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This collection of reference material is gathered to help you with the preparation for job applications, interviews and career direction with an East Asian focus. 

Asia

Title: AccessAsia.
Dates/Numbering: 1992-
Portion of Title: Access Asia.
Other Entries: National Bureau of Asian and Soviet Research.
Subject(s): Policy scientists--Directories.  Asia--Study and teaching--Directories.
Publisher: Seattle, Wash. : National Bureau of Asian and Soviet Research,
Format: Periodical
Description:  v. ; 28 cm. Annual
General Notes: "... a guide to specialists and their current research on policy-related issues in the Asia-Pacific region." -- introd.
Location: Watson Library Stacks
Call Number:  H96 .A23
Holdings: (1992)

Title: Careers in International Affairs
by Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Maria Pinto Carland (Editor), Lisa A. Gihring (Editor)

Title: Guide to Asian studies in Europe / International Institute for Asian Studies.
Dates/Numbering: 1st ed. (1998)-
Portion of Title: Asian studies
Other Entries:  International Institute for Asian Studies.
Subject(s):  Asia--Study and teaching (Higher)--Europe--Directories.
Publisher: Leiden, The Netherlands : The Institute ; Richmond, Surrey : Curzon Press, 1998-
Format: Periodical
Description:   v. ; 30 cm.
General Notes: A continuation of the monograph: IIAS preliminary guide to Asian studies in Europe '95.
Location: Watson Library Stacks
Call Number: DA1 .G85
Holdings:  +ed. 1 (1998)

Title: Job and Skill Impacts of New Technology in the East Asian Electronics Industry http://idpm.man.ac.uk/wp/dp/dp_wp44.htm
Author: Heeks, Richard (Co-author) Slamen-McCann, Anne (Co-author)
Summary: Presents a paper entitled "Job and Skill Impacts of New Technology in the East Asian Electronics Industry," by Richard Heeks and Anne Slamen-McCann. The paper reviews recent research literature on job and skill impacts associated with new manufacturing technologies. Discusses technology and skills, technology and jobs, future trends, and retraining.
Contact: richard.heeks@man.ac.uk (Feedback)
Subjects: Mental processes & intelligence. Applied physics. Labor economics. Production. Library operations.
LC Subject: Ability. Electronics. Labor market. Technological innovations.
Publiser: Richard Heeks
Descriptor: Electronic publications.
Subject: East Asia.

Title: Peterson's the Directory of Jobs and Careers Abroad (Directory of Jobs and Careers Abroad, 9th Ed)
by Jonathan Packer (Editor), Jonathan Parker

Title: Work Worldwide: International Career Strategies for the Adventurous Job Seeker
by Nancy Mueller

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China

Title: China learns English : language teaching and social change in the People's Republic.
Main Author: Ross, Heidi A., 1954-
Subject(s): English language--Study and teaching--Chinese speakers--Social aspects--China.
English philology--Study and teaching--China--History--20th century.
Educational sociology--China.
China--Social conditions--1949-
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, c1993.
Format: Book
Description:  x, 280 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
General Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 0300055625 (hard : alk. paper)
Location: Watson Library Stacks
Call Number: PE1130.C4 R67 1993

Title: Chinese reflections : Americans teaching in the People's Republic.
Main Author: Barlow, Tani E.
Other Entries: Lowe, Donald M.
Subject(s):  Barlow, Tani E.  Lowe, Donald M.  China--Description and travel.
Publisher: New York : Praeger, 1985.
Format:  Book
Description: xviii, 251 p. : ill., port. ; 25 cm.
General Notes: Includes index.
ISBN: 0030047927 (alk. paper)
Location: Watson Library Stacks
Call Number: DS712 .B37 1985

Title: Culture, literacy, and learning English : voices from the Chinese classroom / edited by Kate Parry with Su Xiaojun.
Other Entries: Parry, Kate.  Su, Xiaojun.
Subject(s): English language--Study and teaching--Chinese speakers.
English language--Study and teaching--China.
English language--Social aspects--China.
Language and culture--China.
Literacy--China.
Publisher: Portsmouth, NH : Boynton/Cook Publishers, c1998.
Format: Book
Description: xvii, 270 p. : ill. ;23 cm.
General Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-270).
ISBN: 0867094486 (acid-free paper)
Location: Watson Library Stacks
Call Number: PE1130.C4 C85 1998

Title: Going to the sea: a year in changing China [videorecording] / produced and directed by Jocelyn Cullity; writers,
         Prakash Younger, Jocelyn Cullity.
Publisher: Iowa City, IA : World Beat Productions, c1996.
Format: Visual Material
Description: 1 videocassette (49 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Computer Info: VHS.
Credits: Camera, Jocelyn Cullity, Prakash Younger ; editors, Bryan Bodner, Jack Morbin, Roslyn Kalloo; music, Mark
             Korven.
Summary: Canadians Jocelyn Cullity and Prakash Younger spent a year in Dalian, China teaching English to
                future English teachers at Liaoning Normal University. During their stay, the university and the city
                were experiencing major economic and social changes as China shifted away from Maoist Marxism to a
                market economy, and they recorded the impact of these changes on their students and fellow faculty.
General Notes: In English or Chinese with English subtitles.
Location: ON ORDER--request this item at the circulation desk
Call Number: No call number

Title:  In the People's Republic : an American's first-hand view of living and working in China.
Main Author:  Schell, Orville.Edition: 1st ed.
Subject(s): Schell, Orville. China--Description and travel.
Publisher: New York : Random House, c1977.
Format: Book
Description: ix, 271 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 0394499050 :
Location: Regents Center Library (Edwards Campus)
Call Number: DS711 .S288
Holdings: Copy 2 withdrawn
Location: Watson Library Stacks
Call Number: DS711 .S288
Holdings: Copy 1, 3

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Japan

Title: Managers in the making : careers, development and control in corporate Britain and Japan / John Storey, Paul Edwards and Keith Sisson.
Other Entries:  Edwards, Paul.   Sisson, Keith.
Subject(s):  Executives--Great Britain. Executives--Japan.
Career development--Great Britain.
Career development--Japan.
Executives--Training of--Great Britain.
Executives--Training of--Japan.
Industrial management--Great Britain.
Industrial management--Japan.
Personnel management.
Business planning.
Publisher: London : Sage, 1997.
Format: Book
Description: viii, 262 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
General Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [246]-253) and index.
ISBN:  0761955410  0761955429 (pbk.)
Location:  Watson Library Stacks
Call Number: HD38.25.G7 S76 1997

Title: The rice-paper ceiling : breaking through Japanese corporate culture.
Main Author: Kopp, Rochelle, 1964-
Subject(s):  Corporate culture--Japan.  Corporations, Japanese--Social aspects.  Americans--Employment--Japan.
Publisher:  Berkeley, Calif. : Stone Bridge Press, c1994.
Format: Book
Description: 270 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
General Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-264) and index.
ISBN: 1880656140 :
Location: Watson Library Stacks
Call Number: HD58.7 .K656 1994

Title: Western women working in Japan : breaking corporate barriers / Nancy K. Napier, Sully Taylor ; foreword by Mary Ann Von Glinow.
Other Entries:  Taylor, Sully.
Subject(s):  Women in the professions--Japan.  Americans--Employment--Japan. Women--Employment--Japan.
Publisher:  Westport, Conn. : Quorum Books, 1995.
Format: Book
Description: xxv, 225 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
General Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-219) and index.
ISBN:  0899309011 (alk. paper)
Location: Watson Library Stacks
Call Number: HD6054.2.J3 N37 1995

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Job Hunting

Title: Administrative, professional, scientific college entry-level opportunities.
Other Entries: United States. Office of Personnel Management. Office of Washington Examining Services.
Subject(s): College graduates--United States--Recruiting. United States--Officials and employees--Recruiting.
Publisher:  Washington, D.C. : U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Office of Washington Examining Services, 1987.
Format: Book
Description:  4 p. ; 28 cm.
General Notes: Caption title.  Shipping list no.: 87-721-P.
"November 1987"--P. [1].
"SSW 607"--P. [1].
Monthly Catalog Number: 88008566
Location: Documents Library--U.S. Documents
Call Number: PM 1.2:Ad 6/3

Title: The Almanac of International Jobs & Careers / Ronald and Caryl Krannich
The organizational companion to the Complete Guide to International Jobs & Careers, this directory provides critical contact information on hundreds of public and private organizations offering international job opportunities at home and abroad. Individual chapters provide information on government agencies, international organizations, foreign firms operating in the United States, and more.
1994.  6 x 9 in. 342 pages.
(no copy at KU)

Title: Alternative careers for Ph.D.'s in the humanities : a selected bibliography / Christine F. Donaldson and Elizabeth A. Flynn.
Other Entries: Flynn, Elizabeth A., 1944-
Subject(s): Job hunting--United States--Bibliography. Occupations--United States--Bibliography. College graduates--Employment--United States--Bibliography.
Publisher: New York : Modern Language Association of America, 1982.
Format: Book
Description: iv, 44 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:  0873520998 (pbk.) :
Location: Watson Library Stacks
Call Number:  Z7164.U56 D66 1982

Title: CareerXRoads: The 1998 Directory to Job, Resume, and Career Management Sites on the World Wide Web / Gerry Crispin and Mark Mehler
Those who wish to include the Internet in their job search will discover that finding job and career-related sites isn't a problem--finding the best ones could be. Given the sheer number of job sites, identifying those that best match one's needs can be a daunting task. Which job and career-related sites are your best bet on the Web? CareerXRoads (pronounced "Career Crossroads") reviews of hundreds of job and career-related web sites, indicating strengths and weaknesses and providing information on cost (some charge for viewing or placing jobs and/or for posting or reviewing resumes). Each listing also indicates if the site's jobs are geared toward a specific discipline, industry, or region, and if the site offers career information and advice.
1998.  6 x 9 in. 373 pages.
(no copy at KU)

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Title: Change Your Job, Change Your Life* / Ronald L. Krannich
Comprehensive, up-to-date, specific, encouraging, and loaded with useful facts and advice, Change Your Job outlines the key job and career issues facing millions of Americans and provides information on developing the necessary skills and strategies for achieving success in the job market. Individual chapters discuss implications of the boom and bust economy in the ‘90s for jobs and careers; 25 coming changes for industries and occupations; 20 growing and declining occupations; 20 best jobs in today’s job market; and exciting occupations. Also includes 11 "how-to" chapters on job search, relocation, entrepreneurship, and more.
1997 (6th ed.). 6 x 9 in. 380 pages.
*Previously published as Careering and Re-Careering for the ‘90s.
(no copy at KU)

Title: The Complete Guide to International Jobs & Careers
/ Ronald and Caryl Krannich
This revealing book is designed to help job seekers better understand the what, where, and how of working in one of today’s fastest growing job markets. Providing frank answers to important questions about this employment arena, this guide exposes many myths about international jobs by offering a view of today’s competitive international job market.
1992.  6 x 9 in. 306 pages.
(no copy at KU)

Title: Electronic Job Search Revolution. / Joyce Lain Kennedy and Thomas J. Morrow
The Electronic Job Search Revolution offers advice on how to take advantage of new technology. The book explains how to use job-search software, job hotlines, electronic help-wanted ads, and more. It describes how a job hunter can search on-line information services and employer data bases, and it offers contact information for many of these organizations as well as tips for searching a data base. It also covers computer resume data bases, including how much they cost. The authors describe how employers get resumes, how to get a resume added to a data base, how long each resume is kept in a data base, and how to "weight" a resume to increase its chances of being retrieved by an employer.
1995.  7 x 10 in. 185 pages.
(no copy at KU)

Title: The Global Citizen: A Guide to Creating an International Life and Career
by Elizabeth Kruempelmann

Title: Government Job Finder. / Daniel Lauber
Filled with more than 2,000 sources of local, state, and federal government jobs, the Government Job Finder covers every government career from airport operations to library services to zoos.
1997.  6 x 9 in. 325 pages.
(no copy at KU)

Title: Great Jobs for English majors. by Julie Degalan, Stephen Lambert, Stephen E. Lambert

Title: A guide to employment with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission : a fast, easy step-by-step approach.
Other Entries: United States. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Subject(s): United States. Securities and Exchange Commission--Officials and employees--Recruiting.
Résumés (Employment)--United States.  Applications for office.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : The Commission, [1995?]
Format: Book
Description: [4] p. ; 22 cm.
General Notes: Cover title. "An equal employment-opportunity employer."  Shipping list no.: 96-0039-P. Monthly Catalog Number: 96055640
Location: Documents Library--U.S. Documents
Call Number: SE 1.36:EM 7

Title: Help wanted-- : finding a job.
Portion of Title: Finding a job
Other Entries: United States. Federal Trade Commission. Office of Consumer and Business Education.
Subject(s):  Consumer education--United States.  Job hunting--Information services.
Publisher:  [Washington, D.C.] : Office of Consumer & Business Education, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, [1996]
Series: Facts for consumers from the Federal Trade Commission.
Format: Book
Description: 1 folded sheet (8 p.) ; 22 x 10 cm.
General Notes: Shipping list no.: 96-0376-P.  "June 1996."
Monthly Catalog Number: 96082034
Location: Documents Library--U.S. Documents
Call Number: FT 1.32:J 57

Title: How to get a better job quicker.
This videotape actually is a series of eight half-hour programs on successful job search techniques. While a bit dated (no mention on searching for jobs via the Web) it contains solid information on researching companies, networking, developing a resume, interviewing, and follow-up. It is available by sending a $25 deposit check to:  

    Attn: Employment Assistance
    IEEE-USA
    1828 L Street, NW
    Suite 1202
    Washington, DC 20036          

We will return the check when you return the videotape. For more information, contact Bill Anderson, w.anderson@ieee.org

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Title: How to Live Your Dream of Volunteering Overseas
by Joseph Collins, Stefano Dezerega, Zahara Heckscher, Anna Lappe

Title: International Jobs Directory: A Guide to over 1001 Employers
by Ronald L., Phd. Krannich, Caryl Rae Krannich (Contributor)

Title: International Job Finder: Where the Jobs Are Worldwide
by Daniel Lauber

Title: International Jobs : Where They Are, How to Get Them , 5th ed.
by Eric Kocher, Nina Segal

Title: Job search guide : strategies for professionals.
Other Title: Strategies for professionals.
Other Entries: United States Employment Service.
Subject(s):  Job hunting--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
White collar workers--Employment--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Professional employees--Employment--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Publisher: Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Employment Service : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., 1993.
Format: Book
Description: iii, 80 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
General Notes:  Shipping list no.: 93-0308-P.  Monthly Catalog Number: 93085690
Includes bibliographical references (p. 74-77).
ISBN: 0160416833 :
Location: Documents Library--U.S. Documents
Call Number: L 37.8:J 57/7

Title: Non-Profits & Education Job Finder / Daniel Lauber
Need help finding nonprofit job information? Looking for jobs in education? This resource overflows with more than 2,200 sources of jobs, internships, and grants, covering education, research, religion, nonprofit associations, and the rest of the nonprofit sector.
1997.  6 x 9 in. 340 pages.
(no copy at KU)

Title: Teaching English overseas: a job guide for Americans and Canadians

Title: What color is your parachute? : a practical manual for job-hunters & career changers / by Richard Nelson Bolles.
Edition:  1991 ed.
Subject(s): Job hunting. Career changes. Applications for positions. Vocational guidance.
Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. : Ten Speed Press, c1991.
Format: Book
Description:  xxi, 425 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 0898153859 (pbk.) :
Location: Law Library Career Services Office
Call Number: HF5382.7 .B64 1990

Title: Your career : how to make it happen / Julie Griffin Levitt.
Subject(s): Applications for positions--Handbooks, manuals, etc.   Employment interviewing. Résumés (Employment)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Publisher: Cincinnati : South-Western, c1985.
Format: Book
Description: ix, 271 p. : ill., samples ; 28 cm.
ISBN: 053807650X
Location: Watson Library Stacks
Call Number: HF5383 .L478 1985

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Job Interview

Title: Evaluating interpersonal skills in the job interview : a guide for human resource professionals / James B. Weitzul.
Subject(s): Employment interviewing.  Personality and occupation. Personality questionnaires.
Publisher:  New York : Quorum Books, 1992.
Format: Book
Description:  x, 211 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
General Notes: Includes index.
ISBN: 0899307108 (alk. paper)
Location: Watson Library Stacks
Call Number: HF5549.5.I6 W456 1992

Title:  Increasing your odds : a guide to applying and interviewing for federal jobs.
Other Entries: United States. Bureau of Land Management.
Subject(s): United States. Bureau of Land Management--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Employment interviewing--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Applications for positions--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Publisher:  [Washington, D.C.?] : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, [1995?]
Format:  Book
Description: 24 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
General Notes: Cover title.  "Adapted from Marketing yourself (or) from ruts-- to raises, Idaho BLM Integrated Workforce Committee, June 1989."
Shipping list no.: 95-0130-P.
Monthly Catalog Number: 95071329
Includes bibliographical references (p. 23).
Location: Documents Library--U.S. Documents
Call Number: I 53.7/2:OD 1

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Résumé

Title: Best Resumes and CVS for International Jobs: Your Passport to the Global Job Market
by Ronald L. Krannich, Wendy S. Enelow

Title: Résumé writing : a comprehensive how-to-do-it guide / Burdette E. Bostwick.
Edition:  3rd ed.
Subject(s): Résumés (Employment)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.  Applications for positions--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Publisher: New York : Wiley, c1985.
Format: Book
Description: xiii, 323 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
General Notes: Includes index.
ISBN:  0471816930 :  0471816833 (pbk.) :
Location: Watson Library Stacks
Call Number:  HF5383 .B57 1985

Title: The Global Resume and CV Guide
by Mary Anne Thompson (Author)

 

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