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LIBRARY OPTIONS
The following is a handout from the library. Although geared towards students there are also many good resources for workers of all kinds. Please contact the reference desk at the Library for more information.
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Career Development and Job Seeking
A Guide to Library Resources
This guide lists some of the publications you may find useful in exploring careers and seeking jobs. There are many other directories which may meet your needs as well as, or even better than, those cited here. Don't hesitate to ask for assistance at the Reference and Information Desks.
If you are not yet decided about your future career, seek advice from Campus Career Network. Use the Career Network Central Office in the Mather Building for alumni services and Employment Options ( on- campus recruiting and resume referral). For advice on career decision making, visit one of the foIlowing Career Network Offices:
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Engineering Food & Natural Resources Humanities & Fine Arts Public Health/Education/Nursing Social & Behavioral Sciences Management Natural Sciences & Mathematics |
Marston 126 Stockbridge 111 A Bartlett 264 Totman 150 South College 105 SOM 208C Mather Building |
545-6251 545-6011 545-6255 545-6252 577-0417 577-0418 545-6264 |
Check the Subject section of the Online Library Catalog under the names of occupations, which may be followed by the phrases: -VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE, or -AS A PROFESSION, e.g., MEDICINE AS A PROFESSION. As you become involved in the job search itself, the terms JOB HUNTING or JOB HUNTING-U.S. may lead to useful publications; see also Section VI below.
I. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH YOUR DEGREE?
Consult one of these guides to general career opportunities
Occupational Outlook Handbook (annual) Ref Desk HF 5381062
A publication of the 0 .S. Department of Labor, which provides two- or three-page
descriptions of careers (qualifications, projected employment needs, salary, etc.)
with references to further information. It is revised every two years, and updated
in the interim by Occupational Outlook Quarterly Per HF 5381 A 1045.
Bolles, Richard Nelson. What Color is Your Parachute? RefHF 5382.7864
latest vol. Ref, also Penn. Reserve.
The premier guide to career planning.
Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance RefHF 5381 E52 1993
Four volumes of short articles describing career fields in general as well as
specific occupations.
Massachusetts Occupational Outlook MASS. MA2.2:M38 Docs
Provides information on the current and future job skills requirements of
Massachusetts employers. Lists education or training requirements, earnings and
related occupations.
How to Get a Job in Greater Boston Ref HF 5382.75 U62 M48 1994
II. WHAT DO THE JOBS PAY?
American Almanac of Jobs and Salaries Latest ed. RefHD 8038 U5W74 Salary figures for a variety of positions and from different areas of the country.
III. THE COMPANY ROUTE
(a) Which companies are hiring?
Planning Job Choices (formerly CPC Annual and College Placement Annual) HF 5382.5 U5C622 Penn. Reserve Lists the types of positions likely to be open in 2,000 American corporations and government agencies which nonnally recruit college graduates.
Career Guide: Dun's Employment Opportunities Directory (annual) RefHF
5382.5 U5D86
Lists companies who are hiring college graduates from a wide range of majors.
Includes geographic and industry or product indexes, using SIC codes.
Note: Check also the Subject section of the Online Library Catalog under COLLEGE GRADUATES - EMPLOYMENT -U.S.
(b) What companies are there by industry or by location?
State:
George D. Hall's Directory of Massachusetts Manufacturers (annual) Ref Desk HD 9727 M4G4
Massachusetts Service Directory (annual) Ref Desk HD 9981.7 M4G45
High Technology Careers in Massachusetts (1987) -MassDoc MA20.2:H539/4. DOCS
Regional:
Directory of New England Manufacturers (annual) Ref Desk HD 9723 D59 Annual listing, arranged by state, of corporations and their officers. Includes geographic and product indexes.
National:
Dun & Bradstreet's Million Dollar Directory (annual) RefHF 5035 M5 Lists alphabetically companies with assets of at least one million dollars and provides geographic and industry or product indexes, using SIC codes.
International:
Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries Latest ed. RefHG 4538
A1D5
Lists over 4,300 American corporations connected with more than 16,500 foreign
business enterprises.
IV. DO YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CERTAIN COMPANIES?
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Moody's Manuals (annual) Industrial Bank & Finance Transportation OTC International Public Utility Municipal Governmen OTC Unlisted |
xxxxxxx Ref HG 4961 M813 Ref HG 4961 M81 Ref HG 4961 M814 Ref HG 4961 M8145 Ref HG 4961 M815 Ref HG 4931 M81 Ref HG 4907 M66 |
SEC File Microfiche 193, Microfonns Room.
A microfiche collection of annual reports from companies on the New York,
American, and OTC Exchanges. Consult its index in the Microfonns Room or at Ref HO
4028 B2S42.
InfoTrac A database system on the PCs that includes the General BusinessFile, which contains a company directory, journal index, and investment reports on more than 100,000 companies.
Predicasts F&S Index of Corporations & Industries Ref Z 7164 C81FI2 Index
Table
Weekly, with quarterly and annual cumulations. Arranged by industry or product
code, and alphabetically by company name, this index provides access to business
and trade journals.
V. NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
General:
Encyclopedia of Associations (annual) Ref Desk HS 17 G332
Information on nearly 21,000 non-profit U.S. organizations of national scope,
including trade and professional associations, and those concerned with social
welfare and public affairs. There are also regional versions.
Careers in the Nonprofit Sector: Doing Well by Doing Good RefHF 5381 M12/1986
Cohn, Susan. Green At Work: Finding a Business Career that Works for the Environment. RefHF 5382.75 U6 C64 1992
National Directory of Private Social Agencies Ref HV 89 N27
Teaching:
Patterson's American Education (annual) Ref Desk L 901 P3 An annual listing of schools, arranged by state. Includes names of superintendents and principals, and school addresses, as well as a classified arrangement of schools.
ISS Directory of Overseas Schools RefL 90017
Handbook of Private Schools (annual) RefL 901 H23
Peterson's Annual Guide to Independent Secondary Schools (annual)RefL 900 P48
Requirements for Certification (annual) RefLB 1771 W6
NOTE: For more information on certification, contact the University Certification Office in the School of Education, at 121 Furcolo Hall.
Civil Service:
U.S. Government Manual (annual) Ref Desk JK 421 A3
The official handbook of the Federal government, this provides information on the
agencies of the legislative, judicial and executive branches (see also 5.4 above).
Federal Career Opportunities, 1988- Docs JX 765 F44
This 64-page biweekly is arranged by agency, with addresses and phone numbers; it
lists currently available federal jobs in grades GS5 through SES. Ask for it in
the Government Documents Collection on Floor 6 of the Library.
How to Get A Federal Job Fedhelp Pub. 1989. Docs JK 716 W24 1989 This is a good step by step guide to gaining a Federal job. Sample forms with instructions are included.
How to Get a Federal Job: A Guide to Finding and Applying for a Job with the
United States Government Anywhere in the United States Ref JK 716 K69 1986.
A forthright explanation of how to use the bureaucracy to help you find a position
with the federal government.
Note: The government requires civil service tests for most positions. For current information on job vacancies and examination schedules, inquire at the Mather Career Center or at a Federal Job Information Center (nearest to Amherst is the regional U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 450 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103; phone 203/240-3263 or in Boston at 10 Causeway Street; phone 617/565-5900).
Information about Massachusetts Civil Service openings and examinations is posted in each City or Town Hall throughout the state, and at many of the offices of the Massachusetts Division of Employment Security; in the Amherst area the nearest Massachusetts DES office is in Northampton.
VI. INTERVIEWS AND RESUMES
Pick up a copy of Resume Writing Tips at the Reference Desk.
Consult the Subject Catalog, using these terms:
APPLICA TIONS FOR POSITIONS RESUMES (EMPLOYMENT) EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEWINGVII. PLANNING YOUR MOVE
Places Rated Almanac Ref Desk HN 60 869/1989
Inter-City Cost of Living Index RefHD 6979 A61
World-Wide Chamber of Commerce Directory (annual) RefHF 295 W6
Phonefiche Microfiche collection of phone directories of cities from allover the USA.
American Business Disc CD-ROM telephone and business directories
VIII. FURTHER EDUCATION
Guide to American Graduate Schools Ref L 901 D65
Peterson's Annual Guide to Graduate Study Ref Desk LB 2371 P4
v. l Graduate and Professional Programs: An Overview v .2 Humanities Arts and Social Sciences v .3 Biological and Agricultural Sciences v .4 Physical Sciences and Mathematics v .5 Engineering and Applied Sciences v .6 Business, Education, Health and LawNote: Once you have identified institutions and programs of study that interest you, you may want to consult the microfiche collection of college catalogs in the Microforms Room on the Main Floor of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library. Test schedules for GRE, MCAT, GMAT etc. are available at the Center for Counseling and Academic Development, Berkshire House. A selection of test preparation manuals may be consulted in the Permanent Reserve section on Floor 3 of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library.