LibGuides: Career and Job Research Guide: Start your search

About this Guide

This guide is designed to help you find print and electronic resources for researching a variety of careers and jobs! CMU Libraries, in tandem with the CMU Career & Professional Development Center (CPDC) have collected many books and resources on these topics to help YOU during your job/career exploration! Check out the various tabs on this guide that contain resources for:

Finding an Employer

Interviewing and Networking

Graduate Education Resources

Book Recommendations by Topic

Career Collection on Hunt's 2nd Floor!

visit our print Career Collection on the 2nd floor of Hunt Library!

Career books

There are hundreds of books and e-books on interviewing, career exploration, networking, resumes, etc. for every kind of occupation. Find them in the library catalog - try using:

Also check out additional titles on the Book Recommendations tab!

With a keyword from your chosen field. Some examples:

Some Basics

Occupational Outlook Handbook by Bureau Of Labor Statistics
hundreds of occupations at all levels: what they do, work environment, how to become one, pay, job outlook, and more
Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance by Ferguson Publishing Staff (Contribution by)
"Comprehensive career information, sidebars, and user-friendly features, including the Career Ladder, which shows common career paths for each profession, provide a clear picture of what it takes to launch a successful career."
I Got My Dream Job and So Can You: 7 Steps to Creating Your Ideal Career After College by Pete Leibman
"an energetic and informative volume aimed at the recent college graduate"
What Color Is Your Parachute 2015 : A Practical Manual for Job-hunters and Career-changers by Richard N. Bolles
"about job-hunting and career-changing, but it’s also about figuring out who you are as a person and what you want out of life" - a classic