Research Guides: Career Research: Guide Home

Welcome

This guide was created by librarians at UC Blue Ash, Marcotte Library at Clermont, and Langsam Library (Uptown/Clifton). It provides resources on exploring career information, searching for jobs, finding professional associations, and more.

Career Databases

General Career Databases

Search or browse these databases to learn more information about the career of your choice.

Vocational and Career Collection
Provides full text coverage for 350 trade and industry related periodicals.
Gale Presents: Peterson's Test Prep
Includes prep courses and practice tests, including ACT, SAT, graduate, and licensing exams. Note: Users must create an account with a valid UC email to access resource.

Company or Industry Databases

Discover more about a company and/or industry before you apply or after you've landed your interview.

Hoover's Online
Includes public and private company reports and Industry studies as well as in-depth company profiles and financial information.
IBISWorld
Provides in-depth industry analysis for over 700 U.S. industries in all major U.S. industry sectors at the 5-digit level of NAICS.

Websites

Visit these sites to learn more about careers in various industries. Sites include information such as: Career overviews, job outlook, preparing for careers, educational requirements, advice for job seekers, interviews with people in the field, Frequently Asked Questions, videos and much more!

CareerOneStop
CareerOneStop is your source for employment information and inspiration, the place to manage your career, your pathway to career success, tools to help job seekers, students, businesses and career professionals. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor
College Navigator
College Navigator consists primarily of the latest data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the core postsecondary education data collection program for NCES – the National Center for Education Statistics.
O*NET Online
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! Created by the National Center for O*NET Development.