Welcome to RLC Library Guides: Careers
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This guide will provide you information that will be helpful in your study and research of careers.
Career Resources:
America’s Career InfoNet – www.acinet.org
Career Builder.com – www.careerbuilder.com
Occupational Outlook Handbook – www.bls.gov/oco
What Can I Do With a Major In…? - www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/index.htm
Rend Lake College Career Center www.rlc.edu/ss/counseling/careercntr.php
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Solving the Career-Choosing Puzzle:
Job Hunting:
College Grad Job Hunter - www.collegegrad.com
FedWorld Federal Job Search - www.fedworld.gov/jobs/jobsearch.html
High Tech Jobs Online - www.dice.com
Job Hunter’s Bible - www.jobhuntersbible.com
Indeed.com - www.indeed.com
Salary.com – www.salary.com
Salary Calculator – www.homefair.com/
State Job Source – www.statejobs.com
USAJobs – www.usajobs.opm.gov
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Interview Skills:
College Grad Job Hunter – www.collegegrad.com
Personality Tests:
Humanmetrics - www.humanmetrics.com
Personality Type - www.personalitytype.com
Queendom - www.queendom.com
What You Should Never Say in a Job Interview
http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2011/07/04/what-you-should-never-say-in-a-job-interview
Researching Companies/Industries:
Fortune Magazine – www.fortune.com
Hoover’s Online – www.hoovers.com
The Riley Guide – www.rileyguide.com
Resumes/Cover Letter Writing:
#1 Resume Writing Services - www.free-resume-tips.com
Career Lab “Cover Letter Library” – www.careerlab.com
10 Minute Resume - www.10minuteresume.com
Other helpful websites:
Bureau of labor Statistics – www.bls.gov
America’s Job Bank – www.jobbankinfo.org
Career Development Manual – www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca/steps.asp
Career Key – www.careerkey.org
Career Mosaic - http://hotjobs.yahoo.com
College and university rankings - www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm
Illinois Workforce Information – www.jobwebs.net
Job Web - www.jobweb.com/resources/default.htm
Mid-South Reg. Virtual Career Ctr. – www.w-win.com/
Monster.com - www.monster.com
Peterson’s - www.petersons.com
Princeton Review - http://princetonreview.com/
U.S. Department of Labor - www.dol.gov
U.S. Census Bureau – www.census.gov
Best Careers: follow these links to get information about the best careers for 2012.
http://money.usnews.com/money/careers
http://search.usnews.com/index_library/search?keywords=career+outlook
Citing Sources:
MLA Style:
APA Style:
Citing Sources using the APA Manual (6th edition) - http://www.nova.edu/library/dils/teachinghandouts/apa/APA_6th_ed.pdf
Guide to citing resources - coll writers APA.docx
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