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Career planning involves a lifelong process of learning about one's self, learning about the world of work, and examining how the two fit together.
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What is Career Planning? - relax, it isn't as tough or as scary as you might think it is. A description of the career planning process. |
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Links for Career Planning - these are extensive web sites that address the process of career planning in general |
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Links for Learning about myself - Learning about yourself is an important beginning step to the career planning process. These are links that contain quizes, surveys, and self-exploration materials or resources |
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Links for Learning about work- These links will give information about specific careers and jobs (another important step in planning your career) |
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Links for Job Searching and Resume Writing- when you are ready to start your job search, these are the links for you. These sites contain job postings, tips for wrting your resume and cover letter, and tips for interviewing. |
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Links
for Career Planning:
My Future - Focuses on teens, particularly career and college information. Build a resume online, find out about college finance options, roomate stories, the military as an option and more.
What Color is Your Parachute - The Net Guide - A site created by Richard Bolles (of "What color is your parachute" fame), which has an extensive list of links relevant to career planing and research.
Occupational & Career Development Division - Canadian based site with extensive links and information abut planning your career
Career Vision, Inc. - specializing in career opportunities, planning, employment, resumes, and jobs for computer information systems professionals.
Career Development Process - a guide to Internet resources.
Career-Planning.com:
About Us - Personalized career planning and counseling
services, helping high school students, college students and professionals
find their ultimate career and true purpose in life.
--http://career-planning.com/About%20Career-Planning.htm
Career Planning - To be successful in today's labor force, you must take responsibility for managing your own career. The following table of links will help you identify and develop a winning career plan. Useful Links for Career Planning How to find a job Tips on...
Planning
a Career - Welcome to the guided tour of Planning a
Career. On this tour, you can find out how to choose a career
and how to reach your career goal. You can also pick up useful
tips on job hunting, resume writing, and job interviewing techniques.
Feel free to.
--http://mapping-your-future.org/planning/
Electra,
a Women's View on Careers, Jobs and the Workplace - Electra,
an online community for women. Electra's professional career center
provides advice and interaction on career-building, job hunting,
resume writing, office politics, and mentoring.
Links
for Learning About Myself:
The Keirsey Temperament Sorter II - an on-line test like the Myers-Brigg based on Jung's personality types. Information from this test can help you when making career decisions. It can help to match personality preferences with jobs. Have fun. (I'm an INTJ).
On-line Tests - tests for your seven intelligences, learning styles, and reading quotient
Birkman Career Style Summary - a questionnaire that will help identify your interests and work style. This information can be helpful in choosing a career field, organization and specific job duties that are consistent with your personal strengths and interests.
Career Key, The - online personality and job preference quiz for career search and planning.
Able Career Planning - know yourself, find the right training, research specific occupations, plan a move, get recruited and ace the interview.
Links
for Learning About Work:
Occupational Outlook Handbook - this is the entire book on-line with a helpful search tool. Provides information about many specific occupations (work environment, earnings, outlook for employment, training required, etc).
Princeton Review: Career Guide - everything from tips for finding a job to creating a good resume and cover letter. Includes "find-o-rama" searches for careers and internships.
Able Career Planning - know yourself, find the right training, research specific occupations, plan a move, get recruited and ace the interview.
Links for Job Searching
& Resume Writing:
VT Dept. of Employment - VT job listings updated daily Tues. - Sat.
America's Job Bank - 500,000+ job listings in the U.S.
Federal Jobs in the USA - view current listings for federal jobs available for civilians
StudentCenter - career and employment information for college, graduate students and recent graduates; includes resume, interview, and job-hunting how-to's.
Welcome to CareerMosaic
- Visit CareerMosaic to research employers and opportunities in
sales, engineering, high-tech, health care, insurance, finance, software,
and other industries. 70,000+ jobs, never more than 30 days old!
--http://www.careermosaic.com/
Career
Resource Center - SEARCH CLASSIFIEDS Employment Education Browse all
ads Search all ads Place an ad CareerResourceCenter!--> CAREER
MOVES: by Jim Pawlak Reengineering is truly rooted in empowerment. It's
a real-time learning opportunity. An opportunity to be heard..
--http://thepbclassifieds.com/careercenter.html
Princeton Review: Career Guide - everything from tips for finding a job to creating a good resume and cover letter. Includes "find-o-rama" searches for careers and internships.
Able Career Planning - know yourself, find the right training, research specific occupations, plan a move, get recruited and ace the interview.
Kaplan Careers - tips on career selection, resumes, interviews, and other information to help you as you climb the ladder of success.
Electra,
a Women's View on Careers, Jobs and the Workplace - Electra,
an online community for women. Electra's professional career center
provides advice and interaction on career-building, job hunting,
resume writing, office politics, and mentoring.
Career Development Center - topics include: How to Find a Job, Employment Opportunities on the Web, Internships...
Anderson Career Management - specializing in professional resume development, cover letter design, Internet job search assistance, and career planning
First Impressions Resume and Career Development Services
theJOBpage
- Career Wise - In and Out. What Recruiters are Looking for
Today. So what do today's recruiters really look for? With the unemployment
rate expected to hit high even more late this year, it becomes morvital
for the job seeker to be more in touch with what...
1st Impressions Resumes & Career Strategies - offers full resume writing, development, and design services as well as articles focused on career-related issues.
Besson, T. (1996). National Busines Employment Weekly: Resumes (2nd Ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Bolles, R.N. (1997), The 1998 What Color Is Your Parachute? Berkley, CA: Ten Speed Press.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1998-1999, Edition, Bulletin 2500. Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1998
Grapo, G. J. & Lewis, A. (1998). How to Write Better Resumes (5th Ed.). Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
Mitchell, J. S. (1996), The College Board Guide to Jobs and Career Planning (2nd Ed.) New York: College Broad Publications.
Sher, B. & Smith, B. (1994), I Could Do Anything If Only I Knew What It Was. New York: Dell Publishing
Wynett, S. (1993). Cover Letters That Will Get You the Job You Want. Cincinnati, OH: Better Way Books.
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