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Employment Publications
Choosing a Career
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Apprenticeships: Career Training, Credentials--and a Paycheck in Your Pocket |
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Apprenticeships: Career Training, Credentials--and a Paycheck in Your Pocket
View More Details Apprenticeships are available for more than 850 occupations. Construction and manufacturing apprenticeships are most common, but possibilities range from telecommunications, environmental protection, and pastry making and more. Available: in print, online, as pdf Language: English Cost: $4.00 |
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Career Beginnings for Business Majors |
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Career Beginnings for Business Majors
View More Details Undergraduate business majors enter the job market with many valuable skills. Explore three ways to turn a business degree into a business beginning. Available: online, as pdf Language: English Cost: Free |
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Career Myths and How to Debunk Them |
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Career Myths and How to Debunk Them
View More Details Expand your career options and uncover the truth about each career through statistics, expert advice, and real-world experiences. Available: online, as pdf Language: English Cost: Free |
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Careers in Wind Energy |
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Careers in Wind Energy
View More Details Wind turbines are being built across the country. Learn more about how these towers of power are generating jobs in a variety of occupations. Available: online, as pdf Language: English Cost: Free |
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Consulting Careers: Profiles of Three Occupations |
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Consulting Careers: Profiles of Three Occupations
View More Details Highlights three occupations in the consulting services industry: management analyst, market research analyst, and environmental scientist and specialist. Available: as pdf Language: English Cost: Free |
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Employment, Trends, and Training in Information Technology |
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Employment, Trends, and Training in Information Technology
View More Details Like most industries, information technology has had job gains and losses. This article discusses IT workers, their employment both past and projected, and ways to prepare for these occupations. Available: online, as pdf Language: English Cost: Free |
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Environmental Jobs for Scientists and Engineers |
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Environmental Jobs for Scientists and Engineers
View More Details Describes the job duties, employment, outlook, wages, and training requirements for conservation scientists, environmental engineers, environmental scientists, and hydrologists. Available: online, as pdf Language: English Cost: Free |
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Essential Skills to Getting a Job: What Young People with Disabilities Need to Know |
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Essential Skills to Getting a Job: What Young People with Disabilities Need to Know
View More Details Provides an overview of some of the skills that businesses consider to be the key to success for young workers with disabilities in the workplace including networking, enthusiasm, professionalism, communication skills, teamwork, problem solving and critical thinking. Available: as pdf Language: English Cost: Free |
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Getting Back to Work: Returning to the Labor Force After an Absence |
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Getting Back to Work: Returning to the Labor Force After an Absence
View More Details Provides useful information on how to successfully re-enter the workforce. Available: in print, online, as pdf Language: English Cost: $4.50 |
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High Earning Workers Who Don't Have a Bachelor's Degree |
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High Earning Workers Who Don't Have a Bachelor's Degree
View More Details Identifies 50 occupations in which many highly paid workers do not have a bachelor's degree and points out other things that make for a good job. Available: as pdf Language: English Cost: Free |
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High Wages After High School - Without a Bachelor's Degree |
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High Wages After High School - Without a Bachelor's Degree
View More Details Eighty occupations typically require less than a bachelor's degree to enter and had median annual wages of over $50,000 in May 2010. Some of them had median wages that were much higher than that. Available: as pdf Language: English Cost: Free |
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House Work: Jobs in Residential Upkeep |
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House Work: Jobs in Residential Upkeep
View More Details Highlights three occupations - handypersons, maids and housekeepers, and landscaping and groundskeeping workers - that involve specific types of house calls. Available: online, as pdf Language: English Cost: Free |
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Informational Interviewing: Get the Inside Scoop on Careers |
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Informational Interviewing: Get the Inside Scoop on Careers
View More Details Purpose of informational interviewing including whom to interview, how to set up, prepare for, and conduct an interview, and what to do afterward. Available: as pdf Language: English Cost: Free |
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Job Outlook In Brief 2008 - 2018 |
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Job Outlook In Brief 2008 - 2018
View More Details Every 2 years, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment prospects for hundreds of occupations in the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Available: as pdf Language: English Cost: Free |
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Job Outlook by Education, 2006 - 2016 |
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Job Outlook by Education, 2006 - 2016
View More Details Data analyzing how workers' education or training relates to job prospects and earnings. Useful for learning about occupations and possible career options at various education levels. Available: as pdf Language: English Cost: Free |
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Making the Move to Managing Your Own Personal Assistance Services |
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Making the Move to Managing Your Own Personal Assistance Services
View More Details This guide is designed for youth with disabilities who are planning to live independently but need help with daily tasks. It explains the process of finding and paying for personal assistance services to fit their specific needs. (Previous item number: 615W) Available: as pdf, e-reader Language: English Cost: Free |
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What can I do with my Liberal Arts Degree? |
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What can I do with my Liberal Arts Degree?
View More Details Liberal arts majors have skills that are in demand and they can qualify for many different kinds of jobs. Available: as pdf Language: English Cost: Free |
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Working Abroad: Finding International Internships and Entry-Level Jobs |
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Working Abroad: Finding International Internships and Entry-Level Jobs
View More Details Describes some of the programs that help workers start careers in far-off places. Available: as pdf Language: English Cost: Free |
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Working Vacations: Jobs in Tourism and Leisure |
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Working Vacations: Jobs in Tourism and Leisure
View More Details Describes four selected vacation jobs, how to decide if a vacation career is a good fit for you and how to find and get these jobs. Available: as pdf Language: English Cost: Free |