LibGuides: Career Development Resources: Start Here

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Common Employability Skills: A Foundation for Success in the Workplace
The Skills All Employees Need, No Matter Where They Work. Identified by the National Network of Business and Industry Associations.

Career Development at St. Louis Community College
Your success is our success. That’s why we make getting the support you need—inside and outside of the classroom—easy and accessible.

By using this Library Guide you will be able to:

Find information about the required qualifications for and working conditions in a career.
Find sources that will guide you to actual job listings.
Find information on effective resume writing and job interview skills.

How to use this guide:

The "Career-Related Websites" and "Find Books" sections are useful both for finding concise, basic information about careers and more detailed information.
The "Find Articles" section takes you to information on Magazine & Journal Databases on Careers and is useful for finding information about recent trends and specific issues in a career field.
The Resumes and Interviewing section lists books and web sites which provide information on these important skills.

Understand the St. Louis job market through our in-depth reports, surveys, and infographic summaries.

2018 State of St. Louis Workforce Report
For 2018, the survey and report focused on three industry sectors that are of critical importance to our economy. Information Technology is represented by Technology-Intensive Services, employing more than 140,000 workers in the region, many of whom utilize information technology skills in their work. Average wages exceed $90,000. Financial Services has become an important factor in the changing profile of the economy with first- and second-tier corporate locations established in St. Louis. Health Care – with nearly 165,000 employees – provided a crucial employment lifeline during the difficult recession years and continues to grow to serve an aging population. More than half of the job postings for health care are for middle-skill jobs. The 2018 State of the St. Louis Workforce Report reflects a growing local economy but with a constricted labor market supply due to low unemployment, an aging workforce and static labor force participation that may eventually constrain future growth.

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Do you have questions, comments or suggestions about this guide? Please contact:

Sharon Fox, Instruction Librarian sfox@stlcc.edu

This guide was originally created by Neil E. Das, Instruction Librarian, Forest Park Campus. Revised 10/2018, SFox.