Career Search Tools

There is more to a career search than checking out employment websites and waiting for employers to contact you. Finding employment 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

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

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

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

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

Labor Market

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

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

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

Keys to Successful Job Search Job Search Strategies.ppt

Resume Writing

The Resume Calculator In 3 minutes or less this unique online application will determine what kind of resume offers you the most powerful way to link your skills and experience to future employers.
http://www.careervictory.com/resume_calculator/rescalc01.asp

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

Resume Writing 101 Resume 101.ppt

Interviewing/Networking

JobWeb provides career development and job search advice for new college graduates.
http://www.jobweb.com/resumes_interviews.aspx

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

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

Interviewing skills-are you ready? Interviewing Workshop.ppt

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