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Career and Business Pathfinder

Bentley Library

Career Related Reference Books

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance. Ref HF5381 .E52 2000 (four volumes)

Volume one includes general career guidance and an overview of the

industries. Volumes two through four present job-specific information, including

education and training requirements.

Career Information Center. Ref HF5382.5.U5 C32 2002 (ten volumes)

Each volume covers an area of occupational interest. Includes job summaries, job profiles and resources for not only getting, but keeping, a job in a chosen career.

Occupational Outlook Handbook. Ref HF5381.A1 O36

The Department of Labor publishes this authoritative handbook of career guidance providing information on careers, educational requirements, typical duties, salaries and employment outlook. Also available online at http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm

Exploring Tech Careers. Ref T 65.3.E95 2001 (two volumes)

This set includes all the standard information about a wide array of technical careers, and provides insight into what the jobs are really like through interviews with the technicians themselves.

Career Related Books in Series

Facts on File’s Career Opportunities Series. Various call numbers

Each book covers a separate industry with in-depth information about the various

occupations within it.

Careers in Focus. Various call numbers

This series of books on a variety of industries may be checked out of the library

Each article within the books discusses an industry occupation in detail.

Business Related Reference Books

Encyclopedia of Business and Finance. Ref HF1001 .E467 2001

(two volumes)

This collection of more than three hundred entries presents a wealth of

information about the major functional areas of business: accounting, economics,

finance, information systems, law, management, and marketing.

Electronic Databases

Electronic Databases are available on campus and remotely for NECC students, faculty and staff using their NECC library card. Go to http://www.necc.mass.edu/library and click on “Online Databases”. The three databases listed below are only a sample of the databases available on campus or from home 24 hours a day seven days a week.

Business Source Premier (EBSCOhost): Provides full text for more than 2,400 scholarly business journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and more.
Business Wire News (EBSCOhost): Full text newswire database that incorporates business wires from all over the world.
Business and Company Resource Center (InfoTrac): Contains company profiles, brand information, investment reports, company histories and more.

In addition, on campus, you can take advantage of this online service:

LearnATest : Online practice tests for GED, SAT, Adult Basic Skills, Civil Service, Law Enforcement, Military and Real Estate.

Career and Business Related Internet Sites

Massachusetts Resources

Massachusetts Job Bank: http://www.ajb.org/ma

A service of the Massachusetts Division of Employment and Training, in cooperation with the United States Department of Labor, this service carries searchable listings for a wide variety of jobs, with links to the other America's Job Bank sites in other states.