Interested in learning how to research on a particular career? You're at the right spot!
Polk State Libraries has a variety of career databases. Select a tab below for an overview.
Or, browse all career databases.
In Ferguson's Career Guidance Center database, click on the menu in the upper left to see various options
In a Profession Profile, click Share to save the link to the page (Record URL) and browse Related Professions to see other similar careers. Click "View Full Article" to scroll through all the information listed under the Table of Contents.
Have Questions? Polk State College librarians can help you find answers! Use Ask a Librarian for assistance.
Search for a particular profession in the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Or, browse by occupation group.
Not finding what you're looking for? Use the A--Z index to see if it is classified under a different job title. Or, use Ask a Librarian!
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Not sure what type of career you are interested in? Take the O*NET Interest Profiler to explore careers that match your interests.
Each occupation provides detailed information. Go to Easy Read for a printable overview!
Easy Read is provided by My Next Move, O*Net Online's sister site. From here, print out the overview, watch a career video, get local salary information, and more!
Not finding what you're looking for? Use Ask a Librarian for assistance.
In Films on Demand, the Careers and Job Search subject category can be browsed. Start by clicking on the three lines in the upper left and then selecting Careers and Job Search.
From here, browse by different categories. Make sure to click the Apply button to apply the selection.
Or, search for a series called: Career Q & A: Professional Advice and Insights
Browse the different titles in the series.
Or, search Career Q&A and your chosen profession. You may have to try different ways to describe your career.
For example: Career Q&A teacher
The Transcript section can help with getting detailed information from a program. Remember to cite any information you use.
Have questions? Use Ask A Librarian!
Gale: Vocations and Careers is an excellent database for finding career-related articles from trade publications (e.g. Popular Mechanics, Cosmetics Business, Professional Builder, and so forth) as well as from peer-reviewed journals.
Stuck? Use Ask a Librarian for assistance!
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Salem Press has several ebooks on a variety of careers.
Do This, Not That: Career : What to Do (And Not Do) In 75+ Difficult Workplace Situations by
A must-have step-by-step guide on what to do (and what NOT to do) in the workplace featuring clear instructions and helpful scripts so you can deal with any unexpected situation at work. How do you deal with a difficult boss who is always unavailable? How should you handle a coworker who never completes their portion of a project on schedule? How can you establish a strong work-life balance when starting a new job? The workplace can be full of challenging situations and no matter how passionate, frustrated, excited, or downright angry you feel, it's important to stay polite and professional. Whether you struggle with finding the right words or simply aren't sure how to approach a topic, Do This, Not That: Career is here to help! This book gives you the tools you need to move forward productively so you can learn when to let go and move on. You'll find more than 75 common workplace issues that cover everything from your first day on the job to your last. For each situation, discover what to do and what to avoid, then learn exactly how to make it happen. Find tips to reframe your thinking, simple scripts to help you figure out what to say, and even advice on your next steps depending on your initial response. Do This, Not That: Career is your one-stop-shop to handling any situation that work throws your way so you can prepare yourself for a successful career.
Next! The Power of Reinvention in Life and Work by
The ultimate guide to mastering change and successfully reinventing how you live, work, and lead "Filled with useful ideas for rethinking your next steps." --Adam Grant The profound disruptions of recent years have sparked a collective reckoning. We reprioritized our lives, and reordered how we envisioned the future. Businesses were forced to pivot, while leaders scrambled to rethink their roles. There has been an unprecedented global reset. But in truth, almost everyone goes through this kind of reappraisal at least once in their life--and probably more often than that. Whatever the catalyst, it prompts in us the urgent need to pivot, to ask the question: What's next--and how do I get there? In Next!, bestselling author and journalist Joanne Lipman distills hundreds of personal interviews along with the latest scientific research to answer just this question. Through irresistible storytelling, she takes us inside successful career reinventions (ad executive to bestselling novelist; stay-at-home mom to CEO) and astonishing business transformations (wait until you hear what Play-Doh and Viagra have in common). From the laboratories of neuroscientists to the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies, to the frontlines of the social justice movement, Lipman explores how and why these transformations succeed. At its heart, Next! offers a thrilling argument: by harnessing the science and understanding the process, we can better understand how to reinvent that new career, change the direction of our lives, or inspire innovation in our organizations. This book provides a toolkit that shows how to make meaningful transitions--large or small--and to figure out for ourselves what's Next!
