Career & Job Search Resources

1. Explore Career Options

   American Almanac of Jobs & Salaries
   by John W. Wright
   Bus. Ref 331.11 Wright

   America’s Fastest Growing Jobs
   by J. Michael Farr
   Bus. Ref 331.7 Farr

   Do What You Are
   by Paul D. Tieger & Barbara Barron-Tieger
   Bus. Ref 650.14 Tieger & 650.14 Tieger

   Encyclopedia of Careers & Vocational Guidance
   (JG Ferguson Publishing).
   Bus. Ref 373.426 Encyclopedia (prior year in 373.426)

   Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries
   edited by Jane Malonis (Gale Publishing).
   Bus. Ref 338.003 Encyclopedia

   JobStar (www.jobstar.org)
   Career information & job resources site created and maintained by the California library system. Excellent source of information.

   Occupational Outlook Handbook
   by US Dept. of Labor
   Bus. Ref 373.246 U.S.

   Occupational Outlook Handbook Online (www.bls.gov/oco/)
   Online version of the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Research jobs and career fields.

   What Color is Your Parachute Workbook
   by Richard Nelson Bolles
   Bus. Ref. 650.14 Bolles & 650.14 Bolles

    

2. Identify Potential Employment Leads

   Connecticut's Job and Career Connection (www.ctjobandcareer.org)
   Sponsored by the Department of Labor, this site provides not only links to Connecticut job banks, but also career exploration and job searching tips.

   Career XRoads
   by Gerry Crispin & Mark Mehler
   Bus. Ref. 650.14 Crispin (prior year in 650.14 Crispin)

   
   Encyclopedia of Associations
   edited by Kimberly N. Hunt (Gale Publishing).
   Bus. Ref 060.03 Enc

   Reference USA (www.simsburylibrary.info/busidata.htm)  
   Access via Simsbury Public Library’s web site. Requires valid Simsbury Library card for password to access from home, anyone can use in library. Database of over 12 million public & private businesses. Searchable by type of business, sales, location and more.

    

3. Gather information for networking & interviews

   FindArticles.com (www.findarticles.com)
   Free online source for full text magazine and newspaper articles. Good source for company information.

   Hoovers (www.hoovers.com)
   Free source for company and industry information.

   Iconn (Connecticut’s Digital Library) (www.iconn.org)
   Access periodical articles via Infotrac Onefile or General Reference Center Gold. Requires a valid CT library card. Access newspaper articles via Newspaper resources (Hartford Courant, New York Times, Washington Post.) And more….

   Yahoo Finance (www.finance.yahoo.com)
   Free source of information about public companies.

    

4. Other Useful Resources

   Google (www.google.com)
   My favorite search engine.

   Librarians Index to the Internet
   Portal. Provides annotated lists of valuable websites for a large variety of topics.

   Simsbury Public Library (www.simsburylibrary.info)
   Access Infotrac Onefile (newspaper & magazine database), ReferenceUSA (company information), Hartford Courant, New York Times, and Washington Post..