These materials explain what these fields entail, what educational preparation is required or suggested, and the employment outlook. There are also general guides, most notably the Occupational Outlook Handbook , which serve as encyclopedias of careers and provide an excellent point from which to begin one's exploration. A useful site on the Internet is Career Exploration Links , an online career and educational guidance library with links that provide access to occupational information and listings of educational preparation programs. Employer Directories and Literature Materials from which employers can be located and learned about. This includes directories, which list employers according to geographic location and type of work, and booklets, e.g., annual reports, in which employers describe themselves.
Many employers have organizational home pages on the Internet.
Graduate School Information Consists primarily of directories which list programs. The primary resource is Peterson's Guide to Graduate Studies , a multi-volume set which categorizes programs according to fields of study. There are also specialty directories for programs in psychology, medicine, business, and several other fields. The ETS home page is worth reviewing for additional information. Please see Career Services' web information concerning graduate school.