JOB AND CAREER INFORMATION

Did you know that most college students do not choose their major until the end of their sophomore year? Did you know that many college students change their major at least twice before deciding on their field of study? Get a jump-start on your job and career preparation by learning more about career choices, majors, resumes, job interviewing techniques, and other useful career information.

Effective Job Search

http://soho-lab.com/~jobs/job-search-sites-us.html

http://www.catalystcs.on.ca/jbsearch.html

http://www.soicc.state.nc.us/soicc/planning/page2.htm

http://www.jobweb.com/Resumes_Interviews/default.htm

Interviewing Tips

http://www.provenresumes.com/articles/interview.html

http://www.collegegrad.com/book/16-0.shtml

http://www.bsu.edu/students/careers/students/interviewing/

Informational Interviewing

http://danenet.wicip.org/jets/jet-9407-p.html

Questions to Ask Interviewers

http://www.career.vt.edu/JOBSEARC/interview/AskQues.htm#(samples)

Dress for Success Tips

http://www.collegegrad.com/book/15-5.shtml

Interview Follow-up

http://www.fiveoclockclub.com/careerCoach/10followingUp.html

Writing an Effective Resume

http://www.essentialcoaching.com/writings/b10ResumeWriting.html

http://www.rockportinstitute.com/powerwords.html

http://www.virtualville.com/employment_agency/resume_writing.html

http://www.jobweb.com/Resumes_Interviews/

http://www.resume.com/content/resume/index.html

Writing Cover Letters

http://jobstar.org/tools/resume/cletters.cfm

http://www.careerlab.com/letters/default.htm

http://www.careerlab.com/letters/default.htm

http://content.monster.com/resume/samples/coverletters/

Helpful Career and Major Exploration Links

http://www.hoover.lib.al.us/reflinks/career.htm - This interactive site allows an individual to work through the Career Planning

http://www.wetfeet.com  - Research careers, salaries and companies throughout the USA

http://www.careerservices.swt.edu/Student_Alumnus/major.htm - What can I do with this major/degree?

http://www.careervoyages.com - This web site is the result of a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education. It is designed to provide information on high growth, high demand occupations along with the skills and education needed to attain those jobs.

http://www.uthscsa.edu - Extensive site for Health Careers & related

http://www.stuaff.niu.edu/cppc/major/weblink.htm - Link college majors to jobs

http://www.bls.gov - Select “Publications…” and then select ®Occupational Outlook Handbook

http://www.onetcenter.org - Job Placement information

http://www.alamoworkforce.org - Local labor market information

http://www.socialworker.com/career.htm - Careers information/jobs for Social Workers

http://www.uky.edu/Education/TEP/usacert.html- Teacher certification requirements for all states

http://www.alamoahec.org - Alamo Area Health Education Center, good site for Health Careers maintained by UTHSC

http://www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca/ - Great site for Career Planning! Step by step guide

http://cbweb9p.collegeboard.org/career/bin/career.pl - How Do I Decide on a Career?

http://www.careerperfect.com/CareerPerfect/careerplanFAQ.htm - Career planning and testing questions & expert advice

http://www.careers.wwu.edu/careerplanning.asp - Gain a greater self-awareness through self-assessment

http://www.1to1jobs.com/ - Career planning answers, advice and testing

http://www.glencoe.com/ps/corrections/careerbuilder/joblinks.html - Explore careers in Corrections/Prisons for the 21st Century