Whether you are looking for career options or types of employers in your chosen field, this database provides a list of useful handouts, books and websites relating to your area of study.
Online Resources
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Career Cruising
A career exploration tool that offers hundreds of different careers and their descriptions - everything from accountant to zookeeper. To access, contact caps [dot] library [at] mcgill [dot] ca or access the Career Databases & Periodicals for username and password. -
Vault Career Guides - Premium Content (VPN is required. Registration is required.)
The world's leading source of career information. To explore career options, visit the "Guides" link. Popular industry guides include: Career Launcher series (Law, Health Care Management, Food Services, Finance, Energy, Film, Education, etc.), and Topic Guides such as "Vault Guide to Top Internships. All the guides are downloadable. -
Working in Canada - Explore Careers by Occupation
Enter an occupation and a location in Canada to find out career information of an occupation - Duties, wages, job outlook and more. -
Quebec - Trades and Occupations
A tool provided by the Government of Quebec to find out career information of an occupation - Job prospects, salaries, training programs and more. -
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Premier source for career information. Each career profile describe what they do, work environment, educational requirements, salary info and more. US-based. -
Recommended Websites
Additional career exploration tools.
Career Books
Books that help you identify ideal career path and career options in various fields (available at CaPS):
- Great Jobs for...English majors, Liberal Arts majors, Math majors, etc.
- Careers for...Animal Lovers, Culture Lovers, Scientific Types, etc.
- Career Opportunities in...Agriculture, Forensic Science, Renewable Energy, etc.
- Opportunities in...Speech-Language Pathology, Marketing, Museum careers, etc.
Resource Catalogue
Search with words like "Great jobs for", "Careers for", "Career opportunities in" or "Opportunities in" in the Title field to see a list of books.