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Circulating Materials
50 Great Businesses for Teens: How to Start Your Own Business and Make Big Bucks!
by Sarah L. Riehm
Call number 658.11/Rie (YA)
The Big Book of Jobs
331.7/Big 2003-2004
-- This biannual publication provides brief "job seekers guides" to many different careers.
Bodytalk: The Meaning of Human Gestures
by Desmond Morris
Call number 302.222/Mor
The Complete Book of Colleges
378.15/ Com 2001
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cool Jobs for Teens
Call number 371.425/Ire (YA)
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Volunteering for Teens
Call number 302.14/Gra (YA)
Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for Through the Secrets of Personality Type
by Paul D. Tieger
Call number 650.13/Tie
Make Things Happen: The Key to Networking for Teens
Call number 302.224/Zie (YA)
Occupational Outlook Handbook
371.425/Occ 2002-03
-- This biannual publication describes 250 occupations, which cover approximately 107 million jobs. Articles are usually three to four pages in length and provide future job market information, education and training requirements, working conditions and general work description, as well as earnings.
Note: There is also a copy for in-house use only available at the Reference Desk.
Note: Resource is also available online at www.bls.gov/oco
Opportunities in Careers series
VGM Opportunities series
-- Books for many individual careers fields such as journalism, teaching, veterinary medicine, health, acting, advertising, beauty culture, engineering, human resource management, law, nursing, publishing, writing, social work, etc. are available for check out. In the Online Catalog, choose TITLE KEYWORD and type in the name of the career, e.g. "engineer" or "nurse". If you have trouble, ask for help at the Reference or Information desk.
What Color is Your Parachute
by Richard N. Bolles
Call number 650.14/Bol
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Reference Sources
Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance
REF 331.702/ Enc 2003/ v.01…
-- This four-volume set includes a whole volume set up as career guidance and career field profile and the other three volumes containing articles for many various careers, listed alphabetically.
Exploring Health Care Careers
REF 610.69/ Exp v.01 or v. 02
-- This two-volume set contains information on 108 health care careers and includes descriptions, education and training requirements, salary, and growth / opportunities prospects.
Exploring Tech Careers: Real People Tell You What You Need to Know
REF 331.7/ Exp
Guide for Occupational Exploration
REF 331.7/ Gui
-- A set of questions help pinpoint jobs that meet interests and values and try to give readers guidance as to which careers best suit their gifts and talents. Job descriptions are also provided within sections by type of job or type of personal interest.
O*NET: The Dictionary of Occupational Titles
DESK REF 331.7/ One 2002
-- This book contains very brief (a page at the most) job descriptions pertaining to education needed, number of openings, and earnings.
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Electronic Sources
Ohio Career Information System
The Ohio Career Information System is a computer-based career information system containing a wealth of educational and occupational data.
To access this database, enter the following at the login screen:
username: masspl
password: ohiocis03
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Selected Websites
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