Starting Points: Guide to Employment & Career

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Reference – 1^st Floor  


CAREER GUIDANCE           
 

What Color is Your Parachute -  R 331.128 Bol
An excellent career advisory book which the Library of Congress listed as one of the "25 Books That Have Shaped Readers' Lives."     
 

Encyclopedia of Career Development- R 371.425 Enc
Over 400 articles examining the psychological, sociological, educational, counseling, organizational behavior, and human resources of career development. Two volumes.           

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance - R 371.425 Enc

A four-volume guide to career planning.  Describes job conditions, training salaries, and more.       
 

Occupational Outlook Handbook - R 371.425 Uni

Describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, earnings, expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations, and the training and education needed.                
                                                                                                                                                                                    

FINDING A JOB

American Salaries and Wages Survey - R 331.28 Ame        
 

The Resumé Makeover - R 331.128 Mar     
 

Directory of Executive Recruiters - R 371.425 Dir  
 

Internships - R 371.425 Int     
 

Job Hunter's Sourcebook - R 371.425 Job    
 

The Ferguson Guide to Resumés & Job-Hunting Skills - R 650.14 Hin                         

RESUMES, COVER LETTERS, AND INTERVIEWS

The Career Change Resumé - R 331.128 Isa                        
 

Developing a Professional Vita or Resumé - R 331.128 McD                     
 

Resumé Power - R 331.128 Was                                     

COMPANY INFORMATION

International Directory of Company Histories - R 338.47 Int

Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies (Behind Reference Desk) - R 650.025 Hoo                    


*Please note: Sunday’s Orlando Sentinel Employment Section, “Career Builder,” is kept at the Reference Desk.

Finding Additional Material

Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 331, 371, 650
In addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books and materials (videos, audio books, etc.) on your topic. The best way to find good sources of information is to do a subject search in our Library catalog. Go to our Web page (www.wppl.org), then go to Search Our Catalog.  Good subject headings for employment and career resources include the following words: vocational guidance; resumes; job hunting.

eBooks
Visit EBSCOhost to search the collection of thousands of eBooks the Library has to offer. Library card required. Contact a reference librarian for additional details.

Articles
The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing with your topic:

·            The Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature - Adult Reference  R 050 R
       Search for articles on a subject within any given year.

       EBSCOhost, Infotrac Onefile, and America’s Newspapers - Access from the Library or at home using your library card
       number at www.wppl.org.  Search for full-text articles in these online databases using your choice of keywords. You can limit
       the search to a certain year or even a certain magazine.

Web Sites

Agency for Workforce Innovation: The State of Florida’s official employment site includes links and information on job listings, unemployment compensation, and one-stop career centers and more.                            
      
Career Builder: Search by company or job.  Specialized job searches, job-search tools and more.                                                              
      
JobBankUSA: Relocation tools, salary guides, sample letters, a resume database, state-wide job search and more.                                                      
     
Monster Job Search: Search hundreds of thousands of jobs by location or keyword.  Resume help, interview advice, salary info and more. 
      
USAJobs: Official jobsite of the United States Federal Government. 

*** See also dozens of other Career/Employment sites at the Library’s Good Web Sites webpage. From our homepage (www.wppl.org) click on Reference Resources, go to Good Web Sites then Careers & Employment.***

See also Access Florida for food stamps and temporary assistance at http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/ess.

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