CAREER SERVICES
Akeley Hall, Room 114

Summer Office Hours
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.*
*May be closed during lunch hour

Please call in advance for appointments with the Director or the Internship Coordinator

 Telephone: 570-484-2181; Fax: 570-484-2784
 


Akeley Hall


BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arts and Humanities  
1.1.1  Great Jobs for Art Majors  
1.1.2 The National Resource Guide for the Placement of Artists
1.1.3  For the Working Artist  
1.1.4 Careers in Art
1.1.5 Career Opportunities in Art  
1.1.6  Opportunities in Museum Careers  
1.1.7 Photography Careers Handbook  
1.1.8 Opportunities in Photography Careers
1.1.9 Becoming a Graphic Designer
1.1.10 Creative Careers in Photography
1.2.1 Great Jobs for English Majors
1.2.2 Career Opportunities in Library and Information Science
1.2.3  Careers for Bookworms and Other Literary Types  
1.2.4 Opportunities in Library & Information Science Careers  
1.3.1  Opportunities in Foreign Language Careers 
1.3.3  Careers for Foreign Language Aficionados & Other Multilingual Types  
1.3.4  Great Jobs for Foreign Language Majors
1.3.5  Careers in Foreign Languages
1.4.1  Career Opportunities in the Music Industry  
1.4.2  Careers for Music Lovers & Other Tuneful Types  
1.4.3  Great Jobs for Music Majors  
1.4.4 Beyond Talent - Creating a Successful Career in Music
1.5.1  Career Opportunities - Theater and the Performing Arts
1.5.2  Great Jobs for Theater Majors  
1.5.3  Career Opportunities in the Film Industry  
1.5.7 U. S. Directory of Entertainment Employers 2001 
1.6.1 Career Opportunities for Writers  
1.6.2 Careers for Writers and Others Who Have a Way with Words  
BUSINESS
2.1.1  Great Jobs for Accounting Majors  
2.1.2 Careers in Accounting  
2.1.3 Opportunities in Financial Careers
2.2.1  Top Careers for Business Graduates
2.2.2 Careers in Business  
2.2.3 Opportunities in Business Management Careers
2.2.4 Handbook of Business and Management Careers  
2.2.5 Careers in International Business
2.3.1 Career Opportunities in Banking, Finance and Insurance
2.3.2 Careers in Finance
2.4.1 Opportunities in Marketing Careers
2.4.2  Vault Career Guide to Marketing and Brand Management
2.4.3 Careers in Marketing
2.5.1 Careers in Sales
2.5.2 Careers in Retail
2.6.1 Opportunities in Training and Development Careers  
2.7.1 Human Resources Careers - Get the inside story on hot careers in the growing field of human resources
Communications and Journalism  
3.1.1  
3.1.2 Careers in Advertising  
3.1.3 Career Opportunities in Advertising & Public Relations  
3.2.1 Careers in Communications  
3.2.2 Careers in Communications & Entertainment  
3.2.3 The Art of  Sportscasting
3.2.4 Opportunities in Broadcasting Careers  
3.2.5 Career Opportunities in Radio
3.2.6 Pathways to Careers in Communication
3.3.1 Careers in Journalism
3.3.2 Careers in Publishing
3.3.3 Career Opportunities in The Publishing Industry
3.4.1  Newspaper Career Directory  
3.5.1 Public Relations Career Directory  
3.6.1 Career Opportunities in Television, Cable, Video, and Multimedia
3.6.2 Television Careers - A Guide to Breaking and Entering  
3.7.1 Career Opportunities in the Film Industry
3.8 Careers in Writing
Education  
4.1.1  Careers in Teaching Handbook  
4.1.2 Career Opportunities in Education  
4.1.3 Careers in Education
4.1.4 Why Teach? A First Look at Working with Young Children  
4.1.5 Alternative Careers for Teachers  
4.2 Careers in Child Care
4.2.1 Exploring Careers in Child Care Services
Health Sciences
5.1.1  Careers in Health Care
5.1.2 Career Planning Guide for the Allied Health Professionals 
5.1.3 270 Ways to Put Your Talent to Work in the Health Field  
5.1.4 The Yale Guide to Careers in Medicine & the Health Progressions
5.1.5 Career Opportunities in Health Care  
5.2.1 Opportunities in Medical Technology Careers  
5.2.5 Opportunities in Sports Medicine Careers  
5.2.6 Opportunities in Nutrition Careers  
Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice
6.1.1 Opportunities in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Careers  
6.1.2 Your Criminal Justice Career
6.1.3 Careers in Criminal Justice
6.1.4 Career Opportunities in Law Enforcement, Security, and Protective Services
6.1.5 FBI Careers - The Ultimate Guide to Landing a Job as One of America's Finest
6.1.6 John Douglas's Guide to Landing a Career in Law Enforcement
6.1.7 Guide to Careers in Federal Law Enforcement
6.2 Careers for Legal Eagles and Other Law-and-Order Types
6.2.4 Paralegal  

Recreation

7.1.1 Opportunities in Recreation & Leisure Careers  
7.2.1 High Tech Hot Shots - Careers in Sports Engineering
7.2.2 Careers for Sports Nuts & Other Athletic Types  
7.2.3 Career Opportunities in the Sports Industry  
7.2.4 Careers in Coaching
7.3.1 Career Opportunities The Travel Industry  
7.3.2 Careers in Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality  
7.3.3 How to Get a Job with a Cruise Line  
7.3.4 Cruise Employment Program  
7.4.1 Opportunities in Fitness Careers  
7.4.2 Opportunities in Sports and Fitness Careers
7.5.1 Opportunities in Event Planning Careers
7.6 Outdoor Careers - Exploring Occupations in Outdoor Fields
Science/Math/Computers
8.1.1 Opportunities in Biological Science Careers  
8.1.2 Great Jobs for Biology Majors  
8.1.4 ECO Guide to Careers that Make a Difference
8.1.5 Careers in Biotech & Pharmaceuticals
8.2 Careers for Chemists
8.2.1 Great Jobs for Chemistry Majors
8.2.2 Opportunities in Forensic Science Careers
8.3 Is There an Engineer Inside You?
8.3.1 Careers in Science and Engineering
8.3.2 Careers in Engineering - 2nd Edition
8.4 Great Jobs for Geology Majors
8.5.1 Preparing Physicists for Work
8.5.2 Landing Your First Job - A Guide for Physics Students
8.6 Alternative Careers in Science
8.6.1 Careers Opportunities  in Science
8.6.2 Careers for Animal Lovers & Other Zoological Types
8.6.3  Resource Guide to Careers in Toxicology
8.7 Great Jobs for Math Majors
8.7.1 Careers for Number Crunchers & Other Quantitative Types
8.8 Great Jobs for Computer Science Majors
8.8.1  Careers for Computer Buffs & Other Technological Types
8.8.2 Careers for Cybersurfers & Other Online Types
8.8.3 Computers and Cyberspace
8.8.4 Careers in Computers
8.9 Careers in Information Technology 2007 edution
Social and Behavioral Sciences  
9.1 Top Careers for Economics Graduates
9.3  Careers for History Buffs and Others Who Learn from the Past  
9.3.1 Careers for Students of History
9.4.1 Careers in Political Science
9.5.1 Career Paths in Psychology - Where Your Degree Can Take You
9.5.2 Is Psychology the Major for You?  
9.5.3 What Can You Do With a Major in Psychology? Real People. Real Jobs. Real Rewards.
9.5.4 Opportunities in Counseling and Development Careers
9.6.1 Opportunities in Social Work Careers  
9.6.2 Careers in Social Work
9.6.3 The Helping Professions - A Careers Sourcebook  
9.6.4 Careers in Social & Rehabilitation Services  
9.6.5 Days in the Lives of Social Workers  
9.7.1 Opportunities in Social Science Careers  
9.8 Careers in Geography  
9.9 Careers in Sociology
Government Information
10.1.1 Red White and Blue Jobs - Finding a Great Job in the Federal Government
10.1.2 Guide to America's Federal Jobs  
10.1.3 The Student's Federal Career Guide - 10 Steps to Find and Win Top Government Jobs & Internships
10.1.4 The Book of U.S. Government Jobs - Where They Are, What's Available * How to Get One.
10.2.1 Career Opportunities in politics, Government, and Activism   
10.2.2 Careers in Government
10.2.3 An Insider's Guide to Political Jobs in Washington
10.3.1 Peace Corps  
10.3.2 America's Top Military Careers  
10.4 Civil Service Handbook - Sample Tests and Job Descriptions  
Non-Profit Organizations Opportunities
11.1.1 Career opportunities in the Nonprofit Sector
11.1.5 Jobs & Careers with Non-Profit Organizations  
11.2.1 Complete Guide to Public Employment  
11.2.2 Public Administration Career Directory  
11.2.3 A Guide to Careers in Community Development
International Opportunities  
12.1.1 Work Abroad  
12.1.2 Work Your Way Around the World, The Authoritative Guide for the Working Traveler  
12.1.3 International Jobs Directory - 1001 Employers & Great Tips for Success!
12.1.4 International Jobs - Where They Are, How to Get Them
12.1.5 The Almanac of International Jobs & Careers  
12.1.6 Jobs & Careers Abroad  
12.1.7 How to Serve & Learn Abroad Effectively  
12.1.8 Vault Guide to International Careers - Expert advice on international job opportunities
12.1.10.1 Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries
12.1.11 Hoover's Handbook of World Business  
12.2.1 Guide to Careers in World Affairs  
12.2.2 Careers in International Affairs  
12.5 International Directory of Voluntary Work  
CAREERS - GENERAL  
 13.1.1  Smart Moves for Liberal Arts Grads -  Finding a path to you perfect career
13.1.2 Best Jobs for the 21st Century  
13.1.3  America's Top Jobs for College Graduates  
13.1.4 Best Entry Level Jobs - Paying Your Dues without Losing Your Mind
13.1.6  Occupational Outlook Handbook  
13.1.8 Dictionary of Occupational Titles & Supplement  
13.2.0  The College Majors Handbook  
13.2.1 College Majors and Careers  - A Resource Guide for Effective Life Planning
13.2.2  The Career Connection  
13.2.3 Major Options - The Student's Guide to Linking College Majors & Career Opportunities During and After College  
13.2.4   What Can I Do With This Degree?  
13.2.5 Career Planning Guide for International Students
13.2.6 Career Success is Color Blind - Overcoming Prejudice and Eliminating Barriers in the Workplace
13.2.7 Major in Success - Make College Easier, Up Your Dreams, and Get a Very Cool Job
Career Planning/Job Search
14.1.1 How to Get Any Job with Any Major
14.1.4     Your Career - How to Make it Happen  
14.1.8   The 1997 What Color is Your Parachute
14.1.12     The Minority Career Guide  
14.1.13 Finding Your Perfect Work  
14.1.14 How To Get The Teaching Job You Want - The complete guide for College Graduates, Returning Teachers and Career Changers
14.1.15 The ABC's of Job Hunting for Teachers
14.2.1 Knock 'em Dead With Great answers to Over 200 Tough Interview Questions  
14.2.2 The Complete Job Search Handbook  
14.2.5A Job Search 101 (By Brian Jud)  
14.2.5B Job Search 101 (by Marcia Fox & Pat Morton)  
14.2.6 Job Hunting Handbook  
14.2.7 New Rules of the Job Search Game  
14.2.8  What Should You Do About Getting a Job?  
14.2.9 College Grad Job Hunter - Insider Techniques and Tactics for Finding a Top Paying Entry Level Job  
14.2.10 The Foolproof Job Search Workbook  
14.2.11B The Higher Education Job Search - A Guide for Prospective Faculty Members  
14.2.12 The Job Hunter's Final Exam with All the Answers  
14.2.13 How To Get the Teaching Job You Want
14.2.15 Career Power!  A Blueprint for Getting the Job You Want  
14.2.16 Best Career and Education Web Sites: A Quick Guide to Online Job Search
14.2.17 The Guide to Internet Job Searching
14.3.1  Cover Letters That Knock 'em Dead  
14.3.2   The Adams Cover Letter Almanac  
14.3.3  101 Best Cover Letters  
14.3.4 201 Killer Cover Letters
14.4.1  Resumes That Knock 'em Dead  
14.4.2 Liberal Arts Power! (Resumes)  
14.4.3 The Perfect Resume  
14.4.4 How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae  
14.4.5 From College to Career - Entry Level Resumes For Any Major  
14.4.6  Resume Writing for Results  
14.4.7 101 Grade A Resumes for Teachers  
14.4.8 The Adams Resume Almanac  
14.4.9  Gallery of Best Resumes - A Collection of Quality Résumés by Professional Resume Writers
14.4.10 101 More Best Resumes  
14.4.11  Federal Resume Guidebook - Write a Winning Federal Resume to Get in, Get Promoted, and Survive in a Government Career
14.4.12 Resumes for Mid-Career Job Changes with Sample Cover Letters
14.4.13 e Resumes - Everything you need to know about using electronic resumes
14.4.14 2500 Keywords To Get You Hired
14.5.1 201 Best Questions to Ask on Your Interview
14.5.2 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions
14.5.3 Your First Interview  
14.5.4  Adams Job Interview Almanac  
14.6.1 Portfolio Power  
14.6.2  How to Develop a Professional Portfolio - A Manual for Teachers  
14.6.3 Developing a Professional Portfolio
14.6.4 Creating Your Career Portfolio - At A Glance Guide for Students
14.7 Graduates' Guide to Business Success  
Employer/General Directories
15.1.1 The Adams Jobs Almanac  
15.1.5   National Job Hotline Directory - The Job Finder's Hot List  
15.2.1  The Alaska Employment Program  
15.2.1.1   The Students Guide to Alaska Employment 
15.2.16 Central Penn Business Directory
15.3.1.1 Hoover's Handbook of American Business '97 Volume 1  
15.3.2  The Almanac of American Employers  
15.3.12    Job Seekers Guide to Personnel Managers  
15.4.1 National Trade & Professional Associations of the United States
15.4.2  State and Regional Associations of the U.S.  
15.4.3 World Chamber of Commerce Directory 2003
15.6.1 Career Recruiting Opportunities Program (PA Accounting Firms)  
15.7.1  Citizen's Advisory Council Conservation Directory  
15.7.2 1998 Conservation Directory - National Wildlife Federation  
15.8.1  Jobs You Can Live With - Working at the Crossroads of Science, Technology & Society  
15.9.1 EnviroDirectory Mid-Atlantic Including Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands 1999-2000  
15.10 Guide to The Top Pharma & BioTech Employers 2006 Edition
15.11 Computer Jobs with the Growing Information Technology Professional Services Sector
15.12.1A Gale Directory of Publications & Broadcast Media - Volume 1 2005
15.12.1B Gale Directory of Publications & Broadcast Media - Volume 2   2005
15.12.1C Gale Directory of Publications & Broadcast Media - Volume 3   2005
15.12.1D Gale Directory of Publications & Broadcast Media - Volume 4   2005
15.12.1E Gale Directory of Publications & Broadcast Media - Volume 5   2005
15.13.1 O'Dwyer's Directory of Public Relations Firms   2005
15.14.1 Public Human Services Directory    2005
15.14.2  National Directory of Children, Youth & Families Services  
15.15.1 Sports Market Place Register  
15.15.2 The Almanac of Sports Contacts, The Global Resource Guide for Addresses in the  Sports Marketplace  
15.17.2  National Directory of Law Enforcement Administrators, Correctional Institutions & Related Agencies
15.18.1 The National Resource Guide for the Placement of Artists  
Education Employment
16.1.1    Pennsylvania Education Directory  
16.1.2 The Directory of Public School Systems in the United States  
16.1.3   The Handbook of Private Schools  
16.1.4 The Directory of Exceptional Children  
16.1.5A   Patterson's American Education  
16.1.5B Patterson's Elementary Education  
16.1.6 Private Independent Schools - Guide to elementary & secondary schools in North America & abroad
16.1.7   Native American Connections  
16.1.8  Teaching Opportunities with the Bureau of Indian Affairs  
16.2.1 Requirements for Certification of Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Administrators  
16.4.2 University of Northern Iowa Overseas Placement Service for Educators  
16.4.4 Teaching English Abroad  
16.5.1   Everything You Need to Score High on Praxis II  
16.5.2  The Best Test Preparation for the Praxis II NTE  
Graduate School Information
17.0.3.1 GRE Exam 2005 Edition
17.0.3.2 Cracking the GRE Computer Adaptive Test   2005 Edition
17.0.3.3 Word Smart for the GRE
17.0.5 Everything You Need to Score High on the MAT (Miller Analogies Test)  
  Peterson's Graduate and Professional Programs:  
17.1.1 An Overview, Volume 1  
17.1.2 Humanities & Social Sciences, Volume 2  
17.1.3  Biological & Agricultural Sciences Volume 3  
17.1.4 Physical Sciences & Mat, Volume 4  
17.1.5 Engineering & Applied Sciences, Volume 5  
17.1.6 Business, Education, Health & Law Vol. 6  
17.2.1 Graduate School Admissions Advisor  
17.2.2  Real Life Guide to Graduate and Professional School
17.2.3  Graduate School and You - A Guide for Prospective Graduate Students
17.2.4 Get Into Graduate School - A Strategic Approach for Master's and Doctoral Candidates
17.4.1 Paying for Graduate School Without Going Broke
17.4.2 Peterson's Grants for Graduate & Postdoctoral Study
17.4.3  Free Money for Graduate School
17.4.4  The Graduate School Funding Handbook
17.4.5 Cash For Grad School - The Ultimate Guide to Grad School Scholarships
17.4.6 Getting Money for Graduate School
17.5.1 Graduate Admissions Essays - Write Your Way Into the Graduate School of Your Choice 
17.5.2 How to Write a Winning Personal Statement  
17.5.3   The Grad School Handbook  
17.6.1 Guide to MBA Programs 2006
17.6.2 Your MBA Game Plan: Proven Strategies for Getting into the Top Business Schools
17.7.1 ABA Approved Law Schools
17.7.2 How to Get Into Law School
17.7.4  How to Get Into the Right Law School  
17.7.7   Getting Into Law School Today  
17.7.8 Law School Admissions Directory  
17.7.9 Law School Essays That Made a Difference
17.8.1 Med School Confidential: A Complete Guide to the Medical School Experience: By Students, for Students
17.8.4 How to Get Into the Right Medical School  
17.8.5   The Complete Guide to Premedical Success  
17.8.11 Nursing Programs
17.8.12 ACSM's Directory of Graduate Programs in Sports Medicine and Exercise Science  
17.8.13  Allied Health Education Directory  
17.8.15 School & Colleges of Optometry: Admission Requirements  
17.9.1 Graduate Study in Psychology  
17.9.3  Getting In: A Step by Step Plan for Gaining Admission to Graduate School in Psychology  
17.11.5 Guide to Graduate Education in Urban & Regional Planning
Miscellaneous College Guides
18.1  Peterson's Guide to Four Year Colleges  
18.3  Directory of Private Accredited Career Colleges & Schools  
18.4 Bears Guide to Earning Degrees By Distance Learning
18.5  Guide to Distance Learning Programs  
Internships

Internships for Dummies

Peterson's Internships

 The Experienced Hand: A Student's Manual for Making the Most of an Internship

 Volunteer USA

The Backdoor Guide to Short Term Job Adventures

Directory of Internships

 The Internship Bible  

 The Resort and Commercial Recreation Assoc. Recreation Internship Directory

Volunteer Opportunities With the Nebraska National Forest & Associated Units & Friends

 The Resort Internship & Seasonal Employment Guide

 The Big Green Internship Book - Internships & Summer Jobs for the Environment 2001

 Directory of International Internships

 The Access Guide to International Affairs Internships: Washington, DC

 The Student's Guide to International Internships

 The History Internships Book

Internships: Newspaper, Magazine & Book Publishing (Volume 2)

 Internships: The Travel & Hospital Industries (Volume 4)

 Internships: Radio & Television Broadcasting & Production (Volume 5)