Career Resources

There is more to researching careers than simply checking out employment websites and waiting for employers to contact you. Identifying a rewarding career is hard work! Below are tools to help you succeed in identifying careers that meet your needs.

Career Exploration

America’s Career Information Network Build a profile with employment, wages, skills, and more. Find high-growth and high-wage occupations. Create an industry profile with employment and wage trend information. Find industries with the largest employment and those projected to grow the fastest. Find state labor market information and resources, including links to education, cultural, and recreation resources
http://www.acinet.org

ASSIST- is an online student-transfer information system that shows how course credits earned at one public California college or university can be applied when transferred to another. ASSIST is the official repository of articulation for California’s public colleges and universities and provides the most accurate and up-to-date information about student transfer in California.

www.assist.org

Bay Area Community College Consortium Bay Area Career Guide is a free online resource to discover, understand and pursue hundreds of career and technical education (CTE) opportunities at San Francisco Bay Area’s 26 community colleges.
http://www.bacareerguide.org/home

IMPACT

Make a Difference Through Participation Linking careers to current events can help students see how their career plans can have an impact on the world around them. -This is a dynamic site aimed at linking current events in the news with career planning

http://impact.xap.com/

Occupational Information Network The O*NET system serves as the nation's primary source of occupational information, providing comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations. The O*NET database houses this data and O*NET On-Line provides easy access to that information.
http://online.onetcenter.org

What Can I Do With This Major? A convenient website that helps you connect majors with careers. For each major that interests you, choose "either the PDF or HTML version" to find an outline of common career areas, typical employers, and strategies designed to maximize career opportunities. Choose "Links" to find a list of websites that provide information about listed majors and related careers.
http://campusapps2.fullerton.edu/Career/students/majors/default.aspx

Labor Market

Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook (2008-2009) - the training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, along with working conditions http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm

Employment Development Department homepage- Obtain wages, outlook, licensing, and more! Enter your search keyword and location within California located in the “Career Tools” box.
http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/?PAGEID=3

Vault Research employers and industries.
http://www.vault.com/index.jsp

Resume Writing

Yana Parker’s homepage has a variety of resources to assist you in resume development. Also included are samples of resumes for various occupations.
http://www.damngood.com

Susan Ireland’s homepage- The problem solved section presents a variety of resumes of individuals who have gaps in work history, short-term employment, little or no education, and more.
http://susanireland.com/sampleresumes/problem/index.html

En Espanol Ayuda de CV para gente hispana: Aprenda en español como escribir un buiena CV en inglés; vaya a http://espanol.susanireland.com/

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Interviewing/Networking

JobWeb provides career development and job search advice for new college graduates.

http://www.jobweb.com/resumes_interviews.aspx

On-line networking- Linkedin’s mission is to help you be more effective in your daily work and open doors to opportunities using the professional relationships you already have. LinkedIn is an online network of more than 16 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries.

http://www.linkedin.com

Sym’s Educated Consumers provides pictures demonstrating appropriate interview attire for specific industries.
http://www.symsdress.com/basics.htm

Salary
Want to know how much you're worth? Or would you simply like to research the starting salary for a variety of different positions? Check out these websites.
http://www.collegegrad.com/salary/salaryfinder.shtml

http://www.cbsalary.com

Career Related Resources

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) An authoritative resource on how to prepare for and pursue a career in medicine. This site also features a unique online community where students can have their questions answered by medical school experts on a range of topics from the MCAT to financial aid to preparing for medical school interviews.
http://www.AspiringDocs.org

students.gov

Is an official U.S. government web site designed for college students and their families. Their mission is to provide you with easy access to information and resources from the U.S. government – all the info you need, in one place, from all parts of the government. http://www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/Public

allpsychologycareers.com

AllPsychologyCareers.com was created as an effort to encourage more people to consider becoming educated in psychology. Now, more than ever before, we are in need of individuals who think critically, who can properly assess situations, use strategic processes to understand a problem and use easily comprehensible methods grounded in logic and reason to create solutions. Whether in the mental health field, government or business, having a workforce possessing skills that are grounded in the fundamentals of psychology is vital to our progression.