Best-selling, computer and Web career books that help you discover a career path in information technology, locate certification, education and training resources, uncover and market your talents, land a computer job, and sustain and advance your career.

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Computer Job Survival Guide
By Janet Ruhl - ISBN: 0964711648
Ruhl explains the many types of computer jobs, what you might expect in salary, benefits and perks, and how to break in with various credentials, such as with or without a degree. Job searching, resume, interviewing and salary-negotiation tips are included, along with tips for keeping your career alive, and the pros and cons of computer consulting.

Ruhl has also authored these popular books:

Answers for Computer Contractors
Computer Consultant's Workbook
Computer Consultant's Guide

Insider Guide to Careers in Information Technology
By Wetfeet Staff - ISBN: 1582073287
Just one among the many popular Insider Guides authored by the staff of Wetfeet, a top job bank. It explains the IT field across a wide variety of industries, its many job opportunities, and skills and education required. Includes tips for the types of jobs to consider, how to get your foot in the door, and interviewing.

Career Opportunities in Computers and Cyberspace
By Harry Henderson - ISBN: 0816037744
Explore dozens of computer careers, each cross-referenced to related computer careers to help you focus on your interests. Each also includes an overview of the job duties, various job titles, salary range, employment and advancement prospects, and prerequisites required, such as special skills and training. Tips for researching computer career planning on the Web are included, too.

Get Your IT Career In Gear!
By Leslie Jaye Goff - ISBN: 0072126833
Learn how to establish, sustain and advance in your IT career, from an author who knows her IT stuff. Goff has 15+ years of information technology career and workplace writing experience, for top-notch national publications such as Computerworld, The New York Times, and Information Week. She offers advice about the career paths available to you and skills that hiring IT managers look for, dispels myths about the profession (including the need for a computer science degree), and provides profiles of real-world IT professionals.

Great Jobs for Computer Science Majors
By Mark Rowh, Jan Goldberg - ISBN: 0071390391
This book helps you to answer the question, "What can I do with a major in computer science?" It also helps you to assess your strengths and interests, explore computer career paths, choose the ideal location for computer jobs, establish your standard of living, identify the best employers for computer jobs, and set a strategy for landing the job you want.

Success without College: Careers in the Computer Field
By Huey Allen, Joanne C. Wachter - ISBN: 0764112384
Targeted primarily to high school students, but also helpful for others, it tells how and where to get "non-college" training for a variety of good-paying computer jobs. Positions described include computer operator, programmer, Web site designer and computer technician. It also presents offshoot opportunities, such as computer sales, training, technical writing, and consulting. Tips for resumes and job interviews are included, along with advice for students to get a head start on landing computer jobs.

Internet Jobs
By John Kador - ISBN: 0071352619
This guide to Internet jobs explains what they are, including titles, and what's required to land them. It lists the top-50 cities and top-100 employers for Internet jobs, and includes information about salaries, stock options, work hours, perks, certifications, and the pros and cons of working on contract.

Careers for Computer Buffs & Other Technological Types
By Marjorie Eberts, Margaret Gisler - ISBN: 0844247073
Read about dozens of jobs that involve working with computers, from computer buffs who have turned their love of computers into satisfying careers. Fields covered include systems analysis, programming, design, sales and marketing, information systems, education and contracting. It's for career beginners and career changers alike.

Complete Idiot's Guide to a Career in Computer Programming
By Jesse Liberty - ISBN: 0789719959
Programmers are in high demand and among the best-paid computer workers. If you shy away from this lucrative occupation because you're intimidated by it, Liberty's down-to-earth style might shed new light for you. He describes the skills you need to become a programmer and how to get them, the parts of a programming language, and the pros and cons of various languages. He also discusses related career paths, salary ranges, interview preparation, and where the jobs are.

Ace the IT Job Interview!
By Paula Moreira, Robyn Thorpe - ISBN: 0072225815
Focused exclusively on computer job interviews, it offers strategies for standing out among information technology (IT) applicants, best ways to represent your experience, education and previous employment, do's and don'ts from computer professionals, and insider tips from IT hiring managers.

Ace the IT Resume!
By Paula Moreira, Robyn Thorpe - ISBN: 0072194030
Focused exclusively on computer job resumes, it offers tips for getting inside the hiring IT manager's mind, choosing layout and anatomy, writing electronic resumes, uncovering your talents, and avoiding mistakes. Includes 50 sample resumes showing do's and don'ts, over 50 IT job profiles, and chapters dedicated to writing cover letters and preparing for interviews.

Programming Interviews Exposed
By John Mongan, Noah Suojanen - ISBN: 0471383562
After enduring over 60 grueling interviews packed with brainteasers and coding exercises at various technology companies, including Microsoft, these two programmers decided to write this book, to help you to avoid becoming "a deer in headlights" during technical interviews. Mongan says, "Expect no 'fuzzy talk,' no discussion about career goals. It's all about intimidation, big numbers, and a job candidate's ability to handle the unexpected." Includes 50 genuine interview problems with analysis of the possible solutions.

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