Nancy Thompson Library Career Resource Pathfinder



KEAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

GUIDE

Career and Résumé-Writing Resources

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Books

To find books on résumé-writing or your career topic, go to the Library’s home page (). Click Books, E-books, Videos, & More to access the Kean Catalog. Type your key words in the search box underneath Find This. For instance, type:

“vocational guidance” psych?

resume? writ?

Click Search. Scroll down to view the search results list. Make note of the Library Location designation for any titles of interest. A designation of Main Collection means that the book is a circulating title, while Reference Collection means that the book does not circulate (may not be checked out). A designation of Electronic Resource or U.S. Government Online Document means that the item is available online; you may access such items online by clicking the title, then clicking the hyperlink next to the words Linked Resource.

Reference Books:

Listed below are select reference titles provided for quick look-up by call number in the Reference Collection. The first column displays the reference call number. The second column displays the corresponding title.

Call Numbers Reference Titles

Ref BF 76 .C38 2007 Career Paths in Psychology: Where Your Degree Can Take You

Ref HF 5381 .E52 2005 Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance

Ref HF 5381 .Y62 2015 Occupational Outlook Handbook 2014-2015

Ref HF 5382.5 .U5 C32 2007 Career Information Center

Ref HF 5383 .Y38 2012 Knock ‘Em Dead Resumes: How to Write a Killer Resume that Gets You Job Interviews

Ref R 690 .R48 2004 Resumes for Health and Medical Careers: With Sample Cover Letters

Ref R 697 .A4 S93 2005 Careers in Health Care

Electronic Books (E-Books):

The Library has a growing electronic book collection. The Kean Catalog provides records for these electronic books, and these records specify that the Library Location is Electronic Resource. Click a book title on a search results list to access the brief record for the item, then scroll down and click the hyperlink provided next to the words Linked Resources. Listed below are select electronic books that focus on career topics and résumé writing:

Advancing Your Career: Concepts of Professional Nursing (2012)

Becoming a Digital Designer: A Guide to Careers in Web, Video, Broadcast, Game and Animation Design (2011)

Becoming a Successful Early Career Researcher (2012)

Best Resumes for College Students and New Grads (2011)

Career Development in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism: A Positioning Approach (2010)

Complete Guide to Getting a Job for People with Asperger’s Syndrome (2012)

Cracking the Tech Career: Insider Advice on Landing a Job at Google, Microsoft, Apple, or any Top Tech Company (2014)

Expert Resumes for Managers and Executives (2011)

From Academia to Entrepreneur: Lessons from the Real World (2013)

Guide to Non-Traditional Careers in Science (2013)

Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for Sector Switchers (2010)

Portfolios for Interior Designers (2010)

Public Safety and Law Enforcement (2010)

Researching the Changing Profession of Public Relations (2013)

Starting Your Career as an Actor (2012)

Unbeatable Resumes: America’s Top Recruiter Reveals What REALLY Gets You Hired (2011)

Writing the Winning CV (2011)

Research Databases

To find articles on your career topic using key words, go to the Library’s home page (). Click Articles & More to access the Databases. Brief directions are provided below to help you navigate these electronic databases. Note: When you are off-campus, you will need to log in with your Kean Google username and password after you click on a database name.

Ferguson's Career To search Ferguson's Career Guidance Center for articles using

Guidance Center your key terms:

✓ Go to the Library’s home page at .

✓ Click Articles & More to access the Databases page.

✓ Click the letter F on the alphabetical menu.

✓ Click Ferguson's Career Guidance Center (Facts on File).

✓ Type search terms in the Search box. For instance, type: microbiologist

✓ Click the search button.

Academic Search Premier To search Academic Search Premier (a multidisciplinary database) for articles using your key terms:

✓ Go to the Library’s home page at .

✓ Click Articles & More to access the Databases page.

✓ Click the letter A on the alphabetical menu.

✓ Click Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost).

✓ Type your key terms in the search box. For example, type:

resume* and writ*

✓ Click Search.

Internet Resources: Career and Résumés

Career Development & Advancement

Center for Academic Success

Kean University



Career OneStop



College Central Network Services



Mapping Your Future



Occupational Outlook Handbook



O*NET OnLine

Occupational Information Network



Internet Resources: APA and MLA Citation Style Guides

APA Style

American Psychological Association



APA Formatting and Style Guide

Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)



MLA Style Center: Writing Resources from the

Modern Language Association of America



MLA Eight Edition: What’s New and Different

Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)

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Click the Research Guides button on the Library’s home page () to access a collection of subject-specific guides, including: .

The Library also provides access to EasyBib and EndNote Web, which will help you organize your sources and produce bibliographies in various citation styles. Look for the EasyBib and EndNote Web links on the Library’s home page at .

Copyright © 2016, Kean University Library.

Originally compiled by Caroline Geck, Chrisler Pitts, and Linda Cifelli.

Revised August 4, 2016.

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