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SLS 1122 - New Student Experience Library Guide : Research for Career Planning

Research for Career Planning

In this lesson, we'll explore resources from the Library and on the web that can help you identify and find information about careers that match your interests. We'll also gather information to help you plan for a career -- such as education requirements, expected salary, job outlook and more.

How to Access and Use Ferguson's Career Guidance Center

Activity #1: Search Ferguson's Career Guidance Center

Use Ferguson's Career Guidance Center to find a profession profile that matches your career interests.

Activity #2: Visit the Website of a Professional Organization

Choose a professional association listed in a profession profile from Ferguson's Career Guidance Center (see Resources & Associations at the bottom of the article) OR use the link above to search for a professional association.

Activity #3: Explore Careers and Interests on the Web

Use one of these web sites to further explore careers.

The Valencia College libraries do not welcome solicitation of resources to be added to our LibGuides. This includes but is not limited to vendors, search engine optimizers, placement of ads, products, or any other requests. Our LibGuides are carefully curated resources developed in partnership with faculty, staff, and students to support specific assignments, courses, events, and other related purposes at Valencia College. The Valencia libraries reserve the right to ignore LibGuide resource solicitations, and/or block persistent requests from groups or individuals to add or promote links in our LibGuides.