OCC Library

The OCC Library is in the Office of Career Counseling which is located in the lower level of Stetson Hall. Our front door is adjacent to the lower level parking lot and is open, when classes are in session, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday.

The OCC Library holds over 500 books, videos, periodicals, pamphlets, newspapers, directories, and catalogues to help with career exploration. If you haven’t yet decided on a specific area, browse through books such as the Occupational Outlook Handbook or The Unofficial Guide to Hot Careers.

The Back Door Guide to Short-Term Job Adventures is designed to open you up to new experiences and includes chapters such as, ‘Beginning the Climb’, ‘Your Path’, ‘Finding Your Way’, ‘Adventure Careers’, ‘Artistic Pursuits’, and ‘Opportunities Abroad’.

Great Jobs for Foreign Language Majors, Psychology Majors, History Majors, etc., are good resources for those who wish to pursue a career in their major.

Want to work in San Francisco? The San Francisco Bay Area JobBank contains over 4,000 employer profiles. We have a number of these JobBank books that explain, “Who to call to land a job, Where to send your resume, Who the major employers are”.

After exploring, or if you have no idea where to start, make an appointment with a counselor to coalesce your ideas into a focal point from which to anchor your search.

A short list of some of the resources you can find in the OCC Resource Library:

  • How to Prepare for the GRE 2006-2007
  • The ECO (Environmental Careers Organization) Guide to Careers that Make a Difference.
  • 2006 National Green Pages. A Directory of Products and Services for People and the Planet.
  • Out and In: Information for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Law School Applicants
  • Smart Moves for Liberal Arts Grads: Finding a Path to Your Perfect Career
  • Mother Jones
  • Advertising Age
  • Requirements for Certification of Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Administrators for Elementary and Secondary Schools Seventy-First Edition, 2006-2007
  • The Internship Series-- Internships with America’s Adversiting Agencies, 2006

    • We have a large collection of WetFeet Insider Guides. "Each WetFeet Insider Guide represents hundreds of hours of careful research and writing. We start with a review of the public information available. (Our writers are also experts in reading between the lines.) We augment this information with dozens of in-depth interviews of people who actually work for each conpany or industry we cover. And, although we keep the identity of the rank-and-file employees anonymous to encourage candor, we also interview the company's recruiting staff extensively to make sure that we give you, the reader, accuratge information about recruiting process, compensation, hiring targetrs, and so on. ...We also regularly survey our members and customers to learn about their experiences in the recruiting process. Finally, each Insider Guide goes through an editorial review and fact-checking process to make sure that the information and writing live up to our exacting standards before it goes out the door."

    Another new book in our Library is the Fourth Edition of Case in Point by Marc P. Cosentino. Hillary Harrow, Senikor Recruiter at McKinsey & Company, says, "Cosentino is the Dean of Case Interview prep. Case in Point is lucid, down-to-earth, demystifying and surprisingly entertaining."

    Do What You Are by Paul D. Tieger & Barbara Barron-Tieger is highly recommended for those of you who want to discover your "perfect career" through the "secrets of personality type".

    With the Washington Information Directory 2006-2007 you can ·Find the right person at the right organization, ·Browse 10,000-plus listings for easy and accurate research; ·Discover contacts in federal, congressional, and state government offices; non-governmental organizations; policy groups; and foundations; ·Locate street and mailing addresses, phone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses, and Web sites; ·Explore objectives, responsibilities, and activiites of each organization; ·Search organization charts; quick reference boxes; and name, organization, and subject indexes.

    Jody Spooner

    Director of Fellowships

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    Jody works with students wanting to compete for national and Williams fellowships, both post-grad and summer. He also advises those interested in pursuing advanced study in the social sciences and humanities.