Link to SCC's Career Planning and Placement Office.

Books and videos are a good place to start

Career Exploration:

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance REF. HF 5381 .E52 2005 4 Vols.
Exploring Tech Careers: Real People Tell You What You Need to Know REF. HF 5382 .E97 2001 2 Vols.
Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook REF. HF 5382 .F368 2005 
VGM's Careers Encyclopedia REF. HF 5382.5 .U5 C337 2002
O*NET Dictionary of Occupational Titles REF. HB 2595 .O16 2004
Career Information Center REF. HF 5382 .5 .U5 C32 2002 13 Vols.
The Top 100: The Fastest Growing Careers for the 21st Century REF. HF 5382 .T59 2001
South Carolina Industry & Occupation Projections 1994-2005  REF HC107.S7 E45

Job Searching:

Books:

Change Your Job, Change Your Life: Careering and Re-Careering in the New Book/Bust Economy HF 5382.5 .U5 K69 2002
First Job Survival Guide: How to Thrive and Advance in Your New Career HD 6273 .D43 2006
Great Careers in Two Years: The Associate Degree Option REF. HF 5382.5 .U5 P447 2003
How to Get a Job and Keep It: Career and Life Skills You Need to Succeed HF 5382.7 .M645 2002
How to Say it in Your Job Search HF 5383 .K364 2002
I Don't Know What I Want, But It's Not This HF 5384 .J36 2003
No One Will Hire Me: Avoid 15 Mistakes and Win the Job HF 5549.5 .I6 .K62 2002
Quick Prep Careers: Good Jobs in One Year or Less REF. HF 5381.2 .P45 2003
Resume Writer's Workbook HF 5383 .K723 2001
 

       Videocassettes:

Best 10 1/4 Tips for Finding Your First Job
HF 5382.7 .B47 2000 (15 min.)
Best 10 1/4 Tips for Preparing for Your First Interview
HF 5549.5 .I6 B47 2000 (15 min.)
Effective Resumes and Job Applications
HF 5383 .E34 2000 (34 min.)
Get that Job
HF 5383 .G48 2002 (90 min.)
Seizing the Job Interview
HF 5383 .S462 2001 (20 min.)
Work Skills and Habits for Job Success
HF 5381 .W67 2002 (19 min.)
Your Career Search: Taking the First Step
HF 5381 .Y68 2001 (28 min.)

Link to SCC Library Professional Behavior/Soft Skills Videos

To search for books...

Library catalog: UNICORN
        Suggested subject terms:  job hunting, vocational guidance, resumes, employment

Full text books online: eBooks

Online Encyclopedias
 

To search for journal, magazine and newspaper articles...
Note - Off campus users should access using the A-Z database list

Gale Databases (journal, magazine and newspaper articles)
Academic Search Premier (journal, magazine and newspaper articles)
Career and Technical (magazine articles)
 

Internet Sites: Career Information/Exploration/Job Interview

http://sc.kuder.com
KUDER Career Planning System
Ask a library staff member for a copy of the Quick Start Guide if you wish to take the assessment tests on this site.

http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
Occupational Outlook Handbook: Annual Publication of Profiles of Careers in all Fields. 

http://online.onetcenter.org/
O*NET OnLine: Occupational Information Network

http://www.scois.net
South Carolina Occupational Information System

http://www.sces.org
South Carolina Employment Security Commission

www.projectionscentral.com
State Occupational Projections

http://www.careerinfonet.org/
Career InfoNet: Occupation, Industry and State Information. Includes current labor market information, including current wages and trends by occupation in a particular state.

http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/students/materials/interviewing.htm
Harvard office of Career Services: The Job Interview

http://www.sces.org/lmi/data/wages/oews.asp
South Carolina Employment Securities Exchange
Employment and Wage Estimates (State and Metropolitan), Wage Publications (by area)

http://www.acinet.org/acinet/occ_intro.asp?id=1,&nodeid=1
America’s CareerInfoNet (Sponsored by the US Department of Labor): Occupation Information
Compare local and metro wages with US average

http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcma.htm
US Bureau of Labor Statistics: Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment & Wage Estimates

http://www.sces.org/lmi/data/project/projections.asp?Data=True
SC Employment Security Commission: SC Employment Projections By Industry and Occupation

http://www.naceweb.org/products/info_pages/joboutlookreport.htm
National Association of Colleges & Employers: Job Outlook 2008

http://www.acinet.org/acinet/select_state.asp?id=&nodeid=12&soccode=&next=state1
America's CareerInfoNet: State Profile

http://jobstar.org/tools/salary/sal-prof.php  
 Jobstar.org: Links to Online Salary Surveys

 

Job Searching Online

https://stchr.sccsc.edu/stchr/app/showjobs.php
Spartanburg Community College Job Listings

https://www.scjoblink.org/ada/
South Carolina's Job Bank

http://greenvilleonline.com/
Greenville News Online. Click on the jobs link at the top of the page

http://www.goupstate.com/section/jobs
Spartanburg Herald Journal classified job ads.

http://www.jobs.sc.gov/OHR/OHR-jobs-portal-index.phtm
South Carolina state jobs

http://www.ajb.dni.us/index.html
America's Job Bank

http://www.acinet.org/acinet/
America's Career Infonet - comprehensive wage and salary information.

http://www.homefair.com
Salary calculator for U.S. cities and other relocation information.

http://www.salary.com
Comprehensive wage and salary information

http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/
Great "how to find a job" site. 

http://jobsearch.monster.com/
Monster Board

http://www.hotjobs.com/
HotJobs

http://www.jobbankusa.com/search.html
JobBank USA

http://www.careerbuilder.com
Career Builder

http://www.rileyguide.com
The Riley Guide

http://careerpathsonline.com
Interactive career planning guide

http://jobfinder.com
JobFinder

http://www.careerjet.com
Careerjet: Job Search Engine

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