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Jobs and CareersFind practical tips and advice to help you land that dream job and achieve greater career satisfaction. Learn how to write strong resumés and cover letters, hone your interviewing skills and network effectively. If you're thinking about a career change or need a little inspiration to dust yourself off after a job loss there are books to walk you through that too.

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Searchable Databases

Use databases to find articles on companies and organizations and to research the latest trends in your field.

  • CPI.Q (Canadian Periodicals)
    Find articles on Canadian companies and industries from magazines like Maclean, Report on Business Magazine, and Canadian Business. Includes a comprehensive list of Canadian and international journals, magazines, selected sections of the Globe and Mail, Canadian biographies, and other reference content from Gale Group, all with a Canadian focus. Content starts from 1980.

  • Canada Employment Weekly
    (Online subscription available through the Spring Garden Road Library)

  • General Reference Centre
    General Reference Centre contains a wide variety of business magazines.. This database contains primarily U.S. content, from 1980.

  • Proquest Databases
    Canadian newspapers, journals, and other media (such as news wires, broadcast transcripts and new book announcements). Includes some French language and bilingual sources. Full-text coverage of Halifax Daily News from 1990 on.

  • Eureka.cc (Formerly Newscan.com)
    Do you have an job interview with a local business? Use Newscan to get the information to help you prepare. Full-text access to The Halifax Herald, The Halifax Daily News, The Cape Breton Post, The New Glasgow Evening News, The Truro Daily News and more. You can only access this resource from the Spring Garden Road library.

 

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