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Professional Development: Journals and Databases
Compilation of resources available to help develop the careers of both UW affiliates and public community members
Databases
- WOIS / The Career Information System This link opens in a new window
Tools for exploring careers, educational opportunities, and schools.
If you are on campus you can access WOIS without creating an account here.
- Candid CareerPlatform offering videos of people candidly talking about their career experiences, helping viewers learn as much as they can about their options before choosing a career path.
- What Can I Do With This Major?Features 100 major profiles with information on common career paths, types of employers that hire in the field, and strategies to maximize opportunities. Scroll to the bottom of each profile for links to professional associations, occupational outlook information, and job search resources.
- O*NET OnlineO*NET Online has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, developers, researchers, and more! Find, search, or browse across 900+ occupations based on your goals and needs. Then use comprehensive reports to learn about requirements, characteristics, and available opportunities for your selected occupation.
- Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers This link opens in a new windowScholarly and non-scholarly articles covering vocational education and career research
Journals Available for UW Affiliates
- Australian Journal of Career Development
The Australian Journal of Career Development is a refereed, professional journal focusing on current theory, practice and policy relating to the career development and work education field. - Career Development Quarterly
Fostering career development through the design and use of career interventions, The Career Development Quarterly contains articles on career counseling and development, work, leisure, career education, and coaching and management. - Journal of Career Assessment
Journal of Career Assessment (JCA) provides methodologically sound, empirically based studies focusing on assessment, career development, and vocational psychology. - Journal of Career Development
Journal of Career Development provides the professional, the public, and policymakers with the latest in career development theory, research and practice, focusing on the impact that theory and research have on practice. - Teacher Development
Teacher Development publishes articles on all aspects of teachers’ professional development.
(Access Note: UW Libraries only has access to volumes published from 1997 to 2006– however, the journal provides a number of open access articles published more recently.)
Open Access Journals
- African Journal of Career Development
The African Journal of Career Development (AJCD) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that provides a forum for the dissemination of cutting-edge research relating to career development predominantly in Africa (but also to career development elsewhere in the world). - Career Outlook
Operated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Career Outlook articles provide data and information on a variety of topics—including occupations and industries, pay and benefits, and more. These articles are helpful for students, career counselors, jobseekers, and others planning careers. - Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance
The Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance publishes articles on the individual’s relation to education and work, focusing broadly on career transitions and guidance in institutional, social and policy contexts.