CAREERS AND EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES

 

Florida International University
Green Library

Sources for starting your research

INDEXES:

ABI/Inform, FirstSearch.

(Indexes business scholarly & news journals; some full-text.)

Business Index, WEBLuis.

Business & Industry, FirstSearch.

(Indexes business trade journals; some full-text.)

Business Newsbank.

(Full-text artilcles from the business sections of hundreds of newspapers and many local business journals.)

Global Research, ERC.

(Full-text databases (U.S. and International) of public companies, with financial, textual, and major investors data.)

Investext, ERC.

(Full-text investment house reports.)

Social Sciences Index. A&I H1.S63.

 

CAREERS & PROFESSIONS:

The American Almanac of Jobs and Salaries. REF HD8038.U5A68.

American Salaries and Wages Survey. REF HD4973.A67.

Careers Encyclopedia. REF HF5382.5.G7C3 1997.

Career Information Center. REF HF5382.5.U5C32.

Dictionary of Occupational Titles. DOCS DESK.

Directory of British Associations. REF AS 118.D56.

Directory  of  European  Professional  &  Learned  Societies.  REF AS98.D552.

Directory  of  European  Industrial  &  Trade  Associations.   REF AS98.D55.

Encyclopedia of Associations. RRF AS22.E5.

The Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance. REF HF5381.E52.

Guide to Careers in World Affairs. REF HF5549.5.E45G79 1993.

The Guide to Internet Job Searching. REF HF5382.7.R557 1996.

Occupational Outlook Handbook. DESK HD8051.A62.

Occupational Outlook Quarterly. U.S. Dept. of Labor. DOC L2.70/4.

Occupations Digest. REF HF5382.O3.

Professional Careers Sourcebook. REF HF5382.5.U5P76.

Vocational Careers Sourcebook. REF HF5382.5.U5V6 1997.

WSJ Careers.

What Color Is Your Parachute? Richard Nelson Bolles.  REF HF5382.7.B64.

 

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING:

Peterson's Internships. REF HF5549.5.T7I5.

The National Directory of Internships. REF HD5715.2.N37 1996/97.

 

EMPLOYMENT:

]JOB SEARCH & CAREER PLANNING:

The   Almanac  of American Employers. REF HF5549.5.C67P58 1996.

America's Job Bank.

The College Board Guide to Jobs and Career Planning.  REF HF5381.M557 1994.

Cost of Living Index. ACCRA. REF HD6977.C63.

Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries.  REF HG4538.A1D5.

International Jobs. REF HF5382.7.K62 1993.

Job Choices: in Business. REF HF5382.5.U5C63 (1997).

Job Choices: in Healthcare. REF HF5382.5.U5C6 (1996).

Job  Choices: in Science and Engineering.  REF HF5382.5.U5C65 (1997)

Job Opportunities in Business. REF HF5382.5.U5B88 1995.

The Job Seeker's Guide to 1000 Top Employers. REF HF5382.75.U6M375 1993.

The National Job Bank. REF HF5382.5.U5N34.

The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America. REF HF5549.2.U5L38 1984.

Passport to Overseas Employment. REF HF5549.5.E45C55 1990.

Peterson's Hidden Job Market. REF HF5382.75.U6H53 (1997).

Planning Job Choices. REF HF5382.5.U5C6 (1997).

Vacation Work's Work Your Way Around the World. REF HF5549.5.E45G7.

]SUMMER JOBS:

Summer Jobs for Students. REF HF5382.5.U5S76.

]RESUME WRITING & INTERVIEWING:

Be Your Own Headhunter Online. RES HF5382.7.D59 1995.

Developing  a Professional Vita or Resume.  RES HF5383.M18.

Electronic Resumes for the New Job Market. RES HF5383.W324 1995.

(Most books on resumes and cover letters are located at the  Reserve Desk  on first floor. Check in WEBLuis under the subject: RESUMES  for books, including for North Miami Campus library.)

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AV = Audio-Visuals Desk (5th flr) MIC = Microforms (4th flr)
BUS = Business Services (2nd flr) REF = Reference Collection (2nd flr east)
DESK = Ref. desk (2nd flr) RES = Reserve Room (2nd flr lobby)
DOC = Government Documents(2nd flr south) RRF = Ready Reference (2nd flr east)
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