| Career Web Sites |
| America’s Career Infonet |
National, state, & local labor market data; Employment trends, wages, & more; More than 3,500 links to career resources. |
| Back To College |
Resource for re-entry students |
| Career Planning & Development |
How to choose a career & reach goals; 10 steps to planning your career. |
| The Career & Occupation Information Kingdom |
Substantial information on all major titles. |
| Job Profiles |
An insiders’ view of the real world of work; First-hand accounts of what it’s like to work in different careers; Details the rewards, stresses, basic skills & challenges; Provides advice on how to start a career in each field. |
| Job Star Central |
Guides for specific careers. |
| Library of the Workplace |
Presents a connection between school work & job tasks; Professionals answer the question “Why do I have to learn this?”; Contains a center for occupational research that reviews how work relates to academic skills; Includes video clips of employees discussing how their work is accomplished and what they have to know to complete tasks. |
| My Cool Career |
This really is a cool web-site; Weekly career exploration webcast from a CA based radio station; Biographies of people with different careers who were interviewed, as well as an audio of each interview; A new person & career is explored each week. |
| Peterson’s Career Guide |
Covers lifelong learning choices. |
| Assessments Online |
O*NET
The Occupational Information Network |
Identifies & describes important information about occupations, worker skills, & training requirements. Replaces the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. Includes skill assessments the results of which link to occupations with similar skill requirements. |
| Massachusetts Career Information System |
Occupations & Employment; Education & Training; Online interest assessments; Career Assessment Inventory; Career Occupational Preference System; Career Scope |
| Career Key |
A quiz that measures skills, abilities, talents, values, interests & personality. Assists in choosing a career, college major or training program. |
| Preparing for a Job Search |
| Resume Templates |
Provides templates for all types of resumes. 60 Job-specific, 34 special situations & generic formats; chronological, functional & contemporary. |
Careers &
Occupations |
NSCC Library’s Guide to Web Resources in this category. |
| America’s Job Bank |
Nationwide job postings. |
| The Riley Guide |
Resumes & cover letters, targeting & researching employers.
Job listings.
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