Student Links
The Career Key - A process which helps your to decide on career choices and research these career options.
Massachusetts Career Information System (CIS)- this site includes useful information on a variety of career options including selecting a career, job search, applying to colleges, keeping jobs, and adminstration of O'Net interest profiler.
Occupational
Outlook Handbook - Developed by the U.S.
Department of Labor and provides valuable labor market information on
specific careers which includes such data as nature of work, working
conditions, employment stats, training required, job outlook, earnings,
related occupations and sources of additional information.
O*NET Online -
includes information about 950 occupations including information on
skills, abilities, work activities and interests...great for analysis
of student skill gaps
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - data, economy at a glance, regional information, publications, and research papers
eHow (Careers & Work) - How
To do Just About Everything. This site has step by step
instructions on how to do a wide range of activities. The Careers
& Work category has over 13,000 topics divided into subcategories
on Careers, Career Advice and Job Search.
Monster.com
- use the Career Network section to chat with experts in different
fields, pot to message boards and use their career tools
World
of Work Map -
ACT's career choice page
Next
Steps -
site for teenagers which has a useful Career Profiles section
CareerZone - website connected with the Harrington O'Shea Career Decisionmaking system which provides up-to-date information about all the jobs listed in the O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor’s replacement for the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. The CareerZone allows users to download detailed career descriptions for all occupations, find on-screen videas of real people at work, use "Resume Maker" to help job seekers develop a resume and "Cover Letter Maker" to help students create a cover letter.
What Color
is Your Parachute? - Comprehensive guide
to career planning and job hunting with many links to other site.
Career Builder - another
large site with career infomation and links to other sites
Mapping Your Future - provides free tools to help you make a correct career choice by showing you techniques for assessing your skills and interests, developing a career plan, researching careers, and finding work.
America's
Career Infonet - information on hundreds of occupations and
the requirements for entry
Career
Guides
from Jobstar
- comprehensive collection of career information