Useful Websites for Career Research 

Bureau of Labor and Statistics

Go to the Occupational Outlook Handbook listed under Career Guides

http://www.bls.gov/

Job Descriptions Sorted by Field of Interest courtesy of CSU Chico

http://www.csuchico.edu/plc/jobs.html

US News – Recent Grad Advice re Job Search

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/careers/cchome.htm

Other Personality Tests

http://www.2h.com/Tests/personality-tests.html

Various Links to do Career Research

http://www.utc.edu/~careered/hsbhom.htm

California EDD Statistical Info.

http://www.calmis.cahwnet.gov/htmlfile/subject/occup.htm

Other interesting sites:

http://www.missouri.edu/~cppcwww/holland.html

http://www.missouri.edu/~cpp

http://www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca/

For salary information, go to www.askjeeves.com and type in “salary survey” to come up with salary information on a particular occupation/field.

Useful Assessment Websites

Values-based Websites

Below are two links that have values assessments you can take for free. Visit both of the websites and take at least one of the assessments: 

http://www.psychometrics.com/scales/vstart.htm

http://www.careerpower.com/CareerPerfect/cpWorkPrefInv.htm

Personality-related Websites 

Take variations of the MBTI assessment at the following websites: Kiersey Character Sorter at http://www.keirsey.com/ which can be taken online for $14.95. Or, Personality Questionnaire is available at  http://www.personalitypage.com/ and can be taken online for $5.00. 

Other Personality Websites

http://typelogic.com

http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/tt/h-articl/mb-simpl.htm

http://www.personalitypage.com/

Interest Inventories 

Below are some other interest inventories you might find helpful or interesting (forgive the pun):

The Self Directed Search  can be taken by going to: http://www.self-directed-search.com/ and costs $8.95 to take. The results are pretty straight-forward.

Michigan Occupational Information System has an Interests Survey you can take (free) at:  http://mois/org/moistest.html

The Career Interests Game
http://career.missouri.edu/holland/

Interest Inventory Links
http://www.napanet.net~margaret/TheHub/interest.html

Another interest inventory (free) is available through Career Zone at: www.nycareerzone.org/

Major Minor Finder
http://cso.fortlewis.edu/

The Princeton Review offers a short, if unreliable, assessment that's kind of fun to take anyway because of the information on different careers it gives you once you take the assessment. (also free) http://www.review.com/career/careerquizhome.cfm?careers=6

Other General Assessment Websites:
http://personal.ansir.com/test.htm
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/sa/career/students/planning.html
http://www.focuscareer.com
http://www.assessment.com

An interesting article on Career Assessments Online/links to some of them:
http://www.quintcareers.com/online_career_assessments.html

Skills-based websites:

Match your skills to careers
http://www.iseek.org/sv/Frame?

Skills Survey, University of Minnesota
http://www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/car/self/career_transfer_survey.html