Guide to Finding Information on
Careers and Employment
Choosing a career | Conducting your job search
Cover letters, resumes, and interviewing | Evaluating your job offer | Labor market information
Web: O*Net OnLine
http://online.onetcenter.org/
Learn about occupations; match your skills to recommended occupations. For each occupation, learn about tasks performed, knowledge and skills needed, work activities, work values, related occupations, wages & employment, and more.
Web: CareerOneStop
http://www.careeronestop.org/
Information to help you choose a career. You can also post a resume, identify employment opportunities, and learn about wages and trends for your career.
Web: Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
Learn about occupations, including educational background needed, types of work performed, and wage and employment outlook.
Web: The Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet
http://www.rileyguide.com/
Extensive guide to Internet resources for job hunting. Includes many job lists and other resources, such as "How to Use the Internet in Your Job Search."
Web: Career Network (Chronicle of Higher Education)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/
If you're looking for a job in higher education, this is a great place to start.
Print: Career Guide
Available in the Bruno Library reference collection, call number REF. HF 5382.5 .U5 D8
Look up potential employers alphabetically, geographically, by industry, or by discipline hired. There is also a section listing employers offering work-study or internship programs. Each entry provides a company overview, desciprtions of career opportunities and benefits, and the name of a contact person.
Web: ReferenceUSA
Database available on-campus and remotely
Identify companies in your industry in your target city. For example, identify accounting firms in Huntsville, Alabama. Just use the "Custom Search" tab to search by yellow page heading in the geographic location you specify.
The Bruno Library has numerous books on these topics. Here are some examples, all of which are on reserve at the Bruno Library's ground floor circulation desk.
Print: The Perfect Cover Letter
Business Library reserve, call number HF 5383 .B325 2004
Print: The Resume Kit
Business Library reserve, call number HF 5383 .B33 2003
Print: The Interview Kit
Business Library reserve, call number HF 5549.5 .I6 B387 2003
Web: The Salary Calculator
http://www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html
Just how much will your new salary buy? If you're making $40,000 a year in Tuscaloosa, you will need $114,440 a year for a comparable lifestyle in Manhattan. This website allows you to compare the cost of living in hundreds of U.S. and international cities. Other useful calculators allow you to learn about crime rates, the quality of local schools, and more.
Print: American Salaries and Wages Survey
Available in the Bruno Library reference collection, call number REF. HD 4973 .A67
This book records the range of salaries and wages from advertisements for specific types of occupations in specific geographic locations.
Web: JobWatch
http://www.jobwatch.org/
The Economic Policy Institute monitors and reports on trends in employment. Includes state-by-state job trends, updated monthly, as well as information at the national level.
Web: U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/
Anything and everything related to employment, including statistics and discussions about employment conditions. "America's Job Bank" lists job openings and helps you with your job search.
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