Careers and Employment
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 HandbookProduced 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 Complete This link opens in a new windowThe most comprehensive ABI/INFORM™ database, comprised of ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, ABI/INFORM Dateline and ABI/INFORM Archive, featuring over 3,000 full-text journals, 25,000 Dissertations, 14,000 SSRN working papers, key newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times, as well as country-and industry-focused reports and data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.
- Michigan Newspapers This link opens in a new windowSearch or browse more than 80 newspapers from Michigan, including the Kalamazoo Gazette, Detroit News, Flint Journal, Grand Rapids Press, the Western Herald, and more. Starting coverage dates vary from 1995 to 2014.
- Access World News This link opens in a new windowFind full-text of current and archived state, national and international news articles in this collection of over 4500 newspapers and other news sources. It includes the majority of the top circulating U.S. newspapers, along with thousands of local and regional titles.
