Visit Surry Community College's Career Services Center located in Student Development in the "A" Building on the Dobson Campus. There you will find: Assistance with Job Seeking Skills, information on Cooperative Education, Local Job Openings, Occupational Information, links to Self Assessment tools, and information on Service Learning.
Book Resources
Occupational Guides & Career Change Selections
Databases & Electronic Journal Articles
Career Websites
Writing Your Paper
Use the Web Page Evaluation Check List (pdf) to qualify your Internet & free Web choices.
Begin by searching our Online Catalog of published materials.
Library holdings can be found by entering keywords.
To find the "Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance" book: Open the blue Online Catalog link above > copy the above book title in quotations > paste it into the field provided > select title in the drop down menu > then click on search.
Use the Interlibrary Loan Policy Guide & Form to request materials from other CCLINC libraries.
Go to eBooks for online book resources
Go to Careers databases.
Career
Exploration Links (from the Career & Educational Guidance
Library at the University of California, Berkeley).
The career key (from Lawrence K. Jones, North Carolina
State University) - Taking the Career Key Test now costs $7.95. Still refer to this site for additional information.
Career Voyages (From the U.S. Department of Labor).
Center for Health Careers
- Career Exploration Occupational Bulletin (from the Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania).
Exploring
Occupations: Getting You Started on Your Career Path! (from the University of Manitoba Counseling Service).
2008-09 Occupational Outlook
Handbook (from the U.S.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics). Plus 2008-2009 Career Guide to Industries.
Occupational Employment
and Wage Estimates (from the
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics) - Occupational
categories, descriptions, and wage information at national, state,
and metropolitan area level (e.g., greater Houston).
O*NET OnLine (from
the U.S. Department of Labor) - - occupational information database
Princeton
Review Career Quiz (from Princeton Review,
the national test preparation company).
Profession-Specific
Salary Surveys (from JobSmart, a
service of the Bay Area Library and Information System in Oakland,
California).
The
Salary Calculator™ - allows you to compare your
current salary with income needed to match it in various other
cities (depending on the cost of living in those cities).
U.S. News
Online Career Guide (from the U.S. News and
World Report weekly news magazine).
Agriculture Career Guide
Auto Body Repair Career Guide
Computer Science Career Guide (Including Animation & IT, Etc.)
Construction Careers
Cosmetology Career Guide
Health Sciences Career Guide (All inclusive - from allied health to dental to physical therapists to more ...)
Welding & Metalworking Careers
Use the Researching, Evaluating, Citing(APA) or Citing(MLA), Writing, and Check Form links located under the Subject Guides link on the left. There you will find:
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Notes and tips on researching
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Guides to evaluating Internet websites as well as articles
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Tips for content, structure and grammar
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A number of citing links in various formats with plenty of examples. (Note: If you do not cite the research/articles you used to write your paper, you will be plagiarizing.)
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A checklist link for questions to ask yourself concerning the structure and content of your paper after you have finished writing it. Remember to also make use of the Writing Center located in the R building, in the Academic Support Center.