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Career Sources on the Web

 
 
 

WHO AM I?

 
  • Career Key   http://www.ncsu.edu/careerkey/ Interest inventory helps evaluate job interests, abilities, and self-perceptions.  Based on the Holland career clusters.

 
 
  • Career Net  http://www.careernet.com Comprehensive site with links to career planning, career tests, career descriptions, apprenticeships, post secondary opportunities, and job trends.

 
  • Princeton Review Career Quiz http://www.review.com/career/careerquizhome.cfm?menuID=0&careers=6  This 24-item questionnaire helps guide you to careers that would be of most interest to you.  Results are analyzed to determine your work style and can help you to choose fields, jobs, and organizations that are suited to your strengths and occupational preferences.

 
  • Keirsey Temperament and Character Web Site http://keirsey.com  Provides a link to a number of personality inventories, character sorters, etc.

WHERE AM I GOING?

 
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/search/ooh.asp?ct=OOH An excellent starting place to search for employment information on specific occupations based on data supplied by the federal government on choosing a career and finding a job.

 
  • Job Star Central http://jobstar.org  This site is packed with information about planning your career.  What kind of training or education is required?  What can you earn?  What kind of environment will you work in?  What's hot?  What's not?  Some sites  include personal stories from folks working in the field.

 
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics http://stats.bls.gov  Data from the Department of Labor about the economy, including projections and regional information.  Helpful for high school students planning majors and careers.

 

HOW DO I GET THERE?

 
 
 
  • College Edge http://embark.com Search for colleges that match your goals and interests, find useful advice and information on researching and applying to college. Includes scholarship info and links to colleges on the WWW.

 
  • Peterson's Education Center http://www.petersons.com  Includes organized information about educational opportunities at all levels.

 
  • Vocational School Database http://www.rwm.org/rwm  Clickable map of the US lists vocational schools for a large variety of occupations.  Click on Illinois for schools in our area.

 
 
  • Careers in the Construction Industry http://www.cisco.org  CISCO maintains a complete listing of all Building Trade Apprenticeship Programs in Northeastern Illinois.  The listing includes all information needed to apply for and be accepted in an apprenticeship program.

 
  • Horizons  http://www.ilworkinfo.com/icrn.htm  Sponsored by the State of Illinois, provides information on apprenticeships and vocational schools that is difficult to find elsewhere.  (Ask in the LMC for the password for this site.)

 

Created by Terri Rausch, Guidance Counselor, and Barb Yaney.
Updated 2/25/2003 by Debbie Turner