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Job Search:  Deciding on a Career

Discover Online career exploration from any pc includes interests, majors and careers. Request login from Career Services.
Career Exploration Workshop - CEW On-campus, small-group seminar for in-depth vocational exploration. Led by UHCL counselors. Includes assessment testing. Fee-based.
What Can I Do With A Major In... University of North Carolina Wilmington
Major Resource Kits University of Delaware
Match Majors to Occupations Florida State University
Scroll to Available Match-Major Pages and select your major
Vault

Industry Overviews
Occupational Profiles
Industry Career Guides (pdf).  Please scroll down.
Message Board
Get and give advice from other Vault subscribers on different industries, Law school and pursuing an MBA.
Wetfeet Career Overviews
Company Snapshots
Industries
Real People
NACE National Association of Colleges and Employers
Salary Guide (.pdf)
book cover Kick Off Your Career: Write a Winning Resume, Ace Your Interview, Negotiate a Great Salary
by Wendleton, Kate.
Includes sections on deciding what you want, job targets, resumes and interviewing.
book cover College Majors Handbook With Real Career Paths and Payoffs : The Actual Jobs, Earnings, and Trends for Graduates of 60 College Majors
by Fogg, Neeta.; Harrington, Paul.; Harrington, Thomas F.
book cover

The WetFeet Insider Guide to Careers in….
Select an ebook from the UHCL Library listing.

book cover Chicago Institute for Career Research Series
Select an ebook from the UHCL Library listing.
book cover VGM Opportunities Series
VGM Careers for You Series
VGM Professional Careers Series
Select an ebook from the UHCL Library listing.
Wide-ranging topics including Careers in Management, Marketing, Arts & Communication, and Health; Career Success for People with Disabilities; Careers for Class Clowns, Thinkers.
America's Career InfoNet An excellent and extensive website, Career InfoNet, is a component of CareerOneStop sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Information is from a wide variety of sources including government, business & industry and education.
 
Occupation Information > Occupation Profile
Occupation description, wages, knowledge and skill abilities, tasks and activities, education and training, tools and technology, web resources, and links to specific career profiles.
 
CareerTools  > Career Resource Library
Information about career planning and job search
Occupational Outlook Handbook U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website compilation of occupational information including job descriptions, qualifications, earnings, future demand
ONET U.S. Government interactive database of occupational information that includes 
  • Dictionary of occupational titles
  • Worker descriptions, characteristics and requirements
  • Skills requirement

 Date Updated: 09-SEP-2009
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