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Whether you are a first time college student or a returning student changing
careers, selecting a major course of study that maximizes on your interests,
skills and most of all your employability is extremely important. At SSSP
we can assist qualified UH Hilo students in selecting a compatible major
and/or minor that complements those qualities.
Wondering..."What can I do with a major in?" Visit this helpful and insightful website:
http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/AdvisingIssues/careeradvising.htm
For more information about career counseling visit the Career Center website http://career.uhh.hawaii.edu or stop by at Campus Center 202A, Monday - Friday; 7:45am - 4:30pm
at the Campus Center. Call 974-7687 for more information.
Career Book Resources
SSSP
participants can borrow the following resource books from the program's
lending library at no cost. Come in soon and peruse our bookshelf!
| Book Cover |
Book |
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Best
Jobs for the 21st Century - Third Edition by Michael Farr
More than 500 job descriptions,
65 best jobs list, jobs with the best pay, fastest growth and most
openings. |
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Occupational
Outlook Handbook 2004 - 2005 by the U.S. Department of Labor- Fifth
Edition
With
almost 8,000 job descriptions. Obtain up-to-date information on jobs,
earnings, growth, and more. Combines three sources of career information:
(1) full descriptions of more than 270 major jobs from the Occupational
Outlook Handbook(OOH), (2) most recent facts from the Occupational
Information Network database used to describe approximately 800 more-specialized
jobs related to OOH jobs, and (3) The Dictionary of Occupational
Titles, includes brief descriptions for nearly 7,000 jobs related
to the OOH job titles. |
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What Color is
Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters & Career Changers
(2005 Edition) written by Richard Nelson Bolles
A classic, complete career guide
for helping people define their work mission in life. A practical
manual for job-hunters and career-changers. Annually revised and updated.
Includes internet sites, tips for job hunters, Holland Code exercise
and more. |
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Sunshine Jobs:
Career Opportunities Working Outdoors written by Tom Stienstra
"Whether you're looking
for part-time adventure or a full-time career, with this book you
can find a job in the outdoors that will fit your interests, skills
and education. You'll find 50 different outdoor opportunities explored
in Sunshine Jobs - covering what jobs are available, how
much they pay, training and education requirements, the pros and cons
of each job and strategies for getting the job you want. Best of all,
there are first-person interviews with 100 real people who work at
these jobs, sharing what's really involved on a day-by-day basis." (Sunshine Jobs) |
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Encyclopedia of Job-Winning RESUMES written by Myra Fournier
and Jeffrey Spin
400 proven resumes for all fields, 40 cover letters that
get attention and thirty resumes for difficult situations.
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Do What You
Are written by Paul D. Tieger & Barbara Barron-Tieger
Helps you figure out
exactly what you need to have a satisfying career and suggests dozens
of careers that are just right for you.
 Available from SSSP staff ,Barbara
Bostwick's lending library. This recommended career book resource
can be found at your local bookstore, online or through your local
library. |
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons
in Personal Change written by Stephen R. Covey
"Holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach for
solving personal and professional problems. From the Editors: Covey
offers: Eschewing easy fixes and simple-minded formulas, his writings
offers a comprehensive and highly detailed program for invigorating
your career as well as other aspects of life. Covey reveals step-by-step
pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity-principles
that give us the security to adapt to change, and wisdom and power
to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates. "
Available
from SSSP staff ,Barbara Bostwick's lending library. This recommended career book resource can
be found at your local bookstore, online or through your local library.
Also available from SSSP staff - Barbara Bostwick's lending library. |
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