About the CRL

Getting Started

• Career Resources By Major or Field
• Graduate School Planning
• Resumes and Cover Letters
• Job Hunting Online
• Get Help from a Librarian
• Workshops and Instruction

• Resources for:
  • New Graduates
  • Undergraduates
  • Graduate Students
  • Alumnae/i
  • Faculty and Staff
  • International Students
  • Jobseekers with Disabilities
  • ALANA (African, Latina, Asian, Native American) Jobseekers
  • LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Jobseekers
  • Women and Careers

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Library Catalog

• Search here for Career Books and more*
  *For a list of all books in the Career Resources Library, search by Non-LC call number and enter "CRL."
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Related Resources

• Career Education Center -- Simmons career counseling
• CareerLink-- Simmons online recruiting
• CA$H -- Simmons work study and on-campus jobline
• Alumnet Professional Connections
• School of Management Library -- additional career and business resources at Simmons
• Study Abroad Office

Recent News

• Why I Went Parapro
• Toxicologist-Turned-Winemaker: Tapping Existing Skills When Changing Your Career
• Job Guide 2008 – Enduring and Prospering During a Recession
• U.S. Government Seeks Next Generation of Leaders
• Best Practices: business tips from the pros Getting the most out of your in-box
• Size Matters: Is a Small Company the Place for You?
• Hate Your Job? Great!
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News

Job Hunting

Why I Went Parapro

Are you a graduating GSLIS student having trouble finding that perfect, professional library job? Have your professors warned you time and again not to accept a paraprofessional position when you have a master’s degree? Author Sami Lange describes why... More»

Filed in Job Hunting
Posted May 05, 2008

Career Exploration

Toxicologist-Turned-Winemaker: Tapping Existing Skills When Changing Your Career

For those Simmons associates who are considering a career change, here are some anecdotes and pieces of advice for transforming the work you do. This article starts off with Rachel Thebault who went from investment banker to professional baker/business... More»

Filed in Career Exploration
Posted April 28, 2008

Economic Trends

Job Guide 2008 – Enduring and Prospering During a Recession

Chances are that you’ve heard a lot about the strong possibility of recession and how this year’s job market is one of the weakest in recent years. This article from U.S News and World Report shows new graduates and... More»

Filed in Economic Trends
Posted April 22, 2008

Economic Trends

U.S. Government Seeks Next Generation of Leaders

The United States government is the largest employer in the country. And while both the private sector and public sector are faced with the challenge of preparing the next generation of leaders to replace the retiring baby boomers, the... More»

Filed in Economic Trends
Posted April 15, 2008

What's New

Best Practices: business tips from the pros Getting the most out of your in-box

Emailing is part of the daily routine and it’s something you’ve probably been doing for years. But are you sure that you have mastered the art of the electronic message just because you do it all the time? Perhaps... More»

Filed in What's New
Posted April 08, 2008

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