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Careers

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CAREERS


 

Welcome to the Careers Library Guide! This guide provides resources for information pertaining to careers.


 

 

Citation: River Road High School


Library Resources 

 


 

Search all Library Resources using the Catalog!

 

You can now search and retrieve resources from: BookseBooks, articles from Academic, newspapers, and popular magazine publications and free or government websites!

 

If you prefer searching a particular database, here

Merriam-Webster defines the word careers as, "a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling, or a field for or pursuit of consecutive progressive achievement especially in public, professional, or business life."

 

Did you know the word career got its start in the world of medieval tournaments. Jousting required knights to ride at full speed in short bursts, and 16th-century English speakers

used the noun "career" (from Middle French carriere) to refer to such gallops as well as to the courses knights rode. By the mid-17th century, the verb had acquired its general "go fast"

meaning, and by the 19th century the noun had developed the workaday use that is common today. (In case you're wondering, "career" is not related to "careen," which also means "to move at high speed"; "careen" has nautical origins, tracing to the Latin word for "hull.")

 

Citation: Merriam-Webster, Inc.

 

Reference Resources


 

Careers and occupations: looking to the future

Call Number:  HF5382.5 U5 C373 

 

 Encyclopedia of Careers and Occupational Guidance

Call Number: HF 5381 .E52 2015 V.1-5

 

Occupational Outlook Handbook 

Call Number: HF5382.5 .U5 023 2010

 


Online Databases


Testing and Education Reference Center

Learn how to pursue a new career and gain advice on resume, cover letters, interviews and networking. Build an attention grabbing resume and prepare for certification exams for some of the most popular careers.

 


City Colleges of Chicago Resources


Program Finder

 Information on City Colleges' Career and Technical education and other academic offerings.

 

Career Finder

Research the fastest growing careers and view salary data, search job board, and seek assistance from the City Colleges' staff.

 

Career Planning and Placement Centers

The Career Planning and Placement Center at each of the City Colleges can help students explore career options, decide on a major, make a career change or find a job. All services are free and open to all Chicago residents.

 

Career and Transfer Services Center (CATS)

Career Services at Olive-Harvey College provides comprehensive services and resources required to help you make an informed decision about a career and a major as well as to help you with a successful transition into the workforce.

 


Internet Resources


My Next Move

Website set up by the federal government to make an interactive look at where you might want to go, what you might want to do and how you get their with your career.

 

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Maintained by the U.S Department of Labor, this website tells you the training and education needed, expected earnings and job prospects, job descriptions and working conditions for hundred of different types of jobs.

 

Career One Stop

Sponsored by the U.S Department of Labor, this site contains tools to help job seekers, students, businesses, and career professionals.

 

MyPlan.com

This website helps students and professionals plan more fulfilling lives by making well-informed decisions about their education and careers.

 

Majors and Careers (College Board)

Browse major and career profiles to explore career options and majors. You can also select an interest and explore related careers.

 

USAGov

Search for jobs with the federal government.

 


 


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