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Module 8 - Career Information
Social and Behavioral Sciences Information - 9 - Career Information |
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Finding information on Social and Behavioral Sciences Careers |
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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
- Careers for graduates in the Social and Behavioral Sciences : anthropologist, diplomat, political scientist, government employee, social scientist, social worker, counselor, psychologist, historian, manager, specialized business career, etc.
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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 Social and Behavioral Sciences careers can be found by searching under some of the keywords suggested above, and include books such as:
ebrary: Great jobs for anthropology majors
ebrary: Great jobs for history majors
HF 5383 .T55 2002 30-Minute career kit.
HD 6054.3.D48 Developing women managers
- Web resources: for background information on career choices-
Occupational Outlook Handbook: Contains good descriptions of jobs, working conditions, job requirements, outlook and more for hundreds of occupations
The Riley Guide and Wetfeet.com: General career resources
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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. Books specific to business resumes, such as "Resumes for Business Management Careers", are also available.
- 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
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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)
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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
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