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Careers Subject Guide LRC@TCC
Scope: Career planning, job searching, resumes, and job descriptions.
Call number areas to browse: HF5300s (general)
Subjects to search (Library of Congress): Occupations, Job hunting, Vocational
guidance, Career development, Career changes, Resumes
Books in our catalog:
Gale Virtual Reference Library (r)
Dictionary of Occupational Titles HB2595 (O*NET
online) 
(worker
attributes and job characteristics)
Occupational Outlook Handbook HD8051.A62 (OOH
online)
(training,
education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers
do on the job, working conditions)
What Color is Your Parachute?
HF5382.7.B64
Titles beginning with: Career
opportunities, Careers,
Opportunities
in ...
Library Databases:
Films
on Demand Watch videos about Careers
& Job Search including career fields, resumes, and etiquette. Their
collection of Guidance & Counseling offers videos on academic success
such as
time management, test
taking, and
study
skills.
LearningExpress
Library provides TCC patrons with instant access to the most comprehensive
collection of test preparation tools, skill-building materials, and
career resources available. You will discover instantly scored
licensing, certification, and aptitude practice tests, online career
preparation,
and vital information for a wide variety of occupations. Over 1,000
online practice tests and tutorials are available, along with more
than 200 eBook titles.
Testing
& Education Reference Center gives valuable information
on colleges, technical schools, practice entrance exams and certifications,
and professional license exams including ACT, ASVAB, CLEP, SATs and TOEFL.
Also available are the Resume Builder and Virtual Career Library.
Online Resources: 
Virginia
Education Wizard Let "Ginny" help you choose a career,
get the information you need to pursue your career, enroll in one
of Virginia's
community colleges, pay for college, transfer to a four-year college
or university, and get answers to your questions about your future.
Business
subject guide to find company information (products, financials,
industry overviews, employee benefits) on potential employers.
SDV
Classes: Doing Your Research (.doc or .pdf format).
This information literacy chapter for College Success Skills SDV
100 helps students who are overcome with information anxiety! Virginia
Career View For students, parents, counselors, adult learners,
individuals with disabilities, and job seekers. Search over 600 occupations
for descriptions, working conditions, requirements, earnings, and projections
for city locations. Job Listings:
Career Planning & Resume Writing:
- Career
Planning at TCC
including online career
assessment testing.
- Workforce Development
Services from the Virginia Community College
System.
- America's
Career InfoNet Find wages and employment trends, occupational
requirements, state by state labor market conditions, millions of
employer contacts
nationwide, and the most extensive career resource library online.
- CareerPerfect offers
career planning, job search, resume writing, and interviewing advice
in a question and answer format.
- Escape
Artist Living and working overseas.
- KnowHowVirgnia offers
self-assessment test to see what careers might suit you best,
information for investigation
of career fields, and location of available education programs.
- Career
Management Center-Old Dominion University Local and Internet
resources including internships, government employment, disability,
resume writing, women, minorities, and web sites by career field.
- Career
Planning@about.com Career change, company information, job
interviews, job loss, resume writing, etc.
- Sloan Career
Cornerstone Center is
an ever-expanding resource for anyone interested in exploring
career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics,
computing, and healthcare. Explore over 185 degree fields and
find out about education requirements, salaries, networking,
precollege ideas, and career planning resources.
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