Penn State University Libraries - Career Resources

There are a number of excellent websites including Penn State's Career Services. Below are some of the best:

JobHuntersBible.com

• Companion site to What Color is your Parachute? by Dick Bolles
• Reviews on-line career interest and personality tests
• Assesses resume-writing sites
• Effective use of the internet
• How to research:
  • companies
  • places to live
  • salaries

Jobstar

• Guides to career information
• Writing and posting resumes
• Profession-specific salary information
• Hidden job market
• National site with strong California emphasis
• Tips and strategies for job searching

Occupational Outlook Handbook / Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Outlook Handbook in the Libraries

• Covers hundreds of types of jobs, accessible by job title or general occupation areas
• Training and educational requirements
• Salaries
• Expected job growth
• Job descriptions
• Working conditions
• Link to Career Guide for Industries

Major Resource Kits / University of Delaware

• Based on major course of study
• Includes related professional associations

Vault Online Career Library

• Company profiles
• Descriptions of occupations
• Occupational surveys
• Career articles
• Industry guides
• Vault print guides to individual companies, specific majors, and career resources

WetFeet Guides

• Penn State students may directly use Career Services' electronic access to Wetfeet Guides.

• For print versions in the Library, check the CAT. In the Advanced Search, combine WetFeet as a keyword with a subject (like Accounting or Resumes) to narrow your search.)

  • Career requirements
  • Geographic Search capability
  • Interviews with recruiters
  • Articles
  • Job Search Strategies

Penn State Internship Information (PDF)

Job Openings

Career Fairs at University Park

Wall Street Journal Career Journal

CollegeGrad.com

• Matches recent college graduates to entry level positions
• Excellent articles on resumes and interviewing

America's Job Bank (AJB)
AJB is one of three components of CareerOneStop. This "integrated suite of national web sites" is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor in partnership with other federal agencies, state governments, and private sector organizations.

Cover Letters and Resumes

Penn State Career Services provides assistance writing cover letters and resumes.

Check the CAT. Use cover letter or resumes and employment in a title/subject search.

JobHuntersBible.com Job and Resume Sites page
Helpful articles on building a resume and links to reliable web resources.

Jobstar
Provides sample templates and explanations of different types of resumes.

Interviewing

Penn State Career Services provides assistance developing interview skills and strategies.

The Riley Guide: Network, Interview, and Negotiate

• Lists of reliable websites that specialize in the art of the interview
• Includes suggested questions to ask, questions not to ask, and follow-up strategies

Researching Companies and Industries

Hoover's

• Proprietary company and industry information
• SEC filings
• Career development
• News

ProQuest
Indexes over 5,000 magazines, journals and newspapers, most full-text

Vault Online Career Library
Provides up-to-date news for selected companies and industries

Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania
Sort by rank, size, city, industry or alphabetically.

JobHuntersBible.com Web sites for Job Hunting Research
Strategies and an evaluated list of annotated sites for researching companies

Career Guide to Industries (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Explore industries through broad groups or by searching specific industries.

Salary and Wage Information

In addition to the salary and compensation information found on the sites in Exploring Careers and Internships, the following sites specialize in salary information:

The Salary Calculator (Move.com HomeFair)
Salary calculator that compares the cost of living from one area to another

SalaryExpert.com
Although some salary reports must be paid for, there are many free resources

• Salary surveys
• Newsletters
• Links to articles

DataMasters
On the left side of the home page, the link to Salary/Cost-of-Living Data provides useful charts. Some information on this site is free, some for a fee.

PA Work Stats
Click Occupations in the bulleted light blue box on the right side of the page, then click the link for Occupational Wages (in the middle of the page) to choose Occupational Wages by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC).

Relocation Information

Moving and Relocation Sourcebook and Directory
Business Library, Reference: HT334.U5M5

Homefair.com
Multiple reports, calculators and articles provide information for persons who are moving....from college graduates, to retirees, from local to cross-country moves.

Articles and Additional Resources

ProQuest

• Indexes over 5,000 magazines, journals and newspapers
• Full-text access to over 2,000 magazines and journals; over 150 newspapers

Lexis-Nexis Academic

• Regional, national and international newspapers, magazines and trade journals

Weddle's Directory of Employment-related Internet Sites for Recruiters and Job Seekers
Business Library, Reference: HF5035.W43

WEDDLES.com
Weddle's User’s Choice Awards provides links to those on-line career sites voted the best by online users.