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Researching careers

Welcome

 Use this guide to find resources for your career project - especially SLS 1106 students!  Scroll down for information about using the libraries' resources.

One example of an excellent resource for "careers" assignments:  OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK  Find more under the USEFUL WEBSITES - CAREERS and the ARTICLES tabs in this research guide.

Find your passion!

Bobby Corrigan finds his life's work after one class with Dr. Austin Frishman.. See the YouTube video about his experience. (Bobby Corrigan has been profiled in the New Yorker, etc. for the excellent work in his career.) 

Inspiration!

Hawk Card & the Library

Hawk Card

With your Hawk Card you can:

For information on how to log in to HCC's online research resources:

Logging in info

Hillsborough Community College has switched to a new library catalog, PRIMO.  You can log on through CANVAS and go to the HCC Libraries via the toolbar on the left side of the screen in one of your courses. Click HCC Libraries Online in the center of the next screen. 

If you are prompted to log in to any of the library resources, look for SSO (single sign on). Then put in your NetID username and password - just like logging on to CANVAS. Remember to include hawkmail.hccfl.edu 

Need help with your NetID?  Register your NetID, reset your NetID password, etc. start at https://netid.hccfl.edu   

Need more assistance? Go to  hcclive.hccfl.edu  or call the Help Desk at 913-253-7000 

Tip:  If you are using your default password, change it as soon as possible. 

HCC Libraries Hours and Access

An Open Textbook

 

Dillon, David. Blueprint for Success in College and Career  

""A free, Open Educational Resource, Blueprint for Success in College and Career is a students' guide for classroom and career success. This text, designed to show how to be successful in college and in career preparation focuses on study skills, time management, career exploration, health, and financial literacy."