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Jobs & Careers

Welcome to Our Jobs & Careers Page!



The Jobs & Careers subject page highlights all aspects of managing a career, from career guidance to writing resumes, interviewing and succeeding in your chosen field. Resources include databases, websites, books, magazines and more. Use this page to find reliable, up-to-date information and news pertaining to careers.


Selected Jobs & Careers Resources: Databases; Magazines; Websites; Special Collections; Books & More


Databases

Business & Company Resource Center: Detailed company profiles, industry news, investment reports and information.

 

Detroit Free Press: Full-text 1982 to current.

 

Detroit News: Full-text 1999 to current.

 

LearnATest: Practice exams for ASVAB, GED, ACT, SAT, GMAT, Real Estate, U.S. Citizenship, Postal Worker, EMT, Police Officer and many more.

 

Reference USA: Information on 13 million US businesses taken from annual reports, 10-Ks and other SEC information, leading business magazines and trade publications.

 

 

 

Magazines

Federal Jobs Digest

 

 

 

Websites

Careers

 

Everything Canton

 

Job Hunting

 

MeL: Careers and Employment Web sites

 

Vocational Guidance

 

 

 

Special Collections

Find a Job

 

Metro Detroit's Best & Brightest Employers

 

Books & More

250 Best-Paying Jobs: Michael Farr (2007). Beyond just a list of the best-paying jobs, this book combines information on high paying jobs with other factors to help you make he best career decision.

 

90-Minute College Major Matcher: Laurence Shatkin (2007). Designed for job seekers and students hoping to quickly get new jobs or choose a college major, this book offers expert advice for all stages of the job search and college major selection process

 

Girls Guide to Being a Boss: Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio (2006). The authors offer advice for "both the leader and the led" in this entertaining and useful guidebook for today's working woman.

 

Leave Your Nose Ring at Home: Joe Swinger (2006). Leave Your Nose Ring at Home is based on 20 years of bizarre, unusual, and absolutely crazy interviews that the author has encountered with young people. Think Paris Hilton getting an extreme makeover from Miss Modest.