LibGuides: Reference Shelf: Careers/Resumes

Career Resources

Career & Professional Development Center (Carnegie Mellon University)
Carnegie Mellon University’s centralized career services center providing a comprehensive range of services, programs and materials focusing on career exploration and decision making, professional development, experiential learning and employment assistance to meet today’s evolving workplace and student goals of finding satisfying work!
Career Collection Hunt Library, Carnegie Mellon University
Hunt Library 2nd floor-near the water fountain. Books can be borrowed from the library with a CMU ID card. After your search, limit the results to the Career-2 location. Sign in to get full options.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
U. S. government publication that outlines the training and education needed,earnings expected, job prospects, what workers do on the job and the working conditions of hundreds of jobs.

Testing & Education Reference Center: TERC (now Peterson's Test Prep) This link opens in a new window
Current study guides and practice tests for graduate school exams - MCAT, GMAT, LSAT, GRE - and the TOEFL, as well as a graduate school search feature.

Vault Guides
Books and e-books on careers in business.
Wetfeet Publications
Books on careers in business as well as interviewing, etc.

Interviewing Resources

The Libraries have a variety of materials on interviewing. To see titles and locations, use the l ibrary catalog and type employment interviewing. You can change the default all fields to subject for a more specific search.

Some examples:

Ace the interview [electronic resource]: how to ask and answer the questions that will get you the job
E-book. Link is to catalog record. Click on URL in catalog record for access.
High-impact interview questions : 701 behavior-based questions to find the right person for every job
E-book. Link is to catalog record. Click on URL in catalog record for access.

Resume and Cover Letter Resources

The Libraries have a variety of materials on resume writing. To see titles and locations, use the library catalog and type resumes. You can change the default all fields to subject for a more specific search.

Some examples:

Gallery of best resumes
150 sample resumes and thirty cover letters
The resume kit [computer file]
E-book. Link is to catalog record. Click on URL in catalog record for access. Be sure to be using a CMU IP address for access or VPN for access.

Testing & Education Reference Center: TERC (now Peterson's Test Prep) This link opens in a new window
Career section has a resume builder section

Salary

Salary Calculator
Convert a wage stated in one periodic term (hourly, weekly, etc.) into its equivalent stated in all other common periodic terms.
How far will my salary go in another city? (CNNMoney.com)
Cost of Living Wizard
Compare living-cost indexes and salary differentials

Don't Forget the Research Guides!

Some of the subject guides also have career or job information.

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Other Reference Service Points

Arts
Hunt Library-Fourth Floor
412-268-7272
Arts Reference

Engineering & Science Library
Wean Hall-Fourth floor
412-268-2427
Science and Engineering Reference

Mellon Institute Library
Mellon Institute
412-268-7384
Science and Engineering Reference

University Archives
Hunt Library-Second Floor
412-268-5021
University Archives