Southeastern Louisiana University

Career Subject Guide

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance
--Reference Room Tables-- HF 5381 .E52 (4 vol.)

Handbooks, Guides, Directories

Career Guide to Industries
--3rd Floor Morrison Room Index Tables-- L 2.3/4-3; also available online
Career Information Center
--Reference Room Tables-- HF 5382.5 .U5 C32 1999 (13 vol.)
Careers in Recreation
--Reference Room Tables-- GV 160 .C65 2000
Career Opportunities Series (health care, tourism, education, etc.)
--Reference Room Tables
Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook
--online-- netLibrary e-book
Occupational Outlook Handbook
--Reference Room Tables-- HD 8051 .A62; --3rd Floor Morrison Room Index Tables-- L 2.3/4; also available online
Occupational Outlook Quarterly
--3rd Floor Morrison Room Stacks-- L 2.70/4; also available online
Standard Occupational Classification Manual
--Reference Room Tables-- HB 2595 .S7 2000; also available --3rd Floor Morrison Room Stacks-- PREX 2.6/3: 2000
State Occupational Outlook Handbook
--Reference Room Tables-- HD 5723 .S85
What Color is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters & Career Changers
--Reference Room Tables-- HF 5382.7 .B64 2005; also available --4th Floor Stacks-- HF 5382.7 .B64 1993

Dictionaries

The Career Guide: Dun's Employment Opportunities Directory
--Reference Room Tables-- HF 5382.5 .U5 D8
O*NET Dictionary of Occupational Titles
--online-- netLibrary e-book
Dictionary of Marketing and Advertising
--Reference Stacks-- HF 5415 .R577

Resume Guides & Cover Letters

There are many resume guides and cover letter books located on the Reference Room Table, HF 5383 area of the Sims Library. The Library also has copies in the 4th Floor Stacks, HF 5383 for checkout.

Indexes and Databases

Academic Search Complete-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of articles published in scholarly publications from many disciplines.

Business Source Complete-- Indexes, abstracts and provides full-text of articles from magazines and scholarly journals, industrial/technological periodicals, company and industry profiles, country economic data, accounting standards, encyclopedic dictionaries and handbooks.

LEXIS�-NEXIS� Academic-- Provides full-text of: U.S. and international newspapers; business, industry and market news; accounting literature; company financial reports and profiles; legal news and reviews; state and federal case law; state, U.S., Canadian, Commonwealth and E.U. codes and regulations; patents; medical news and journals; state and country profiles; biographies and quotations; polls and surveys and a world almanac.

Regional Business News-- Indexes, abstracts and provides full-text articles from regional business journals, newspapers and newswires across the United States. Louisiana publications include the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report and New Orleans CityBusiness.

Wall Street Journal-- Indexes, abstracts and provides full-text of selected articles from The Wall Street Journal from 1984 to present.

Internet Sites

America's Job Bank -- Thousand of jobs posted daily.

CareerBuilder.com -- This site includes thousands of jobs available in the United States.

JobHuntersBible.com -- Richard Bolles provides this site as a supplement to his book, What Color is Your Parachute?: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters & Career Changers.

Louisiana Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates -- This page, maintained by the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, provides wage estimates and number of employees for various occupations in Louisiana.

Louisiana Works.net -- This page, maintained by the Louisiana Department of Labor, provides links for businesses and jobseekers, and workers.

Mapping Your Future -- This web site is sponsored by a group of guaranty agencies who participate in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FEFLP).

Monster.com -- This site includes the largest online job database on the web.

Net-Temps.com -- Search jobs for contract, temporary, and permanent employment. Search jobs by city, state, or skill.

Southeastern Louisiana University Career Services Office -- This page, maintained by the Southeastern Louisiana University Career Services Office located in the Student Union Room 241, provides a variety of services and programs to serve the placement needs of Southeastern students and graduates. Explore links to career information, interviewing information, student employment and so much more.

Southeastern Louisiana University Human Resources Office -- This page, maintained by the Southeastern Louisiana University Human Resources Office, provides links to vacancy announcements, training, recruitment, and other points of interest.

USAJOBS -- "USAJOBS is the official job site of the United States Federal Government."