Researching Career Opportunities
Looking for a job is tough work. The job search is possible the most important research you will do in your lifetime, and it is research. The best job hunters and most successful candidates use information to their advantage. The more you can learn about the job, position, and career you are applying for, the employer you hope to work for, and the industry in which you will be employed, the more prepared you will be for the application process, the interview, and the job itself.
Researching industries, job related sources and companies including competitors can really make the difference between an OK interview and a GREAT one. The same goes for cover letters and even on-line resumes and job applications. Invest some time in your future by researching the industries, jobs and companies that you'd like to see yourself working in or at. It can really make the difference!
In a perfect world the career you pursue will give you purpose. To help you find a career that will give you that purpose you will want to conduct research. There are many outlets of information when researching a career -- magazine & journal articles; encyclopedias; directories; job advertisements; and much more.
- CareerJournal.comCareer information and job search from the Wall Street Journal.
- CareerOneStopA portal for governmental information about careers, industry, salary data, and much more.
- Careers.orgInvestigate online degrees and universities, jobs and occupations, and entrepreneurial opportunities.
Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational GuidancePublication Date: 2017MO Valley Career Center
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- Glass DoorAmazing site that gives reviews of companies, typical interview questions/formats, salaries and more.
- Job Resources Center from ZipRecuriterA site with some useful resources for college students embarking on the job search.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook Provides information for hundreds of different types of jobs including: the training and education needed; earnings; expected job prospects; what workers do on the job; working conditions; etc.
- Occupational Employment StatisticsThe Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program produces employment and wage estimates for over 800 occupations. These are estimates of the number of people employed in certain occupations, and estimates of the wages paid to them.
What Color Is Your Parachute? by Publication Date: 2015Overdrive eBook and
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Career Searching at the Student Success Center and the Library
The Student Success Center offers career exploration and other services to prepare students to enter the workforce. The office provides a variety of career counseling and job search assistance services for students and alumni of Missouri Valley College. A professional career counselor will assist individuals with career choices, development of job search action plans, resume and cover letter writing, interviewing strategies, and other career and job-search activities.
The Library offers online databases, resume and cover letter templates, books on various careers, newspapers with job ads, and professional journals with career opportunities. Use Ferguson's Career Guidance Center and the Resume and Cover Letter Builder to find out more about careers and to see examples and templates for cover letters and resumes.
- Business Source Premier
EBSCOhost. Provides indexing and full text of articles in business, leadership, marketing, management, computing and MIS, POM, accounting, finance, and economics.
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- CareerOneStopA portal for governmental information about careers, industry, salary data, and much more.
- Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center (InfoBase)
Contains career and education planning resources, information on various careers and educational institutions, salary information, a career interest assessment, and links to jobs and internships. “Career Q&A: Professional Advice and Insight” videos let users get a no-nonsense insider’s perspective from working professionals across multiple industries. Offers expert advice on writing résumés and cover letters, interviewing, applying for apprenticeships and internships, professional etiquette, and other workplace topics. Users can download résumés and cover letters in Word and PDF formats to use as templates to build their own.
-------------------------------- - Newspaper Source
Provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers. In addition, it offers television and radio news transcripts from major networks.
-------------------------------- - News, Policy & Politics Magazine Archive (featuring Newsweek)
Full text of 15 major magazines dealing with current events, international relations, and public policy. Coverage: 1918 – 2015. Titles include: Americas, Church & State, Common Cause Magazine, Dollars & Sense, Europe, Fellowship, In These Times, NATO Review, New Internationalist, Newsweek, State Legislatures, UN Chronicle, The Unesco Courier, Whole Earth, and The World Tomorrow. Also contains thousands of open-access journal titles from the Publicly Available Content Database.
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- Occupational OutlookFormerly known as Career Guide to Industries.
- Regional Business News
EBSCOhost. Full text coverage of more than 80 regional U.S. business publications.
-------------------------------- - Resume and Cover Letter Builder
Part of the Learning Express Library, this database contains over 200 expert-developed resumes covering a range of occupations and preparation levels. Build your own or use filter templates. Provided by MOREnet.
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