Career Resources

--- Counselling Centre ----: The Career Resource Centre provides extensive information related to all stages in the career planning process. Materials cover topics on occupational information, labour market information and work search, educational information, self development, and international work and travel abroad. Computer-assisted career exploration programmes and Internet access to career-related sites are also available.

Amby's Work Site -- Career Exploration: This site is a list of valuable links to guide you through many of the steps involved in planning your career

America's Career InfoNet - Career Exploration: This site is a list of links designed to help you:
Identify your needs;
Learn how elements of the CareerOneStop (America's Job Bank and America's Career InfoNet) may help you meet your needs; and
Link to appropriate features of America's Job Bank and America's Career InfoNet or link to other appropriate resources.
ASVAB Career Exploration Program Overview: The ASVAB Career Exploration Program is intended for use with students in the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades, as well as students in post-secondary schools. It is a comprehensive career exploration and planning program that includes a multiple aptitude test battery, an interest inventory, and various career planning tools designed to help students explore the world of work.

Career Bookmarks - Toronto Public Library: Career Bookmarks is a gateway to job and career related information. Career Bookmarks is more than a list of Web sites and books. Information has been organized according to the career planning and job search process and users are encouraged to develop their own 'filebox' or customized list of resources. Career Bookmarks also includes an online tutorial and research guides. The tutorial, "The Internet and Your Job Search" is designed to introduce users to ways the Internet can help in a job search, and to provide tips to make the process easier. The research guides focus on information of interest to a specific audience or topic.

Career Browser What do you want to be: This website is intended to help you to answer the questions what do you want to be? and what college major will get you there?
You can explore careers by picking a general career category from a lengthy list. From there, you can browse specific jobs and learn about working conditions, job forecasts, related professions, and what you can be doing right now to reach your goals.

Career Center - Career Fields: The information in this website can help you investigate career paths, industries, and opportunities for gaining experience in the field of your choosing. There are links to self-assessment, exploring career options and general career exploration.; .
Career Center - Planning Your Future: One of the first steps you can take to plan your future is to do some basic research into the occupation(s) or academic options you are considering. It is often easy and tempting to make assumptions about a career field, based on testimonials from one or two people you have met in the field, what you see in the media, or what you hear from peers and family members. But by gathering concrete information from objective sources, you can make better decisions about your future.You can use resources referenced on this webpage to obtain information about an occupation of interest, such as: typical job duties, training and educational requirements, job outlook, salary ranges, major employers in the occupation

Career Currents career search info is available for career path planning in a free magazine format provides information on car: Explore your possibilities and take charge of your future. Energize your job searching and career planning with our engaging, empowering career resources and free e-zines.

Career Development eManual: Are you concerned about the future? Are you unsure how to start your career? Do you need to make changes in your direction? Are you concerned about finding stable and secure work? The Career Development eManual is designed to help you consider these questions and many, many more!
career exploration and planning resources: Find out more about your interests and careers that match them! This site links you to some online self-assessment tests that will help you discover and learn about careers that match your interests.

Career Exploration Center, The University of Texas

The Career Exploration Center helps currently enrolled UT students choose majors and careers, find internships, and plan for graduate school. The site is designed to supports and develops the student's ability to create personal satisfaction and fulfillment on their career path, thereby promoting a more positive world of work.

Career Exploration on the the Internet: This site is all about providing a strategy for making career decisions whether you're 18, 38, or 78. The site is designed to be useful to those looking for a career as well as to advisors or counselors who may be helping others to decide on a career. Choosing a career is much more than finding a job and to this end, we have divided the process of deciding on a career into seven steps. Each step has a different goal, and thus requires different sets of resources. Along with this strategy is information about other web sites that you can visit to accomplish each step of this process.

Quintessential Careers is the ultimate career, job, and college site, offering comprehensive free expert career and job-hunting advice (through articles, tools, tips, samples, and tutorials), as well as links to all the best job sites. Special sections for teens, college students, and all other job-seekers (by industry, geography, and job-seeker type) makes this site a comprehensive resource for all. Now with more than 2,000 pages of career and job-hunting content, your job search starts here!

Career Exploration Web Guide

The Vocational Information Center Website includes links to various career descriptions as well as links to educational sites relating to the specific career; such as; tutorials, directories, associations, industry news, glossaries and related academics.

Career Exploration, Employment & Training Administration (ETA) - U.S. Department of Labor

A list of links to explore the outlook and trend for all types of careers, model for defining your interests and career choice, determine your personality type, career interest quiz and other career planning or career exploration links

Career information, exploration and inspiration from experienced workers are profiled at JobProfiles.org

When you browse JobProfiles you'll find:
The Background of each contributor;
The Rewards and Stressful parts of the job;
The Basic skills the job demands;
The Challenges of the future; and,
Advice for entering the field.

Also, after reading profiles from different jobs in the same field, you will get a feeling for the industry as a whole, what types of people succeed in it, what kinds of traits it will demand of you

Career Planning Resources

Are you looking for detailed information on a career choice? This growing library of articles, written by your About Guide, covers a variety of career choices. Articles include links to professional associations, trade journals, and job listings.

Looking for just a brief definition of an occupation? You'll find it in the Career Planning Glossary. You'll also find links to more detailed information for each occupation listed.

Career Research

A comprehensive list of links to career research sites

Career Services Career Decision Making

This site is designed to guide you through "career decision-making with links to sites regarding "self assessment, occupational exploration, what can you do with a college major and informational interviewing

Career Services CAREER EXPLORATION

This site is a list of links to explore the four areas of Career Exploration: Careers and Majors, Occupational Information, Career Planning, and On-Line Assessment

Career Voyages - Students

Find out more about the hottest occupations in our Hot Careers section. You can also check out new Emerging Fields for more good career choices. You can also visit our Student Resources for great online web links.

Careers - Exploration - Themepark

By exploring a variety of different careers and by taking advantage of some of the personality instruments currently available, students can tighten the focus of their educational goals and objectives. Through career exploration, they may find that elusive "perfect fit," or, perhaps, they'll rule out at least one possibility.

Careers - the best careers!

Tons of links to specific career profiles as well as articles dealing with careers, career planning, career exploration.....

Careers

We‚ve provided information on almost two hundred occupational options. Thousands more exist! Be creative. Remember˜good research can lead to more satisfying career decisions!

CareerZone

This site provides a comprehensive interest assessment as well as links to other career planning resources and a detailed profile of a featured occupation that changes regularly.

Internet Career Planning

This site provides links to Interest Career Assessment, Occupational Research, Linking Majors and Careers, and Career/Job Search.

IPL Teenspace Career Paths

This webpage is broken into three sections. The first division is "Career Choices". By clicking on "Career Choices", you will visit a page that contains a list of sites that will help you narrow down that career choice. Once you have narrowed down your career interests, you can click on the "Career Biographies" division which contains professional insight into individual careers. Finally, you can visit the "Career Preparation" division to learn interview, cover letter, and resume tips. So have fun exploring the online career fair!

ISEEK - Minnesota Internet System for Education and Employment Knowledge

ISEEK, the Internet System for Education and Employment Knowledge, is a web-based gateway to Minnesota career, employment, education, and business development information and services. The Internet system helps you make smart choices about careers, employment, education, and business growth.

ISEEK provides information in four main areas: explore careers, plan your education, find a job, and grow your business

Job Search Researching Careers

Choosing a career path is often the most difficult part of the process and this web page is designed to help. In this website you'll find the resources you need to make the decision easier.

JobHuntersBible.com Test & Advice Sites

This site has activities and links to help you to learn more about yourself. Find out, also, which are the best sites for getting further career-counseling or other help.

Jobs and Careers Web Directory - Careers.Org

More than 6,000 links to jobs available now, major job search sites, jobs by career field, part-time jobs, jobs by US State,Canadian Province and International, federal, state and local government jobs, entry level jobs and job outlook by occupation. You'll also find small business links, links for employers and education links as well as a directory of career education, and an extensive career library, on more than 500 pages.

JobStar--Guides for Specific Careers

These sites are packed with information about planning your career. What kind of training or education is required? What can you earn? What kind of environment will you work in? What's hot? What's not?

Some sites include personal stories from folks working in the field: how did they move (or stumble) into their current work situation? What advice would they give newcomers?

JOBTRAKJob Search Tips

The #1 career service network for college students and alumni

MyCoolCareer.com The COOLEST Career Exploration Site for Teens & 20s! Get Cool Career Information,

In this site and the links you will connect to you will discover what kinds of cool careers are out there, which ones could be a good fit for you and how to get there from where you are!

New York State CareerZone®

A in-depth website designed to provide in-depth information on a wide variety of careers in New York State.

nextSteps.org - Youth Employment, Career Development and Job: A full featured employment, career development and job finding resource for youth

Occupational Outlook Handbook Index A-B: The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. They maintain this website making this information as well as detailed descriptions of all occupations available.
ONET Consortium - Career Exploration Tools: The O*NET^TM team has designed a set of self-directed career exploration/assessment tools to help workers consider and plan career options, preparation, and transitions more effectively. They also are designed for use by students who are exploring the school-to-work transition.
ONET OnLine: This website is designed to make occupational information interactive and accessible for all.
Student Services: This site provides a list of links on the following topics: Self-Exploration, Occupational Exploration, Career Decision-Making, Conducting Your Job Search, and Résumé Writing,
The Career Key Choosing a Career -- Career Guidance: The Career Key is a free service to help you with career choices, career changes, and career planning, job search, and choosing a college major or training program.
Welcome to America's Career InfoNet: Smart career decisions start here! Find wages and employment trends, occupational requirements, state by state labor market conditions, millions of employer contacts nationwide, and the most extensive career resource library online.
WetFeet.com Helping You Make Smarter Career Decisions: The most comprehensive company research and career-related information to help them make better career decisions, as well as for the latest job and internship opportunities for college-educated talent.
What Can I Do With This Major-Degree: Finally, a convenient website that helps you connect majors with careers. For each major that interests you, choose "Information" to find an outline of common career areas, typical employers, and strategies designed to maximize career opportunities. Choose "Links" to find a list of websites that provide information about listed majors and related careers.

When I Grow Up: A career exploration webquest designed for middle and secondary students.
Youth Career Exploration: An assortment of links you can use to find more information about different types of careers, find the right career just for you. and find a career that matches your interests.