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Reference Resources

Collective Resources

• Job Futures, Human Resources Development Canada
• Training and Careers, Service Canada
• Riley Guide, Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet, Margaret F. Dikel
• Career Zone, New York State Department of Labor
• Career Exploration Links: Occupational, Berkeley
• Career Information, Princeton Review Online
• Career Journal, Wall Street Journal
• JobWeb, National Association of Colleges and Employers
• Career Center, US News and World Report

Databases and Directories

• Peterson's Guides
• Occupation Search, America's Career InfoNet

Handbooks and Manuals

• See also: Occupations and Careers
• Career Development eManual, University of Waterloo
• MIT Careers Handbook
• Quintessential Career and Job-Hunting Resources Guide, Randall S. Hansen and Katharine Hansen
• National Occupational Classification, Human Resources and Development Canada
• Career Handbook, "the counselling component of the National Occupational Classification", Human Resources and Development Canada
• Occupational Outlook Handbook, Bureau of Labor, US

Serials

• Black Collegian Magazine Online, 1997 forward, full-text
• Canada Prospects, annual, current and back issues
• Career Connection, Toronto Sun, current and back issues, full-text
• Career Magazine, current issue, some full-text
• Job Hunter EZine
• Monthly Labor Review, 1988 forward, full-text
• Monthly Labor Review: The Editor's Desk, current and back issues, full-text
• Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1999 forward, full-text

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Company Information

Graduate and Professional Studies

• Peterson's Graduate School and Programs
• Graduate School Information, Educational Directories Unlimited, Inc.
• Graduate School Rankings, US News and World Report
• GRE Online
• Postgraduate Study Information, Education and Courses, part of The Prospects Series, published by CSU, the Higher Education Careers Services Unit, UK
• Student Resources, American Bar Association
• Directory of Accredited LIS Master's Programs, ALA
• Top MBAs, Financial Review BOSS magazine
• A Guide to MBA Programs in Europe, Central and Eastern European Education Directory
• Association of American Medical Colleges
• Preparing for Medical School, AMA

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Labour Markets

Canada

• Job Futures, Human Resources and Development Canada
• Essential Skills Occupational Profiles, Human Resources and Development Canada
• Labour Market Information Service
• Provincial Pulse, Scotiabank
• Alberta Occupational Profiles, Alberta Learning Information Service
• Work Futures, British Columbia Occupational Outlook
• Labour Market Information: New Brunswick, HRDC
• New Brunswick Occupations in Shortage or Surplus, New Brunswick Government
• New Brunswick Job Futures
• Labour Market Information, Newfoundland and Labrador
• Career Options, Department of Education, Nova Scotia
• Ontario Job Futures
• Labour Market Information and Outlook, InfoPEI
• Job Futures Quebec
• Saskatchewan Job Futures

United States

• Occupational Outlook Handbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Career Guide to Industries US Bureau of Labor Statistics
• State Labor Market Information Contact List, US Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Glossary of LMI Terms, Massachusetts Division of Employment and Training
• State and Local Labor Market Information, America's Career InfoNet
• Labor Market Information, Connecticut Department of Labor
• Maine Labor Market Information Services, Maine Department of Labor
• Labor Force and Unemployment Rates, Division of Employment and Training, Massachusetts
• Labor Market Information in New Hampshire, New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau
• Workforce Industry Data, New York State Department of Labor
• Labor Market Information, Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
• Vermont Labor Market, Vermont Department of Employment and Training

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Occupations and Careers

General Resources

• See also: Newspapers, especially the Classified sections
• See also: Labour Markets
• National Occupational Classification, Human Resources and Development Canada
• Occupational Outlook Handbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US
• CAPS Handouts, Career and Placement Services, University of Chicago
• Best Companies to Work for in Canada, Report on Business
• Top 50 CEOs, Atlantic Business Magazine
• Career Place, especially for Canadian Aboriginals
• 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers, Working Mother Magazine

Collective Job Banks

• Job Bank, Human Resources and Development Canada
• Employment Opportunities, Public Service Commission of Canada
• Jobs Open to the Public, Public Service Commission of Canada
• Monster Board Canada
• Monster.com
• Job Banks, Meta-Guides, and Job Clearinghouses, Career Resource Library, America's Career InfoNet
• America's Job Bank
• USA Jobs, US government's official site for jobs and employment information, US Office of Personnel Management
• Hoover's Online Career Development Job Search

Arts and Humanities

• Frequently asked questions about a career in archaeology in the US, Illinois State Museum
• Liberal Arts Job Search Guide, Rice University
• Career Handbook for Philosophy Majors, University of Florida

Business

• Career Guide, Market Research Association
• Women Entrepreneurs, US SBA

Higher Education and Academia

• University Teaching Sources and Resources: Practical / Professional Matters
• Career Ads, University Affairs
• Job Openings, Chronicle of Higher Education

Medicine and Nursing

• Considering a Career in Medicine, AAMC
• Accelerated Programs: The Fast-Track to Careers in Nursing, AACN Issue Bulletin
• AJN Career Guide
• Health Information Profession Jobs
• Nursing Employment, CanadianRN Directory

Social Sciences

• Career Handbook, School of Social Work, Columbia University
• [Psychology] Career Handbook, Georgia State
• Considering a Career in Psychology, APA
• Careers in Sociology, American Sociological Association

Salaries and Wages

• See also: Labour Markets above
• Wage and Salaries from Labour Market Information, HRDC
• Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US
• National Compensation Survey, Bureau of Labour Statistics, US
• Sources of Wage Information, California LaborMarketInfo
• Salary and Benefits Survey Report Information and Free Summary Data, Abbott, Langer and Associates
• Salary Search, Wall Street Journal
• BComm and MBA Salary Annual Survey Reports, Career Centre, University of Calgary
• InfoWorld Compensation Survey
• ARL Annual Salary Survey

Science, Math, and Engineering

• ScienceCareers, Science
• Office of Human Resources: Careers, National Academy of Sciences
• Caree and Employmnet, IEEE

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Relocation Resources

General Resources

• City and State Guides, America's Career InfoNet
• Universal Currency Converter, xe.com
• Moving Cost Calculator, Home Fair
• Relocation Salary Calculator, Home Fair
• Maps, Google
• Local, Google
• MapQuest Interactive Atlas
• Excite Maps
• The National Address Server, University of Buffalo

Visa and Related Information

• Temporary Entry into the United States and Mexico under the NAFTA, Foreign Affairs Canada and International Trade Canada
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada
• Visas, US State Department
• Foreign Entry Requirements, US State Department
• Visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
• Working in Australia, Department of Immigration, and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Australia
• Vising New Zealand, Immigration New Zealand
• UK Visas

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Resume Writing

• SES Resume Writing, University of Manitoba
• Resume Writing, Staffing Services, Dalhousie University
• Resume Tutor, University of Minnesota
• Resumes, Texas A&M
• Business / Professional Writing [Resumes], Purdue On-Line Writing Laboratory, Purdue University
• Resumes and Letters, University Career Services, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Professional Employment Portfolios, Ball State University
• Is Your Resume a Dinosaur?, Department of Labor, New York State

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Created: 1998/05/22 Last updated: 2006/02/14
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