LibGuides: FYE 100/105 Library Assignment: Career Planning

Library Resources

Vocations and Career Collection
What's included? Provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.
Job & Career Accelerator This link opens in a new window
What's included? Information on careers, skills and interest assessments to match individuals with ideal career paths, how to create professional and competitive resumes and cover letters, search for jobs that fit your needs, give professional interviews and more.
You may browse content on this site before registering. Once you locate an individual learning resource (tutorial, practice test, article, flashcards, or e-book), that you would like to use, you will be prompted to register before you can access it. Registration also gives you access to “My Center,” where you can save any learning resource in progress for future completion, or to reuse an item.

To register from a computer on campus, click the “Sign In/Register” from the upper right side of the blue horizontal navigation bar at the top of any page of the site. Click the “Register” button to register as a new user, verify your institution and enter your information in the required fields, and then click “Register.”

For future visits, sign in as a Returning User with your email address as your username and the password you created at registration.
Career Preparation This link opens in a new window
What's included? Ebooks, tutorials, practice tests, flashcards, and more to help prepare for a professional exam, provide information on occupations, or help improve workplace skills.
You may browse content on this site before registering. Once you locate an individual learning resource (tutorial, practice test, article, flashcards, or e-book), that you would like to use, you will be prompted to register before you can access it. Registration also gives you access to “My Center,” where you can save any learning resource in progress for future completion, or to reuse an item.

To register from a computer on campus, click the “Sign In/Register” from the upper right side of the blue horizontal navigation bar at the top of any page of the site. Click the “Register” button to register as a new user, verify your institution and enter your information in the required fields, and then click “Register.”

For future visits, sign in as a Returning User with your email address as your username and the password you created at registration.

Government Career Resources

Search the online version of the Occupational Outlook Handbook. According to the government website, the OOH provides training and education needed for hundreds of careers, expected earnings, anticipated job availability, typical job responsibilities for specific careers and working conditions.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
For hundreds of different types of jobs—such as teacher, lawyer, and nurse—the Occupational Outlook Handbook tells you: -the training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job and working conditions.
CareerOneStop
CareerOneStop issponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Green Careers
Search government resources about green careers and jobs and find articles on green jobs from Occupational Outlook Quarterly.
Federal Government Jobs
Search for federal government job and find other employment information.
O*NET
Contains hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors on almost 1,000 occupations covering the entire U.S. economy.
U.S. Dept. of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. Its mission is to collect, analyze, and disseminate essential economic information to support public and private decision making.

MCTC Career Resource to Help You!

Am I Job Ready? Career Help
Create an account and complete some questions to find out more about what career(s) you might want to pursue! Use this site to identify your strengths and weaknesses, too.