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Over 1,000 books on writing resumes and cover letters, preparing for interviews, job hunting, and choosing and preparing for a career are contained in the College Library Career Collection.

Click on any Career Collection page to find: books, e-books, sample MadCat book searches, library databases, and web sites.

The collection is located in the center area of the third floor of College Library.

Career Selection

Self-Assessment -- Assess your skills and interests and identify career opportunities.

College Majors -- Find college majors that prepare you for a chosen career and find careers that make use of your college education.

Occupations -- Explore fields and occupations, including requirements, duties, potential for advancement, and job outlook.

Colleges & Universities

College Directories -- Use descriptions, statistics and information about specific fields of study to evaluate colleges.

Rating Reports -- Compare ratings and rankings for undergraduate and graduate schools.

College Applications -- Apply to schools, write application essays, and study for standardized tests.

Financial Aids -- Find descriptions and sources for educational funding such as scholarships, loans, grants and fellowships.

Study Abroad -- Identify study abroad programs and resources and prepare for a study abroad experience.

Summer Jobs

Internships -- Identify internship opportunities and internships that are currently available.

Summer Jobs -- Explore various types of summer employment and find summer job openings.

Volunteer Jobs -- Identify volunteer opportunities and organizations that offer volunteer experiences.

Temporary Jobs -- Find temporary and part-time jobs.

Employers

By Field -- Find employers and jobs in specific career fields.

In Madison -- Find jobs in the Madison area through campus and government job offices, local job services, and newspaper classified ads.

In U.S. Cities -- Use job banks, lists of jobs in specific locations, and employer contact information to apply for jobs.

International -- Find information on popular international jobs, companies, and current job openings.

Job Hunting

Market Yourself -- Learn about job hunting strategies, organization, networking, and Internet job searches.

Research Companies -- Use company profiles, financial information, growth and advancement opportunities and recent media coverage to compare employers and prepare for interviews.

Resumes -- Prepare your resume and use on-line resume banks.

Cover Letters -- Use sample letters and guidelines for creating cover letters to write your cover letter.

Interviewing -- Learn how to interview, write follow-up letters and negotiate salaries.

Relocation -- Find information on city rankings, cost of living, and quality of life for locations throughout the U.S. and around the world.

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Complete job search book for college students : a step-by-step guide to finding the right job
Walsh, Richard.
Call No: HF5382.7 W36 2007
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Career chronicles : an insider's guide to what jobs are really like : the good, the bad, and the ugly from over 750 professionals
Gregory, Michael (Michael G.)
Call No: HF5382 G733 2008
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Career coward's guide to interviewing : sensible strategies for overcoming job search fears
Piotrowski, Katy
Call No: HF5549.5 I6 P563 2007
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Great jobs for math majors
Lambert, Stephen E.
Call No: QA10.5 L36 2006
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Green jobs : a guide to eco-friendly employment
Llewellyn, A. Bronwyn (Anita Bronwyn)
Call No: GE60 L54 2008
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How to survive your first job (or any job) : by hundreds of happy employees

Call No: HF5382.7 H69 2007
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How'd you score that gig? : a guide to the coolest jobs--and how to get them
Levit, Alexandra
Call No: HF5381 L3563 2008
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In search of the perfect job : 8 steps to the $250,000+ executive job that's right for you
Lowstuter, Clyde C.
Call No: HF5382.7 L69 2007
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Vault career guide to journalism & information media
Warley, Stephen.
Call No: PN4797 V38 2005
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Courting your career : match yourself with the perfect job
Graham, Shawn
Call No: HF5382.7 S72 2008
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Escape from corporate America : a practical guide to creating the career of your dreams
Skillings, Pamela.
Call No: HF5381 S6215 2008
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FBI career guide : inside information on getting chosen for and succeeding in one of the toughest, most prestigious jobs in the world
Koletar, Joseph W.
Call No: HV8144 F43 K65 2006
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Finding the open road : a guide to self-construction rather than mass production : a Roadtrip Nation book
Marriner, Mike.
Call No: HF5381 M35 2005
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Getting from college to career : 90 things to do before you join the real world
Pollak, Lindsey.
Call No: LB2343 P57 2007
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Girl's guide to kicking your career into gear : valuable lessons, true stories, and tips for using what you've got (a brain!) to make your worklife wo
Friedman, Caitlin.
Call No: HF5382.6 F74 2008
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Opportunities in holistic health care careers
Tierney, Gillian.
Call No: R733 T54 2007
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Ramen noodles, rent and resumes : an after-college guide to life
Fischer, Kristen.
Call No: HQ799.5 F57 2008
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Rethinking work : are you ready to take charge?
Hakim, Cliff
Call No: HF5548.8 H225 2007
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Saving the earth as a career : advice on becoming a conservation professional
Hunter, Malcolm L.
Call No: S945 H86 2007
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Now what? : the young person's guide to choosing the perfect career
Lore, Nicholas.
Call No: HF5382.5 U5 L67 2008
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Perfect phrases for the perfect interview
Martin, Carole (Carole Hurd)
Call No: HF5549.5 I6 M37 2005
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Career opportunities in photography
Gilbert, George
Call No: TR154 G53 2006b
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150 best jobs through military training

Call No: HF5384 A15 2008
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175 best jobs not behind a desk
Farr, J. Michael.
Call No: HF5382.5 U5 F364 2007
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Vault guide to top internships.

Call No: LC1072 I58 V38
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