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CAREER GUIDANCE: SELECTED RESOURCES



Contents:
CSUS Career Center
Using EUREKA
General
Web sites for specific fields/occupations
Government Employment

Jobs with Non Profits
Databases
Related CSUS Research Guides
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SACRAMENTO STATE CAREER CENTER

The Career Center is located at 2000 Lassen Hall. The center provides career counseling, job listings, internship information, etc.
Check their web site for hours, locations, and phone numbers.
EUREKA is Sacramento State Library online catalog. Items can be searched in EUREKA by title, author, keyword and Library of Congress Subject Headings. Some suggested keywords are:

                vocational guidance and women
                careers and science
                jobs and california
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GENERAL RESOURCES

American Almanac of Jobs and Salaries ref HD 8038 U5 W74 (annual)
America's Job Bank  http://www.ajb.dni.us/
America's Top 101 Jobs for College Graduates  ref HD 6278 U5 F37 2005
America's Top 101 Jobs for People without a Four-Year Degree  ref HD 5724 F27 2005
Best Career and Education Web Sites: a Quick Guide to Online Job Search   ref HF 5382.75 U6 W65 2004
Bureau of Labor Statistics (US Dept of Labor)   http://www.bls.gov/home.htm
Care.com  http://www.care.com/
Careerbuilder.com  http://www.careerbuilder.com/
CareerJet  http://www.careerjet.com/
Career Journal  http://www.careerjournal.com/
Careers.org  http://www.careers.org/
CityTownInfo.com  http://www.citytowninfo.com/employment)
Dictionary of Occupational Titles  http://www.occupationalinfo.org/
Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance  ref HF 5381 .E52 2005 v.1-5
Job Search USA  http://www.jobsearchusa.org
JobStar  http://www.jobstar.org/
Los Angeles Times (job ads)  http://www.latimes.com/
Monster.com  http://www.monster.com/
Occupational Outlook Handbook    http://stats.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
O*Net OnLine  http://online.onetcenter.org
SacJobs  http://www.sacjobs.com/
The Sacramento Bee (job ads)  http://www.sacbee.com
San Francisco Chronicle (job ads)  http://www.sfgate.com/
San Jose Mercury News (job ads)  http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/
Top 100 careers for College Graduates: Your Complete Guidebook to Major Jobs in Many Fields
     ref HF 5382.5 .U5 F374 2007
Vocational Information Center/Job Markets  http://www.khake.com/page5.html
Yahoo Directory/Careers & Jobs
     http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Employment_and_Work/Careers_and_Jobs/
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WEB SITED FOR SPECIFIC FIELDS/OCCUPATIONS

Careers in Business   http://careers-in-business.jobsinthemoney.com/
Chronicle of Higher Education   http://chronicle.com/
CSU Sacramento Employment   http://www.csus.edu/webpages/employment.stm
Degree Hunter   http://www.degreehunter.com/
Graduate Engineering & Computer Careers Online   http://www.graduatingengineer.com/
National Society of Professional Engineers   http://www.nspe.org/
Psychology Careers   http://psyccareers.apa.org/
Science Careers   http://recruit.sciencemag.org/
Teachers @ Work  http://www.teachersatwork.com/
Teach for America  http://www.teachforamerica.org/
Today's Military/Military Careers   http://www.todaysmilitary.com/careers
Vocational Information Center    http://www.khake.com/page2.html
Yahoo Directory/Career Fields
    http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Business_to_Business/Corporate_Services/
    Human_Resources/Recruiting_and_Placement/Career_Fields/
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GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT (CA/FEDERAL)

CalJobs   http://www.caljobs.ca.gov/
California Occupational Guides   hhttp://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/?PAGEID=139
California State Government Website   http://www.ca.gov/Employment.html
USA Jobs   http://usajobs.opm.gov/
CA Gov -Career Information   http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/?PAGEID=3
US Department of State/Careers   http://www.state.gov/careers/
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NONPROFIT CAREERS

Idealist.org   http://www.idealist.org/if/as/Job
Jobs at Nonprofits  http://www.jobsatnonprofits.com/
Nonprofit Career Network  http://www.nonprofitcareer.com/
Philanthropy Careers  http://philanthropy.com/jobs/
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DATABASES

Databases and indexes are available to all on the Library computers. Unless noted otherwise; off-campus access is restricted to
CSU Sacramento students, faculty, & staff. Instructions for off-campus access are available at Off-Campus Access to Library E-Resources

Use the databases to obtain articles about specific companies, specific careers, employment trends, etc.
Search for a database by either broad subject catagories or an alphabetical title list

Suggested databases to begin research:
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RELATED CSUS RESEARCH GUIDES

Salaries, Wages and Labor Sources: A CSU Library Research Guide

Many of the Library's Research Guides list professional organizations and website that will have job/career information.
Check the complete list of Research Guides for additional information.


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A Sacramento State Library Research Guide compiled by Debbie Rogenmoser, Reference Librarian; drogenmoser@csus.edu
Last updated 6/09