Power Point Tutorial
This tutorial summarizes the information given to students in the University Studies library session
on Careers Research. It can compliment the lecture, offering students a quick reminder of the skills
taught in that session.

Databases

Academic Search Complete

MAS Ultra – School Edition

America’s Newspapers

Newspaper Source

Recommended Websites
Nicholls State University Career Services
Louisiana Careers: Career Planning Guide
Louisiana Occupational Employment Wage Survey
O*Net Online
Occupational Outlook Handbook

Career Guide to Industries 2008-09 Edition – Paper copy available in the Ellender Memorial Library Government Information Dept. (3rd Floor)

Louisiana Career Information
Louisiana Labor Market Information
Find a Job or Explore Careers in Louisiana
The Government Information Department, on the library’s 3rd floor, can help you decipher
and print this.

Relocation Salary Converter
Move.com’s Salary Converter
will tell you the percentage difference in cost of living between two cities, and will let you know what
kind of salary you would need to get in order to have the same standard of living.

Other General Career Sites
Careers.org
CDM Career Zone
FlipDog
JobStar
Monster
Quintessential Careers

Discipline Related Career Sites
The American Culinary Federation