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2006 - 07 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.
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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 Massachusetts.
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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.
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ASVAB Career Exploration Program
Once a student has taken the
Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), this site will assist with
interpretation of the results and consequent career exploration strategies.
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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.
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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.
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Career
Centers Around the Globe List provides links to career
development services at many different universities.
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Career Ed This site helps students
conduct an on-line job search after completing a resume and also has career
assessment features. |
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Career View Here you'll find information
on how to find the right job. In addition to resources that can help you
locate career opportunities, it includes a wealth of information on resume
writing, interviewing skills, best-paying and fastest-growing fields and
careers, etc.
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Career Zone This site offers a cluster
approach to career exploration based on the Holland organization scheme.
Information on specific jobs can also be sorted by years of training
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Job Profiles
Experienced workers share the
rewards and stressful parts of their jobs, basic skills required, challenges
of the future and advice on entering the field.
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Job Trak 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. |
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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. |
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Massachusetts Career Information System (MassCIS) Provides
occupational and educational information to help people make
better-informed career and school choices. Very easy to navigate
through occupations, educational information and various assessment tools. |
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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.
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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.
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Resume Curriculum On-line lessons from a
technical high school students on how to write good resumes, cover
letters, and reference sheets.
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Resume Magic This site has many links
which assist students with understanding the function of various parts of
the resume. Also gives samples.
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Resume Writing Helpful tips including
formats, what a resume should include, and why a resume is important.
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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.
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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 $8.95.+
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Sloan Career
Cornerstone Center Provides a wealth of information for exploring
career paths in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, computing
and medicine. |
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Testing
Room Take free on-line tests to
help you clarify your values, career interests, competencies and work
personality. More extensive testing available for fee.
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VoTech
Education Comprehensive site offers
specific career information about many jobs that do not require a
bachelor's degree. It also has articles of general interest to students
deciding on a career.
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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.
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