Post-College Resources

 

Career Resources

The Good Library has several hundred books on career-related topics -- from where to find jobs in specific fields to the techniques for writing a terrific cover letter. To find career advice, search the Good Library Catalog. Type vocational guidance and choose "Subject Keyword". To focus your search, add your field of interest/expertise to the search, e.g.,
    • vocational guidance science
    • vocational guidance environmental
    • vocational guidance art
    • etc.
Or type: job hunting in Browse and choose "subject."  

Résumés

The Good Library has numerous books giving advice on writing résumés. In the Good Library Catalog type resumes employment in Browse and choose "subject."

 

Cover letters

The Good Library has sources giving advice on writing cover letters. In the Good Library Catalog type cover letters in Browse and choose "subject."

 

Interviewing

To prepare for an interview, type employment interviewing in the Good Library Catalog in Browse and choose "subject."

 

Internships

The Library has several books on internships. In the Good Library Catalog type internships as a keyword.

 

Options abroad

In the Good Library Catalog type study abroad as an exact phrase and choose "title keyword" or search work abroad as an exact phrase in the same way.

 

Graduate school

Preparing for an entrance exam:
The library has a number of test preparation books. Search the Good Library Catalog by typing the title of the exam in the keyword search box and choosing "title keyword." The library has sources for the

GRE
GMAT
LSAT
MCAT

Financial Aid
The Good Library has sources of information on financial aid. Check out these call numbers in the Reference Room: Ref LB 2337.2 and Ref LB 2338. A good web site with links to many scholarships, fellowships, and loan programs is Best Information on the Net: Student Resources: Financial Aid.

Researching graduate schools
The reference section of the library contains a wealth of information including comprehensive and specialized school directories (see titles below).

College and University Rankings includes links to a variey of web sites featuring all kinds of ratings--from best schools for minorities to well-known annual lists from U.S. News and World Report, etc. Caution: College rankings have limitations due to debates over data and methods used to determine ranking. See cautionary notes on the web pages.

Peterson's Guides to Graduate Education
You can access some of the information from Peterson's Guides to Graduate Education online or in the Good Library Reference Room (Ref L 901 .P47). These guides are designed specifically for the graduate student, and the print volumes are organized as follows:

Vol. 1 ® Overview of Graduate and Professional Programs
Vol. 2 ® Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
Vol. 3 ® Biological Sciences
Vol. 4 ® Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Agricultural Sciences, the Environment & Natural Resources
Vol. 5 ® Engineering & Applied Sciences
Vol. 6 ® Business, Education, Health, Information Studies, Law & Social Work

Peterson’s graduate guides list more than 42,000 individual academic and professional programs in 457 fields. School profiles and in-depth descriptions are available for more than 2,000 institutions, and the volumes are indexed by schools and by subject areas.

College catalogs
College catalogs can be found online very easily. Collegesource.org is "a virtual library representing [more than 35,000] college catalogs in full cover-to-cover, original page format with two-year, four-year, graduate, professional and international schools." Catalogs give you up-to-date information on any college or university program that interests you.

Specialized Graduate School Directories.  The library has the following specialized directories:

Graduate Study in Psychology Ref BF 77 .G73
Health Professions Career and Education Directory Ref R 847 .A1 D57
The Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law School Ref KF 273 .A87
Official Guide to Graduate Nursing Schools Ref RT 75 .O33
Peterson's MBA Programs Ref HF 1131 .P44
Peterson's Professional Degree Programs in the Visual & Performing Arts  
Peterson's The Insider's Guide to Medical Schools: Current Students Tell You What Their Medical School is Really Like Ref R 743 .P48 1999


 
Updated 16-Jul-2008 SWH