Explore Job Websites
Find Job Search Help in Books from Oakton's Library!
Career Books can be found on the Career Center on the first floor of the Des Plaines campus library. You can also find career books in the RHC (Skokie) campus library.
Find a Job Through Social Networking by Call Number: CAREER. HF54.56 .S28 2011ISBN: 9781593578176Publication Date: 2010
Get the Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring by Call Number: CAREER. HF5382.7 .M94 2009ISBN: 9780470457412Publication Date: 2009
How to Find a Job on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, and Other Social Networks by Call Number: CAREER. HF5382.7 .S34 2010ISBN: 9780071621335Publication Date: 2009
Recommended Databases for Careers and Job Searches
Use your Oakton username and password to login from off campus computers.
- Ferguson's Career Guidance Center This link opens in a new windowProvides detailed profiles of more than 3,300 jobs and 94 industries, invaluable advice on career skills, and more than 55,000 career resource entries.
- LearningExpress PrepStep for Colleges This link opens in a new windowPractice tests and computer basics. LearningExpress PrepSTEP for Colleges: Core Math, Science, English, Computer, and College Success Skills; High School Equivalency, Placement, and ACT-SAT; Test Preparation; Career Preparation; Recursos Para Hispanohablantes.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook This link opens in a new windowThe Occupational Outlook Handbook provides information to people making decisions about their future work lives, including training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, and working conditions in a variety of occupations.