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Career/Occupational Resources

Materials on careers or occupations may be found in the HF5381 - HF5386 call number range. Subjects that may be searched for occupational information include vocational guidance, occupations, careers, and names of specific careers (e.g. nursing — vocational guidance or health careers), job hunting and resumes.

You may also access e-books through netLibrary, a virtual library which contains over 20,000 full-text electronic books. These full-text e-books may be viewed and searched online and sections may be printed for your research needs. In order to access this virtual library, you must first create an account from on-campus. Click here for an online tutorial.

 

Reference Works

The Big Book of Jobs Ref HF5382.5 U5B53
The Career Source Encyclopedia Ref HF5381.C267
Career Information Center Ref HF5382.5.U5C32

The College Majors Handbook: The Actual Jobs, Earnings, and Trends for Graduates 60 College Majors

 Ref HF5382.5 U5F64
The Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance Ref HF5381.E52
Occupational Outlook Handbook Ref HB2595.23
VGM’s Career Encyclopedia Ref HF 5382.5U5C337


Databases

You may access the following databases from any computer workstation on campus. For off-campus access, please follow the instructions found on the library’s homepage under “Off-Campus Access Instructions”or click here for an online tutorial.

Academic Search Complete is a general database containing full-text articles on a variety of subjects.

MasterFILE is composed of full text journal and magazine articles reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an Image Collection.

Websites

Career Exploration

  • Career Prospects provides several professional career assessments such as the Career Key and the Princeton Review that measures your skills, values, interests, and personality. Identify promising jobs and get accurate information about them.
  • JobHuntersBible.com is designed as a supplement to “ What Color Is Your Parachute ?”, the best-selling job-hunting and career-changing book in the world.

Occupational Information

  • Virginia Career Resource Network provides information on careers, occupational fields, career assessments, and other related information within the state of Virginia.
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook , a nationally recognized source of career information, describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a wealth of statistical and occupational related information including national, regional, state, and metropolitan area wage information. This site is particularly good for wage, earnings, and benefit information.
  • America's Career InfoNet provides wage and employment trends, occupational requirements, state by state labor market conditions, nationwide employer contacts, and an extensive online career resource library.
  • O*NET OnLine, Occupational Information Network, is a database of comprehensive information on job requirements and worker competencies.


Searching for Jobs

  • Career Prospects provides links to classifieds from major Virginia newspapers and local and national job banks.  


Resume Writing/Interviewing Skills

  • Resume Tutorial guides you through the step-by-step process of writing a resume.
  • The library has numerous resume writing guides with the call number HF 5383 that you may check out .


Researching Potential Employers

  • Try the company name in an Internet address www.[companyname].com (i.e. www.volvo.com) If that doesn’t work, try a Google search with the company name as your search term.


If you have questions regarding any of these resources or need assistance
finding additional information, please Ask a Librarian .

 

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