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BOOKS DEALING WITH JOBS AND CAREERS

Where the Jobs are Now: The Fastest Growing Industries and How to Break into Them by Joe Watson
NEW/650.14/WAT

How to Find a Job on Linkedin, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and Other Social Networks by Brad Schepp
NEW/650.14/SCH

Undress for Success: The Naked Truth About Making Money at Home by Kate Lister
658.041/LIS

300 Best Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree by Michael Farr
331.702/FAR

Change One Thing: Discover What’s Holding You Back and Fix It by Anna Wildermuth
NEW/650.13/WIL

150 Best Recession-Proof Jobs by Laurence Shatkin
331.702/ONE

150 Best Jobs for Your Skills by Michael J. Farr
331.702/FAR

What to Do When the Economy Sucks by Peter J. Sander
332.024/SAN

Post Office Jobs by Dennis V. Damp
383.145/DAM

The Job-Hunter’s Survival Guide: How to Find Hope and Rewarding Work, Even When “There are No Jobs” by Richard Nelson Bolles
NEW/650.14/BOL

Your Life, Your Money hosted by Donald Faison
NEW/DVD/SPECIAL INTEREST/YOU 2125

BOOKS ON RESUMES AND COVER LETTERS

Expert Resumes for Military–to-Civilian Transitions by Wendy S. Enelow
NEW/650.14/ENE

Resumes and Cover Letters by Susan Stellin
650.14/STE

Resumes for Dummies by Joyce Lain Kennedy
650.14/KEN

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THE BUSINESS AND JOB CENTER/REFERENCE

The Business and Job Center can be found on the third floor in the second computer room.  The following items can be located in that area.

Great Jobs for Liberal Arts Majors by Blythe Camenson
JOB CENTER/331.702/CAM

Great Jobs for Foreign Language Majors by Julie DeGalan and Stephen Lambert
JOB CENTER/331.702/DEG

Great Jobs for Business Majors by Stephen Lambert
JOB CENTER/331.702/LAM

Great Jobs for Sociology Majors by Stephen Lambert
JOB CENTER/331.702/LAM

Great Jobs for Environmental Studies Majors by Julie DeGalan and Bryon Middlekauff
JOB CENTER/331.702/DEG

Occupational Outlook Handbook by JIST Works, Inc.
*JOB CENTER/REF/331.702/UNI

Best Jobs for the 21st Century by Michael J. Farr
JOB CENTER/REF/331.702/FAR

The National Job Bank published by B. Adams
JOB CENTER/REF/331.128/NAT

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance edited by Andrew Morkes
JOB CENTER/REF/331.702/ENC

2010 National Minority and Women-Owned Business Directory from Diversity Information Resources, Inc.
BUS/REF/670/NAT

Standard and Poor's Industry Surveys by Standard and Poor's Corporation
BUS/REF/332.67/STA

Hoover’s Handbook of American Business: Profiles of 750 Major U.S. Companies by
Gary Hoover
BUS/REF/338.7/HOO

*Reference books always remain in the Library.

 
                                                           
 

NEWSPAPERS AND WANT ADS

Do not forget that many jobs can be located simply by looking through the classified ads in some newspapers. Here are some examples that can be found in the Library.

 
                                                           
 

The Proviso Herald

The Chicago Tribune

Chicago Defender

The Chicago Sun Times

N’Digo

La Raza

Crain’s Chicago

Triton College

 
 

For other unlisted options, please see someone in the Reference Department

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