Career Development Subject Guide

Databases

• Academic Search Elite
  Multi-disciplinary database offers full-text, dating from 1985 to present, for nearly 1,850 scholarly journals, including more than 1,250 peer-reviewed titles. Covering virtually every area of academic study- EBSCOhost
• Business Source Premier
  Full text business database t for nearly 3,050 scholarly business journals, including full text for more than 1000 peer-reviewed business publications- EBSCOhost
• Regional Business News
  Provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Covers 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States- EBSCOhost
• Wilson Business Full Text
  Contains indexing, abstracts, and full text of journals on Accounting, Acquisitions & Mergers, Advertising, Banking, Building & Construction, Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Communications, Computers, Cosmetics Industry, Economics, Electronics, Entertainment Industry, Finance, Financial Services, Government Regulations and more.

Books

• Job Savvy: How to Be a Success at Work / by LaVerne L. Ludden, Sara Hall (Editor)
  (HF5381 .L747)
  Workbook for job survival, providing information about the occupational trends and the labor force 2000, Identify employer's expectations, Dress & groom for success, Understand your benefits, compensation and more- Publisher
• Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling: Women in Management / by Linda Wirth
  (HD6054.3 .W57)
  Report discusses the earnings gap between men and women, as well as the occupational segregation that exists in management. Examines the situation of women managers in public service and the financial, business, and banking sectors, providing valuable figures and statistical information. Offers career strategies, including mentoring, networking, and career tracking approaches- Publisher
• Decision Making for Lifelong Learning / by Raoul Van Esbroeck
  (LB2343 .D4)
  Presents how decision making is an essential part of lifelong career development and how career development is impossible without lifelong learning. Contains the papers, the reports of the workshops and the results of the discussions at the Third FEDORA, organized to support the guidance and counseling of students- Publisher
• Take This Job and Thrive: 60 Ways to Make Life More Rewarding in Today's New Workplace / by Anita Bruzzese
  (HF5549.5 .J63 B772)
  Presents advice on key career and workplace issues facing today's employees. Covers career planning, personal improvement, work environment, work problems, and communication. Provides sound advice on now to deal with everything from office politics to business etiquette, entertaining, and obnoxious co-workers- Publisher

Journals

• Career Development Quarterly
  Articles on career assessment & measurement, career counseling practices, career indecision, information, salience, self-efficacy, theory, transitions, gender issues, case histories & work & family- EBSCOhost
• Germany Career Guide
  Provides information covering cross border employment in Germany to help global career seekers make informed decisions- EBSCOhost
• Techniques: Connecting Education & Careers
  Provides news about legislation affecting career & technical education, in-depth features on issues & programs, profiles of educators & other newsmakers, notices of new products, and ACTE events- EBSCOhost
• United States Career Guide
  Provides information covering cross border employment in United States to help global career seekers make informed decisions- EBSCOhost

Websites

• America's Career InfoNet (ACINet)
  Presents occupational and employment information, including overviews of the job market for the U.S. and for all fifty states. Contains profiles of specific occupations and detailed information of salary and wages- Librarian's Index to the Internet
• Career Development eManual
  Presents a guide on how to assess one's personality, aptitudes, and values and how to match these to potential occupations- Librarian's Index to the Internet
• JobWeb
  Presents searchable database of job postings and Career Planning Resources, including a Career Library and Relocation, International, Minority, and Disability Resources- Librarian's Index to the Internet