Career Counseling Services
Career Counseling Services usually provide a variety of job-related resources-everything from do-it-yourself career planning to in-depth sessions with a career counselor. The following Career Counseling Services are available in the area; please call to find out more about what they offer.

Self-Help Career Planning
Vocational Counselors
Private Career Counseling Services
Career Planning Books

Self-Help Career Planning
The Job Market
409 K Street
Eureka, CA 95501
(707) 445-6149
Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. M-F

The Job Market has extensive Career Assessment tools available, including the Discover computer-based career guidance program; a library of occupational research resources; personalized job-interest inventories; and local and regional Labor Market Information.

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Vocational Counselors
The Job Market has vocational counseling staff at most locations-- contact office for availability.  The Eureka Job Market has counselors available by appointment on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. 

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Private Career Counseling Services
There are private agencies that provide services for a fee; offerings vary and are subject to change. To find the private Career Counseling Services, check the Yellow Pages.

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Career Planning Books
There are a number of good books that can help walk you through your career exploration. Look for these at the local library, new or used bookstores, or online.

  1. What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers, by Richard Nelson Bolles. This book is widely known as one of the best resources for choosing a new career.

  2. The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success, by Nicholas Lore.

  3. Is it Too Late to Run Away and Join the Circus?: Finding the Life You Really Want, by Marti Diane Smye and Richard Chagnon. This book helps you identify the job you REALLY want and change your career path.

  4. Career Intelligence, by Barbara Moses. Helps identify ways to actively form your own career, utilize your strengths, and honestly asses your skills and abilities.

  5. Careers for Nonconformists, by Sandra Gurvis. This book identifies career choices for those who require more unusual, non-traditional occupations.

  6. Women in Career and Life Transitions, by Sandy Anderson, Ph.D. This book helps women through career changes, with advice, research, resources and real-life stories.

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