Library: Career Resources: Getting Started

Resume Building

EResumes.com
A College Student's Guide to Resume Writing
From the website collegegrants.org, this page includes information on cover letters, styles of resumes, templates, examples and resources.
College Grad - Resumes
Research how to write your personal resume, review the sample, then develop your own using one of the free templates.

Check out U.S. News and World Report's Best Rankings for Jobs

O*Net Online
The O*NET contains standardized and specific descriptions of occupations and careers. The O*NET database is the basis of most career-related information.
CareerOneStop
Mega site sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Use this to explore careers (click on "browse occupations") & check out salary & benefits related to that occupation. A lot of information here.
Texasgenuine
Information on statewide Career and Technical Education programs. Free career assessment and more
Work in Texas
Web site of the Texas Workforce Commission.
Texas Reality Check
How much money will you need to earn? Use the reality check to find out.
Careers.org
Mega site created by Marc D. Snyder, author of How to Get a Job in Seattle & Western Washington. Contains international information.
Internet Sites for Career Planning
Links taken from the bookThe Internet: A Tool for Career Planning. Supported by the National Cereer Development Association.

Learning Express Library
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****REQUIRES INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION.**** Online, interactive materials to help learners succeed in school and in the workplace. You will find test preparation, tutorials, skill practice sets, and ebooks. There are several "centers" in the Learning Express Library - The College Preparation Center, The School Center, the College Center, the GED Test Prep Center, the Adult Learning Center, the Career Center, and Recursos para Hispanhoblantes. Learning Express/EBSCO

Vocational and Career Collection
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Designed to meet a wide variety of vocational and technical research needs. The collection provides full text coverage for nearly 350 trade and industry-related periodicals. EBSCO
Academic Search Complete
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Provides full text for nearly 5,318 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, biological & ecological sciences, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. EBSCO

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Career Outlook
Career Outlook provides practical information on jobs and careers. Articles are written in straightforward, non-technical language and cover a wide variety of career and work-related topics such as unusual occupations, tips for jobseekers, salary trends, and results of new studies from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.