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 Starting Points: Guide to Employment
 REFERENCE BOOKS - Available for your use in the library, these books cannot be checked out.    
Career Guidance  
R 331.128 Bol What Color is Your Parachute  
R 371.425 Enc Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance  
R 371.425 Enc Encyclopedia of Career Development  
R 371.425 Uni Occupational Outlook Handbook  
Finding a Job   
R 331.28 Ame American Salaries and Wages Survey         
R331.128 Mar The Resumé Makeover
R 371.425 Dir Directory of Executive Recruiters
R 371.425 Int Internships
R 371.425 Job Job Hunter's Sourcebook
R 650.14 Hin The Ferguson Guide to Resumés & Job-Hunting Skills 
Resumes, Cover Letters, & Interviews
R 331.128 Isa The Career Change Resumé
R 331.12 McD Developing a Professional Vita or Resumé
Company Information
R 338.47 Int International Directory of Company Histories        
R 650.025 Dun  D&B Million Dollar Directory (At Reference Desk)
R 650.025 Hoo Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies (At Reference Desk)
 Please note: Sunday’s Orlando Sentinel Employment Section is kept at the Reference Desk.
FINDING BOOKS AND OTHER LIBRARY MATERIALS/ Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 331, 371, 650
In addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way to find good sources of information is to do a subject search in our Library catalog. You can access the Library’s online catalog from the Library or home by going to our Web page (www.wppl.org), then to Search Our Catalog.  Good subject headings for this topic are vocational guidance, resumés and job hunting.
eBOOKS
You may also want to check out the collection of thousands of online books (eBooks) the Library has to offer located on the Web site www.netlibrary.com. Initially, you must open an account from Library computer terminals, but you will then be able to use the account from home as well.  See a reference librarian for more details.
ONLINE LIBRARY RESOURCES
Access from the library or at home with your library card number.  

LearningExpressLibrary - Learn how to identify your career goals, write a winning resume, and ace the interview in a series of quick, self-guided tutorials.

Business & Company Resource Center - Search for company and industry information in this online database.

WEBSITES
Agency for Workforce Innovation The State of Florida’s official employment site w/ links & information on one-stop career centers, unemployment compensation, & job listings.
JobBankUSA Relocation tools, company Web sites, a resume database & much more.
Career Builder Search by company, or job. Specialized job searches, job-search tools and more.
USAJobs Official jobsite for the United States Federal Government.
Monster Job Search Search hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs by location or keyword.
See also Access Florida for food stamps and temporary assistance at www.dcf.state.fl.us/ess.
For more materials on this subject available through the Library, visit Good Web Sites - Career & Employment.


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Updated: June 16, 2008

 

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