- Library Catalog
- Interviewing and resume/letter writing
- Selected general career guides
- Specific guides to selected fields
- General guides to post-secondary education
- Specific Guides to Post-secondary Education
- Examinations & Certification
- Online Databases
- Newspapers and Magazines
- Internet Resources
- SUNY Cortland Career Services
- Applications for Positions
- Business Enterprises
- Career Changes
- Career Development
- Certification
- Civil Service - Examinations
- Civil Service Positions
- College Graduates - Employment
- Cover Letters
- Employment Forecasting
- Employment Interviewing
- Internship Programs
- Job Vacancies
- Labor Market
- Labor Mobility
- Occupational Training
- Occupational Training
- Occupations
- Personal Trainers
- Professions
- Resumes (Employment)
- Summer Employment
- Vocational Guidance*
- Youth - Employment
- Career Guides [HF 5381 - HF 5386]
- Personnel Management [HF 5549 - HF 5549.5
- Women and Employment [HD 6052 - HD 6223
- College Guides [Ref. L 11 - Ref. LA 266]
- Scholarships [Ref. LB 2337.2 - LB 2338
- Ask the Headhunter: Reinventing the Interview to Win the Job [Ref. HF5549.5.I6 C668 1997]
- Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume [Ref. HF5383 .I747 2000]
- Cover Letters that Knock 'Em Dead [Ref. HF5383 .Y378 2001]
- Dynamic Cover Letters: How to Write the Letter that Gets You the Job [Ref. HF5383 .H278 2001]
- Get Paid What You're Worth: the Expert Negotiator's Guide to Salary and Compensation [HD4909 .P54 2000]
- High Impact Resumes and Letters [HF5383 .K7 1998]
- Job Interviews for Dummies [Ref. HF5549.5.I6 K393 2000]
- More Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions [Ref. HF5549.5.I6 D45 2001]
- Real-resumes for Teachers [Ref. LB1780 .R43 2000]
- Resumes for Dummies [Ref. HF5383 .K424 2000]
- Resumes for Education Careers [Ref. HF5383 .R436 1999]
- Resumes for First-time Job Hunters [Ref. HF5383 .R455 2000]
- American Almanac of Jobs and Salaries- [Ref. HD8038.U5 W74 2000]
- America's Fastest Growing Job [Ref. HD5724 .F26 2001]
- America's Top Jobs for College Graduates [Ref. HD 6278 U5 F37 1994]
- Career Guide to Industries [GovDoc/L/2.3/4-3:2002-03]
- Civil Service Handbook: How to Get a Civil Service Job [Ref. JK 716 H337 1992]
- Employment Outlook, 1998-2008: Occupational Change from an Idustry Perspective [GovDoc L 2.3:2522 2000]
- Encyclopedia of Career Change and Work Issued [Ref. HF 5381 E516 1992]
- Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance [Ref. HF 5381 E52 2000]
- Occupational Outlook Handbook [Ref. HF 5381 A1 O36] Also available online at http://www.bls.gov/oco
- What Color is Your Parachute? [HF5382.7 .B64 1997]
- Actor's Guide: Your First Year in Hollywood [PN1995.9.P75 S18 2000]
- Career Opportunities in the Sports Industry [GV734 .F545 1999]
- Careers for Sports Nuts & Other Athletic Types [GV734 .H45 1997]
- Careers in the Outdoors [Ref. HF 5382.5 U5 S69 1992]
- Complete Guide to Environmental Careers in the 21st Century [GE60 .D69 1999]
- Directory of Public Schools and Administrators New York State [Ref L903 .N72]
- Dream Job: Sports Publicity, Promotion and Marketing [GV714 .H45 2000]
- Educator's Job Search [Ref. LB 1775 K546 1993]
- Guide to Nontraditional Careers in Science [Ref. Q147 .K73 1999]
- Internships [Ref L901 .I66 2002]
- Jobs in the Drug Industry: a Career Guide for Chemists [QD39.5 .F75 2000]
- Making the Journey: Being and Becoming a Teacher of English Language Arts [LB1631 .C4486 2000]
- Now Hiring! Outdoor Jobs [Ref. SB 486 V62 D82 1994]
- Opportunities For Education Through Public Service, The White House Internship Program [GovDoc PR 42.8:W 53/IN 8]
- Prepariing for a Career in Therapeutic Recreation [Ref. RM 736.7 N375 1994]
- Professional and Occupational Licensing Directory [Ref. HD3630.U7 P76 1993]
- New York State School District Index [http://www.nysed.gov/admin/admindex.html]
- New York State School District Report Card [http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/repcrd2002/nydist.htm]
- 270 Ways to Put Your Talent to Work in the Health Field [Ref. RA440.9 .N3 1998]
- Barron's Profiles of American Colleges [Ref. L 901 B37]
- Black American Colleges & Universities: Profiles of Two-year, Four-year & Professional [Ref. LC2781 .H54 1994]
- College Blue Book [Ref. LA 226 C685 2002]
- College Board College Handbook [Ref. L901 .C64 2003]
- College Board Index of Majors and Graduate Degrees [Ref. L901 .C644 2003]
- Lovejoy's College Guide [REF LA226 .L6]
- Peterson's College & University Almanac [Ref L901 .P452]
- Peterson's Graduate and Professional Programs 6 vols. [Ref L901 .P442]
- Peterson's Guide to Four-year Colleges [Ref. L901 .P461]
- U.S. News & World Report: Education [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/eduhome.htm]
- Barron's Guide to Law Schools [Ref. KF266 .B37 2003]
- Get into Medical School: A Guide for the Perplexed [Ref. R838.4 .I84 1997]
- Health Professions Education Directory [R847 .H43 1997-98 .D57]
- Official Guide to U.S. Law Schools [REF KF273 .A86 1998]
- Penguin Guide to American Medical and Dental Schools [Ref. R735.A4 D68 1999]
- Planning Your Career in Alternative Medicine: a Guide to Degree and Certificate Programs in Alternative Health Care [Ref. R733 .L96 1997]
- Barron's How to Prepare for the LSAT: Law School Admission Test [Ref KF285.Z9 B3]
- Best Test Preparation for the NYSTCE, New York State Teacher Certification Examination [Ref. LB1763.N7 B47 1997]
- Cracking the MCAT: Medical College Admissions Test [Ref R838.5 .S55]
- GRE, Practicing to Take the General Test [Ref. LB2367.4 .G72 1996]
- GRE SuperCourse [Ref. LB2367.4 .M375 1997]
- New Rudman's Questions and Answers on the -- LSAT Law School Admission Test [REF KF285.Z9 N48]
- Official Guide for GMAT Review [Ref. HF1131 .O43 2000]
- Preparing for the ASCM Health/fitness Instructor Certification Examination [GV428.7 .I73 1998]
- Teacher Certification Requirements, All Fifty States [Ref. LB1771 .T423]
- Teacher Certification Tests [Ref. LB1762 .D55 1996]
- Business Dateline
- Business and Management Practices
- EconLit
- Expanded Academic ASAP
- Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
- New York Times
- Reader's Guide Abstracts
- WilsonSelectPlus
- Black Enterprise
- Business Week
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Economist
- Education Week
- Employee Services Management
- Forbes
- Fortune
- Harvard Business Review
- Journal of Business Strategy
- MLR, Monthly Labor Review
- New York Times
- Wall Street Journal
- Abracat - Database of classified ads for over 700 newspaper affiliates [http://www.abracat.com/abracat/affiliates/index.jsp]
- America's Job Bank [http://www.ajb.dni.us]
- CareerBuilder [http://www.careerbuilder.com]
- Educational Placement Service [http://www.educatorjobs.com/]
- JobBankUsa [http://www.jobbankusa.com/]
- Job Hunt [http://www.job-hunt.org]
- Monster.com [http://www.monster.com/]
- National Teacher Recruitment Clearinghouse [http://www.recruitingteachers.org]
- Newslink [http://newslink.org/]
- Occupational Outlook Handbook [http://www.bls.gov/oco/]
- USAJobs [http://www.usajobs.opm.gov]
Some places to browse by call number
Library Catalog
Books and other materials owned by the library and related to career planning can be found in the SUNY Cortland Memorial Library Catalog using the following subject headings:
*Recommended subject heading
Some Places to Browse with LC Call Numbers
Interviews, Resumes and Cover Letters
Selected General Career Guides
Specific Guides to Selected Fields
General Guides to Post-secondary Education
Specific Guides to Post-secondary Education
Examinations & Certification
Online Databases
The following databases may be used to find career information. Subjects to search for include Academic Degrees, Career planning, Careers, College Graduates, Corporations - Rating, Employment, Job Hunting, Personnel Management, Professional Labor Markets and Occupations, Resumes (Employment) etc.
Newspapers and Magazines
Current newspapers and magazines selected for their career/job opportunity articles:
Internet Resources
SUNY Cortland Career Services
For Professional Counseling and Career Materials visit the SUNY Cortland Career Services office, Room B-5, Van Hoesen Hall.
Their Career Services Library contains contains print, video and computer information on majors, career choice, occupations, job search skills and resources, scholarships, graduate and professional schools, volunteer, summer and internship opportunities and academic and professional employment listings.
Prepared by Ellen Paterson
Revised by Ellen T. McCabe 6/30/95; Ellen Paterson 7/98, Margaret Anderson 1/2003