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Career Information (Subject Guides)

Databases

Occupational Outlook Handbook (Full Text)
The Government's premier career guidance publication, provides essential information about job outlook in a wide range of occupations and the qualifications that will be needed by tomorrow's workers.

Charleston Net (Full Text)
Contains the Charleston Post and Courier (plus archives back to 1994) and a variety of information about Charleston.

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (Full Text)
Provides access to newspaper articles worldwide as well as detailed company information.

Campus Research (WestLaw)
Campus Research is an easy-to-use online research service that provides college and university students with access to a comprehensive collection of news and business information and law-related resources.

Business Source Premier (Full Text)
Provides full text for over 2,300 scholarly business journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and much more.

Disclosure Corporate Snapshots
Contains information about all public company filings including annual reports, company summary information, shareholder reports, etc.

Academic Search Premier (Full Text)
The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database providing full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. This database is updated daily.

InfoTrac General Business File ASAP (Full Text)

Infotrac Academic OneFile (Full Text)  Discus

A source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.

WorldScope
Derived from corporate annual and 10K reports, disclosure statements, newspapers, and wire services. Each record includes a description of the business, selected financials, key ratios, and officers. Updated weekly.

Article First
Indexes over 15,000 journals in all subject areas. Covers 1990 to the present.

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Print and Electronic Resources

175 High-Impact Cover Letters
READY REF

Encyclopedia of Careers
REF HF5381 E52

Encyclopedia of Job Winning Resumes
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High-Impact Resumes & Cover Letters
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Occupational Outlook Handbook
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Resumes that Get Jobs

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Your Resume: Key to a Better Job
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First Stop for Jobs & Industries
REF HF5382.5 U5 F577

Job Hunter’s Sourcebook
REF HF5382.75 U6 J63

The Almanac of American Employers
REF 5382.75 U6 A45

Hidden Job Market
REF HF 5382.75 U6 H53

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Internet Resources

Advancing Women
A list of links to career resources especially for women.

America's Career InfoNet
Informed Career Decisions. Part of CareerOneStop.

America's Job Bank
A state operated program which provides labor exchange service to employers and job seekers through a network of 1800 offices throughout the United States.

Asia-Net
Job opportunities for professionals who speak both English and Japanese, Chinese or Korean.

CareerJournal
An excellent guide to the major online job databases and career information from The Wall Street Journal.

Center for International Career Development
Internships available for gaining experience in International career fields.

Dice.com
Earthweb's "high tech jobs online" is a search service for current openings in the information technology industry.

Overseas Jobs
Guide to over 750 worldwide job search and career resources.

JobServe
A service base in the United Kingdom that includes vacancies in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA.

Job Source Network
This site provides links to thousands of U.S. and international jobs and career-related Web sites.

Monster
An extremely useful site for career information of all kinds, including company profiles and a resume builder. Search Jobs & Company Profiles by city/state, military, industry, engineering, HR, College, Government, National and International opportunities.

The Occupational Outlook Handbook
Background information about most occupations.

Office of Personnel Management
The Federal Government's Human Resources Agency.

Quintessential Careers: Career and Job Link Resources
This site provides links to job and career-related Web sites. Includes information about college planning.

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