Careers

Books:

Dewey Decimal Classification 331-ish and search BE-CAT by subject or keyword.

Got Earphones?

ETV StreamingSC has great career videos – see librarian for log-in information.

Discus:

Vary your keywords, e.g. careers/vocations, architect/architecture. Try PowerSearch to find which databases have information on your topic. Checkout the new Ferguson's Career Guidance Center!

Websites:

Vocational Biographies Great resource that you can access from the library webpage. See librarian for the password.
Internet Public Library Search “careers” or “career planning”. Has a listing of good websites, I’ve listed some of them here.
Job Descriptions "Job-desciptions.org is the free resource that provides you with job descriptions and job details. Our site currently contains over 13,000 job descriptions, divided into major categories, then divisions and finally into groups." Users can view jobs by title or industry.
Guides for Specific Careers "These sites are packed with information about planning your career. What kind of training or education is required? What can you earn? What kind of environment will you work in? What's hot? What's not?" A well organized and annotated guide to Internet sites.
Occupational Outlook Handbook "The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives.
SalaryExpert.com SalaryExpert.com provides free salary and benefits information for over 30,000 jobs. Choose a job title and a location from a list of cities in the United States and Canada, and find salary and benefits statistics as well buying power comparisons.
Careers.wsj.com Career news, resources and job postings from the Wall Street Journal.
Career Overview This is a career site devoted to providing information about careers in a wide variety of disciplines, including business, health services, construction, education, and others, listing titles of occupations within fields, and providing information on those jobs.
Careers in Business This site focuses on careers in finance, marketing and non-profit organizations. It contains career profiles, salary surveys, industry trends and much more.