Finding information on Information Technology Careers

	Use the following keywords when searching for information in the Library Catalog or article databases: Careers: careers. career planning, vocation, vocational guidance, job, jobs, profession, recruiting, recruitment, employment, work, occupation, occupations etc Information Technology careers: Computer Programmer, Software Engineer, Database Analyst, Information Technologist, Business Owner (e-Commerce) (Internet Business), Systems Analyst,,, more
	General Career planning information to find out more about different types of careers: Library books: Career information books are found in the library at LC number HF 5381 and HF 5382, and include major titles such as - HF 5381.E52  Encyclopedia of careers and vocational guidance HF 5381.U503  Occupational outlook handbook 2004/2005 HF 5381.2.P76  Professional and technical careers HF 5382.5.U5.P76  Professional careers sourcebook Resources specific to IT careers can be found by searching under some of the keywords suggested above, and include books such as: T58.5.P36 1999  Careers IT 2000 : a new guide to computer occupations / Rory R. Paredes. QA76.25.A64 2000 Careers in information technology / by Melanie Ann Apel. QA76.25.I54 2003 Information technology occupations [videorecording?]. TK5102.6.I6 2003 Internet-related occupations [videorecording] Web resources: for background information on career choices- ACM Career Resource Center: IT career information Occupational Outlook Handbook: Contains good descriptions of  jobs, working conditions, job requirements, outlook and more for hundreds of occupations The WetFeet insider guide to careers in information technology [electronic resource] The Riley Guide and Wetfeet.com: General career resources
	Job hunting resources, including how to apply for work, and employment information specific to the UAE: Resume writing and interviewing books are at LC number HF 5383 or HF 5549.5, and the keywords "resumes" and "interviewing" are used in our library catalog.  UAE employment: career information for Nationals is available via the Web: UAE Ministry of Finance & Industry Employment and Social Security TANMIA  CareerGate UAE TANMIA  National human resource development & employment authority TANMIA  Job hunting, CVs and applications UAE employment recruitment.  There are many Web sites available, for example: Jobs in the Middle East  Monster.com Global gateway Online job recruitment site for Nationals UAE Graduate  Aamal, a national recruitment agency for Emiratis, by Emiratis AAMAL United Arab Emirates  Gulf Job Sites The Emirates Network  Ten Jobs
	Women and employment in the UAE.  Several Web sites and articles which discuss the current and future prospects of employment for women in the UAE: Government overview of basic rights for women in the UAE Women in the UAE ArabNet Women in the UAE: Employment UAE to have its first batch of women e-commerce specialists by 2003 (article) TANMIA Publications include many reports and papers on women in the UAE work place,  The following are two recent 'Labour Market Studies' from TANMIA: "Small Enterprises: Women Entrepreneurs in the UAE" (pdf file) "UAE National Women at work in the Private Sector: Conditions and Constraints"  (pdf file)
	Emiratization information.  (Note that this is a good topic to 'brainstorm' when searching,as you will find that some information is listed under Emiratization and some as Emiratisation.  Always think about alternative spellings) Brief overview of Government strategy on Emiratization  Emiratization Emiratization news, magazine and employer directory  Emiratisation.org Directory of UAE newspaper articles maintained by HCT  DWC Emiratization News archives maintained by UAE Interact  News archives - Emiratisation TANMIA Graduate recruitment and Emiratization