Research Guides: COMM 1010: Introduction to Communication Studies (UCBA): Find Career Information

Find Career Information

These resources are helpful for in class work on researching careers and preparing for the Informational Interview project. You'll find career web sites and a database plus some short tutorials on how to use the web resources.

Career Resources and Tutorials

CareerOneStop
CareerOneStop is a source for employment information, tools to help job seekers, and more.
Career One Stop (Video)
This tutorial (0:48 minutes) provides a brief overview of using the Career One Stop web site.
Career Outlook
Career Outlook articles provide data and information on a variety of topics—including occupations and industries, pay and benefits, and more.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Overviews cover hundreds of occupations and describe what they do, work environment, how to become one, pay, and more.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
This tutorial (0:58 minutes) provides a brief overview of the Occupational Outlook Handbook web site.
O*NET OnLine
Includes information on skills, abilities, knowledges, work activities, and interests associated with occupations.
O*NET OnLine
This tutorial (0:48 minutes) provides a brief overview of using the O*Net OnLine web site.

Vocational and Career Collection
Provides full text coverage for trade and industry related periodicals.