Career
Resources
Books and Web
Sites
Books
At
the Alexandria Campus, look in the low bookshelves
in the Counseling Area for these and other
related titles
Encyclopedia
of Careers and Vocational Guidance REF HF5381
.E52 v.1-4
Occupational Outlook Handbook
REF HF5381 .U58
Career Information Center
REF HF5382.5 .U5 .C32 v.1-13
Exploring Tech Careers
REF T65.3 .E95 v.1-2
Federal Personnel Guide
REF JK671 .F43
College
Majors Handbook with Real Career Paths & Payoffs
HF5382.5 .U5 F644 2004
100 Careers for College Graduates HF5382.5
.U5 F374 2007
100 Careers without a Four-Year Degree HF5382.5
.U5 F375 2007
Career Guide and Directory for Immigrant Professionals
HF5382.5 .U5 K288 2003
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Discovering
Your Perfect Career HF5381 .C28 2005
Need
more details on a specific career?
Use the LIBRARY
CATALOG to search for books devoted to a single
type of career. Do a Keyword search, and type
in the career you're looking for and vocational
guidance. Here are sample searches:
| Accounting
vocational guidance |
Teaching
vocational guidance |
| Paralegal
vocational guidance |
Graphic
design vocational guidance |
| Computer
vocational guidance |
Engineering
vocational guidance |
You
can also use the library
catalog to search for books on job options
for different majors. Here are some sample searches:
| Jobs
liberal arts majors |
Jobs
biology majors |
Jobs
business majors |
| Jobs
communications majors |
Jobs
math majors |
Jobs
art majors |
| Jobs
political science majors |
Jobs
history majors |
Jobs
english majors |
When
you find a record in the catalog located at the Alexandria
campus, and the location information says Careers,
the book will be found in the low bookshelf in the
Counseling area. Be sure to write down the Call
Number that is given for the book you want.
Career
Web Resources
NOVA's
Best of the Web: Job Search, Careers, and Employment
web links
NOVA
Counseling Services