Career Opportunities

Carrie Volk Johnston
Reference Librarian
Winthrop University
June 2010

Dacus Online Catalog (DOC)

Retrieve information on career opportunities by doing Subject searches on "career development", "vocational guidance" and "occupations".

Some General Career Development Books:

Adult Career Development:  Concepts, Issues, and Practices (Gen Collection HF5384 .A38 1992)

Advancing Women's Careers:  Research and Practice  (Gen Collection HF5382.6 .A38 2002)

The Career Survival Guide  (Gen. Collection HF5381 .O34 2003)

Customize Your Career:  How to Develop a Winning Strategy to Move Up, Move Ahead, or Move On  (Gen Collection HF5381 .U946 2004)

The Entrepreneurial Experience:  Confronting Career Dilemmas of the Start-Up Executive (Gen Collection HD62.5 .D94 1992)

The 1998-2008 Job Outlook in Brief (U.S.DOC L2.70/4 A:J575/998-2008)

Some Specialized Guidebooks to Help You Learn About Jobs in Different Industries:

Career Opportunities in Advertising and Public Relations (REF HF5828.4 .F54 2002)

Career Opportunities in the Food and Beverage Industry (REF TX911.3 .V62 .S56 2002)

Career Opportunities in Health Care (REF R690 .F54 2002)

Career Opportunities in Banking, Finance, and Insurance (HG173 .F55 2002)

Career Opportunities in Art (REF N6505 .H35 2001)

Career Opportunities in the Retail and Wholesale Industry (REF HF5429 .F434 2001)

Career Opportunities in Education (REF LB1775.2 .E33 2001)

Career Opportunities for Writers (REF PN151 .G84 2000)

Career Opportunities in the Sports Industry (REF GV734 .F545 1999)

Career Opportunities in Television, Cable, Video, and Multimedia (REF HE8700.4 .R43 1999)

Career Opportunities in Theater and the Performing Arts (REF PN1580 .F5 1999)

Career Opportunities in Computer and Cyberspace (REF QA76.25 .H46 1999)

Career Opportunities in the Music Industry (REF ML3795 .F497 2000)

Career Opportunities in Law Enforcement, Security, and Protective Services (REF HV8143 .E34 2000)

Great Jobs for Psychology Majors ( REF BF76 .D44 1995)

Peterson's Job Opportunities for:

• Health and Science Majors (REF HF5382.5 U5 .P425 1997)

• Engineering and Computer Science Majors (REF HF5382.5 .U5 .P424 1997)

• Business Majors (Ref HF5382.5 .U5 .P422)

Help With Resumes:

Cover Letters That Knock 'Em Dead (Ref HF5383 .Y378 2001)

Developing a Professional Vita or Resume (REF HF5383 .M18 1996)

 The Resume Makeover:  50 Common Problems with Resumes and Cover Letters--and How to Fix Them (REF HF5383 .M264 2003)

Index:

O*NET OnLine (Available on Dacus Library Online)
The O*NET database includes information on skills, abilities, knowledge, work activities, and interests associated with occupations.  This information can be used to facilitate career exploration, vocational counseling, and a variety of human resources functions, such as developing job orders and position descriptions and aligning training with current workplace needs.  O*NET is sponsored by the United Stated Department of Labor.

Internet Sites:

The Occupational Outlook Handbook from the U.S. Department of Labor (http://www.bls.gov/oco/)  is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives.  Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.

America's Career InfoNet ( http://www.acinet.org/acinet/ ) "features career education information through federal, state, and private links to wage and employment trends; occupational requirements; a vast number of employer contact s nationwide; state-by-state labor market conditions; and a career resource library with more than 5,000 links to job banks, occupational information, relocation information, and job search aids.  The Career Videos section features almost 300 clips of occupations showing real people doing real work.  The Career Tools section provides links on how to determine employability, find resources for training, and find private sector job search companies." (Review from March 2003 issue of Choice)

Winthrop's Career Services (http://www.winthrop.edu/careers/) offers many employment resources and provides information about career fairs and workshops that address etiquette, networking, interviewing, and more.  You can use their career assessment tools as well as take advantage of their Resume Exchange program.

Federal Government Job Postings (http://www.usajobs.opm.gov)

South Carolina State Job Postings (http://www.jobs.sc.gov)

North Carolina State Job Postings (http://www.osp.state.nc.us/jobs)