Career Development Sources
Resume Writing
Most books on Resume Writing are located in two areas of the library:
| Reference |
REF HF 5383 .A46 - REF HF 5383 .Y385 |
| and |
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| Second Floor |
HF 5383 .A563 - HF 5383 .W3 |
For specific titles, look in the online catalog under the subject Resumes (Employment)
Job Search Guides
Reference area job search guides include:
The Job-Seeker's Guide (REF HF 5381 .K587 1980)
What Color is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters & Career Changers (REF HF 5382.7 .B64 1996)
Getting the Job You Really Want (REF HF 5382.7 .F36 1991)
Job Finder's Guide 1999 (REF HF 5382.75 .U6 K73 1999)
Where the Jobs Are (REF HF 5382.75 .U6 S3 2000)
The Whole Career Sourcebook (REF HF 5384 .K37 1991)
More job search guides can be found on the
| Second Floor |
HF 5381 .A835 - HF 5382.75 .U6 W44 |
For specific titles, look in the online catalog under the subjects:
Applications for positions and Employment interviewing
Salary Information can be found in the following titles:
American Salaries and Wages Survey (1991- ) (REF HD 4973 .A67)
The American Almanac of Jobs and Salaries 2000-2001 Ed (REF HD 8038 .U5 A68)
Career Choices for the 90's (REF HF 5382.5 .U5 C254 1990) - - 12 volumes, Art to Psychology
Career Information Center (REF HF 5382.5 .U5 C32 1996) - - 12 volumes + index, Administration to Transportation
Job Titles and Descriptions/Career Exploration
Occupational Outlook Handbook (latest two editions) (REF HF 5381 .A1 Oc36)
Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance (REF HF5381 .E52 1993)
The Enhanced Guide for Occupational Exploration (REF HF 5382 .M37 1995)
What Can I Do with a Major In... (1984) (REF HF 5382.5 .U5 M34)
The College Majors Handbook (REF HF 5382.5 .U5 F64 1999)
Job Listings and Company Information
Job listings are found in many newspapers and professional journals. The Reading Room has current newspapers and professional journals with job ads.
Where the Jobs Are: The Hottest Careers for the 21st Century (REF HF 5382.5 .U6 S3 2000) gives names and addresses of journals that run employment ads and includes subject index of the kinds of jobs covered in each journal.
Several Reference books also include job listings
Planning Job Choices (REF HF 5382.5 .U5 P55) and
Planning Job Choices (Minorities ed.) (REF HF 5382.5 .U5 P537) and
Job Choices... in Business (REF HF 5382.5 .U5 J59) and
Job Choices... in Health Care (REF HF 5382.5 .U5 J593) and
Job Choices... in Science & Engineering (REF HF 5382.5 .U5 J595)
-- List company names, addresses and information on types of opportunities, benefits, locations and training programs
Peterson's Job Opportunities in the Environment (REF HF 5382.5 .U5 E25) and
Peterson's Job Opportunities for Business Majors (REF HF 5382.5 .U5 B88) and
Peterson's Job Opportunities for Health and Science Majors (REF R 690 .P45) and
Peterson's Job Opportunities for Engineering and Computer Science Majors (REF TA 157 .P445)
- - List companies, addresses, majors sought, locations, and background information. Includes indexes by major, location, size of workforce, and special interest areas.
The Job Bank Guide to Employment Services 1992 -1993 (REF HD 5875 .J6 1992)
Background Information on Companies
Mergent Online (Mergent Ref Series) Access to information covering more than 27,000 global companies. It is available from the Library home page to all patrons searching from university computers. Off-campus access is restricted to CU students, staff, and faculty members. Ask Reference Librarian for assistance.
Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations Directors and Executives (REF HG 4057 .A4) - - lists officers, kind of business, and sales of public companies
Ward's Business Directory of the U.S. (REF HG 4057 .A575 1994) - - lists officers, kind of business, number of employees, and sales for public and private companies with alphabetic, geographic and sales rank by SIC indexes.
Oklahoma Business Directory (REF HF 5065 .Ok5 Ok5)- - names and addresses of Oklahoma companies with indexes by kind of business, SIC code, and location.
International Directory of Company Histories (REF HD2721 .I63 1988)
Many companies have information on the World Wide Web, and all public companies post 10K annual reports to the EDGAR database at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website.
