Career Resources
Use library resources for career exploration, jobs, and salary searching
Occupational Outlook Handbook Online
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Occupational Outlook HandbookThe Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. The Handbook is revised every two years.
Find: the training and education needed, potential earning, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, working conditions.
Databases with Career Information
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Job & Career AcceleratorFind the job that's perfect for you! Job & Career Accelerator guides you through every step of the search process and help make your career goals a reality. Create your own account.
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Vocational & Career CollectionFor vocational and technical libraries servicing high schools, community colleges, trade institutions and public libraries. Full-text coverage for trade and industry related periodicals.
Learning Resources
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LearningExpressLibraryNeed to Register for Login
Online guide to test preparation in basic skills and career advancement. Includes practice tests for: academic, advanced placement, basic skills success, civil service, college preparation, cosmotology, EMS, ESL (Spanish) skills improvment courses, firefighter, GED, graduate school entrance, law enforment, military, real estate, skills improvment courses, teacher certification, technical and career college, and US citizenship. -
O’Reilly for Higher Education**Vendor requires registration on the website to access content.**
Includes the contents of the Safari Basic Tech Library. Focused specifically on technology, the Safari Basic Tech Library provides access to a collection of books from a variety of technology publishers, such as O’Reilly Media, John Wiley & Sons, Cisco Press, Manning, Apress, Microsoft Press, New Riders, Adobe Press, Packt Publishing, Que, Wrox, Sams, Pearson Certification and more.
Resumes: Books & eBooks
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Knock 'Em Dead Resumes by Call Number: eBookMove your resume to the top of the pile! At a time when companies can draw on resume banks containing millions of documents, you'll need to create a concise and powerful resume if you want to stand out. -
Additional Resume Writing Resources...Books located at UH-Downtown & UH-Clear Lake are available by selecting "Request" at the top of the records page. Then select "MD Anderson Service Desk" to have it delivered to the main campus library.
Job Hunting: Books & eBooks
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This Is How to Get Your Next Job by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780814432211Even in a bad economy, companies have job openings they can’t fill. Considering the millions of people who are out of work or unhappily employed, how can that be?What are job seekers doing to turn off employers? And what is it that employers want but aren’t finding? Leading career expert and syndicated columnist Andrea Kay asked employers one simple question: why didn’t you hire the last ten people you interviewed? -
Additional Job Hunting ResourcesBooks located at UH-Downtown & UH-Clear Lake are available by selecting "Request" at the top of the records page. Then select "MD Anderson Service Desk" to have it delivered to the main campus library.
Interview Help: Books & eBooks
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Just the Job! by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780273772460In a tough market, it pays to understand the hidden truths known only to recruitment specialists. -
Additional Interview Help Resources...Books located at UH-Downtown & UH-Clear Lake are available by selecting "Request" at the top of the records page. Then select "MD Anderson Service Desk" to have it delivered to the main campus library.
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UH Career Services
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UH Career ServicesConsult UH career counselors to decide what career to pursue!
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Career Services WorkbookA great resource to help you decide which career path to pursue.
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Cougar PathwayConnect with career counselors and employers through an easy to use appointment scheduler, resume database, on-campus recruiting system, and a job database.
