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GUIDE TO CAREER PLANNING

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Find job listings
Find general career guides
Find career guides by subjects
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Find career websites

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Find books on resumes & cover letters

Block, J.A., & Betrus, M. (2003). 101 best tech resumes. New York: McGraw-Hill. (XHF5383 .B5346 2003)

Haldane's best resumes for professionals (2000). Manassas Park, VA: Impact publications. (XHF5383 .H183 2000)

Jackson, A.L. (1997). How to prepare your curriculum vitae (2nd ed.). Lincolnwood, IL: VGM Career Horizons. (XHF 5383 .J24 1997)

Kursmark, L. M. (2004). Sales and marketing resumes for $100,000 careers (2nd. ed.). Indianapolis, IN: JIST Works. (XHF5383 .K87 2004)

Resumes for college students and recent graduates (3rd. ed.). (2000). New York: VGM Career Books. (XHF5383 .R434 2005)

See E-Books about Resumes (requires login if off-campus)

See E-Books about Interviewing and Employment (requires login if off-campus)

You may also wish to search the library's catalog for additional books under the following subject headings:

Resumes (employment)
Employment interviewing

Catalog USMAI [help]
Books, journals, government documents and other materials in the University System of Maryland, including UB.

NetLibrary [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Varies. A collection of E-texts covering specifically chosen by Maryland Academic Libraries. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL).

Find jobs listings

Adams Electronic job search almanac 2000 (2000). Holbrook, MA: Adams Media. (XHF 5382.7 .A34 2000)

Provides assistance with conducting an electronic job search, including chapters on online resumes, newsgroups and web resources for job hunting, networking online, and job search software.

The Adams jobs almanac (2000). Holbrook, MA: Bob Adams. (HF5382.75.U6A33 2000)

Includes employers by industry. Background and contact information, often including web sites for many employers.

The Metropolitan Washington jobbank (2000). Holbrook, MA.: Bob Adams. (X HF5382.5.U6W355 2000)

Occupational outlook handbook. Washington: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. (DOCS L2.3/4: [yr.]) Current edition is in READY REFERENCE and is also available online at: http://www.bls.gov/oco/

Overview of the current situation for 200-300 occupations; includes the nature of training required, job characteristics and general salary information. Supplemented by Occupational outlook quarterly. (DOCS L2.70/4:) GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS.

See E-Books about Job Searching and Networking (requires login if off-campus)

You may also wish to search for additional books under the following subject headings:

Occupations--directories
Job hunting--directories

Catalog USMAI [help]
Books, journals, government documents and other materials in the University System of Maryland, including UB.

Find general career guides

American salaries and wages survey (2001). Detroit, MI: Gale Research. (XHD 4975 .A447 2001)

O*Net Online. Washington: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

Detailed, standardized descriptions of approximately 20,000 jobs. O*Net is considered the electronic replacement for the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.

Dikel, M. R. & Roehm, F. E.(2004). Guide to Internet job searching (2004-2005 ed.). Chicago: VGM Career Books. (HF 5382.7 .D55 2004)

Lambert, S. (2003). Great jobs for business majors (2nd ed.). Chicago: VGM Career Books. (HF 5382.7 .L347 2003)

Yate, M. (2000). Knock 'em dead. Holbrook, MA: Adams Media. (XHF5549.5I6Y37 2000)

See E-Books for general career information (requires login if off-campus)

You may want to search for other titles under the following subject headings:

Career changes
Job hunting

Vocational guidance

Find career guides by subjects

Baxter, N.J. (2001). Opportunities in government careers. Lincolnwood, IL: VGM Career Books. (XJK716.B386 2001)

Damp, D. V. (2007). The book of U.S. government jobs: Where they are, what's available & how to get one. McKees Rocks, PA: Bookhaven Press.(XJK716.D36 2007)

Sanchez-Leguelinel, C. (2007) Wadsworth's guide to careers in criminal justice (3rd ed.). Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Thomson Learning. (HV8143.S83 2007)

You may also wish to search for additional books by searching under the field or occupation and adding:

--Job hunting
--Vocational guidance
--Career changes

Find company information

ABI Inform [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Indexes more than 1,300 journals on business, management, with 75% full-tex
t.

Business and Company Resource Center [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1979 - present. Profiles 400,000 companies. Provides company histories, business articles, industry rankings and analyses for selected public companies.

Business Source Premier [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Varies– present. Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 8,350 scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for more than 1,100 scholarly business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL). Includes company profiles, many of which contain SWOT analyses.

Hoover's Company Records[on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 2002-current. Find in-depth company information on over 5,000 companies with Hoover's Company Records. Each profile provides an overview and history, as well as as information on key people, products, subsidiaries and competitors.

Lexis-Nexis Academic [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Features full text of many newspapers and periodicals.  Also offers business news, legal materials such as federal & state codes, case law and legal journals.

Mergent Online [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Current. Mergent Online contains the electronic versions of the Mergent (formerly Moody's) Manuals (Industrial, OTC, Banking and Finance, and International), covering over 10,000 U.S. companies and thousands for foreign companies. The financial data for most companies covers 15 years. Industry reports are included.

ReferenceUSA [on-campus]
Coverage: Current. Provides directory, sales and employee size information for more than 12 million businesses in the U.S.

Find career websites

PsycCAREERS. This site, from the American Psychological Association includes job listings, tips for job seekers and information about working in the field of psychology. Free registration is required. - fromhttp://psyccareers.apa.org/

Careerbuilder.com Find job listings on this site. You can search by keyword, location, category or company. Includes a few tips and tests for job seekers. - from http://www.careerbuilder.com/

The Riley Guide. This site features detailed information for job seekers including how to search, tips for resumes and cover letters, networking, interviewing and salary negotiations. You will also find a number of career-specific job listing sites - from http://www.rileyguide.com/

The Social Work Career Center. Includes job listings, information about the profession, and professional development/training opportunities. - from http://careers.socialworkers.org/

Jobweb. "JobWeb offers career and job-search advice for new college graduates.  A service of the National Association of Colleges and Employers." - from http://www.jobweb.com/

Monster Find job listings for varried carrers across the country. - from http://www.monster.com/

Net-Temps "Membership with Net-Temps is free for jobseekers. Users can search from thousands of new job postings, create a free Job Search Assistant to help find their next job, post up to 3 resumes and cover letters, set up job search agents and access other career resources including resume writing and interviewing tips, salary calculator and weekly newsletter." - from http://www.net-temps.com/

University of Baltimore Career Center Find resources for current students, alumni, staff & faculty. - from http://www.ubalt.edu/careercenter/

USAJOBS. "USAJOBS is the official job site of the US Federal Government. It's your one-stop source for Federal jobs and employment information." - from http://usajobs.opm.gov/

Occupational Outlook Handbook. The OOH will tell you the training/education needed, earnings, job prospects, duties and working conditions for hundreds of jobs. - from http://www.bls.gov/oco/

Bureau of Labor Statistics. "The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics." - from http://stats.bls.gov/

Yahoo! Hot Jobs Find job listings, career articles and other information for job seekers - from http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/

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