Career Planning

Career Planning Information 2008 - 09 Occupational Outlook Handbook The OOH is an excellent starting place to search for employment information on specific occupations based on data supplied by the federal government. America's Career Info Net Find out about the general job market, wages and trends, skills and abilities required from specific occupations, and career information unique for your state. America's Job Bank This site allows employers to list vacancies and applicants to file resumes. It also has information about employment trends and job seeking strategies. Ask the Headhunter This somewhat irreverent site maintains that most traditional information about finding and landing a job is no longer true, and it offers alternative suggestions. ASVAB Career Exploration Program Once a student has taken the Armed forces Vocational Aptitude Battery, this site will assist with interpretation of the results and consequent career exploration strategies. Bridges This top notch subscription site also known as Career Explorer, has daily updates on careers written in a highly readable, informative style. Archived articles provide current career information on countless occupations. Also has information for educators who teach career exploration. Subscription password required. Bureau of Labor Statistics Data from the Department of Labor about the economy, including projections and regional information. Helpful for high schoolers planning majors and careers. Career Builder Ever changing, all encompassing site has employment tips, links to other career oriented web sites, ask the experts, and career news from the USA Today. Career Click This site provides information on approximately 700 occupations in Illinois. The occupations are divided into sixteen Career Clusters. You'll find descriptions, salaries, Illinois and substate employment levels, employment forecasts, and other information that helps to clarify career choices. Career Ed Browse anetwork of accredited Career Colleges located throughout the United States that provide career specific educational programs. Career Fitter CareerFitter offers an online Career Personality Assessment, which shows people the careers that best fit their personality as well as personality strengths and weaknesses. CareerFitter also offers research and secrets of how to get started and what to expect from hundreds of different careers. For fee site. Career Key The Career Key interest inventory assist students with identifying personality types, finding jobs that fit those types and has links to find out more about those jobs. A sections also explores how to make good career decisions. (based on Holland career clusters) Career Onestop Source for employment information and inspiration. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor Career Planning Comprehensive site offers information for students preparing for careers as well as specific career information and articles of general interest to the job seeker. Career Toolkits Comprehenisve site has information about careers grouped by industry and links to schools that provide training for those careers. Site also includes advice for writing reumes and interviewing techniques. Career Voyages This site provides detailed career information with a focus on high-growth industries and high- demand occupations, including the skills, training, and education needed. Community Learning Network Links to sites featuring information on careers in the arts, health and medicine, information technology and mathematics. Also has information on finding jobs, researching occupations, and writing resumes and cover letters. From Hobby to Career Article from the Occupation Outlook Quarterly advises you on how you can get paid for doing what you enjoy so much you'd do it for free. Download and print the entire article as a pdf file. Get That Gig Large site has links to internships usually more appropriate for college students and career info from individuals who are very enthusiastic about their jobs. Informational Interviewing One of the best ways to find out what's involved in a career, is to talk to someone in the field. Check this site to find out how and what questions to ask. Internship Programs This site is a data base of over 2800 programs and 200,000 positions where students can locate internships and employers can list internship opportunities. Job-Doggy Employers post jobs and students can search through jobs along with submitting applications online for free. Also provides a wealth of information on resumes, interviewing, labor laws, and just general youth employment information. Job Star This site is 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? Job Web Extremely complete collection of career information including job search, info on career choices from aquatic science to zoo keeping, on-line periodicals, reference sources, etc., Medical, Law, Business Schools, etc., minority resources, info for persons with disabilities, & international resources. Also contains info on writing a resume. Mapping Your Future On this site you'll find information to help you plan your career, select a school & plan for your future. Monster College Partners with over 500 college and university career centers nationwide, Jobtrak is a source for jobs on the Internet. Over 280,000 employers have used JOBTRAK to target their full-time jobs, part-time jobs, temporary jobs and internships toward college students and alumni. Monthly Labor Review Online Timely articles put out by the US Department of Labor on employment and career trends. My Future Focuses on college and career information especially for teens. Build a resume online, find out about college finance options, roommate stories, the military as an option and more. One Source The Illinois Job Outlook In Brief highlights occupations expected to provide the most job openings each year, organized by education and training requirements. Growth by occupational groups is also provided. This information is helpful to people who have a specific career interest by summarizing information on employment prospects. It is also useful in evaluating the occupational payoff to be expected from various education and training programs. *ONet Online Use this site to find specific occupational information and search for occupations that use your skills. Comprehensive site. Princeton Review Information on finding and keeping a job, cover letter, interviewing, resumes, employment trends, etc. Also has search engine for finding information on specific careers. Quintessential Career and Job Hunting Resources Guide This site is designed to provide as much information and resources as possible about jobs and careers for job seekers. While this site has all types of resources and links, its main focus is on helping college students find internships and employment. Resume Curriculum On-line lessons from a technical high school students on how to write good resumes, cover letters, and reference sheets. The Riley Guide These days there are many web sites that list job vacancies and post resumes. This site uses a "master control" approach and contains links to many of them. Self Directed Search This respected interest inventory that has been available on paper for many years can now be taken on line in about 20 minutes for $9.95. Similar Minds Portal to a large collection of personality and career matching sites. Snag a Job Look for a part time job by typing in your zip code and how far you're willing to drive to that job. Temperament Sorter While the traditional Keirsay Temperament Sorter is a standard for fee career counseling tool, this site also has a shorter, free version . Testing Room Take for feee on-line tests to help you clarify your values, career interests, competencies and work personality. More extensive testing available for fee. Vocational Information Center This site focuses on careers that do not require a college degree. What Color is My Parachute? This long awaited site from career counseling guru Richard Bolles, serves as a complement to his well known book. The site has links to take an interest inventory, create a resume, find out about salaries and look for jobs. Work for Women** Work4Women offers links to web sites, video clips, games and chats designed to help young women explore and prepare for exciting, nontraditional careers that offer high-wages and reflect their interests.