Career and Job Information

FINDING CAREER INFORMATION

Check MIDAS to find books on your career choice or options for careers in your field of study. Try searching using the word careers and also vocational guidance.
Can't find what you need at MCC Library? Check WorldCat for additional titles and request them through Interlibrary Loan.

The Library's database Facts on File, has a career section called Ferguson's Career Guidance Center.

FUN TIP: Check Biography Reference Bank to read biographies of noted individuals in a particular field. Just select the occupation (not all occupations are listed) under "Profession/Activity" and hit search.

CAREER INFORMATION WEBSITES

• Check the "Occupational Outlook Handbook" at the US Department of Labor website.
• Search O*Net for additional career information. (Produced by the US Department of Labor).
• Try the New Jersey Occupational Outlook Handbook. (Click on "Download".) If you are using a newer version of Adobe, you can use the "binoculars" on the left to search for your career.
• Do a Google search for any of the Associations listed in Ferguson's or the Occupational Outlook Handbook for additional career information.
• America's Career Infonet is also a good place to check.
• The Digital-Librarian Employment page also has links to many career related sites.
  

WAGE AND SALARY INFORMATION

Salary information from many of the sources listed above may be country-wide averages. Check wage statistics for New Jersey at the US Department of Labor; look at the Wall Street Journal's Career Journal for salary information on professional jobs; try Salary Expert; or when using O*Net, search for your career choice in the "Quick Search" box, selecting your career from the list provided. At the bottom of the screen select "New Jersey" to find the estimated wages for the occupation in New Jersey.

COLLEGE SEARCH

Check the College Blue Book (In the Gale Virtual Reference Library) to search for colleges that offer the degree programs you want.

You can also search Peterson's College Search or CollegeNet.

NEED TO FIND A JOB?

America's Job Bank

New Jersey's Job Bank

Job listings from the Star Ledger and other NJ newspapers.

Use JobWeb for openings geared to college students.

Check MCC Career Services for job listings.

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