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John B. Coleman Library

Resources for Nursing and Engineering Careers

Books:

Careers:

100 Best Nonprofits to Work For. Stamford: Arco Thompson, 2000

(Ref HD 2769.2 .U6 H36 2000)

-- Sources for the ‘socially responsible job,’ including Cousteau Society, PBS, National Urban League, Habitat for Humanity and others.

American Salaries and Wages Survey. Detroit: Gale, 1997

(Ref HD4973 .A67 1997)

-- Rankings by industry, county of primary occupation. Gives high, middle and low salary ranges.

Business Rankings Annual. Detroit: Gale, annual (REF HG 4050 .B88)

-- Library has 1991-1995 and 2000 only. Shows the competition.

Hoover’s Austin: Reference Press, annual (REF HG 4057 .A28617)

-- Provides company profiles and information; also online.

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance. Chicago: Ferguson Pub., 2005 (Ref E52 2005)

-- More detailed than the DOT; gives information on how to get into the field.

Job Seekers Guide to 1000 Top Employers. Detroit: Visible Ink Press, 1993

(Ready Reference)

-- Rankings are by location, employer and industry. Gives contact information for companies, as well as application procedure.

State Occupational Outlook Handbook. Detroit: Gale, 1998

(REF HD 5723 .S85 1998)

-- State labor market. Outlook, salary, and number of employers for each field in the state.

State Profiles. Washington, D.C.: Research Associates of Washington

(Ready Reference)

-- Population, economy and recent trends in each state.

Resumes:

Resumes for engineering careers: with sample cover letters. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006

(TA157 .R47 2006)

Real-resumes for engineering jobs. Fayetteville, NC: PREP Pub., 2004

(TA157.R35 2004)

Resumes for nursing careers. Chicago: VGM Books, 2002

(Houston Clinical Center) (RT86.7.R45 2002)

Websites:

***America's Career Infonet



-- Links to state agencies, providing outlooks, wages and trends, skills required.

-- One of the best sites; provides links to the job description as well as to the company itself. Provides detailed requirements and salary expectations for each. Gives a high number of hits compared with some other sites.

***Best Places



-- Shows comparisons of cities, crime rates, salaries etc.

-- A great site for cost of living breakdown comparisons. More subdivisions, and an easy to read and navigate site. Shows climate for cities, as well as helps you choose the best schools.

College Grad Job Hunter



-- Not useful for Government jobs, but includes both a salary calculator and job postings. Salary calculator is not a comparison between two cities, but a great way to track industry pay growth in a given area.

Dictionary of Occupational Titles



-- Online version of what the print edition has.

***Monthly Labor Review Online





-- Wages by area and occupation.

***Occupational Outlook Handbook. Washington DC: Dept. of Labor, annual



-- Online version of what the print edition has.

***O*net Online



-- Resource page; the best place for condensed descriptions and summary of jobs.

USA Jobs



-- The main site if you are looking for employment with the Federal Government.

Engineering Jobs:

American Institute of Chemical Engineers



-- On the gray toolbar, find ‘Career Engineer.’

American Society of Civil Engineers



-- On the blue tab on the left side, click ‘Kids and Careers.’

American Society of Mechanical Engineers



-- On the left side, go to ‘Career Center.’

Engineering Central



--A fantastic site for engineering jobs!

Engineering Jobs



-- A site dedicated to finding you that engineering job.





-- Links to Employers websites.

Nursing:

American Nurses Association



-- Links you to ‘Nurse’s Career Center’ from .

-- Not a huge number of hits for some jobs.

Great Nurse



--This site not only has job postings, but a listserv to help you keep on top of the field as you look for work.

Nursing Jobs Directory



--Includes an interesting gateway into Canadian Job postings

Nursing Jobs Online



-- International database of job listings.

-- Not a lot of hits, though.

MedHunters



-- Even more jobs.

Medjump



-- Not a wide number of hits from this site.

--Another database of medical jobs and career help.

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