August 1999
Careers & Job Hunting
Concordia University College of Alberta Pathfinder
Researching Possibilities
Canada Student Employment Guide HF 5382.5 C2 C36 1997Canada’ Best Careers s Guide HF 5382.5 C2 F42 1999 (Ref.) Canadian Professional Schools Factsheets L 905 C36 1996-8 (Ref.) Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type BF 698.9 O3 T54 1995 (Circulates) Job Futures: An Annual Information Technology Centre National Guide to College and University Programmes L 905 N38 1996 (Ref.) National Occupational Classification HF 2619 N377 1993 (Ref.) Opportunities for Canadians in a Global Economy Q 149 C3 R42 1998 (Ref.) Standard Occupational Classification HB 2619 S7 1991 (Ref.)
Understanding the Labour Market: A Handbook for Practitioners CA2 A1 AED U55 1993. What You Can Do with an Arts Degree: Opportunities for Canadians in a Global Economy HF 5382.5 C2 S88 1997 (Ref.) What You Can Do with a Science Degree: Q 149 C3 R42 1998 (Ref.)
Jobs of the Future: A Guide for Youth HF 5382.5 J62 1991 (Ref.) Shifting Gears: Thriving in the New Economy 658.4012 B393 1993 (Circulates) Where the Jobs Are: Career Survival for Canadians in the New Global Economy HD 5782 C26 1994 (Ref.)
Careers for the Future
Alberta Careers Beyond 2000 HF 5381 A42 1996 (Ref.) Alberta Careers Beyond 2000: Industry Sector Profiles HF 5381 A43 1996 (Ref.) Alberta Careers Beyond 2000: Occupational Profiles HF 5381 A44 1996 (Ref.) The Best Jobs for the 1990s and into the 21st Century 331.702 K91 1993 (Circulates) Excelerate: Growing in the New Economy 330.971 0647 B393 1995 (Circulates)
Making Decisions
Canada's Best Careers Guide HF 5382.5 C2 F42 1995 (Ref.) Canada's Best Employers for Women 331.409 71 F828 1994 (Circulates) Career Monographs and Job Profiles: Current, Factual Information on Today's Careers HF 5382.5 O59 1997 (Ref.) Environmental Careers: A Practical Guide to Opportunities in the 90s 363.70023 W281 1992 (Circulates)
Financial Post 100 Best Companies to Work for in Canada HF 5549.2 C3 I55 1991 (Ref.) Occupational Profile http://www.aecd.gov.ab.ca/oc cinfo/ What Color is Your Parachute? 650.1405 B691 1997 (Circulates)
Directory of Overseas Summer Jobs HD 6271.5 U8 D67 (Ref.) What in the World is Going On? A Guide for Canadians Wishing to Work, Volunteer or Study in Other Countries LC 1090 C85 1993 (Ref.)
School Finder http://www.schoolfinder.com Youth Resources Network of Canada http://www.youth.gc.ca/menu -e.shtml
Networking
Meeting people who work in the profession of interest to you may lead to tips on jobs or actual job offers. Join associations and read the newsletters they publish. Directory of Associations in Canada (1996 -) HS 17 D57 (Ref.) Scott's Government Index JL 73. C882 1998 (Ref.)
Career Practitioner available by appointment:
Dorothy Ritz 479-9244 (Fall and Winter Term)
Selling Yourself
The Better Book for Getting Hired: How to Write a Great Resume, Sell Yourself in an Interview, and Get that Job 650.14 D746 1993 (Circulates) Careering… : Off the Beaten Track HF 5382 U5 C37 1993 (Circulates) Gallery of the Best Resumes HF 5383 N62 1994 (Ref.) The Product is You: Job Search in the 90's HF 5382.7 P964 1993 (Audiovisual) (Circulates)
Web Sites
CANWORK Net http://www.workinfo.net CBAN (Canadian Business Advertising Network) http://www.cban.com Colleges and Universities http://www.mit.edu:8001/peo ple/cdemello/univ-full.html EDINFO: Advanced Education and Career Development http://www.aecd.gov.ab.ca/ed info Edmonton Freenet http://www.freenet.edmonton .ab.ca/ce/#cat1 Harcourt and Associates http://www.harcourt.ab.ca/ (Recruiters) National Graduate Register http://schoolnet.ca
Working Abroad
Canadian Guide to Working and Living Overseas HF 5549.5 E45 H33 1995 (Ref.) Directory of Jobs and Careers Abroad HF 5549.5 E45 G37 1977 (Ref.)
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