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Subject Guide with Search Tips for Careers & Jobs
Books and Media | Articles | Internet

Getting Started

These sources provide a good beginning.  Some contain general discussion or an overview.  This kind of background will often suggest topics, jargon, or keywords for further research.

Encyclopedia of careers and vocational guidance / [edited by] Andrew Morkes
HF5381 .E52 2003, San Marcos, REFERENCE
Escondido, REFERENCE

Occupational outlook handbook / U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
HD8051 .A62 2006-07, San Marcos, REFERENCE
Escondido, REFERENCE

Professional careers sourcebook : where to find help planning careers that require college or technical degrees / Christine Maurer and Kathleen M. Savage, editors
HF5382.5 .U5 P76 2000, San Marcos, REFERENCE

Books and Media

Use the Library Catalog http://sirsi.palomar.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/49 to find books, periodicals, and media on your topic.  You can enter keywords of your own choosing, or you can identify the specific subject headings that the library catalog uses to group related materials together. 

Suggested Subject Headings
Employment Interviewing
Occupations – United States
Professions – United States
Resumes (Employment)
Vocational Guidance – United States

The cultural study of work / edited by Douglas Harper and Helene M. Lawson
Harper, Douglas A.
HD6955 .C86 2003, San Marcos, CIRCULATING

The interview kit / Richard H. Beatty
HF5549.5 .I6 B387 2003, Escondido, CIRCULATING

Occupational outlook handbook / U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
HD8051 .A62 2004-05, San Marcos, CIRCULATING
Escondido, CIRCULATING

Quick interview video [videorecording] /cJIST Works, Ltd
Farr, J. Michael.
HF5549.5 .I6 Q53 2000, Escondido, CIRCULATING

Ten steps to a federal job : navigating the federal job system, writing federal resumes, KSAs and cover letters with a mission / Kathryn Kraemer Troutman ; with contributions by Laura Sachs ... [et al.]
JK716 .T75 2002, San Marcos, CIRCULATING

What color is your parachute? : a practical manual for job-hunters & career-changers / by Richard Nelson Bolles
HF5383 .B56, San Marcos, REFERENCE and CIRCULATING

Articles

Articles are usually identified by using online research databases or printed indexes.  Printed indexes are especially helpful for older material.  Journal, magazine, and newspaper articles can supply the latest information on a topic and often contain details not available elsewhere. NOTE: Passwords required to use off-campus http://www.palomar.edu/library/OnlineDatabases/offcampus.htm

·         EBSCOhost http://prozy.palomar.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=web

EBSCOhost provides access to several databases including magazine, journal and newspaper articles.  For a guide on how to search EBSCOhost, go to Using EBSCOhost at http://www.palomar.edu/library/OnlineDatabases/ebsco.htm

Internet

Basic internet Search Strategies - Use a directory, subject portal, or search engine to focus your Internet search.   In addition to those listed below, find more sites on the Palomar Library Subject Links site at http://www.palomar.edu/library/subjects.htm Information on evaluating websites can be found at http://www.palomar.edu/library/ResearchAids/SelfHelp.htm#websearching.

Information on Citation Styles – In order to create a bibliography for your research paper, you will need to follow the rules of a specific style.  For a list of styles and information on how to use them, go to http://www.palomar.edu/library/ResearchAids/SubjectGuides/WritingStyles.htm. 

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