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This guide provides resources and information about careers and job searching; it is designed for those who are in the process of planning or changing careers or who are about to enter the job market for the first time.
General:
Career information center.
CFCC Library Reference Collection: HF 5382.5 .U5 C32
Career transitions.
CFCC Library Reference Collection: HF 5384 .G663 1999
Encyclopedia of careers and vocational guidance.
CFCC Library Reference Collection: HF 5381 .E52
CFCC North Campus Library Reference Collection: HF 5381 .E52
Job hunter's sourcebook.
CFCC Library Reference Collection: HF 5382.7 .J62
CFCC North Campus Library Reference Collection: HF 5382.7 .J62
Pathways to career success for minorities.
CFCC Library Reference Collection: LC 3727 .P27 2000
Pathways to career success for women.
CFCC Library Reference Collection: HF 5382.65 .P38 2000
Professional careers sourcebook.
CFCC Library Reference Collection: HF 5382.5 .U5 P76
CFCC North Campus Library Reference Collection: HF 5382.5 .U5 P76
Quick guide to college majors and careers.
CFCC Library Reference Collection: LB 2361.5 .S53 2002
Vocational careers sourcebook.
CFCC Library Reference Collection: HF 5382.5 .U5 V62
What color is your parachute?
CFCC Library Circulating Collection: HF 5382.7 .B64
Health:
Health careers today.
CFCC Library Reference Collection: R 690 .G47 2003
Legal:
Career opportunities in law and the legal industry.
CFCC North Campus Library Reference Collection: KF 297 .E245 2002
Outlook:
America's fastest growing jobs.
CFCC North Campus Library Reference Collection: HD 5724 .A583 2003
America's top jobs for people without a four-year degree: detailed information on 190 good jobs in all major fields and industries.
CFCC Library Reference Collection: HD 5724 .F27 2003
Best jobs for the 21st century.
CFCC Library Reference Collection: HF 5381.15 .F37
Career guide to America's top industries.
CFCC Library Reference Collection: HF 5382 .C25
Occupational outlook handbook.
CFCC Library Ready Reference Collection: HF 5381 .U62
The top 100. The fastest growing careers for the 21st century.
CFCC North Campus Library Reference Collection: HF 5382 .T59 2001
Resumes & Cover Letters:
Cover letter magic: trade secrets of professional resume writers.
CFCC Library Circulating Collection: HF 5383 .E4787 2004
Cover letters that knock’em dead.
CFCC Library Circulating Collection: HF 5383 .Y378 2003
Get the interview everytime: Fortune 500 hiring tips for writing winning resumes and cover letters.
CFCC Library Circulating Collection: HF 5383 .G7235 2004
High impact resumes and letters: how to communicate your qualifications to employers.
CFCC Library Circulating Collection: HF 5383 .K7 2003
The resume handbook: how to write outstanding resumes & cover letters.
CFCC Library Circulating Collection: HF 5383 .R67 2003
Resumes that knock’em dead.
CFCC Library Circulating Collection: HF 5383 .Y38 2003
Salaries:
The American almanac of jobs and salaries.
CFCC North Campus Library Reference Collection: HD 8038 .U5 A68
American salaries and wages survey.
CFCC North Campus Library Reference Collection: HD 4975 .A447
Testing:
Handbook of psychological assessment.
CFCC Library Circulating Collection: BF 176 .G76 1997
Tests: a comprehensive reference for assessments in psychology, education, and business.
CFCC Library Reference Collection: BF 176 .T43
Finding Books:
Books on careers can be found using the LRC Library Catalog.
Sample keyword searches:
careers
careers or jobs
job and (find* or hunt*)
(careers or jobs or occupat*) and plan*
“cover letters”
(resume or letter) and writ*
(chang* or shift*) and (career or job)
(women or woman) and careers