Go to the Occupational Outlook Handbook listed under Career Guides
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
For salary information, go to www.askjeeves.com and type in “salary survey” to come up with salary information on a particular occupation/field.
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://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