Mark Swartz, best-selling author of Get Wired, You're Hired! and former Toronto Star Careers section columnist, offers plenty of practical advice on every aspect of career development. I found one of his articles to be particularly intriguing – in it he advocates taking the opportunity to list your strengths, areas for improvement and action plan for the next 12 months, even if your performance evaluation isn't scheduled on an annual basis.

Here's his book and others which may prove useful!