Below you will find tools and resources that will help you identify your strengths and interests, examine and refine your career goals, and further develop your job-search skills.
OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK (OOH)
The OOH contains an abundance of highly searchable information regarding virtually every imaginable occupation. Click here to begin your research on topics ranging from pay to work environment to job outlook.
MYCAREERSHINES FOR COLLEGE AND WORKFORCE
This useful website will help you assess your career interests, find information about colleges and financial aid, create an effective résumé, and achieve success in the job-search process.
ADDITIONAL CAREER RESOURCES
Here are some more useful websites for job seekers:
There is no passion to be found playing small — in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
— N E L S O N M A N D E L A
The following eBooks offer strategies, tips, and useful suggestions for job seekers. Find more titles here.
Slam Dunk Cover Letters by 
Résumé Magic : Trade Secrets of a Professional Résumé Writer by 
The Elements of Résumé Style : Essential Rules and Eye-opening Advice for Writing Résumés and Cover Letters That Work by 
The Unofficial Guide to Landing a Job by 
Kick Start Your Career : Successful Strategies and Winning Techniques by 
Happy About My Job Search : How to Conduct an Effective Job Search for a More Successful Career by 
The Career Coward's Guide to Interviewing by 
Secrets and Strategies for First-Time Job Seekers by 
15-Minute Cover Letter by The following eBooks offer strategies, tips, and suggestions for job seekers. Find more titles in the MDC Library Catalog. (Note: To request a book from another campus library, click on the "Place a Hold" link found under the word "Available.")
Pivot by 
Indispensable!: Becoming the Obvious Choice in Business and in Life by 
The Career Coach by 
Your $100,000 Career Plan: Match Your Personality to a Six-Figure Job by 
Knock 'em Dead Cover Letters: Cover Letters and Strategies to Get the Job You Want by 
Networking for Job Search and Career Success, Second Edition by 
Social Media for Your Student and Graduate Job Search by 
The Unwritten Rules of the Highly Effective Job Search by 
The 2-Hour Job Search by Below are selected articles that discuss topics related to career exploration and the job-application process.
Log in to the following databases to access articles that may be of interest to job seekers and entrepreneurs. Additional databases can be found here.
If you can't figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.
— T. D. J A K E S
LOGIN INFORMATION
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Enter your current MDC student or employee number in the box labeled “Borrower ID”
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LIBRARY CATALOG
Use the MDC Library Catalog to search for print books, eBooks, audiobooks, articles, and audio-visual materials.
INTERLIBRARY LOAN
Need something from another library? Use this form to request items through inter-campus or inter-library loan.
DIGITAL MAGAZINES
Flipster is a free, digital-magazine service that gives MDC users access to magazines on any computer or device. This wide-ranging collection includes content that is useful to job seekers in all fields.
This LibGuide was designed and created and is maintained by Michael Moore. User suggestions and comments are welcome.
The icons used in this LibGuide were produced by Icons8 and are used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported license. Hand-drawn signature typeface, Tuesday Night, by Font Forestry. Special thanks to Prof. Brian Scanlon, Miami Dade College, for requesting this LibGuide and working with me on this project.
