CAREER INFORMATION

• Career Exploration

• College Major Information

• Career Fields

• International city tour

• SALARY/COST-OF-LIVING INFORMATION

NETWORKING & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Networking Tips

• Professional Associations (General)

JOB/INTERNSHIP SEARCH

• Job Search

• Internships - local and national

• All Purpose Sites

• International opportunities

• Out of state job search tips

• Babson College Online Career Workshop Series^SM

AFTER COLLEGE

• Grad & Professional School

• Funding for Graduate School

• Fellowships/Post Grad Options

E-Books

There are E-Books ( career and job search resources) available through the SMU library's web site.  To access the resources, follow these directions:

• Enter the title (or copy the text) into the Basic Search text box on the library website.

• Click on Title.

• Click on Go.

• Go to the Library's web site 

See example below:
Quick Search    Title Author Subject Headings Journal Title Call Number Keyword / Boolean Keyword Relevance  

 For alumni and remote access (not logging on through the SMU domain) check with your local library to see if they are a member of the Netlibrary consortium.  For libraries in Texas, click here.)

E-BOOKS Online Guides

• Career Guides

• Career Portfolio

• Consulting

• Cover Letters

• Curriculum Vitae

•  Education

• Employer Profiles

• Entrepreneurial

• Etiquette

• Going Global (International Careers)

• Internships

• Interview Guides

• Job Search

• Leadership

• Life after College

• Networking

• Parents

• Resume Guides

• Salary Negotiation

Career Portfolio

• The Career Portfolio Workbook : Using the Newest Tool in Your Job-hunting Arsenal to Impress Employers and Land a Great Job

Cover Letters

• 175 High-impact Cover Letters

• 201 Best Questions to Ask On Your Interview

• 201 Dynamite Job Search Letters

• 201 Killer Cover Letters

• Cover Letter Magic : Trade Secrets of Professional Resumé Writers

• Dynamite Cover Letters and Other Great Job Search Letters

• Gallery of Best Cover Letters

• Haldane's Best Cover Letters for Professionals

• Killer Cover Letters and Resumes!

• Resumes for the 50+ Job Hunter : With Sample Cover Letters

• The Perfect Cover Letter

Curriculum Vitae

• High Powered CVs : Powerful Application Strategies to Get You That Senior Level Job

• How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae

• Writing a CV That Works : How to Develop and Use Your Key Marketing Tool

 Education

• BusinessWeek Guide to the Best Business Schools

• College Majors Handbook With Real Career Paths and Payoffs : The Actual Jobs, Earnings, and Trends for Graduates of 60 College Majors

• How to Choose a College Major

• Succeeding in Graduate School : A Career Guide for Psychology Students

• What I Learned in Medical School : Personal Stories of Young Doctors

• Working Identity : Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career

• Your MBA Game Plan : Proven Strategies for Getting Into the Top Business Schools

Entrepreneurial

• Not Just a Living : The Complete Guide to Creating a Business That Gives You a Life

• The Vault Guide to Starting Your Own Business

Etiquette

• VGM's Complete Guide to Career Etiquette : From Job Search Through Career Advancement

• Power Etiquette : What You Don't Know Can Kill Your Career

Internships

• The WetFeet Insider Guide to Getting Your Ideal Internship

• Directory of Financial Aids for Women, 2001-2003 : A List of Scholarships, Fellowships, Loans, Grants, Awards, and Internships Designed Primarily or Exclusively for Women

• The Insider's Guide to Getting the Ideal Internship

Life after College

• 50 Success Classics : Winning Wisdom for Work & Life From 50 Landmark Books

• 1,001 Ways to Get Promoted

• Blindsided : Financial Advice for the Suddenly Unemployed

• Business Letters for Busy People : Time Saving, Ready-to-use Letters for Any Occasion

• Bulletproof Presentations : No One Will Ever Shoot Holes in Your Ideas Again!

• Cities Ranked & Rated : More Than 400 Metropolitan Areas Evaluated in the U.S. and Canada

• Deliberate Success : Realize Your Vision With Purpose, Passion, and Performance

• Discover True North : A 4-week Approach to Ignite Your Passion and Activate Your Potential

• How to Be Happy At Work : A Practical Guide to Career Satisfaction

• How to Shine At Work

• Jerks At Work : How to Deal With People Problems and Problem People

• Managing Up! : 59 Ways to Build a Career-advancing Relationship With Your Boss

• Take This Job and Thrive : 60 Ways to Make Life More Rewarding in Today's New Workplace

• Taking Control of Your Own Career : Using NLP and Other Techniques to Get the Working Life You Want

• The Newlyweds' Guide to Investing & Personal Finance

• The 26-hour Day : How to Gain At Least Two Hours a Day With Time Control

• Tips and Traps When Buying a Home

• Working in the Dark : Keeping Your Job While Dealing With Depression

Networking Guides

• Career Networking : How to Develop the Right Contacts to Help You Throughout Your Working Life

• Electronic Resumes & Online Networking : How to Use the Internet to Do a Better Job Search, Including a Complete, Up-to-date Resource Guide

• Networking for Job Search and Career Success

• Networking for Novices

• Networking Works! : The WetFeet Insider Guide to Networking

• The Networking Survival Guide : Get the Success You Want By Tapping Into the People You Know

Parents

• The Parent's Crash Course in Career Planning : Helping Your College Student Succeed

Salary Negotiation

• The WetFeet Insider Guide to Negotiating Your Salary and Perks