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Careers Research at Rowan University Libraries: Welcome

This guide describes a variety of information at Rowan University Libraries which can help with career research and planning, interviewing and resume writing, and labor outlooks for the future.

Welcome

Interviewing

What Color Is Your Parachute? Guide to Rethinking Interviews: Ace the interview and land your dream job by Richard N. Bolles
ISBN: 9781607746591
Powerful Phrases for Successful Interviews by Tony Beshara; Phil McGraw (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9780814433546
The Essential Job Interview Handbook by Jean Baur
ISBN: 9781601632821
Answering Tough Interview Questions for Dummies® by Rob Yeung
ISBN: 9781118679944
High-Impact Interview Questions by Victoria A. Hoevemeyer; Paul Falcone (Foreword by)
ISBN: 0814473016
You've Got the Interview Now What? by Brenda Greene
ISBN: 1419511327

Resumes and Cover Letters

CVs, Resumes, Cover Letters and Linkedin by Adrian Wallwork
ISBN: 9781493906475
Get the Interview Every Time: Fortune 500 Hiring Professionals' Tips for Writing Winning Resumes and Cover Letters by Brenda Greene
ISBN: 9780793183029
Ten Steps to a Federal Job, 3rd Edition Kindle by Kathryn Troutman
ISBN: 9780984667116
Federal Resume Guidebook by Kathryn Kraemer Troutman
ISBN: 9781593578503

Career Exploration

Cracking the New Job Market by R. William Holland
ISBN: 9780814417348
10 Insiders Secrets to A Winning Job Search by Todd Bermont
ISBN: 9781564147400
Bound-for-Career Guidebook by Frank Burtnett
ISBN: 9781607097594
What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers by Richard N. Bolles
Call Number: HF5382.7 .B64 (print book on third floor)
ISBN: 1607743620
Flourishing in Life, Work and Careers by Ronald J. Burke (Editor); Cary L. Cooper (Editor); Kathryn M. Page (Editor)
ISBN: 9781783474097
Dare: Straight talk on confidence, courage, and career for women in charge by Becky Blalock
ISBN: 9781118562642
Riding the Rocket: How to manage your modern career by Richard Maun
ISBN: 9789814408288

Job Openings and Career Advice Websites

Library Databases for Career Info

Learning Express Library
Interactive practice tests for career and professional school exams.

Provides a completely interactive learning platform of practice tests for jobs & careers, skills improvement, and U.S. citizenship, as well as job search & workplace skills. These include civil service tests, Praxis tests, law enforcement tests, as well as preparatory exams like GMAT, GRE, LSAT, and MCAT.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
Provides profiles of nearly 3,400 jobs and 94 industries.

Plus advice on career skills.
Lynda.com Online Training
Online computer training (available to Rowan University students and employees).

Lynda.com offers online computer training available free to all Rowan University students, faculty, staff, and administrators. This includes 24/7 online access to the entire library of over 1100 courses such as SPSS, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Dreamweaver, MS Office, Wordpress, iPad, and much more. New courses are added weekly. The lynda.com Online Training Library® is also available via the free lynda.com iPhone and iPad App.
Lynda.com has been provided by Information Resources Training Services.
ReferenceUSA
Search U.S. jobs / internships by keyword or company name. Contains 2.5 million job postings from around the country!

Contains information on U.S and Canadian businesses, residential information compiled from white pages of telephone directories and information on U.S. health care providers. (NJ State Library)

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Many More Books Available, Just Ask!

From the Marine Corps to College by Jillian Ventrone
ISBN: 9781442237209