Career Resources Guide: Home

Library Resources for Career Preparation

Peterson's Tests and Career Prep

Offers vocational career exam prep (e.g. Praxis, law enforcement, social work), graduate school exam prep, TOEFL, citizenship exam prep, etc. Explore career options, create a resume, search for jobs or graduate schools. Includes foundational skills tutorials and practice. To effectively use the site, students will need to create their own user account.

List of Tests Included

Handouts: Creating an Account | User Guide | Resume Tools PPT

Ebsco Ebooks Collection: Career Resources

Offers over 2,000 ebook titles on career planning and development, with both general advice, and guidance related to specific fields.
Create a MyEbsco account to download the full ebook. To avoid this, you can click on the table of contents and view, print, or download individual chapters.

Reference Solutions

Formerly ReferenceUSA. Reference Solutions contains business and consumer research related to the United States and Canada, including new and existing businesses. Offers job searching as well as company discovery. Using the Advanced Search, you can search for businesses in a particular industry within a geographic area. E.g. 'Horses & Other Equine' within a 50-mile radius of zip code 07840.
Provided by NJ State Library.

Academic Video Online

Academic Video Online is a streaming video collection covering a wide range of subjects, including careers, career counseling, workplace skills, etc.

Research a Public Company in Preparation for an Interview

Nexis Uni

Scroll down to Topics, click on Business, then you have options like Company Search, Company Dossiers, and Executive Search

Business Source Complete

• Company Profiles

• SWOT Analyses

  (analytical reports detailing Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats related to a particular company)

Career Guides by Field

• Career Paths in Library Science