Occupational/Career Resources

Reference Sources

  • Encyclopedia of careers and vocational guidance - Ref HF5381 .E52 2003 (4 volumes)
  • Occupational outlook handbook - Ref HD 8051 .A62 2002-03

Internet Resources

See Resources by Subject for databases and websites specific to your major.

America's Career InfoNet
Use this web site to learn about typical wages and employment trends across occupations and industries, and to check education, knowledge, skills and abilities against requirements for most occupations. In line with the U.S. Department of Labor's vision for America's Labor Market Information System, the CareerOneStop portal, operating as a federal-state partnership, is funded by grants to States.

Michigan Department of Civil Service - Job Specifications
This site has lots of employment information specific to State of Michigan jobs, such as licensure and certification requirements, pay range, and how to apply.

Occupational Information Network
This site, sponsored by the US Department of Labor, allows you to search for almost any job title, and find the tasks, knowledge, skills, abilities, work activities, work context, and work values for each job, as well as related occupations, wages & employment.

FirstGov Job, Education and Career Resources
US Government portal to job and career training resources as well as job and workplace issues, state and federal job sites and resources for teachers.

 

Bob Devaney, a 1939 graduate of Alma College, went on to become known as one of the greatest coaches in collegiate football history. In his 11 years as head coach at Nebraska, Devaney produced 11 winning seasons with two national championships. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981. At Alma he played end and was the Scots’ Most Valuable Player in 1938.

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Graduate Profile

Kristin Bender-Polizzi

Kristin Bender-Polizzi
Graduation: 1995
Major: Dance

Since graduating from Alma College, Kristin Bender-Polizzi ’95 has co-founded the Surfscape Contemporary Dance Theatre in Florida. The dance company, which she manages, features about a dozen professionally trained dancers, including Bender-Polizzi herself.

“As a shy young girl, dance was a means of expressing myself,” she says. “I was always more comfortable speaking through movement than with my voice. I love that dance is a universal language open to so many interpretations.”

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