Searching for Jobs Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library Research Guide

This guide is to assist you in finding the many materials available in your free public library on Job Searching. All items listed below are available through your local branch of the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library. Should you not be able to locate what you are looking for, please ask our staff, who will be happy to assist you.

Our online public catalogue, is available in the Library using an Information Express computer or on the Internet at www.parl.ns.ca. Look for Quick Search for a Book or Go to Online Catalogue on the homepage.

Subject Headings:

These are some of the subject headings to use when searching for books with our online public library catalogue. Our staff will be glad to show you how to search and locate materials, please ask!

• resumes

• job hunting

• vocational guidance

• vocational interests

• employment interviewing

• cover letters

• occupations

Books:

• "Cover letters that knock 'em dead" by Martin John Yate. (Publisher: Adams Media, Pub date: c2006. Call number 650.14 Yat) A great cover letter can't always get you hired, but it can get your resume read with serious attention. Learn how to stand out from the crowd by packaging your background and work experience into a readable and powerful sales pitch.

• "Resumes that knock 'em dead"  by Martin JohnYate. ( Publisher: Adams Media, Pub date: c2006.Call number 650.14 Yat) In Resumes That Knock 'em Dead, 7th Edition, Martin Yate-America's most respected job search and resume expert-shows you how to create a compelling resume that will land you all the interviews you want. Learn how to create a resume that works well online and on paper.

• "The complete book of résumés : simple steps for writing a powerful résumé" by Karen Schaffer.(Publisher: Sourcebooks, Pub date: c2005. Call number 650.14 Sch)

• "The unwritten rules of the highly effective job search : land a job you love using the methods top career professionals teach their private clients" by  Orville Pierson. (Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Pub date: c2006. Call number 650.14 Pie).To conduct a successful job search, it's imperative to develop a well-formed strategy aimed at getting the right message to the right decision makers-before they have announced job openings. The career services company Lee Hecht-Harrison has helped over 600,000 people land great jobs using the proven strategies of Orville Pierson.

• "Looking for a job" Canada. Service Canada.(Publisher: Service Canada, Pub date: c2007. Call number 650.14 Can).

• "Change your job, change your life : career and re-careering in the new boom/bust economy" by Ronald L. Krannich. (Publisher: Impact Publications, Pub date: c2005. Call number 650.14 Kra) American career and travel writer Ron Krannich has authored, co- authored, or ghost-written some 70 books over the past two decades. He offers readers the latest edition of a text about the empowerment that comes in taking charge of one's own career destiny. 

• "45 things you do that drive your boss crazy : and how to avoid them" by Anita Bruzzese. (Publisher: Penguin, Pub date: c2007. Call number 650.1 Bru) Career columnist Anita Bruzzese has heard it all. Thanks to thousands of colorful letters from outraged managers as well as mystified employees who can't seem to figure out why they're not getting ahead, she's got an inside track on the types of behavior bosses love and reward-and all the unspoken things, large and small, that they can't stand. In this engaging and much-needed book, she reveals the most common complaints from bosses about what their employees are doing wrong-and offers advice on how to shape up and fly right.

• "Over-40 job search guide : ten strategies for making your age an advantage in your career" by  Gail Geary. (Publisher: Jist Pub.,Pub date: c2005.Call number 650.14 Gea) The only career transition guide to exclusively provide workable solutions for the reemployment issues of 45-to-65-year-old workers. The book shows readers how to present their age as an advantage to employers rather than a disadvantage. It boldly addresses midlife career transition issues by providing cutting-edge information, fresh strategies, and timely solutions.

• "Job hunting A to Z : landing the job you want" by  Robert A.Fish. (Publisher: WetFeet, Inc., Pub date: c2004. Call number 650.14 Fis) Networking, interviewing, and negotiating are key steps in securing the best jobs--learn to do them well, and you'll have a foothold on a brilliant career. In this WetFeet Insider Guide, Robert A. Fish, founder of Right Management Consultants, the largest outplacement consulting firm in the United States, sets out clear and easy-to-follow advice for landing the job you want.

• "E-résumés : a guide to successful online job hunting" by Pat Criscito. (Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, Pub date: 2004.Call number 650.14 Cri) This edition describes the latest trends in job hunting and career development opportunities via the Web.

• "Job search handbook for people with disabilities" by Daniel J. Ryan. (Publisher: JIST Works, Pub date: c2004. Call number 650.14 Rya) Ryan, a vocational counseling educator at the college level, considers issues of disability in some of the time-honored ways to search for a job. He covers self-assessment, exploring options, building paperwork, searching traditional and alternate sources, creating networks, and mastering interview etiquette. He includes tips on handling application forms and application forms and awkward questions from the front desk, explaining gaps in experience, and surviving rejection.

• "What Color Is Your Parachute?: a practical manual for job-hunters and career-changers" by Richard N. Bolles.  Berkeley, Calif. : Ten Speed Press, 2005. Call number 650.14 Bol
  

Helpful Websites:


http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/lifeevents/e/job/ Service Nova Scotia - Life Events - Looking for a job Looking for a Job
http://jb-ge.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/ Job Bank
http://www.careerjet.ca an employment search engine.
http://www.careeroptions.ednet.ns.ca/ Information about job opportunities, estimated salaries and training paths for more than 300 occupations. - Department of Education Career Options website.
http://www.careerconnections.ns.ca/ Career Connections
http://www.jobsetc.ca Jobs Etc.
http://www.mediajobsearchcanada.com/ Media Job Search Canada
http://jobsearch.monster.ca/ Monster Job Search Canada
http://www.coolworks.com site offers lists of jobs at national parks, ski resorts, cruise ships and more...

Magazine Articles:

Check out the magazine index by clicking on E-Magazines and Journals on the Parl website at the Information Express computers, then choose Canadian Periodicals . Enter the above subject headings as subject guide or keyword to locate information from over 1,000,000 articles in this database. If you are at home, email us at reference@parl.ns.ca and we can email the entire article directly to you.

A Reference service is available throughout the Pictou-Antigonish Region to answer any inquiries you may have. If you are having difficulty finding the information you need - please ask!