Job and Career Resources Guide

• 101 best resumes for grads (2003)
• 202 great resumes (2004)
• Best resumes for college students and new grads : jump start your career (2003)
• The complete idiot's guide to the perfect cover letter (1997)
• The directory of business information resources (2007-2009)
• Dynamic cover letters for new graduates (1998)
• National directory of arts internships (2008)
• National trade and professional associations of the United States (2008)
• Occupational outlook handbook 2008-09 (2008)
• Resumes for communications careers: with sample cover letters (2003) [eBook]
• Resumes for performing arts careers with sample cover letters (2004) [eBook]
• Streetwise business letters : 2,500 professionally written letters that will bring success to your business (1999)
• Talent is not enough : business secrets for designers (2006)
• Writing that works : communicating effectively on the job (2007)

Informational Interviews

• UCLA Career Center - What is an informational interview?
• UCLA Career Center - Setting up an informational interview
• UCLA Career Center - Questions to ask at an informational interview
• Florida State University - General tips for informational interviews

Resumes

• University of Minnesota- Resume Tutor
• The Damn Good Resume

Cover Letters

• The OWL at Purdue - The Cover Letter Workshop
• Virginia Tech Career Services - What is a cover letter (includes samples)

Interviewing

• San Jose Public Library - Job Interviewing
  Links to tips and resources for preparing for interviews, including videos.

Etiquette

• Florida State University - Using proper etiquette
  Resource that provides general etiquette tips related to meeting people, phone calls, eye contact skills, correspondence, and dining interviews.

Occupations and Vocational Guidance

• Occupational Outlook Handout
  Excellent reference resource for learning more about occupations and their education and training requirements, earnings, expected job prospects, and working conditions in the United States.

Career Guides Created by Other Libraries

• San Francisco Public Library- Finding Jobs and Careers on the Internet
  Includes resources related to skills assessment, job descriptions, vocational training, cover letters, resumes, interviewing, and networking.
• Contra Costa County Public Library Career Center
  Career resource guide for Bay Area job seekers and career changers. Includes Bay Area and national job fair schedules, job listings (see "Position Listings"), links to current articles on the Web (see "Recommended Reading"), salary information, cover letters, and resumes.

Professional Associations Directory

• Internet Public Library
  Directory of arts associations organized by general fine arts, architecture, photography, and graphic design.
• Hoover’s Online Database
  Company information database that provides reliable contact and personnel information about companies.
• For professional associations related to your department, see the "Professional Organizations" sections in the subject guides.

Miscellaneous

• Linkedin Professional Networking
• The Art List
  Art calls and competition submission forum/database for artists and photographers.

Design and Advertising Jobs

• Creative Hotlist
  Design, illustration, multimedia, and photography job database hosted by Communication Arts magazine.
• AIGA Design Jobs
  Design job database (restricted to AIGA members).
• IDSA Employment
  Industrial design job listings.
• SEGD Job Databank
  Graphic design job database maintained by the Society for Environmental Graphic Design.
• Adweek Classifieds
• HOW Job Bank
  Design career site hosted by HOW magazine.
• Coroflot Jobs
  Industrial design job database with opportunities to post portfolios.
• Talent Zoo
  Advertising, design, and new media job database.

Fashion Jobs

• Style Careers
  Independent fashion and style industries job database.
• Fashion Career Center
  Fashion industry job database.