Subject Guide for Career Exploration
Contents:- Introduction
- Finding Books
- Finding Articles
- Career Exploration & Planning
- Occupation Profiles
- What Can I Do With My Major?
- Employment & Salary Statistics
- San Diego State University Resources
See also:
Subject Guide for Job and Career Information On the Internet
Introduction
This brief guide is intended to help you explore occupations and careers.
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Finding Books
the PAC
The catalog of the SDSU Library: books, periodical titles, many government publications and other materials in the SDSU Library. Articles in periodicals are not included.
Suggested LC subject headings | Books not available in SDSU library
LC headings
Career changes
Career development
Job hunting
Occupations
Professions
Vocational guidance
Vocational interests
Vocational qualifications
You may also find books using your discipline and the subheading vocational guidance (ex. Nursing--Vocational guidance).
Books not available in the SDSU library
Circuit
Circuit allows SDSU faculty, staff and students to borrow books from CSU San Marcos, UCSD and USD if they are not owned by our library or our copies are already checked-out. Most items can be picked-up at our Circulation Desk by the end of the next working day. Circuit can be searched as a separate database or from within a PAC search. Additional information is available at The Circuit .
LINK+
LINK+ allows SDSU faculty, staff and students to quickly borrow books from participating libraries throughout California if they are not owned by our library or our copies are already checked-out. LINK+ can be searched as a separate database or from within a PAC search. Additional information is available at LINK+ .
Finding Articles
ABI/Inform
This database provides access to articles in business research journals and important industry trade publications. Search nearly 2500 worldwide business periodicals and newsletters for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more.
Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier provides full text indexing and access to nearly 4,700 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. This multi-disciplinary database covers virtually every area of academic study.
Business Source Premier
This database provides full text access to nearly 8,200 business magazines, newspapers, academic journals, news wires, trade journals, and industry reports with coverage back to 1965. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business.
Proquest Research Library
Access to articles across a wide range of academic disciplines. Features the full-text of articles from over 1400 periodicals and indexing for over 2200. Coverage varies by title, with the earliest indexing beginning in 1971 and the earliest full-text coverage beginning in 1986.
Career Exploration & Planning
The Web sites listed in this section have online tools that can help you explore career options.
America's CareerInfoNet.
Has many interactive tools to explore career, education, and business decisions and to locate information about occupations, industries and states.
Career Center. California Employment Development Dept.
Provides lots of tools to explore your skills, occupations, salaries, etc.
Career Voyages. U.S. Dept. of Labor and U.S. Dept. of Education.
"[D]esigned to provide information on high growth, high demand occupations along with the skills and education needed to attain those jobs."--from the Web site
Job Hunter's Bible.
An online companion to the ever popular What Color is Your Parachute.
O*NET Online: Occupational Information Network . U.S. Dept. of Labor.
You can fill out a skills inventory and find compatible occupations.
Princeton Review Career Information.
Free online tools to help you decide on a major and career. You may need to register for some of the free services.
Occupation Profiles
Many of the Web sites listed in the above section "Career Exploration & Planning" include occupational profiles.
America's Top 300 Jobs. 2004.
HF 5382.5 .U5 A716 Reference
California Occupational Guides.
"[A] series of about 300 information sheets covering individual occupations or groups of related occupations. They provide statewide information about job duties, working conditions, employment outlook, wages, benefits, entrance requirements, and training."--from the Web site
Career Information Center. 6th ed. 1996.
HF 5382.5 .U5 C32 Reference
Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance. 2000.
HF 5381 .E52 2000 Reference
Industries and Careers for Undergraduates. 2005.
HF 5382.5 .U5 W56 2005 Reference
JobStar--Guides for Specific Careers. JobStar.
Job Web: Career Development and Job Search Advice for New College Graduates. National Association of Colleges and Employers.
Links to job outlook, salary information and more.
Occupational Outlook Handbook (online version)
Occupational Outlook Handbook.
L 2.3/4: Reference Desk
What Can I Do With My Major?
Information and Links about Various Majors. SDSU Career Services.
"[O]utline of common career areas, typical employers, and strategies designed to maximize career opportunities."--from the Web site representative of typical career paths associated with each major and not a comprehensive list. You may want to explore information and websites from multiple majors to help you learn about a wide range of career opportunities.
Job Choices: Diversity Edition. 2006.
HF 5382.5.U5 P552 Reference
Job Choices for Business & Liberal Arts Students. 2006
HF 5382.5.U5 J59 Reference
Job Choices for Science, Engineering & Technology Students. 2006
HF 5382.5.U5 J595 Reference
Major Resource Kits.
"[L]ink academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography."--from the Web site
Planning Job Choices: A Guide to the Job Search for New College Graduates. 2003.
HF 5382.5.U5 P55 Reference
Employment & Salary Statistics
American Salaries and Wages Survey. 2001.
HD 4973 .A67 Reference
Career Guide to Industries. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Each guide tells you about, occupations in the industry, training and advancement, earnings, expected job prospects, working conditions and links to information about the job market in each state.
Overview of BLS Statistics on Wages, Earnings, and Benefits. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Salary Survey. 1995 to present.
HD 4975 .C57 Reference
Select Careers. California Employment Development Dept.
"[E]ight-page report on individual occupations with potential in your geographic area. Select Careers provides a close look at high-growth occupations in California. The report provides information on wages, outlook, licensing, potential employers, local education providers, career options and much more."--from the Web site
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San Diego State University Resources
Career Services
Student Services East 1200
(619) 594-6851
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