Helpful Websites
- Occupational Outlook HandbookThe profiles featured here cover hundreds of occupations and describe What They Do, Work Environment, How to Become One, Pay, and more. Each profile also includes BLS employment projections for the 2010–20 decade.
- Career CruisingA site that provides innovative career exploration software full of useful real-world career information. Please see a librarian for the log -in and password.
-DO THIS FIRST!
Log in with a general login (provided by teacher). Create an account and complete the career assessment. - College BoardCollege Website
- Peterson'sCollege Website
Citing a Page of a Website
The following is information on how to cite a page from a website that was found online (CIA World Factbook, BBC Country Profiles, etc.). This information is taken from Owl at Purdue:
A Page on a Web Site
For an individual page on a Web site, list the author or alias if known, followed by the information covered above for entire Web sites. Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given.
"How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.
Print Resources
There is a cart of books in the room for your use. Please access the Library Catalog for more options. There are many books on careers, including the following:
Cool Careers Without College for People Who Love Everything Digital by Call Number: CC 004.02 ROMISBN: 1404207481Publication Date: 2006-07-01
Careers for Extroverts and Other Gregarious Types by Call Number: CC 371.42 GOLISBN: 0071448608Publication Date: 2005-09-26
300 Best Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree by Call Number: CC 331.7 FARISBN: 9781593576585Publication Date: 2009-04-01
100 Fastest-Growing Careers Eleventh Edition by Call Number: CC 331.7 FARISBN: 9781593577834Publication Date: 2010-07-01
