Career
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Best Jobs for the 21st
Century, 4th ed. |
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Written by J. Michael Farr |
JIST Works, Indianapolis, IN, 2006
ISBN: 978-1593572402 |
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no: R 331.702 FAR 2006 |
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| In this
updated fourth edition readers browse lists for jobs that
interest them or fit their needs in Part I. These lists are
organized by pay, growth, number of openings, education level,
and interests. There are also lists of the best jobs for men and
for women, for younger and older workers, for part-time workers,
and for the self-employed. Then in Part II, they look up job
descriptions for details on salary, growth potential, job tasks
and skills, and more. |
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The Big Book of Jobs |
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Edited by the Editors of McGraw-Hill
& the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics |
McGraw Hill, New York, NY, 2007
ISBN: 978-1573563031 |
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no: R 650.14 BIG 2007-08 |
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| The Big
Book of Jobs combines an overview of the job-search process with
the latest government statistics on more than 250 jobs. In
"The Job-Seekers Guide," you'll find advice on choosing a career
path, building career management skills, researching careers in
the information age, and writing effective cover letters and
polished resumes. The "Occupational Outlook Handbook" offers you
all the latest statistics on hundreds of positions, including
job descriptions, working conditions, employment trends and
outlooks, training, qualifications, advancement, and salary
ranges. |
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Career Information Center,
8th ed. |
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Edited by Darryl Kestler |
MacMillan Reference USA, New York,
NY, 2002
ISBN: 978-0028656373 |
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no: R 331.702 CAR |
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volume in this set presents the many details involved in the job
search and describes specifically what it's like to work at a
given job. Entries include job profiles, career issues, sample
application letters, resumes, workers' rights and more. How do
you land the job you want? What kind of training or
certification is required? What will it be like once you get
there? Information is presented in tabular and essay format
along with addition reading resources and a directory of
institutions offering training. |
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Career Pathways Handbook |
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Written by Jim Cassio |
Trafford, Victoria, B.C., 2004
ISBN: 978-1412033909 |
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no: R 331.701 CAS |
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| Career
Pathways Handbook is a career and occupational resource
directory with an emphasis on career paths and career options.
This book is designed for career explorers, job seekers, career
and employment professionals, human resource managers, and
anyone else who needs current and reliable information on
occupations and careers. |
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Encyclopedia of Careers and
Vocational Guidance |
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Edited by Andrew Morkes |
Ferguson Publishing Company,
Chicago, IL, 2003
ISBN: 978-0894344183 |
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no: R 331.702 ENC 2003 |
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encyclopedia is published in four volumes. The first volume
contains a career guidance section; two appendices—career
resources and associations for individuals with disabilities,
and internships, apprenticeships, and training programs; four
government classification indexes; the dictionary of
occupational titles, guide for occupational exploration,
national occupational classification, occupational information
network standard occupational classification system, web site
and organization, and job title indices. Subsequent volumes
provide 677 career articles ranging from approximately three to
five pages in length, each with a section on how to obtain
further information. |
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Enhanced Occupational
Outlook
Handbook, 6th ed. |
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Edited by J. Michael Farr |
JIST Works, Indianapolis, IN, 2007
ISBN: 978-1593573225 |
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no: R 331.702 FAR 2007 |
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| This
resource provides a practical way to obtain and use the
information from the three most authoritative occupational data
sources. It includes the complete text of the latest
"Occupational Outlook Handbook," plus related job descriptions
from the government's latest O*NET database and from the
"Dictionary of Occupational Titles." |
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O*Net: Dictionary of
Occupational Titles, 4th ed. |
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Edited by J. Michael Farr |
JIST Works, Indianapolis, IN, 2007
ISBN: 978-1593574154 |
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no: R 331.7003 ONE |
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| This
career reference puts the official job descriptions and other
important information from the U.S. Department of Labor's
massive Occupational Information Network (O*NET) database into
useful and manageable print form. Featured information
includes a job's education, training, and experience level;
annual earnings; projected growth through 2014; number of people
employed; number of annual openings; skills, abilities, and
knowledge needed; work activities; RIASEC personality type;
working conditions; work values; New Guide for Occupational
Exploration interest area and number; Classification of
Instructional Programs course titles; related Dictionary of
Occupational Titles jobs; related Occupational Outlook Handbook
jobs; and official O*NET code. This newest edition also
features a new chart linking 5,700 military job titles to
civilian occupations to help transitioning military easily find
careers that are related to their experience. |
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Professional Careers
Sourcebook: Where to Find Help Planning Careers that Require
College or Technical Degrees, 7th ed. |
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Edited by Amy Darga |
Gale, Detroit, MI, 2002
ISBN: 978-0787626464 |
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no: R 331.702 PRO 2002 |
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| Profiled
in this book are 129 professional and technical occupations,
ranging from account and architect to visual artist and writer.
In addition to job descriptions and contact information, the
reader will also find fully updated contact/order information,
e-mail and URL addresses, electronic career resources, state
occupational and professional licensing agencies, and employment
growth rankings and statistics |
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Top 100 Careers Without a
Four-Year Degree: Your Complete Guidebook to Major Jobs in Many
Fields, 8th ed. |
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Edited by J. Michael Farr |
JIST Works, Indianapolis, IN, 2007
ISBN: 978-1593573195 |
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no: R 331.702 FAR 2007 |
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| This book provides descriptions in
alphabetical order of 100 major jobs that people can obtain
without four years in college. Each description is about
two-to-three pages long, and a newly updated section describes
the seven steps that cut job search time in half. It also
includes sample targeted resumes by professional resume writers.
This edition features a bonus section that helps readers develop
their "skills language," and a new assessment matches the
reader's personal skills with the characteristics of the
occupations described in the book. |
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Vocational Careers
Sourcebook: Where to Find Help Planning Careers in Skilled,
Trade, and Nontechnical Vocations, 5th ed. |
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Edited by Amy Darga |
Gale, Detroit, MI, 2002
ISBN: 978-0787626495 |
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no: R 331.702 VOC 2002 |
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book provides both quick summary of specific careers that do not
require an advanced degree and a comprehensive list of resources
for evaluating and pursuing each one. |
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Careers and the Disabled |
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This
magazine is published three times a year, and the
library keeps the current two years on the shelves. |
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Federal Career Opportunities |
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This
magazine is published twice a week, and the library
keeps the current year on the shelves. |
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Occupational Outlook Quarterly |
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This
magazine is published four times a year, and the library
keeps the current year on the shelves. The current
issue of this magazine may be viewed
online. To view older issues back to 1999, go
to the
archive page. |
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EBSCO Publications -
MasterFILE Premier |
Ebsco MasterFILE Premier is designed
specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary
database provides full text for more than 1,730 general
reference publications with full text information dating as far
back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general
interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text
reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source
documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and
flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
This database is available as part of the
TexShare Databases which are commercial database
subscriptions that are paid for by the Texas State Library and
Archives Commission (TSLAC) for use by registered patrons of
Texas public libraries.
Please ask your librarian for a login and password. |
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A keyword subject search
yields: |
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168,012 Full-text References for
“Careers” |
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10,849 Full-text References for
“Vocational guidance” |
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Career Voyages--Good Jobs, Better Pay, Brighter Future
http://www.careervoyages.gov |
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This website
is co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor and the
U.S. Department of Education. The information on the
website pertains to high-growth occupations. Besides
identifying the specific jobs, information is given
about the skills and the education needed to attain the
jobs. |
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BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) Career Information
http://www.bls.gov/k12 |
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The website
is designed for students in grades 4-8. General
information about various careers is provided. A link is
provided to the BLS home page where more detailed
information is given. |
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Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm |
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The OOH site
provides information on the training and education
needed for the occupations along with the earnings, the
expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, and
the working conditions. In addition, the Handbook gives
job search tips, links to information about the job
market in each state, and links to more information. |
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Skills Search (O*NET--Occupational Information Network)
http://onlineonetcenter.org/skills/ |
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This website
matches a person’s skills with occupations. Clicking on
a specific occupation gives detailed information about
what that particular job’s work requirements are, what
the wages are, what the prospects for employment are,
and other job related information. Use the O*NET
homepage for more comprehensive job descriptions. |
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