Resource Materials Available at the Career Center

GENERAL INFORMATION

American Salaries & Wages Survey
Big Book of Jobs
Career Connection for College Education
Careers for Night Owls and Other Insomniacs
Chronicle Career Index for '93-'94 School Year
Enhanced Guide for Occupational Exploration
Occupational Outlook Handbook 1996-97
Russian Etiquette & Ethics in Business
Top Jobs for College Graduates

Cover Letters! Cover Letters! Cover Letters!
Cover Letters for Dummies
Cover Letters that Will Get You the Job You Want
Dynamite Cover Letters Cover Letter Writing,
How to Write A Successful Cover Letter
Slam Dunk Cover Letters
The Perfect Cover Letter
The Letter

101 Dynamite Questions to Ask at Your Job Interview
101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions
Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions
Information Interviewing Articles-Sample Questions

Job Interviewing for College Students
Perfect Interview...How to Get the Job You Really Want
Successful Interviewing for College Seniors
Sweaty Palms...The Neglected Art of Being Interviewed
Your First Interview

Beginning Entrepreneur
Career Opportunities for Minority College Graduates
Career Success for People with Physical Disabilities
Careers Checklist
College and Career Success for Students with Learning Disabilities
Coming Alive From 9 to 5
Complete Guide to Career Etiquette
Coping With Unemployment
Electronic Job Search Revolution
Finding a Job in the United States
First Job Hunt Survival Guide
Getting a Raise Made Easy
Government Job Finder
Guide to Internet Job Searching
Higher Education Job Search
Hooked Up, Get Hired! The Internet Job Search Revolution
How to Approach an Advertising Agency & Walk Away With a Job You Want
How to Find Your New Career Upon Retirement
How to Hit the Ground Running in Your New Job
How to Jumpstart a Stalled Career
How to Move From College into a Secure Job
Job Choices: Business, Minorities, General, and Science and Engineering 1997

Job Finding Fast
Job Hunter's Source Book
Job Hunting Made Easy
Job Hunting for Dummies
New Rules of the Job Search Game
New Women's Dress for Success
Out of Uniform...Transition Guide for Ex-Military Personnel
On-line Job Search Companion
Over 40 and Looking For Work?
Parent's Crash Course in Career Planning
Staffing Europe
Successful Job Search Strategies for the Disabled
Taking Charge of Your Career
Temporary Employment
TEMP...How to Survive & Thrive in the World of Temporary Employment
The Fool Proof Job Search Notebook
Using the Internet in Your Job Search
50 Ways to get Hired
110 Mistakes Working Women Make and How to Avoid Them

Best Resumes for $75,000+ Executive Jobs
Como Escribir un Curriculum Vitae en Ingles Que Tenga Exito
Curriculum Vitae Handbook
Electronic Resumes: A Complete Guide to Putting Your Resume On-Line
Electronic Resumes for the New Job Market
Federal Resume Guidebook
From College to Career...Entry Level Resumes for any Major
Gallery of Best Resumes
How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae Resumes
How to Write a Winning Resume
Perfect Portfolio Resume Kit
Resumes for Advertising Careers
Resumes for Architecture and Related Careers
Resumes for Banking and Financial Careers
Resumes for Business Management
Resumes for Communications Careers
Resumes for Computer Careers
Resumes for Education Careers
Resumes for Engineering Careers
Resumes for Environmental Careers
Resumes for Ex-Military Personnel
Resumes for the First-Time Job Hunter
Resumes for Government Careers
Resumes for Health and Medical Careers
Resumes for High Tech Careers
Resumes for Nursing Careers
Resumes for Performing Arts Careers
Resumes for Re-Entering the Job Market
Resumes for Sales & Marketing Careers
Resumes for Science Careers
Resumes for Scientific and Technical Careers
Resumes for Social Service Careers
Resumes for the 50+ Job Hunter.
Resumes for the Health Care Professional
Resumes! Resumes! Resumes! of Bank Women
Resumes That Will Get You the Job You Want
The New Perfect Resume
Your Dance Resume
Writing a Resume

Beating Job Burnout
Career Book, Second Edition
Career Change
College Majors and Careers
Do What You Are
Dr. Job's Complete Career Guide
Educator's Guide to Alternative Jobs and Careers
Gifts Differing
Great Jobs for Art Majors
Great Jobs for Business Majors
Great Jobs for Engineering Majors
Great Jobs for English Majors
Great Jobs for Foreign Language Majors
Great Jobs for History Majors
Great Jobs for Communications Majors
Great Jobs for Liberal Art Majors
Great Jobs for Psychology Majors
Great Jobs for Sociology Majors
How To Get People To Do Things Your Way
How to Hold It All Together when You've Lost Your Job Major Decisions. The Most Popular College Majors
Making Career Decisions That Count
Marketing Yourself for a Second Career
Time For A Change...The Re-Entry & Re-Career Workbook
VGM's Career Planning and Development for College Students and Recent Graduates
VGM's Careers Checklists
What Color is Your Parachute?

 CAREERS IN ...

A Basic Guide to Exporting
A Basic Guide to Importing
Beginning Entrepreneur
Careers for Self Starters and Other Entrepreneurial Types
Careers in International Business
Opportunities in Accounting Careers
Opportunities in Franchising Careers
Opportunities in Hospital Administration Careers
Opportunities in Human Resource Management Careers
Opportunities in International Business Careers
Opportunities in Medical Sales
Opportunities in Nonprofit Organization Careers
Opportunities in Office Occupations
Opportunities in Real Estate Careers
Opportunities in Retailing Careers
Real Estate Careers

Careers for Kids at Heart & Others Who Adore Children
Careers in Child Care
Opportunities in Child Care Careers

Careers for Caring People and Other Sensitive Types
Careers in Social & Rehabilitation Services
Opportunities in Counseling and Development Careers
Opportunities in Psychology Careers
Opportunities in Social Work Careers

Careers for Computer Buffs & Other Technological Types
Careers for Number Crunchers & Other Quantitative Types
Careers in Computers
Opportunities in CAD/CAM Careers
Opportunities in Computer Maintenance Careers
Opportunities in Computer System Careers
Opportunities in Library and Information Science Careers

Careers for History Buffs & Others Who Learn From the Past
Opportunities in Library & Information Science Careers
Opportunities in Research and Development Careers
Opportunities in Social Science Careers
Opportunities in Special Education Careers
Opportunities in Teaching Careers
Opportunities in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Opportunities in Training & Development Careers
Real People Working in Education
VGM's Careers in Education

Careers in Engineering
Exploring Careers in Research and Development in Industry
Job Opportunities '94 Engineering and Technology
Opportunities in Civil Engineering Careers
Opportunities in Drafting Careers
Opportunities in Engineering Careers
Opportunities in High Tech Careers
Studying Engineering: Road Map to a Rewarding Career

Careers for Mystery Buffs & Other Snoops and Sleuths
Careers in Government
Careers in Law
Opportunities in Law Careers
Opportunities in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Careers
VGM's Handbook of Government & Public Service Careers

Careers in Advertising
Careers in Communications
Careers in Marketing
Careers for Foreign Language Aficionados
Opportunities in Marketing Careers
Opportunities in Public Relations Careers
Opportunities in Telecommunications Careers
Opportunities in Telemarketing Careers
Real People Working in Communications
Real People Working in Sales & Marketing
Real People in Advertising Careers

Allied Health Professions
Careers for Health Nuts and Others Who Like to Stay Fit
Careers in Health Care
Hot Health Care Careers
Managing Your Career in Nursing
Nursing...The Career of a Lifetime
Opportunities in Chiropractic Health Care Career
Opportunities in Fitness Careers
Opportunities in Hospital Administration
Opportunities in Medical Imaging Careers
Opportunities in Medical Sales
Opportunities in Medical Technology Careers
Opportunities in Mental Health Careers
Opportunities in Occupational Therapy Careers
Opportunities in Paramedical Careers
Opportunities in Physical Therapy Careers
Opportunities in Physician Assistant Careers
Opportunities in Physician Careers
Opportunities in Public Health Careers
Opportunities in Speech-Language Pathology Careers
Real People Working in Health Care
VGM's Careers in Medicine
VGM's Handbook of Health Care Careers
Virginia Health Careers 1996-98
Virginia Health Careers 1996
You Can Make A Difference: Pursue A Career in Public Health
Your Career in Healthcare

Careers for Environmental Types and Others Who Respect the Earth
Careers for Plant Lovers and Other Green Thumb Types
Careers in Horticulture and Botany
Careers in the Environment
Opportunities in Animal & Pet Care Careers
Opportunities in Environmental Careers
Opportunities in Farming and Agriculture Careers
Opportunities in Horticulture Careers

Career Opportunities in the Music Industry
Careers for Music Lovers & Other Tuneful Types
Careers for the Stagestruck and other Dramatic Types
Opportunities in Music Careers
Opportunities in Television and Video Careers
Working in TV News

Careers in Science
Opportunities in Aerospace Careers
Opportunities in Biotechnology Careers
Opportunities in Chemistry Careers
Opportunities in Science Technician Careers
To Boldly Go

Guide to Careers in Sports
Opportunities in Sports and Athletics Careers
You Can't Play the Game if You Don't Know the Rules

Opportunities in Beauty Culture Careers
Opportunities in Drafting Careers
Opportunities in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
Careers
Opportunities in Installation and Repair Careers
Opportunities in Machine Trades
Opportunities in Plumbing and Pipefitting Careers

Careers in Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality
Opportunities in Airline Careers
Opportunities in Fast Food Careers
Opportunities in Travel Careers
Real People Working in Service Businesses

Career Opportunities in Art
Careers For Fashion Plates & Other Trendsetters
Careers For Shutterbugs & Other Candid Types
Careers in the Visual Arts
Jobs in Arts & Media Management
Museum Jobs From A-Z
Opportunities in Careers in Visual Arts
Opportunities in Crafts Careers
Opportunities in Interior Design & Decorating Careers
Opportunities in Museum Careers
Telecommunications Careers

Careers for Writers and Others Who Have a Way with Words
Careers in Journalism
Opportunities in Desktop Publishing Careers
Opportunities in Journalism Careers
Opportunities in Publishing Careers
Opportunities in Technical Writing and Communication Careers
Writer's Market

 DIRECTORIES

AmeriCorps
Annual Guide to Graduate Nursing Education 1995
Barron's Guide to Medical and Dental Schools
Big Book of Minority Opportunities
College Applications Made Easy
Directory of MBA 1996-97 & 1997-98

Dollars for College:

• Art-Music-Drama
• Liberal Arts
• Business
• Medicine/Dentistry
• Nursing
• Engineering
• Science
• Journalism & Mass Communications
• Women in all Fields

Financial Aid for Minorities:

• Awards Open to Students with any Major
  
• in Business and Law
  
• in Education
  
• in Engineering and Science
  
• in Health Fields
  
• in Journalism/Mass Communications

Financing Graduate School
Graduate School Guide 1996
GRE Prep ñ General (on computer in Career Lab)
GRE Prep ñ Math (on computer in Career Lab)
Guide to North American Graduate and Postgraduate Training Programs in Human Genetics
How to Get into the Right Law School
How to Get Into the Right Medical School
How to Write a Winning Personal Statement for Graduate and Professional School
How to Write Your College Application Essay
Medical School Admissions: The Insider's Guide
Neuroscience - Training Programs in North America

Official Guide for GMAT Review
Official Guide for MBA Programs 1994
Official Guide to Financing Your MBA

Peterson's College Money Handbook
Peterson's Four-Year Colleges 1996

Peterson's Graduate and Professional Programs

• in the Biological Sciences 1997
  
• in Business, Education, Health, Information Studies, Law & Social Work 1997
  
• in Engineering and Applied Sciences 1997
  
• in Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences 1997
  
• in Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Agricultural Sciences 1997

Peterson's Scholarships, Grants, and Prizes

Princeton Review...Business Schools 1997
Princeton Review...Law Schools 1997
Princeton Review...Medical Schools 1997

Postgraduate Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences in Europe
Postgraduate Business, Economics, Finance, and International Commerce in Europe
Postgraduate Computer Science, Mathematics, and Information Technology in Europe
Postgraduate Engineering and Technology in Europe
Postgraduate Science Studies in Europe

Research Training and Career Development Programs
Scholarship Finder (on computer in Career Lab)

Worldwide Directory of Postgraduate Studies...

• in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 1997
  
• in Business Economics, Finance and Commerce 1997
  
• in Engineering and Technology 1997
  
• in Computer Science, Mathematics & Information Technology 1997
  
• in Science 1997
  
• Update 1997

Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market 1998
Design Firm Directory (Graphic and Industrial Design Edition) 1995
Design Firm Directory (Graphic Design Edition) 1997
National Directory of Arts Internships
Photographer's Market 1993
Poor Dancer's Almanac: Managing Life and Work in the Performing Arts
Regional Theatre Directory 1993-94
Song Writer's Market 1997
Successful Fine Art Marketing
Summer Theatre Directory 1993
U.S. Directory of Entertainment Employers 1995
Writer's Market 1998

100 Best Companies to Work for in America
American Association of Advertising Agencies
Corporate Directory Indexes
Directory of 1996 Business Information Resource
Directory of Executive Recruiters
Directory of Outplacement Firms

Hoover's Guide to Computer Companies
Hoover's Guide to Private Companies
Hoover's Handbook of American Business Volume 1, 1996
Hoover's Handbook of American Business Volume 2, 1996
Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies 1996
Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies
Hoover's Handbook of World Business 1995-96

International Business and Trade Directory 1995/96
Job Opportunities for Health and Science Majors 1998
Job Seekers Guide to Socially Responsible Companies
Peterson's Hidden Job Market
Peterson's Job Opportunities for Business & Liberal Arts Graduates 1993
Peterson's Job Opportunities for Business Majors
Peterson's Job Opportunities in Business, 1997
Plunkett's Retail Industry Almanac
Sports Business Directory 1996
Top 50 Richmond Businesses
Virginia Business Resource Directory 1994
Virginia Industrial Directory 1995

College Placement Council, Inc. 1995
Directory of Public School Systems in the U.S. 1996-97
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education
Handbook of Private Schools
ISS Directory of Overseas Schools
National Association of College and Employers
National Directory for Employment in Education
National Directory of Job and Career Fairs for Educators 1996
Private Independent Schools
Virginia Educational Directory
Who's Who in Career Planning, Placement and Recruitment 1996

Graduate Opportunities 1993-94
Great Jobs Abroad
How to Get a Job in Europe
Jobs and Careers Abroad
Jobs for People Who Love Travel
Jobs in Asia
Jobs in Eastern Europe
Jobs Worldwide
Nikkei Placement Guide International 1997
Peace Corps and More
Teaching English Abroad
Transition Abroad(1997 Educational Travel Planner
Who's Who in the Arab World
Work Your Way Around the World

Almanac of American Employers
Atlanta Job Book
Atlantic Job Bank 1990
Best Companies for Gays and Lesbians
Best Companies for Minorities
Career Opportunity Update
Carolina Job Bank 4th Edition
College Guide to a Summer Job in Yellowstone
Directory of Executive Recruiters
Geographic Reference 96
Getting Uncle Sam to Enforce Your Civil Rights
How to Get a Job in Southern California
Insider's Guide to Greater Richmond
Job Hotlines USA, 4th edition
Job Hunter's Guide to 100 Great American Cities
Job Hunter's Yellow Pages
Job Market Directory...National Edition
Krupin's Toll-Free Environmental Directory
Medical Technologist and Technicians Career Directory
Metropolitan Washington Job Bank 1996
National Directory of Addresses and Telephone Numbers
New York Job Bank 1996
North Carolina Employment Guide, 1996 Edition
Peterson's Job Opportunities in Health Care 1994, 1995, & 1997
Peterson's Job Opportunities for Health and Science Majors
Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac
San Francisco Bay Area Job Bank
Sports Market Place Register 1996
Therapists and Allied Health Professionals Career Directory
Virginia Job Bank
Washington DC Job Bank
World Chamber of Commerce Directory 1997

Community Services Directory 1994/95
Congressional Yellow Book
Conservation Directory 1995
Encyclopedia of Associations (3 volumes)
Encyclopedia of Regional, State, and Local Organizations
Jobs and Careers With Nonprofit Organizations
Law Enforcement Job Search
Medicaid Financed Hospital Services in Virginia
Municipal Yellow Book
National Registry of Health Service Providers in Psychology
Public Welfare Directory 1996-1997
Senior Citizens Service: Northeastern(and Mid-Atlantic States
State Yellow Book

American's Top 100 Internships, Princeton Review 1996
Access Guide to International Affairs Internships: Washington, D.C.
Big Green Internship Book
College Guide to Summer Jobs in Yellowstone
Complete Guide to Seasonal State Park Employment
Connections 1995-A Directory of Volunteer Opportunities
Directory of Internships in Youth Development 1995
National Directory of Art Internships
New Careers Directory: Internships and Professional(Technology and Science
Peterson's Internships 1998
Princeton Review Internship Bible!
Volunteer and Internship Possibilities in Israel

Biotechnology Industry Guide
Peterson's Job Opportunities for Engineering and Computer Science Majors
Peterson's Job Opportunities for Health and Science Majors 1998
Peterson's Job Opportunities in the Environment 1995
Peterson's Job Opportunity Engineering & Technology, 1996, 1997
Pharmaceutical Industry Guide 1995-96
Research Services Directory
United States Department of Interior
Volunteer for Science Program

 VIDEOTAPES

[Available for you to see at the Career Center, 907 Floyd Avenue, Room 130. Stop by. No appointment is necessary.]

• Self Assessment:
  Feeling Positive...Coping With Job Loss, Volume 1 and 2
  How to Present a Professional Image, Volume 1 and 2
  Exploring Career Options with the Strong Interest Inventory Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
  
  
• Career Development:
  Making Contacts: The Power of Networking
  Moving Up
  Networking & Connections to Employment
  Negotiating Competitive Salaries and Benefits
  
  
• Career Opportunities:
  Careers for Life - Health Care
  Careers in the Field of Visual Arts
  So You Want to be a Writer (and eat)?
  Making a Difference: Careers in Nonprofit
  
  
• Interviewing / Job Search
  Art of Interviewing
  Campus Interview: Interview Preparation [T1]
  Campus Interview: The Interview [T2]
  Campus Interview: Interview Follow Up [T3]
  Commercial Banking (Chemical Bank)
  Effective Interviewing Techniques
  
  American-Style Face-to-Face Interviewing
  Face to Face Interviewing: Computer Science (Mobil Science Corp.)
  Face to Face Interviewing: Retailing (Saks Fifth Avenue)
  Face to Face Interviewing: Consumer Marketing (Mars, Inc.)
  Face to Face Interviewing: Teaching (Teacher Search)
  
  First Impressions
  How to Get the Job You Want
  International Students and Employment (Teleconf.)
  Interview II, Answering Problem Interview Questions
  Interviewing Strategies for Secondary Teachers
  Job Interviewing for Non-Native Speakers
  
  Job Search in Action (Unit 1)
     * The Game Plan and * Applications and Resumes
  Job Search in Action (Unit 2)
     * Telephone Skills and * Interviewing
  
  Job Interview Techniques for Science and Math Graduates
  Job Interview Techniques for Business Graduates
  Job Interview Techniques for Engineering and Computer Science Graduates
  Job Interview Techniques for Liberal Art and Social Science Graduates
  Marketing Your Liberal Arts Skills in the Interview
  Networking...Connections to Employment
  Success in Interviewing
  Very Quick Job Search
  You've Graduated...What Now?
  
  
• Recruiter Information:
  Abbott Laboratories (2 videos: Company Profile and Manufacturing Professional Development Program)
  ALCO Office Products
  Army ROTC
  Arthur Anderson & Company
  Automatic Data Processing
  Baltimore County Schools
  Burlington Industries
  Cable and Wireless, Inc.
  Capitol One
  C.H. Robinson Company
  Charlottesville Schools
  Computer Sciences Corporation CSC
  CVS
  Department of the Navy - Intern Program
  Department of the Navy - Logistics Intern Program
  Eckerd Family Youth Alternatives, Inc.
  Enterprise Rent-A-Car
  FBI
  Integon Insurance
  JCPenny Internship
  JET - A Year of Exploration
  JET - Sharing Culture Shattering Stereotypes
  Lockhead Martin
  National Center for Paralegal Training
  Naval Surface Welfare
  New England Financial Services
  NOAA Commissioned Corps.
  Northwestern Mutual Life
  Peebles, Inc.
  Provident Mutual (2)
  Prudential Insurance
  Roche Bio-Medical
  Sherwin-Williams
  Signet
  Standard Register
  Staples
  United States Department of State