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WMU Career Services

Information and services are available through WMU Office of Careers and Student Employment and Haworth College of Business Career Center. Offices are located in Ellsworth Hall and Schneider Hall. Here you can find out about events, options for meeting with an advisor, etc.

Occupational Outlook Handbook

The Occupational Outlook Handbook is available online through the link below. Paper copies are also available in the Government Documents area of Wlado Library,

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Produced by the US Bureau of labor Statistics. This is an extremely valuable tool when starting to explore careers. It includes information on work environment, educational requirements, pay, etc. Each profile also includes BLS employment projections for the 2010–20 decade.

Finding Journal and Newspaper Articles

Newspaper and journal articles can be valuable sources of information as you start to investiate career optionsand job opportunities.

ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
This is the most comprehensive ABI/INFORM database, comprised of ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, ABI/INFORM Dateline and ABI/INFORM Archive, featuring thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country- and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.
ABI stands for Abstracted Business Information. There was a database building project going on at the University of Wisconsin named Inform and the creators of ABI obtained the Inform software, materials, and customer list. Therefore, the name became ABI/INFORM.
Michigan News Sources This link opens in a new window
Search or browse more than 200 newspapers from Michigan, including the Kalamazoo Gazette, Detroit News, Flint Journal, Grand Rapids Press, the Western Herald, and more. Starting coverage dates vary from 1980 to current.
Access World News (NewsBank) This link opens in a new window
This is a comprehensive resource that includes more than 8,000 news publications from nearly 200 countries worldwide, including major national and international newspapers, as well as local and regional titles.