CAREER EXPLORATION

General & Reference Sources

The following titles provide general information about many different careers. Since reference books must be used in the library, copiers are available for your use.

300 Best Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree
REF CAREER HF 5381 .F37

America's Top Jobs for People Without a Four-Year Degree
REF CAREER HF 5392.5 .U5 A713

Best Jobs For the 21st Century
REF CAREER HF 5382 .K68

College Majors and Careers
REF CAREER HF 5382.5 .U5 P445

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance
REF CAREER HF 5381 .E52

Great Careers in 2 Years
REF CAREER HF 5382.5 .U5 P447

Guide to Internet Job Searching
REF CAREER HF 5382.7 .R557 (also Ebook)

New Guide for Occupational Exploration : Linking Interests, Learning, and Careers
REF CAREER HF 5382.5 .U5

Occupational Briefs
REF CAREER HF 5382 .C47 (7 vol.)

Occupational Outlook Handbook
REF CAREER HF 5382.5 .U5 O24

O*NET Dictionary of Occupational Titles
REF CAREER HB 2595 .O16

Peterson's Internships
REF CAREER L 901 .I66

Phoenix Job Bank
REF CAREER HF 5382.5 .U6 A655

Quick Guide to College Majors and Careers
REF CAREER LB 2361.5 .S53

What Color is Your Parachute
REF CAREER HF 5383 .B56

Four-year and two-year College Guides are also available in this area. They provide details on degrees and course offerings.

SPECIALIZED BOOKS

The Online Catalog identifies books owned by this library and other Maricopa Community College
libraries. Books on a particular occupation or field are listedunder the name of the field
with the subdivision, "Vocational Guidance", e.g. Acting--Vocational Guidance.

Do a search now for books on careers or employment in our Library Online Catalog or locate ebooks, as well.

VIDEOS

Career Exploration: A Job Seeker's Guide to Major Sources of Career Information
CAREER HF 5382.5 .U5 C274 1999 (vhs)

High-Tech Jobs: The School-to-Work Connection
CAREER HF 5381 .H444 1999 (vhs)

Pathways to Technology
TA157 .P376 2003 (5 pts). (vhs)

Skills Identification : Discovering Your Skills
HF5381.5 .S555 2000 (vhs)

YouTube Videos - Careers

CAREER & EMPLOYMENT DATABASES

The Library subscribes to the following databases related to careers at the following links:

Careers and Employment
http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/library/databases/career.html

GENERAL DATABASES

You can also access many periodicals (magazines, journals, newspapers) which contain articles about careers and employment. Some suggested subject headings you can search are: career changes; career choice; interviewing; job hunting; occupations; resumes (employment); vocational guidance; women-employment; work and family; working mothers. Look also under job titles: psychologists; teachers; etc. To locate these articles, search in the following link:

General Databases (Databases that Cover All Subjects or Topics)
http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/library/databases/general.html

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