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CaPS Acquisitions Update (March 2010)

Published: 1 March 2011

CaPS Acquisitions Update - March 2011

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

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Books

Summer Jobs, Volunteer Opportunities and Entrepreneurship

  • Archaeo-Volunteers: The Worldwide Guide to Archaeological and Heritage Volunteering (2nd ed.)
  • How to Start a Small Business in Canada: Your Road Map to Financial Freedom (2nd ed.)
  • Live & Work in Canada (4th ed.)
  • Summer Jobs Worldwide 2011
  • Volunteer Vacations: Short-Term Adventures that Will Benefit You and Others (10th ed.)
  • Wildlife & Conservation Volunteering: The Complete Guide

Career Description and Sector-Specific Directory

  • 101 Careers in Social Work
  • Becoming an Urban Planner: A Guide to Careers in Planning and Urban Design
  • Definitive Guide to Getting a Teaching Job, (The): An Insider's Guide to Finding the Right Job, Writing the Perfect Resume, and Nailing the Interview
  • Green Careers
  • Health Care Job Explosion! (4th ed.)
  • Saving the Earth as a Career: Advice on Becoming a Conservation Professional
  • Surviving Your Academic Job Hunt: Advice for Humanities PhDs
  • What's the Alternative?: Career Options for Librarians and Info Pros
  • Where the Jobs Are Now: The Fastest-Growing Industries and How to Break into Them
  • Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2011

Career Description: Psychology

  • Life After Graduate School in Psychology: Insider's Advice from New Psychologists
  • Major in Psychology: Achieving Your Educational and Career Goals
  • Your Career in Psychology: Putting Your Graduate Degree to Work

Career Description: Non-profit Careers

  • Jobs That Matter: Find a Stable, Fulfilling Career in Public Service
  • Practical Idealists: Changing the World and Getting Paid
  • Nonprofit Career Guide: How to Land a Job That Makes a Difference

Career Opportunities Series

  • Career Opportunities in Clinical Drug Research
  • Career Opportunities in Health Care Management: Perspectives from the Field
  • Career Opportunities in Library and Information Science
  • Career Opportunities in the Music Industry (6th ed.)
  • Career Opportunities in the Publishing Industry (2nd ed.)
  • Career Opportunities in the Sports Industry (4th ed.)

Career Opportunities Series (French Books)

  • 100 carrières de la santé et des services sociaux (3e éd.)
  • Carrières de l'ingénierie 2011, (Les)
  • Carrières de la comptabilité 2011, (Les)
  • Carrières du droit 2011, (Les)
  • Carrières d'avenir 2010, (Les)
  • Carrières de la formation universitaire 2011, (Les)
  • Métiers de la formation professionnelle 2010, (Les)

Self-Assessment, Résumés, Interviews, and Grant Writing

  • 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions (6th ed.)
  • Career Match
  • Dental School Interview Guide
  • Expert Resumes for Computer and Web Jobs (3rd ed.)
  • Expert Resumes for Health Care Careers (2nd ed.)
  • Expert Resumes for Teachers and Educators (3rd ed.)
  • How to Write a Winning Scholarship Essay
  • I Could Do Anything - If Only I Knew What It Was
  • Medical School Interview, (The)
  • Perfect Phrases for Letters of Recommendation

New DVDs: Work Your BA (also available at Centennial Centre, Macdonald Campus)

  • Work Your BA 2011 - PR, Marketing, and Communication with a BA [DVD]
  • Work Your BA 2011 - Careers in NGOs [DVD]
  • Work Your BA 2011 - Working in the Public Sector [DVD]

Magazines and Serials (Online and Print)

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

  • Artsboard: Canada's bimonthly 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 careers employment bulletin published twice per month.
  • Devex: International development premium job board and more.
  • International Career Employment Weekly: Weekly comprehensive source of information on international career positions.
  • TIE - The International Educator: Newspaper and Job Postings, two-monthly publication.
  • University Affairs: A magazine for and about Canada’s university community.
  • Verge Magazine (Winter Issue): A magazine for exploring opportunities to study, work and volunteer abroad.
  • Job Postings: A magazine that give students more than practical advice on education and job hunting.

Labour Market Information / Online Employer Directories and International Opportunities

  • Labour Market Information: CAPSScoop (March Issue)
  • 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.

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.

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