CAREER RESOURCES AT NIACC LIBRARY

Career Exploration

Online Databases   (Access at http://www.niacc.edu/library)

NIACC Library Web Page  http://www.niacc.edu/library/

Career Guidance Center http://www.fofweb.com/Careers/default.asp?ItemID=WE34

EBSCO Academic Search Premier and Vocational & Career Collection http://search.ebscohost.com  

Career Research Reports http://careers-internet.org/members/fulllist.htm

Vocational Guidance Internet Web Service http://careers-internet.org 

LexisNexis http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic

Newsbank http://infoweb.newsbank.com/

For issues related to your career, try checking a subject directory, like Yahoo (http://www.yahoo.com) Google (http://www.google.com) or Internet Public Library (http://www.ipl.org)

Reference Books

R 331.7003 O58 2007             O*NET dictionary

R 331.702 E56o                      Encyclopedia of careers and vocational guidance

R 331.702 O15                        Occupational outlook handbook

R 371.425 C271i                     Career information center (also available online at 

                                                   http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=GVRL&u=maso26413&authCount=1

                                                   click on Education

General Books

Do a title search in the Online Catalog, using one of the following phrases:  "Careers in…", "Opportunities in…",

"Careers for…", "Great jobs for", or a keyword search for the career area and the word “careers”, e.g., “teaching careers”.

Vocations File

This file contains pamphlets on various careers, arranged alphabetically by broad subjects. 

Web Sites 

Occupational Outlook Handbook   http://www.bls.gov/oco/

America's Career InfoNet   http://www.acinet.org/ 

Becomeopedia  http://www.becomeopedia.com/how-to/

College Board Career Browser   http://www.collegeboard.com/html/careerbrowser.html

O*NET Online  http://www.onetcenter.org

Vocational Information Center  http://www.khake.com

Career Magazine http://www.careermag.com/

BrainTrack's Career Guide  http://www.braintrack.com/colleges-by-career

Science Careers from the Journal Science http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/

College Majors 101  http://www.collegemajors101.com/index.htm

Employability/Job Skills (What Employers Look For)

Online Databases

EBSCO Academic Search Premier, Vocational & Career Collection http://search.ebscohost.com

LexisNexis http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic

Newsbank http://infoweb.newsbank.com/

Career Guidance Center  http://www.fofweb.com/Direct2.asp?ItemID=WE34&ID=11112

You might also try checking a subject directory, like Yahoo (http://www.yahoo.com) Google (http://www.google.com) or Internet Public Library (http://www.ipl.org)

Suggested search terms to try:

            employability skills

            job skills

            occupational skills

            soft skills

            employer expectations

            what employers want

            employee and hiring and fit

            career fit

employee selection

            employee recruitment

            employees AND selection

            employees AND recruitment

            employee AND hiring

            job hunting

General Books

Do a keyword search in the Online Catalog, using phrases like "employee selection", "job hunting" "job search".

Compiled by Karen Dole, NIACC Librarian 12/10