked to read, sorted by the part of your search it helps with.
Clarity and direction
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BookDesigning Your LifeBill Burnett, Dave Evans
BookFreakonomicsSteven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
BookIkigaiHéctor García, Francesc Miralles
BookLinchpinSeth Godin
BookMasteryRobert Greene
BookOutliersMalcolm Gladwell
BookPeakAnders Ericsson, Robert Pool
BookQuietSusan Cain
BookRangeDavid Epstein
BookSo Good They Can't Ignore YouCal Newport
BookStrengthsFinder 2.0Tom Rath
BookThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleStephen R. Covey
BookThe PathfinderNicholas Lore- BookThe Pathless PathPaul Millerd
BookThe Psychology of MoneyMorgan Housel
BookThe Squiggly CareerHelen Tupper, Sarah Ellis
Career change
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CV and personal brand
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Networking
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BookGive and TakeAdam Grant
BookHow to Win Friends and Influence PeopleDale Carnegie
BookInfluenceRobert B. Cialdini
BookNever Eat AloneKeith Ferrazzi
BookShow Your Work!Austin Kleon
BookSPIN SellingNeil Rackham
BookThe 20-Minute Networking MeetingNathan A. Perez, Marcia Ballinger PhD
BookThe Proximity PrincipleKen Coleman
BookThe Tipping PointMalcolm Gladwell
BookTo Sell Is HumanDaniel H. Pink
Job search strategy
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Interviewing
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Negotiation
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BookAsk for MoreAlexandra Carter
BookCrucial ConversationsKerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny
BookGetting to YesRoger Fisher, William Ury
BookNegotiation GeniusDeepak Malhotra, Max Bazerman
BookNever Split the DifferenceChris Voss, Tahl Raz
BookThe Challenger SaleMatthew Dixon, Brent Adamson
BookWomen Don't AskLinda Babcock
First 90 days
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Leadership and management
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BookBuilt to LastJim Collins, Jerry I. Porras
BookDare to LeadBrené Brown
BookDifficult ConversationsDouglas Stone, Bruce Patton
BookDriveDaniel H. Pink
BookExtreme OwnershipJocko Willink, Leif Babin
BookGood Strategy Bad StrategyRichard P. Rumelt
BookGood to GreatJim Collins
BookHigh Output ManagementAndrew S. Grove
BookLeaders Eat LastSimon Sinek
BookLean InSheryl Sandberg, Nell Scovell
BookMeasure What MattersJohn Doerr
BookMultipliersLiz Wiseman
BookNo Rules RulesReed Hastings, Erin Meyer
BookOriginalsAdam Grant
BookPrinciplesRay Dalio
BookRadical CandorKim Malone Scott
BookStart with WhySimon Sinek
BookTeam of TeamsStanley A. McChrystal, Tantum Collins
BookThanks for the FeedbackDouglas Stone, Sheila Heen
BookThe AdvantagePatrick Lencioni
BookThe Coaching HabitMichael Bungay Stanier
BookThe Culture CodeDaniel Coyle
BookThe Five Dysfunctions of a TeamPatrick Lencioni
BookThe Hard Thing About Hard ThingsBen Horowitz
BookThe Infinite GameSimon Sinek
BookThe Innovator's DilemmaClayton M. Christensen
BookThe Making of a ManagerJulie Zhuo
BookThe Manager's PathCamille Fournier
BookThe Personal MBAJosh Kaufman
BookTop Tips for Inspiring LeadersLeigh Bowman-Perks, Jonathan Bowman-Perks
BookTop Tips for Inspiring Women LeadersLeigh Bowman-Perks, Jonathan Bowman-Perks Mbe
BookTurn the Ship Around!L. David Marquet
BookWhat Got You Here Won't Get You ThereMarshall Goldsmith
Resilience and mindset
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BookEgo Is the EnemyRyan Holiday
BookEmotional IntelligenceDaniel Goleman
BookGritAngela Duckworth
BookHidden PotentialAdam Grant
BookMindsetCarol S. Dweck
BookOption BSheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant
BookPresenceAmy Cuddy
BookThe Confidence CodeKatty Kay, Claire Shipman
BookThe Inner Game of TennisW. Timothy Gallwey
BookThink AgainAdam Grant
BookThinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman
BookWho Moved My Cheese?Spencer Johnson
Productivity and habits
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BookAtomic HabitsJames Clear
BookDeep WorkCal Newport
BookEssentialismGreg McKeown
BookGetting Things DoneDavid Allen
BookIndistractableNir Eyal
BookNudgeRichard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein
BookSmarter Faster BetterCharles Duhigg
BookThe 4-Hour WorkweekTimothy Ferriss
BookThe Effective ExecutivePeter F. Drucker
BookThe Power of HabitCharles Duhigg
Entrepreneurship and portfolio careers
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Book$100M OffersAlex Hormozi
BookCompany of OnePaul Jarvis
BookCrush It!Gary Vaynerchuk
BookReworkJason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson
BookShoe DogPhil Knight
BookThe E-Myth RevisitedMichael E. Gerber
BookThe Lean StartupEric Ries
BookThe Mom TestRob Fitzpatrick
BookZero to OnePeter A. Thiel, Blake Masters