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Please Select Resource Career Information Full-time Job Listings Internet Services Co-op & Internships Employer Information Other Career Library Holdings Books In Library Database Videos in Library Database

Extensive resource materials to assist individuals in the career decision-making and job search process are available on a self-service basis in the Career Library. The Career Library is managed by Career Assistants, who are available to assist students and alumni with resources and general information on Career Center services. Frequent use of the Career Library will assist you in becoming an informed, self-confident job seeker.

Career Information

The Career Library contains books and vertical files with detailed occupational descriptions. Following are selections from among the more than 300 resources from this station describing careers in a variety of occupational areas:

Careers with Animals	All You Need to Know About the Music Business
Careers in Science	Careers in Business
Career Opportunities in Education	Environmental Careers in the 21st Century
Careers in Marketing	Guide to a Career in Computer Programming
Careers in International Affairs	Careers for History Buffs
Careers in Multimedia	Careers in Health Care
100 Best Careers for Writers and Artists	Careers in Social Work

This information can help individuals explore and target career choices.

Full-time Job Listings

These listings are posted on eRecruiting. Display racks in the library contain the following subscriptions listing current job announcements:

Opportunities in Public Affairs *	Human Services and Liberal Arts Careers (Weekly)
Current Jobs for Graduates: Liberal Arts Professions	Current Jobs in Writing, Editing & Communications
Y National Vacancy List (YMCA)	The Job Seeker *, **
Environmental Career Opportunities	Environmental Opportunities *, **
The Chronicle of Higher Education	The Nature Conservancy

Subscriptions and directories containing listings for internships are indicated with an *, those listing summer employment opportunities are indicated with an **.

Internet Services

Additional sources of current job announcements are located on the computers in the Career Library. The Career Center web page provides easy access to a number of job databases including:

• Monster
• Wet Feet
• Chronicle of Higher Education
• JobWeb

Check out our listings of internet jobs by field, or by region . Federal and state jobs can also be accessed via the Career Center web page under Government Job Links. Positions are listed at all levels including entry level, mid-management and executive level. Career Assistants are available in the Career Library to offer individual help as well.

Co-op and Internships

The Career Center has a number of directories listing co-op, internship and summer employers. A number of the subscriptions listed above contain internship and summer job listings. Students can also search the Co-op/Internship Database.

Employer Information

A collection of literature from hundreds of organizations is housed in the Job Search section of the Career Library. Two special files, one containing federal government data and another containing data on Maine employers are clearly labeled.. The employer directories also contain extensive information. Employer handout information on organizations participating in the Career Center Campus Interview program is available in the display rack in the waiting area outside the interviewing rooms. Employer literature supplements the vast amount of similar information available on the World Wide Web.


Other Career Library Holdings

Over 400 self-assessment, career planning, and job search strategy resources are housed in the Career Library. These include computerized resources, graduate school directories and catalogs, videotapes and nearly 150 resources dealing with job search strategies.