University Libraries: UNIV 110B: First Year Experience in Business: Career Resources

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Resources for Career Information

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Search this large set of library resources for a career or job title and one of the following words: career, vocation, or job outlook. Example: graphic artist AND job outlook
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Career information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Information includes summary of the work, what they do, work environment, how to become one, pay, job outlook and similar occupations.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
Career research database. Job and industry profiles, job-hunting and workplace skills, career and industry resources, school searches, career interest assessment, and links to job postings. Provided by Discus.

Vocational and Career Collection This link opens in a new window
Full-text coverage on trade and industry-related periodicals.

Tips for searching for reliable internet sources

Searching for quality, reliable internet sources can be overwhelming. Search for your major or career plus one of the following words: professional, association, or organization. Examples: accounting association; marketing professional.

One way to target a search in Google is to search only specific types of sites for career information. For example, if you want to search only .org sites, you can add that to your search by using: site:org. Examples: accounting association site:org; marketing professional site:org.