Welcome to the Careers Library Guide. This LibGuide is intended to support your coursework and research needs as you look into various careers.
HF 5381 are the letters assigned by the LIbrary of Congress classification system for books related to careers generally.
For a specific career, go to the area for that subject, for example:
The Library Catalog is an index to the library’s books and audiovisual materials. You may search the catalog from any computer with Internet access. The online card catalog can be searched in a variety of ways most notability by TITLE, AUTHOR, SUBJECT, and KEYWORD.
Salary Research and Income Potential:
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
From the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Contains articles and reports related to salaries across various industries. Has tools that allow you to browse and search for salaries in the US and Canada, including for executives.
WolframAlpha.com gives you examples of salary and wages information. Just type in the an occupation i.e. doctor.
Even if you know enough about a job to ace an interview, in order to get to that interview, you will have to have a resume and a letter of introduction. Rather than just winging it, look at some of these helpful resources:
Electronic resources:
Resumes for First Time Job Hunters
Print Resources:
Expert Resumes for People Returning to Work HF5383 .E4789
WOW! resumes administrative careers : how to put together a winning resume: HF5383 .L44
Letters of Introduction:
How to Write it: A Complete Guide to Everything You'll Ever Write HF5720 .L36
U.S. News & World Report has a 100 Best Jobs site that they keep updated with the current top jobs and how to get into them.
This is a great site from OSU on using Social Media to enhance your job search.
My Plan This is a free site for finding and analyzing jobs.
