Research Guides: Career Exploration: Career Exploration Resources

Career Exploration Resources:

The following recommended resources will help you in exploring careers including job types, pay, education, outlook and more!

Library Databases:

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
A career research database providing detailed and up-to-date profiles of more than 3,000 jobs in more than 94 industries.
Vocations and Careers (Gale OneFile)
Provides access to journals and magazines that aid users in researching a vocation, finding an appropriate institution of learning, job searching, and maintaining a career. The database offers hundreds of current and applicable periodicals, from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.

Open Web Resources:

Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)
The US Bureau of Labor & Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) can help you find career information on duties, education and training, pay, and outlook for hundreds of occupations.

CareerOneStop This link opens in a new window
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, CareerOneStop's mission is to deliver integrated, easy-to-understand workforce information that helps job seekers, students, workers, workforce intermediaries, and employers develop their capacity and make sound economic decisions in the new economy.
O*NET Online This link opens in a new window
O*NET OnLine has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers, and more!

General Library Databases

The following general databases are recommended resources for exploring career related topics, researching companies, and finding articles on resume writing, interview skills and more! To search ALL of the MCC library databases (eResources) click HERE.

Academic OneFile (Gale)
Includes peer-reviewed, full-text, scholarly content across all academic disciplines.
Academic Search Premier
The largest academic database with over 4000 full text peer-reviewed scholarly journals covering all academic disciplines.
Business (Gale OneFile)
Provides coverage of all business disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy, as well as business theory and practice. Users will understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through business and trade publications, complemented by a selection of international, U.S., and regional news publications.
Business Source Premier
Market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles, and full-text articles from more than 2,200 business journals.
Regional Business News
Provides full-text articles from regional U.S. and Canadian business publications.
U.S. Major Dailies Newspapers
Contains both articles and indexing to articles from the country's leading newspapers--Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post.
Arizona Republic
Full text of the major daily newspaper serving Arizona 1999-present. Includes local and regional news information.
Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans
Provides comprehensive information on sources of education-related financial aid sponsored and administered by private organizations and companies. Covers a variety of programs in all educational areas, including area and ethnic studies, business, computer science, education, liberal arts, medicine, physical sciences, theology and religion, and more. Intended for students and others interested in education funding.