Top 5 Books Every Student Needs To Read To Boost Their Career Success.

Books serve as treasures for the students who aspire to develop their individuality and learn new skills to explore and attain their highest potential.

Keeping the current scenario in mind, with universities shut and students having an ample amount of time on their hands-- this might just be their chance to own the sky or, even better, create new ones as they diversify their knowledge and skills.

Here are 5 books every student needs to read for career development:

1. 'The World is Flat 3.0: The Globalised World in the Twenty-first Century by Thomas Friedman

Corona Pandemic is a classic example of the spillover effect of globalization; it is an apt scenario to ponder on the basics of globalization through the book, The world is Flat 3.0: The globalized world in the Twenty-first Century.

The book, The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman candidly explains the drivers of globalization and the role of technology in the ever-changing trends of the world economy.

It will serve as an eye-opener for the students and as a help guide that preaches responsible living.

2. 'Good to Great by Jim Collins

Covid-19 has challenged humankind and made us realize that just being efficient and good in whatever we do is insufficient, be it manufacturing or healthcare services, as rightly said in the book.

Good to Great by Jim Collins conveys that good is the enemy of great.

The author very interestingly talks about the Hedgehog concept-- highlighting the role of culture or the discipline of a company or a country in its success but focusing on the importance of the culture of discipline of a firm or a country its success.

3. 'Blue Ocean Strategy by Renee Mauborgne and W Chan Kim

Highlighting the niche aspect of any success story, many books have been published in the last decade, one which has an elaborate discussion is the Book Blue Ocean Strategy authored by Renee Mauborgne and W Chan Kim.

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell can be one more alternative reading for a lighter and a flowery version on examining those unique or niche factors that contribute to a great success only because something different and something not falling into bandwagon effect.

If you are someone who keeps pondering on the question, "Do we really believe that genius is simply born rather than formed?" then this is the book you need to spend time on.

4. 'Thinking Fast and Slow' by Daniel Kahneman

Talking about the cultural and cognitive aspects of the people, companies, institutions, and the Government, we have been noticing varied styles and ways of behavior in terms of containing CoronaVirus.

To get to know why we witness different ways of responding to a given scenario, then the book Thinking fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman, a renowned psychologist and winner of the Nobel prize in Economics, explains two systems that drive the way we think.

However, a book on a similar line is written in a straightforward form, yet conveying the message very clearly, and candid is Nudge.

5. 'Jugaad Innovation' by Navi Radjou, Jaideep Prabhu, and Simone Ahuja

The start-ups in India are becoming proactively engaged in coming up with alternatives and struggling to figure out how best they could optimally utilize the scarce resources available to face a challenge put up by the recent crisis.

A few inspirations and ideas can be taken from the book Jugaad Innovation authored by Navi Radjou, Jaideep Prabhu, and Simone Ahuja.

The book relentlessly talks about Indian-specific cases of frugal innovation and again and again, proving the concept of necessity is the mother of invention.

One of the books that recommended cutting through the current tension and traumatic stress of health conditions in the country will also include The Secret by Rhonda Byrne.

It's a self-help book based on the law of attraction that would channel our thoughts towards positivity.