A Teen's Guide to Employment: Choosing a Career
Find resources on labor laws, creating a resume, choosing a career, and more!
Great Websites
- Occupational Outlook HandbookThe Occupational Outlook Handbook can help you find career information on duties, education and training, pay, and outlook for hundreds of occupations.
Who Are You?
- What Color Is Your Parachute? byCall Number: YA 331.7 ChrISBN: 158008141XPublication Date: 2010-04-06In today’s über-competitive climate, you can’t just wing it when you graduate and count on finding a great job (or a great job finding you). It pays to figure out your interests early, so you can decide what additional schooling—and tuition debt—makes sense for your chosen field.
- Do What You Are byCall Number: 155.26 TieISBN: 0316845221Publication Date: 1995-09-01Do What You Are has already helped more than 750,000 people find truly satisfying work. The book leads you step-by-step through the process of determining and verifying your Personality Type.
Find a Career
- Exploring Careers byCall Number: 331.702 ExpISBN: 1563704889Publication Date: 2003-04-01Every day you see adults all around you on their way to work. What do they do all day? More importantly, what job will you do someday? That's a big question. Your career choice will affect your happiness, your lifestyle, and your earnings. Through a unique mix of interesting information, Exploring Careers helps you learn more about the jobs that match your interests, favorite courses, free-time activities, and skills.
- What to Do with the Rest of Your Life byCall Number: 650.14 RyaISBN: 0743224507Publication Date: 2002-08-27Stuck in a job that's going nowhere? Hate going to work? Pounding the pavement looking for an opportunity? Bored? Whether you are caught in a career crisis, a victim of corporate downsizing, or suffering from old-fashioned burnout, you need America's #1 career coach, Robin Ryan. Robin has the answers. She will show you that your perfect career is waiting for you no matter what your age or income.
Reference Books @ the Library
- Occupational Outlook Handbook 2011-2012 byCall Number: READY REF 331.7 OccISBN: 0071773347Publication Date: 2011-06-16The most comprehensive, up-to-date resource available for choosing the career that’s right for you When making a decision about your career path, it is crucial that you consider any aspect of a job that will affect your future, your sense of fulfillment, and your bottom line.
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- Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance byCall Number: REF 331.7 EncISBN: 081606055XPublication Date: 2005-09-01First published more than a quarter of a century ago, Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance now in its thirteenth edition remains the most comprehensive career reference in print.
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Online Databases
AWPL offers many databases. These two are geared toward adults, but you may still find helpful hints and tips. You will need your library card number to access the databses.
- Brainfuse JobNow Live AssistanceJobNow, powered by Brainfuse, provides live interactive online help combined with online resources to guide you through the necessary tasks to get a job.
- Career Transitions - Pearl RiverA complete self-paced application that walks job-seekers through the entire process of landing a job.