CaPS Acquisitions Update (January 2012)

CaPS Acquisitions Update - January 2011

Check out our new career books and resources to help you to plan and get your dream career.

You may borrow the following books or resources at CaPS, Brown Student Services Building (room 2200)

Graduate Students and Academic Careers

• Chicago Guide to Landing a Job in Academic Biology, (The)
• Chicago Guide to Your Career in Science, (The): A Toolkit for Students and Postdocs
• Essential College Professor: A Practical Guide to an Academic Career, (The)
• Graduate Study in Psychology 2012
• Higher Education: On Life, Landing a Job, and Everything Else They Didn't Teach You in College
• How to Succeed in Academics (2nd ed.)
• Piled higher and deeper (PhD): Academic Stimulus Package
• Scientific Research as a Career
• So You Want to Be a Professor? How to Succeed in Academia
• What They Didn't Teach You in Graduate School: 199 Helpful Hints for Success in Your Academic Career

Interviews

• Mastering the Case Interview: The Complete Guide to Consulting, Marketing, and Management Interviews (7th ed.)
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Ace Your Case II: Mastering the Case Interview (2011 ed.)
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Ace Your Case III: Market-Sizing Questions (2011 ed.)
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Ace Your Case IV: Business Strategy Questions (2011 ed.)
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Ace Your Case V: Business Operations Questions (2011 ed.)
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Ace Your Case: Consulting Interviews (2011 ed.)
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Beat the Street: I-Banking Interview Practice Guide (2011 ed.)
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Beat the Street: Investment Banking Interviews (2011 ed.)
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Negotiating Your Salary and Perks (2011 ed.)

Career Planning, Diversity, and Professional Development

• Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In (3rd ed.)
• Job Developer's Handbook, (The)
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Changing Course, Changing Careers (2011 ed.)

Career Descriptions - Business and Management

• WetFeet Insider Guide: Careers in Accounting (2011 ed.)
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Careers in Advertising and Public Relations (2011 ed.)
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Careers in Asset Management and Retail Brokerage (2011 ed.)
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Careers in Brand Management (2011 ed.)
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Careers in Human Resources (2011 ed.)
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Careers in Information Technology (2011 ed.)
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Careers in Investment Banking (2011 ed.)
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Careers in IT Consulting (2011 ed.)
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Careers in Management Consulting (2011 ed.)
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Careers in Marketing (2011 ed.)
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Careers in Venture Capital (2011 ed.)

Career Descriptions - Other Fields

• Actuaries: Job Hunting - A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career Changers
• Anthropology Graduate's Guide, (The): From Student to a Career
• Choosing a Community Service Career: A How-to Guide
• Creative Careers in Museums
• Green Volunteers: The World Guide to Voluntary Work in Nature Conservation (8th ed.)
• In Fashion: From Runway to Retail, Everything You Need to Know to Break Into the Fashion Industry
• New Indie Theatre Producer's Guide 2011, (The)
• On Becoming a Doctor: Everything You Need to Know About Medical School, Residency, Specialization, and Practice
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Careers in Entertainment and Sports (2011 ed.)
• WetFeet Insider Guide: Careers in Pharmaceuticals (2011 ed.)

Online Job Listings

Accessible via myFuture (Documents/Career Resources -> Career Resources -> Type: CaPS -> Subscription. Click "Apply Search"):

• Artsboard: Canada's employment and training e-bulletin for the Arts.
• Canada Employment Weekly: Weekly job opportunities from across Canada.
• Current Jobs in Liberal Arts: An entry-level employment bulletin for the Liberal Arts Professions.
• International Career Employment Weekly: A comprehensive source of international careers for professionals.
• TIE - The International Educator: Hundreds of overseas teaching jobs from top international schools around the world.

Free Online & Print Magazines

Available online at Online & Print Magazines

• Career Options: Tips from experts for student job seekers.
• Careers in Health: For graduates and professionals in health.
• Job Choices: Tips for job search, career fair success, CV writing, and more.
• Job Postings: Entry-level, full-time, part-time, internship opportunities and career tips.
• Canadian Student Magazine: for graduates seeking educational and experiential programs abroad.
• Verge Magazine: The premier magazine for exploring opportunities to study, work and volunteer abroad.

Online Career Resources / External Scholarships

• External Scholarships: A database of scholarships for graduate and undergraduate students.
• Labour Market Information: Labour Market Report (December 2011).
• Going Global (require VPN): Worldwide job and internship listings, employer profiles, and country-specific career information.
• Big Guide (require VPN): A comprehensive interactive web site that helps students and young professionals build global career skills.
• Vault Guide (Career Insider) (require VPN): Downloadable career guidebooks, insider company surveys, industry profile, career advice.
• Bridge - Worldwide Music Connection: Music-related postings. Contact McGill CaPS for username and password.
• Devex (require VPN): International development premium job. board.
• Career Cruising: An industry-leading online career guidance and planning system. Contact McGill CaPS for username and password.

Search our book catalogue and website directory for more career resources, covering graduate school, networking, occupational descriptions, employer directories, self-improvement, and everything in between.