Career/Job Resource Center Library

The Santa Ana College Career/Job Resource Center provides all the resources necessary for students to find a satisfying major, set career goals, and obtain successful employment.  

Examples of the information available are listed below.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET RESOURCES

Assist
http://www.assist.org
Guide to transfer information for CA Colleges and Universities.

Bridges
http://www.bridges.com 
Bridges provides articles containing informational interviews with workers in each occupation nationwide.

CalJobs 
http://www.caljobs.ca.gov/  
California's Internet system for linking employer job listings and job seeker resumes.  Click on Job Seeker and enroll before using.  

The California Occupational Guides (COG) 
http://www.calmis.cahwnet.gov/htmlfile/subject/guide.htm  
The California Occupational Guides provide statewide information about job duties, working conditions, employment outlook, wages, benefits, entrance requirements, and training.  

California Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (COICC)
http://www.soicc.ca.gov/
COICC provides State of California Career and Labor Market Information.  It is an interagency committee created by federal and state law to promote the development, distribution and use of occupational, labor market and career information. COICC also supports training to enhance the skills of those in the career development and workforce preparation communities. 

College Source 
http://www.collegecatalogs.org
Links to College and University Web sites.

ERISS  
http://www.usworks.com/orange county/ 
EUREKA (California Career Information System)
EUREKA is available in the Career/Job Resource Center.  Click on EUREKA icon.  Local, state, and national occupational and training information is provided in English and Spanish.

Licenses Needed for Occupations in California  
http://commerce.ca.gov/doc/business/small/management/pub/license/


O*NET  
http://online.onetcenter.org/
O*NET, the Occupational Information Network, is an easy-to-use database accessible from any web browser. It contains comprehensive information on job requirements and worker competencies. O*NET replaces the Dictionary of Occupational Titles and offers a more dynamic framework for exploring the world of work. With O*NET, employers of all sizes and across all fields have a powerful means for accessing critical information that impacts their bottom-line every day.

Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives.  Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.

Occupational Outlook Reports for California
http://www.soicc.ca.gov/OORMap/index.html  
The Occupational Outlook Reports contain summarized local information on various occupations.  The information provided includes wages, employer benefits, skills, education/training, experience requirements, demand projections, and more.  

READY2GO 
The Ready2Go resume software application program is available in the Career/Job Resource Center.  Click on READY2Go icon.  Use templates to write and print your resume.  

Resources Related to Disabilities  
http://www.w3.org/WAI/
WAI, in coordination with organizations around the world, pursues accessibility of the Web through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines, tools, education and outreach, and research and development.

State of California Home Page  
http://www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_homepage.jsp  

California Career and Training Information System (CaCTIS)  
http://www.cactis.ca.gov/   
CaCTIS is designed and maintained by the Employment Development Department to provide job seekers and career professionals with the information they need to make good decisions.   CaCTIS provides job profiles, training information, and current job openings by county.  

State of California Career Planning Guide 
http://www.calmis.cahwnet.gov/htmlfile/subject/occup.htm

State of California Employment Development Department (EDD) 
http://www.calmis.cahwnet.gov/htmlfile/msa/orange.htm  
This site provides information on California and Orange County employment trends, growth industries, occupations with the highest salaries, and projected "hotjobs."  

State of California State Personnel Board
http://www.spb.ca.gov/
Job and employment information about working for the State of California.
  
State of California SBA Resources 
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/regions/states/ca/ 
Small Business Administration     

JobStar Los Angeles
http://jobsmart.org/socal/   
Los Angeles area job search guide which has Southern California information on jobs, job fairs, job hotlines.  The information provided  includes articles on writing resumes, career tips, and salary surveys.  

Orange County MultiMedia Association (OCMMA)
http://www.ocmma.org

Statistics on Orange County  
A brief summary of geographic, demographic, labor force, industry and occupational conditions within Orange County.  Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view; if you do not already have a copy of the Acrobat Reader software, you can download a free copy for your computer from Adobe.

Volunteer Center Orange County
http://www.volunteercenter.org/
This site is the online resource center for Orange County based businesses and individuals interested in volunteerism.  Information and volunteer opportunities, job listings, certificate program for nonprofit workers is provided. 

Internet Rainbow Guide to Social Services in Orange County
http://www.resourcedirectory.com
This directory is a comprehensive Internet and E-mail guide to "People who can help" in every community in Orange County.  Resource Directories are widely recognized as the most comprehensive reference tool of its kind. Our Directories are used today by more than 20,000 social workers, psychologists, religious leaders, counselors, educators, healthcare professionals and nonprofit agency staff throughout Southern California. This comprehensive reference guide puts thousands of sources of information and assistance at your fingertips.  

The Guide for Occupational Exploration (GOE) is a good place to start because it allows individuals to explore their interests and skills to see if they relate to the needs of the occupations in a chosen category of work.  The GOE provide codes that can be used to access information from the Worker Trait Group files (WTG) and the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT).  It provides information on training and education.  Explanation of the various codes is explained in the front of the book.  An alphabetical index is located in the back of the book to help you locate the occupations you are researching.

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) gives descriptions for over 20,000 occupations.  They are organized into groups by occupational field, with similar occupations placed together.  Locate the name of the occupation in the index in the back of the book, then use the nine-digit code to find the article in the main section of the book.  The DOT is a good resource for writing resumes and preparing for interviews. 

The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) clusters about 250 occupations together into families and is updated every two years.  The front of the book has many graphs with predictions of job market trends.  The OOH provides information regarding the nature of the work, required education, typical working hours, working conditions, expected earnings, benefits, associations related to the occupation, and outlook of future demand for workers.

The California Occupational Guide (COG) is published by the State of California Department of Labor.  The COG provides a California perspective to occupations.  The Table of Contents is in the front of the books 1 to 3.  Occupations are listed in alphabetical order; the occupation is then located by the number listed.

Worker Trait Group Files (WTG Files) are five drawers of file folders containing information we have collected from professional associations, newspapers, and other sources.  They also contain articles from two subscription resources, Vocational Biographies, and Chronicle Guidance.  Use GOE numbers to locate file folders, or look up occupations in a set of three black 3-ring binders that contain our master index of articles in the Center.

Occupational Guidance (OG) is a national resource published by a private company, the Finny Co.  This resource gives complete information including the temperament needed for this occupation, as well as advantages and disadvantages of working in the occupation.  The index is in a separate black binder.  Occupations are listed alphabetically.  Locate occupations by volume, unit number, and occupational number in the colored notebooks.

Vocational Biographies (VB) include personal interviews with people employed in each occupation.  Read about how these individuals got into their fields, and what a typical workday is like.  Articles are located in the Worker Trait Group Files.  

Chronicle Guidance has complete occupational articles with national statistics.  You will find them in the Worker Trait Group Files.

Contact Information:

The Career/Job Resource Center's contact information, location and office hours are above.

For additional information contact the Job/Career Resource Center at (714) 564-6254 or visit Room L225 in the Library building on the second floor.