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Wetfeet is a good place to begin job-related research and obtain overviews of specific jobs or careers. It will indicate the demands, responsibilities, salaries and required skills. It provides unique perspectives of people in particular positions. Click on the icon within Wetfeet to download additional in-depth guides.
The Academic Job Search Handbook/ Mary Morris Heiberger and Julia Miller Vick. GENERAL REFERENCE LB2331.72.H45 (2001 ed.)
Career Guide to Industries / Bureau of Labor Statistics Electronic Version: http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/
Career Information Center / Macmillan Reference USA. 13 v. (1. Agribusiness, environment, and natural resources -- 2. Communications and the arts -- 3. Computers, business,and office -- 4. Construction -- 5. Consumer, homemaking, and personal services -- 6. Engineering, science, and technology -- 7. Health -- 8. Hospitality and recreation -- 9. Manuafcturing -- 10. Marketing and distribution -- 11. Public and community services -- 12. Transportation -- 13. Employment trends and master index GENERAL REFERENCE HF5382.5.U5 C32
Dictionary of Occupational Titles / U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Employment Service. 2v. (List of job titles and their duties, good for determining skill transfers) GOVERMENT PUBLICATIONS FED. REFERENCE L 37.2:Oc1/2/991/v.1-2 (Ask staff about availability of more recent editions)
Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance / Holli R. Cosgrove, editor-in-chief. 11th ed. 4v. v.1 Career guidance and career field profiles -- v.2 Career articles, A-E -- v.3 Career articles, F-O -- v.4 Career articles, P-Z. GENERAL REFERENCE HF5381.E52 (previous editions in main collection)
Occupational Outlook Handbook / Bureau of Labor Statistics (annual publication of job descriptions, requirements, salaries, trends) Electronic version: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ GENERAL REFERENCE HD8051.A62 (latest edition, check JHU catalog for other locations)
Occupational Outlook Quarterly / Bureau of Labor Statistics (supplements handbook with updated information) Electronic version: http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm CURRENT PERIODICALS, M-LEVEL LC1045.U51 (for latest ed.)
Assessing Your Skills:
In addition to the career centers' collections and services and the resources above, consult:
What Color is Your Parachute? / Richard Nelson Bolles (A classic work in the field) GENERAL REFERENCE HF5383.B56 (for latest edition)
Additional Materials:
1) Browse for other publications owned by the JHU libraries by doing AlphabeticalSubjects-Library of Congress searches on these or other exact terms in the JHU Catalog.
