Career Development

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

A site by the man who wrote “What Color is Your Parachute?”

http://www.jobweb.org/catapult/interntl.htm  (Links for foreign students in the US & US students abroad)

http://www.jobweb.org/catapult/guides/disabled.htm  (Career resources of all kinds for students with disabilities)

http://www.dbm.com/jobguide/index.html#help  (The Riley Guide homepage)

http://content.monster.com/    (The monster career center homepage)

http://www.review.com/career/templates/temp1.cfm?body=index.cfm  (The Review’s homepage)

http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocecs/CRC/manual-home.html   (A very well written career manual)

http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/careers/process/process.html   (This site walks you step-by-step through the career planning process)

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Self-Exploration

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Exploring Occupations

All Occupations

OCCUPATIONAL EXPLORATION GENERAL

http://www.jobprofiles.com/  (Pick a career and read a profile by a real person who is in that career already)

http://www.pathfinders.org/page5.html   (More links to follow)

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/work/wohotjob.htm   (Hot jobs for the 21st century profiled by US News magazine)

gopher://gopher.wustl.edu:70/11/WU_Links/Career_Center/majchoose/major   (What can I do with a major in...?  Pick one and see!)

http://cbweb9p.collegeboard.org/career/bin/career.pl  (The College Board tries to help you decide on a career)
 
http://www.dbm.com/jobguide/jobs.html  (Job leads & resources on specific occupations—great site!)

http://www.jobweb.org/catapult/catapult.htm   (Links to lots of great resources incl. grad & professional schools and industry info)

http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm   (Occupational Outlook Handbook online)

OCCUPATIONAL EXPLORATION GENERAL CONT.

http://www.careercc.com/careerexp.shtml   (Links to jobs in a variety of fields)

http://www.bestjobsusa.com/  (Contains lots of general info, but especially good for human resource people)
 

OCCUPATIONAL EXPLORATION--SPECIFIC AREA

http://www.montana.edu/wwwcp/non.html    (Links to jobs in the non-profit sector)

http://www.witi.com/index-c.shtml   (Not just for women, but very helpful for anyone looking into technology careers)

http://www.careers-in-business.com/  (Like the name says….)

http://aslo.org/   (Info on careers in the aquatic sciences incl. Marine biology)

http://bio.com/hr/  (Info on jobs in the biology field)

http://www.actuary.com/   (Info on jobs in ActSci)

http://www.ams.org/careers/   (Info on careers for math whizzes)

http://www.musictherapy.org/  (Info on jobs in Music therapy)

http://www.arttherapy.org/  (Info on jobs in Art therapy)

http://www.naturalhealers.com/massage-therapy-schools.html  (Info & links on massage therapy schools and training programs)

http://www.cen.nidus.net    (Jobs & internships working in the field of conservation in the Chicago area)

Accounting

Broadcasting

Business

Computer Science

Education

  • Illinois State Board of Education

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  • Cook County Suburban Regional Office of Education

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  • National Public School and School District Locator

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  • Jobs in Higher Education

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  • AERA Jobs and Careers

    • Forensic Science

    Government

    Health Care / Medicine

    Information Technology

    Legal

    Marketing

    Mathematics

    Physical Therapy

    Psychology

    Public Relations

    Retail / Sales

    Science

    Social Services

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    Internships

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    Resume Tips and Samples

    http://content.monster.com/resume/samples/resumes/  (Monster’s resume builder)

    http://www.western.edu/career/resume/Resume.htm   (Steps to writing a resume)

    http://jobstar.org/tools/resume/index.htm  (Ditto)

    http://www.careercity.com/content/resumes/index.asp  (Online discussion and tutorial on writing a resume)

    http://www.quintcareers.com/resume_samples.html  (Provides sample online resumes and advice)

    http://owl.english.purdue.edu/Files/35.html  (Resume writing from the folks at Purdue Univeristy)
     

    Online Resumes

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    Resources for Your Job Search

    JOB SEARCH RESOURCES

    http://career-directions.net/links.html#top  (A great page with links to just about any career-related area your heart desires)

    http://www.quintcareers.com/index.html    (A meta site with many links)

    http://www.acinet.org/acinet/    (Links to helpful info on occupations, state demographics, trends and employment resources)

    http://www.jobweb.org/catapult/jintern.htm    (Lists of INTERNSHIPS, fieldwork, and summer jobs)

    http://www.review.com/Career/templates/temp2.cfm?topic=find&body=find/index.cfm&Link=find.cfm&special=Career.cfm    (Enter your job or internship request, and it will search for it)

    http://www.careerpath.com/service/cp/EndUser/?srv=EndUser&act=Homepage  (CareerPath’s homepage)

    http://www.careerbuilder.com/index.cfm  (CareerBuilder’s homepage)

    http://www.naceweb.org/   (Especially for human resources and college placement specialists—gives you an insiders view)

    http://www.jobbankusa.com/  JobBank’s homepage)

    http://womenswire.com/work/    (Specializes in the concerns and needs of women)

    http://www.careermag.com/db/cmag_recruiter_main     (Lists recruiters by industry specialization)

    http://bio.com/hr/job/jobs_1.html  (Research jobs in the biology field)

    http://www.coolworks.com/
    http://www.cooljobs.com/      (as the names imply, COOL jobs in a variety of fields)

    http://www.datawarp.com/    (Provides access to both recruiters and job search sites)

    http://www.careers.org/   (A directory of career directories)

    www.jobweb.org/catapult/catapult.htm  (JobWeb’s homepage)

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    Preparing for the Interview

    http://campus.monster.com/tools/virtual/   (Test your skills at this “Virtual Interview”)

    http://www.western.edu/career/interview/Interview_skills.htm  (Talks you through the interview process)

    http://www.western.edu/career/Interview_virtual/Virtual_interview.htm  (Another virtual interview)

    http://www.western.edu/career/interview/Interview_questions.htm   (Questions you may get asked)
     

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    Salary Surveys and Information

    SALARY INFORMATION

    http://public.wsj.com/careers/resources/documents/cwc-salaries.htm    (Many fields listed.  Pick one and find out the $$$)

    http://www.homefair.com/calc/salcalc.html?NETSCAPE_LIVEWIRE.src=monster  (Very helpful if you’re considering relocating)

    http://www.bestjobsusa.com/~candidate/salsurvey/2000/index.asp  (A salary survey.  Pick your profession and see what people make)

    http://www.dbm.com/jobguide/salary.html  (The Riley Guide tells you what you’re worth)

    http://www.wageweb.com/  (Lists salaries for 160 jobs)

    http://verticals.yahoo.com/cities/salary.html  (Compare salaries by city)

    http://www.womenswire.com/coach/d1006coach3.html   &   http://www.womenswire.com/coach/d1006coach2.html
    (Simple, practical advice on salary negotiations)

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    Planning on Graduate School

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