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.]

Peterson's Job Opportunities for Health Care and Science Majors
R 690 P452

Career Opportunities in the Music Industry (by Shelly Field)
ML 3795 F497 2000

Non-Profits and Education Job Finder (by Daniel Lauber)
HF 5382.75 U6 N66

Books & Databases in Campus Libraries

MadCat --Books on jobs in specific fields 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 KEYWORD
Sample KEYWORD search:

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

WISCareers -- The Job Seeking section lists job openings by occupation. This site is provided by the UW-Madison School of Education Center on Education and Work.

UW-Madison Career Services Office -- UW-Madison College of Letters and Science -- 905 University Ave., Room 160, 262-3921

Agricultural and Life Sciences Career Services -- UW-Madison College of Agriculture and Life Sciences -- 103 Agriculture Hall, 1450 Linden Dr., 262-3001

Business Career Center -- UW-Madison School of Business -- 3590 Grainger Hall, 975 University Ave., 262-2550

Educational Placement and Career Services -- UW-Madison School of Education, B150 Education Building, 262-1756

Engineering Career Services -- UW-Madison College of Engineering -- 1150 Engineering Hall, 262-3471

Journalism -- UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication -- 5134 Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave., 263-4858

Jobs & Internships -- UW-Madison Dept. of Economics -- Social Science Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, 263-2989

Law -- UW-Madison Law School, 131 Law Bld, 975 Bascom Mall, 262-7856

Library & Information Studies -- UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies -- 4217C Helen C. White Hall, 600 N. Park St., 263-2900

Pharmacy* -- School of Pharmacy -- 1336 Chamberlin Hall, 425 N. Charter St., 262-3717
*Job information is from the Health Sciences Library Career Page

Primate-Jobs -- Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, UW-Madison -- lists positions for nonhuman primate research, education, or conservation.

Bacteriology -- UW-Madison Department of Bacteriology Career Resource Guide

Adult and Student Services Center -- offers educational and vocational counseling to adults who are considering a return to school or changing careers. Room 209, 905 University Ave, 263-6960.

International Student Services -- Room 217, 716 Langdon St., 262-2044 -- provides advise for people on nonimmigrant visas on how to apply for work permission from the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Internet Sites

Riley Guide -- by Margaret Riley-Dikel. "Industry / Discipline / Occupation-Specific Resources" section groups employment sites into broad fields.

Job Sites by Field -- Purdue University Center for Career Opportunities -- comprehensive set of links to job listings by field and geographical area.

Monster.com Career Center -- search thousands of jobs by profession. Healthcare, technology, and legal fields are a few of the categories to search.

Yahoo: Careers -- the "Browse Jobs" section sorts opportunities by profession.

K-12jobs.com -- search for teaching positions from kindergarten through high school. The database can be sorted by location or type of position.

Chronicle of Higher Education -- List positions at institutions of higher education.

Engineer Jobs -- lists engineering job opportunities by state and engineering type. Also has a featured employer section.

ITcareers -- search for information technology job listings by keyword and location.

Publishers Weekly Job Zone -- editorialjobs listings

Science Careers -- search job listings from Science magazine. Site has links to jobs by location (including international) and by science field.

Pam Pohly's Net Guide: Healthcare Employment -- A commercial website listing health and medical employers.