UCL Internet Resources - Career Information

Career Information Sources

Occupational Outlook Handbook: http://www.bls.gov/oco/
The Occupational Outlook Handbook, the Government's premier publication on career guidance, provides essential information about prospective changes in the world of work and the qualifications that will be needed by tomorrow's workers.
Princeton Review Online's Career Find-O-Rama: http://www.review.com/career/index.cfm?careers=0
Princeton Review Online's Career Find-O-Rama is the most complete career database anywhere on the Web.
The Keirsey Temperament Sorter: http://www.advisorteam.com/temperament_sorter/register.asp?partid=1
A personality test which scores results according to the Myers-Briggs system.
America's Career InfoNet: Part of a suite of online tools sponsored by the Labor Department, ACInet is a superb source of in-depth information on wages and employment trends, occupational requirements, state labor market conditions, national employer contacts, and links to 5000 online resources.
America's Career Infonet - Wages and Trends Occupation Search: http://www.acinet.org/acinet/occ_sea1.htm
Background Information on Careers and Occupations: http://www.peachnet.edu/galileo/internet/jobs/jinfo.html
Biology Careers on the Internet: Large volumes of information related to biology are found on the Internet and World Wide Web. Student interests in biology are stimulated and sustained by many factors. For those students who desire that interest to become a career, the Internet provides useful resources for career planning and counseling, as well as resources to locate specific jobs and other employment opportunities. This paper provides an inventory of career resources for five areas of biology: biochemistry and molecular biology, botany, ecology and the environment, general biology, and zoology.
Career Library: JobWeb®, a web site of career development and job-search information for college students and new college graduates, is owned and sponsored by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
CareerBuilder: With its efficient online recruiting service, résumé posting capability, and access to the classified ads of 45 daily newspapers, acquired from the defunct CareerPath.com, this enormous job bank lists over 400,000 job announcements searchable by type, industry, company, and location.
Careerjournal: The Wall Street Journal's free site covers all aspects of the employment search with versatile salary profile data and a calculator; relocation and retirement information; hiring trends listed by industry; résumé writing and posting; a large job bank updated twice weekly; and hundreds of articles.
CollegeJournal: http://collegejournal.com/
The Wall Street Journal's CollegeJournal features career-guidance resources for undergraduate and graduate students. In addition to articles on the employment environment, the site includes a job database of over 30,000 positions and resume building tools. Interested students can register for email alerts on career planning.
CompGeo.com: http://www.compgeo.net/
Geographic salary database research
Dictionary of Occupational Titles Index: http://immigration-usa.com/dot_index.html
The Dictionary of Occupational Titles (D.O.T.) is prepared by the U. S. Employment Service, Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor.
Exploring Occupations: Getting You Started on Your Career Path!: http://www.umanitoba.ca/counselling/careers.html
Trying to decide on a career path? Want to ensure that you explore all of your options? Good career decisions require good information. Combining self-knowledge with an understanding of the world of work is a step in the right direction. Knowledge of career options and occupational training routes can help you develop new ideas. This page is designed to provide occupational information to help students become aware of their potential career options. Discovering career choices can be an exciting process - who knows where your career path will lead!
JobSmart - Salary Info Index: http://jobsmart.org/tools/salary/index.htm
JobSmart's Salary Surveys provides links and descriptions of 150 salary surveys or summaries a mouseclick away.
Major Resource Kits - Univ. of Deleware: http://www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major. Materials listed may also be avaiable at the University of Delaware Morris Library or local public libraries.
Monster: http://www.occ.com
Features job listings, resume posting, career forums, college forums, career fairs and events, career resources for women and minorities, and more.
The Salary Calculator: http://www.homefair.com/homefair/cmr/salcalc.html
Use this calculator to compare the cost of living in hundreds of U.S. and International cities.
The Salary Wizard: http://www.salary.com/home/layoutscripts/sall_home.asp
SalaryExpert: http://www.salaryexpert.com/
SalariesReview.com: http://www.salariesreview.com

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