Career Development

Selected Resources

A. C. Buehler Library, Elmhurst College

General information about careers

• Occupational Outlook Handbook Online (from the Department of Labor. Last year's print version in Reference section, call number R 371.425O15 2003

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (compiled by the Department of Labor) breaks down income by geographical area and occupation.

• Great jobs for English majors. DeGalan, Julie. 2000. Call number 650.14 D317GE 2000

• Jobs for English majors and other smart people. Munschauer, John L. 2000. Call number 650.14 M969J1991

• Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance Reference R 331.702ES61997

• Writer's Market 2003, Reference R 029.6 W956 2003

• Guide to Literary Agents, Reference R 070.52 C946L 1999

• Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents, Reference R 070.5025 W956

• Writer's and Illustrator's Guide to Children's Book Publishers and Agents, Reference R 070.5025 W956i

Using the Catalog

• Use Illinet Online to find books and materials held in the Elmhurst College library. You can also search search the collections of over 60 other Illinois academic libraries

• On the search screen, you can browse by subject. Pick "Browse Subject" from the scroll down list.

  Some examples of Subject Headings:

Careers

Vocational guidance

Occupations

Employment

• You can also combine terms using the "Guided Keyword" search. Try different combinations and terms to locate relevant print materials for your research.

  Writing AND careers

  Publishing AND jobs

  Example of a useful print resource:

• Joyce Tang and Earl Smith, ed. Women and minorities in American professions. 1996. Electronic resource (this is an "e-book"): http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=5288

 

Trade and Professional Journals

Trade and Professional journals sometimes contain classified employment sections and/ or information about career-related events (job fairs). For example, Publishers Weekly carries nationwide job classifieds at the back of evey issue. Investigate journals in your particular field (journalism, publishing, teaching, etc.) to see if they contain such information.

Career information and associations

The Write Jobs: Job Listings for Journalists, Editors, and Writers

American Society of Journalists and Authors

Association of Multimedia Communications

Childrens Book Guild

Electronic Literature Organization

Internet Professional Publishers Association

National Association of Science Writers

National Council of Teachers of English

National Press Club

National Resume Writers Association

National Writers Union

Poets and Writers

Writers Guild of America

 

Finding more associations and organizations

Associations on the Net

Union of International Associations

Online job directories and job resources

Monster.com

Chicago Tribune Job Ads

America's Job Bank

Monster.com

Jobtrak.com

Career Magazine

HotJobs.com

College Grad Job Hunter

About.com ~ Jobs and Careers

National Association of Colleges and Employers on Job Web

ComputerJobs.com

Job Star Cover Letter Examples

Safetynet ~ Resumes and Cover Letters

Resumes and Cover Letter Examples from University Wisconsin

Careerbuilder.com

WetFeet.com

Newspapers Free on the Internet

Elmhurst College Career Links

 

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