Career Exploration

Books

Library Catalog

Possible keyword searches

• federal jobs
• job change

Possible subject searches

• Career changes
• Career development
• Career plateaus
• Job Hunting
• Occupations
• Professions
• Vocational guidance
• Vocational interests

Remember you can look for books in other library catalogs - just switch your search from "MWCC" to "CW/MARS - All Libraries" or choose a library near by you from the list.

Periodical Indexes/Databases
[ To log in to databases from home visit our databases page, and choose the Off Campus access option - Please note: Remote access is limited to currently enrolled students, faculty and staff, and requires a valid library barcode.]

General databases:

• General Reference Center Gold
• MasterFILE Premier
• Lexis-Nexis
  • Try keyword searches - for example"national parks and employment"

Specialized databases:

• CollegeSource - Investigate colleges and universities - do searches to see which colleges offer programs you're interested in. For example, which colleges offer programs in "egyptology"?

Web Resources

• Librarian's Index to the Internet - Jobs and Careers
• UMass Career Resources Library
• Higher Education Information Center - Career links

  Newpaper Sites
  

  Boston Herald
  Community Newspaper Company
  Worcester's Tango classified section

  Government Sponsored Sites

  America's Job Bank
  Federal Jobs
  Massachusetts' state listings

  Multi-Cultural Sites

  Asia Net
  The Black Collegian
  Blackworld Career Center
  Latin America's Professional Network
  Saludos

  Commercial Sites

  Quintessential Careers
  The Monster Board
  CareerBuilder Network
  CareerPath
  Career Mosiac
  Manpower
  Headhunter
  HOTJOBS
  Career Magazine
  The Riley Guide