About This Database

The Essential Career Research Database

The critically acclaimed Ferguson's Career Guidance Center features authoritative, wide-ranging content that is accessible and intuitively organized. This comprehensive career research database is broken down into three main sections: Job and Industry Profiles, Job-Hunting and Workplace Skills, and Career and Industry Resources. The Job and Industry Profiles section, organized into 16 Career Clusters created by the Department of Education, contains information on nearly 3,400 jobs and 94 industries. The Job-Hunting and Workplace Skills section provides invaluable advice on applying for a job, acing an interview, behaving professionally in the work environment, and more—with more than 90 sample résumés and cover letters included. The Career and Industry Resources section includes more than 55,000 entries on scholarships, internships, and more, divided into easily browsable categories with searchable records.

Nearly 300 videos present essential career information on both specific jobs and industries and on skills. Persistent record links allow users to share entries, and "How to Cite" guidance includes MLA, Chicago, and APA style. Examples of full citations are available throughout, and users can print, copy, and save content to a folder. A "Did You Mean...?" search enhancement suggests another search term when a user's search does not yield results.

Features:

• Job and Industry Profiles: Information on nearly 3,400 jobs and 94 industries, broken down into 16 Career Clusters created by the Department of Education, is presented through overview articles and videos.
• Job-Hunting and Workplace Skills: Through informative articles and videos, this broad section helps users learn the essentials of getting a job and keeping it—with guidance on establishing a career path, honing interview skills, writing résumés and cover letters, and more. Sample résumés and cover letters created by professional career consultants are provided.
• Career and Industry Resources: Users can search or browse more than 55,000 resource entries, divided into convenient categories. Included are fully searchable directories of hundreds of fellowships, organizations, internships, scholarships, and awards, as well as a School Search and career assessment features.
• Videos: Nearly 300 videos introduce users to a wide variety of jobs, industries, and career development skills.
• Special Features: Advice from nationally renowned author and career expert Sue Morem will help recent graduates, job seekers, and people advancing in the workplace; monthly "My Life" interviews with professionals give a firsthand perspective on exciting jobs such as golf course architect, and a new index provides access to past interviews.
• Dictionary: More than 34,000 entries provide concise, informative definitions, many with pronunciation, etymology, and syllable breaks of the word.