This information will help you decide what you have to offer as an employee and translate your skills into things you can do for an employer. These resources describe how to approach employers and prepare your marketing campaign.
Books in the College Library Career Collection
[Click on the call number following the title to check availability of print copies in UW-Madison libraries.]
[Click on the NetLibrary link for direct access to an on-line copy of the book.]
General
Hire Education: What Every College Grad Should Know about Landing that
First Job (by John W. Hobart)
HF5382.75 U6 H63 1998
10 Things Employers Want You to Learn in College (by Bill Coplin)
LC1037.5
C68 2003
Complete Idiot's Guide to Finding Your Dream Job (by Julia Cardia)
HF
5382.7 C367 2000
NetLibrary
Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting the Job You Want (by Marc Dorio)
NetLibrary
Organize Your Job Search (by Ronni Eisenberg)
HF
5382.7 U6 E57 2000
Where the Jobs Are (by Joyce Hadley)
HF
5382.7 U6 S3 2000
NetLibrary
Job Search Secrets (by Donald Lussier)
HF
5382.7 L873 1998
NetLibrary
How to Get Your Dream Job in 60 Days (by Kerry Gardette)
HF5382.7
G27 2003
Internet and World Wide Web
Guide to Internet Job Searching (by Margaret Dikel)
HF
5382.7 R557 2000
Sams Teach Yourself Today E-Job Hunting (by Eric Schlesinger)
HF
5382.7 S35 2000
Internet Jobs (by John Kador)
NetLibrary
CareerXroads 2003 (by Gerry Crispin)
HF5382.7 C368 2003
Weddle's Job Seeker's Guide to Employment Websites 2003 (by Peter Weddle)
HF
5382.7 W425
Self-promotion Online: Marketing Your Creative Services Using Web sites,
E-mail, and Digital Portfolios (by Ilise Benun)
NC1001
B46 2001
Networking
Nonstop Networking: How to Improve Your Life, Luck, and Career ( by Andrea
R. Nierenberg)
HD69
S8 N54 2002
SuperNetworking (by Michael Salmon)
HD69
S8 S25 2004
Savvy Networker: Building Your Job Net for Success (by Ron Krannich)
HF
5382 K693
Campus Recruiters
Student's Guide to On-Campus Job Recruitment (by Elizabeth Phythian)
HF
5382 P48
Books & Databases in Campus Libraries
MadCat -- Books on job hunting and marketing yourself can be found in MadCat, the UW-Madison Library Catalog. Copy and paste the following sample searches into the MadCat search box:
- Use a BASIC search and select SUBJECT BROWSE
Sample SUBJECT BROWSE searches: - job hunting
college graduates employment
career development
job vacancies
job hunting computer network resources
Use a BASIC search and select KEYWORD
- Sample KEYWORD searches:
- job and hunting
career and development
job and vacancies
To find the most current books, enter your search. When the results list displays, click on the arrow in the SORT AGAIN box and select DATE (NEWEST FIRST).
More hints for searching MadCat are available at: Using MadCat to Find Information on Careers
Campus Resources
Job Search Strategies -- UW-Madison Career Services Office -- information on who can help you find a job and developing a job search strategy.
Finding Job Opportunities -- UW-Madison School of Business -- describes business-related and general resources that are helpful for job hunting.
Internet Sites
WISCareers -- The Job Seeking section includes a "Going to Work Workbook" that gives information on the steps in finding and getting a job. This site is provided by the UW-Madison School of Education Center on Education and Work.
Creative Job Search -- Minnesota Dept. of Economic Security -- job search manual.
Job Hunt -- provides links to information on classified ads, newsgroup searches, recruiting agencies, commercial services providing assistance and advice in conducting a job search, and online resume banks.
Job Hunting -- advice from Science magazine's Next Wave.
JobStar Get Networked -- describes how networking leads to jobs and how to network in person and online.
Monster.com Campus -- features include message boards and chats, a job Q&A, new feature articles and interviews, and an archive of career-related information and advice for new college graduates.