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Job & Career Accelerator
Job & Career Accelerator™ is a comprehensive and easy-to-use job search application that integrates everything needed to conduct a successful job search.
Business Source Elite
Includes full text for more than 1,000 business publications. Also includes more than 10,000 company profiles.
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Regional Business News
Nncorporates more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
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Bookshelf for Job Hunting

Knock'em dead 2010: The ultimate job search guide - Martin Yate

Call Number: 650.14 Yate

ISBN: 1598697811

Table of Contents: Understanding the realities of a job search -- The effective resume -- Networking and the successful job search -- More effective job search tactics -- Making contact -- Acing the telephone interview -- Dressing for job interview success -- Body language -- The curtain rises on the job interview -- The five secrets of the hire -- How to knock'em dead -- "What kind of person are you really, Mr. Jones?" -- The other side of the desk -- The stress interview -- Strange venues for job interviews -- Welcome to the real world -- The graceful exit -- Out of sight, out of mind -- Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat -- Negotiating the job offer -- Multiple job interviews, multiple job offers -- How to ace the psychological tests -- Thirty fast-growing occupations.

How to find a job on Linkedln, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and other social networks
- Brad and Debra Schepp

Call Number: 650.14 Schepp

ISBN: 0071621334

A career guide to finding work by using the power of social networking, this up-to-date reference helps readers fully exploit all the major on-line job-hunting tools out there, taking the reader step by step through the processes of marketing themselves, connecting with employers, building a network of business contacts, and getting recommendations. It also shows how to build contacts and find new leads.

Best careers for veterans : transitioning to civilian life.

Call Number: 331.702 BEST

ISBN: 1576856704

How to get a job and keep it: career and life skills you need to succeed - Susan Morem

Call Number: 650.14 Morem

ISBN: 0816067767

Table of contents: Myths and truths of success -- The first step: getting to know yourself -- Gain experience and knowledge through internships and informational interviews -- The job of finding a job -- Finding the job you want -- Putting yourself on paper -- Prepare for interview success -- Dressing for interview and career success -- Do's and don'ts of interviewing -- The interview is over: now what? -- When you're the newcomer -- Communication skills that work at getting and keeping work -- Habits of successful people -- Getting along with others -- Avoiding potential pitfalls -- When you're disappointed and disillusioned.