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How Can I Find Information On...?
Careers
Note
This
pathfinder is a starting point for your research. It will give you a jump-start
to academic resources in both online and print formats. Ask a reference
librarian for additional suggestions.
Web
sites
Career
Guide to Industries
information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on available
careers by industry, including the nature of the industry, working conditions,
employment, occupations in the industry, training and advancement, earnings
and benefits, employment outlook, and lists of organizations that can
provide additional information
Career
Services at Oakton
visit
online or in room 1125 (DP) or room 1417 (RHC); helps students, alumni
and community members become career self-reliant
CareerBuilder
best jobs, trends, statistics and more from the
Chicago Tribune
CareerOneStop
a
federal-state partnership, funded by grants to states; includes America's
Job Bank, America's
Career InfoNet, and America's
Service Locator
Careers:Google
Directory
well organized directory of web sites from one of
the best search directories on the web
Occupational Outlook Handbook
nationally recognized source of career information
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics; revised every two years, the Handbook
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
Note
Look for a paper copy of the Occupational Outlook
Handbook in the Reference collection, too.
Call Number: REF HF5381.U62 (DP & RHC)
Occupational
Outlook Quarterly
covers a wide variety of career and work-related
topics such as new and emerging occupations, training opportunities, salary
trends, and results of new studies from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note
Occupational Outlook Quarterly is the online counterpart of a print
periodical located in Library's Periodicals department.
Selected
Books
In The Oakton Library
America's Top 300 Jobs
Call Number: REF HF5382.A585 (DP)
Career
Guide to Industries
Call Number: REF HF5382.5.U5C316 (DP)
Encyclopedia of Careers & Vocational Guidance (4 volumes)
Call
Number: REF
HF5381.E52 (DP)
Exploring Health Care Careers
Call
Number: REF
R690.E97 (DP)
Exploring Tech Careers (2 volumes)
Call
Number: REF
T65.3.E95 (DP)
First Time Resume
Call
Number: HF5383.M232 (DP)
Guide to America's Federal Jobs
Call
Number: REF JK692.G85 (DP)
Health Professions:Career & Education Directory
Call
Number: REF
R697.A4H4 (DP)
100 Top Internet Job Sites:Get Wired, Get Hired in Today's New Job
Market
Call
Number: HF5382.7.A25
(DP)
Quick Internet Guide To Career and Education Information
Call
Number: HF5382.U6W65
(DP)
The Top 100:The Fastest Growing Careers for the 21st Century
Call
Number: REF
HF5382.T59 (DP)
VGM's Careers Encyclopedia
Call
Number: REF
HF5382.5.U5C337 (DP)
Locating
Additional Books In The Oakton Library
Search for additional books about careers in ILLINET
Online, the Library's online book catalog. Make
sure to get your library card at the Circulation Desk.
Magazines,
Journals and Newspapers
Search
Expanded
Academic ASAP,
an online periodical index, for magazine, journal and newspaper
articles related to careers. Many of these articles will be full text
and can be sent to your e-mail account. You can search this index from
any computer on campus. For off campus access, follow the directions below.
Note
To
access Expanded
Academic ASAP off
campus, ID number is 23211 immediately followed by your social security
number. (example: 23211xxxxxxxxx)
Tip
Browse
through these resources to discover new career possibilities.
Note
This
pathfinder is a starting point for your research. It will give you a jump-start
to academic resources in both online and print formats. Ask a reference
librarian for additional suggestions.
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