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Career Resources

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Career Resources

  • Career Exploration & Planning
  • Occupational Profiles
  • Employment Trends & Statistics
  • Researching Jobs & Employers
  • Summer Employment
  • Internships & Training Programs
  • Resumes, Cover Letters, & Interviews
  • Online Job Announcements
  • UCF Resources
Top-pick Occupational Outlook Handbook
Online version
U.S. Documents L 2.3/4: (1984/85-1990/91, 1996/97+, current edition at Reference Desk)
ASI Microfiche 6744-1 (1972/73+)
"provides information on nature of work; working conditions; employment; training, advancement, and other qualifications; job outlook; earnings; related occupations; and sources of additional information for over 250 different occupations covering 9 out of 10 jobs in the economy."
Career Guide to Industries
Online version
U.S. Documents L 2.3/4-3: (1992-1994, 1998/99-2002/03, 2006/07+, current edition at Reference Desk)
ASI Microfiche 6748-87 (1992-1994, 1998/99+, current edition at Reference Desk)
ASI Microfiche 6726-1.86 (1994/95)
a companion to the Occupational Outlook Handbook
Occupational Outlook Quarterly
Online version (1999+)
Online version (full-text Mar 1990+; indexing Sep 1989+)
General Collection HF 5382 .U5 O3 (1967+)
Microfilm HF 5382 .U5 O3 (1958-1967)
"provides practical information on jobs and careers. Articles are written in straightforward, non-technical language and cover a wide variety of career and work-related topics such as new and emerging occupations, training opportunities, salary trends, and results of new studies from the Bureau of Labor Statistics."
"serves as the nation's primary source of occupational information, providing comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations."
  • Find Occupations - "Use keywords or O*NET-SOC codes, Job Families, High Growth industries, O*NET descriptors, Job Zones, or STEM disciplines."
  • Skills Search - "Use a list of your skills to find matching O*NET-SOC occupations."
  • Crosswalk Search - "Enter a code or title from the DOT, MOC, RAIS, SOC, or CIP to find matching O*NET-SOC occupations."
  • Tools & Technology Search - "Use tools and technology to find In-Demand occupations. Learn about related skills important to employers and educators."
Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Online version
U.S. Documents L37.2: Oc 1/2/991
ASI Microfiche 6406-1 (1965-1991)
has been replaced by the O*NET

Salary and Wage Resources

  • UCF Salaries & Wages
  • Florida Resources
  • General Resources
  • Joblines
  • Executive Compensation Resources

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Prepared by: Rich Gause, Government Documents Librarian
URL of this page: http://library.ucf.edu/govdocs/careers.asp

Last update:06/03/09 02:57:32 PM