Careers
REFERENCE BOOKS: Look in R 331.7s.
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Large collection of reference titles to search individually or altogether.
BOOKS: Online Book Catalog - For books about particular careers enter the term "vocational guidance" after the career of interest.
See examples below:
- physicians -- vocational guidance then click subject
- medicine -- vocational guidance then click subject
- sports – vocational guidance then click subject
PERIODICAL DATABASES: Look on the library home page to find the following subscription databases to access magazine and newspaper articles as well as some reference books online.
EBSCOhost - Use MasUltra, Masterfile Premier, and Newspaper Source
Newsbank - Use Access Business News, Chicagoland Newspapers, and/or NewsBank Popular Periodicals databases.
Proquest - Use Platinum Periodicals and Proquest Newspapers
INTERNET SITES:
- America's Career InfoNet - One-stop searching that lets you find out about careers and look for jobs.
- Career Overview - Career Information and job search resource guide.
- College Grad.com - Searchable by keyword or category, this site lets you research a variety of careers plus gives tips on how to do job searches, resumes, cover letters, etc.
- Economic Research Institute - Cost of living comparison and cost of living calculators.
- Exploring Career Information -From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this site is geared for young people who wish to explore careers in various areas.
- The Fun Works (For careers you never knew existed) - Specifically for elementary and high school students, explore lots of career options, even unusual ones.
- The Occupational Outlook Handbook -Career exploration from the U.S. Dept. of Labor. Includes information on careers, training needed, salaries, job description and outlook for employment.
- Occupational Wage Tables -Published by the Department of Labors' Bureau of Labor Statistics, this guide has employment and wage estimates for over 800 occupations.
- UniXL Education and Career Information Portal - Look for information on various fields of study and the careers associated with them.
- Wetfeet Careers & Industries -Industry, company and career profiles. A good overview of career tracks, requirements and outlook.
- ipl2 - For evaluated sites search Careers.