• Using the menu on the left, you can search for career information using a simple keyword, as shown in the image below. Or search by larger career fields, interest areas, and personality types, and more.

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• Each career summary includes information on career duties, requirements, training, wages, employment outlook, and links to resources like career associations and more. You can also see a list of related careers. 

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Search Tips

• Search for careers by personality type by clicking on "Occupational Personality Types" on the menu to the left. 

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Finding Info in Educational Films

Use the Holman Library streaming video collection to find educational videos on choosing a career and getting a job in the field. You can watch an entire show or find relevant chapters, called "segments" on your topic.

You may access Films on Demand off campus. Just go through the library website and enter your SID when prompted.

Follow the steps below:

1. First, select the full menu option in the upper left, by clicking on the stacked lines - as shown in the image below.
2. From the drop down menu, click Careers & Job Search

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3. Then use the dropdown box near the top of the results to focus your career research by topic - such as Career exploration, Career Fields, Job Search Skills, Job Success Skills. Each major area is further broken down by sub-topic. 

Note: You can also try typing in keywords, such as "engineering career." 

Strategies for Finding Career Books in Holman Library:

• Browse the book shelves for call #s 331.702* or 650.14* to see a range of books on choosing a career. We also have a select few titles on the Essential College Skills shelves near the Reference Desk.
• Browse series such as Great Jobs for __________ Majors. 
• Don't forget that we have lots of electronic books and videos too! You can find and access them through the One Search Tool.
• Browse subject keywords: Vocational guidance or College choice. Here's another interesting Subject Heading for you to browse: Environmental sciences--Vocational guidance.
• Search by keyword - for example: Career AND accounting

Sample Titles:

Professional or Trade Publications

To learn more about a career or industry, it can be helpful to read articles on current news, issues, and trends in that field.

Finding Trade Journals

Trade publications contain articles written for professionals in a specific industry.

Use the library database ProQuest to search for articles within trade publications.

1. Type in a relevant keyword. Ex: hydrologist
2. Limit to Full Text.
3. Under Source Type, select Trade Journals.

Here's a screenshot that illustrates these steps. 

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