Roberta Tipton
and
Erleen Harris
Instruction Librarians
tipton@rutgers.edu
August 10, 2009
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Learning Tools:
Class Guides:
Dana Class Guides:
RU Ready for Work?: Summer 2009
Career Exploration
Career Overviews and Info
Occupational Outlook Handbook
The classic US Government site for exploring careers. Use the Search OOH box to find an extensive report on your career. For more searching and browsing ideas, check out the Ways to use the Occupational Outlook Handbook site section of the home page.
O*Net Online
Comprehensive career site, developed for the U.S. Department of Labor. Use the Occupation Quick Search to find a summary report for your career.
Career Voyages
Federal Government site for young people.
New Jersey Career Assistance Navigator
Self-assessments as well as career and school information. Requires a (free) login; you can make your own account or use city, zip, and area code. Use the Global Search box or the Occupations or Licensed Occupations links on the left to find info on your career.
Nontraditional Career Resource Center (Rutgers)
Guide to nontraditional careers. Many interesting resources and links.
Career Descriptions and Education (CityTownInfo.com)
A classified list of careers from a commercial site dedicated to comparison information about states, cities, and communities.
U.S. News & World Report: Best Careers
A list of "best" careers based upon the magazine's qualitative and quantitative research. But are they for you? Also check out the Education Center for lists of best graduate schools in certain areas.
WetFeet
Descriptions of many careers, most (but not all) business-related. Also includes industry overviews for job-seekers.
DiscoverNursing.com
Comprehensive site for prospective nurses, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson.
Teachers Count
A great site for teacher wannabes. Their motto: "Behind every famous person is a fabulous teacher".
Find an Association That Supports Your Career Choice:
Many professional associations have career pages for students.
Examples:
Career Exploration
Career Development E-Manual--University of Waterloo (Canada)
Be sure to click on 'I AM NOT A STUDENT' when you begin. You will still
have access to many resources for self-assessment and career
exploration.
Career Interests Game (University of Missouri)
A quick way to determine your possible career interests and translate
them into specific occupations, based upon the Holland Six scheme.
Education
Career-Related Summer Programs for High School Students (Annapolis High School)
Click on Summer Programs to find an extensive list of camps, internships, and other summer programs for high school students.
Phds.org
Search engine for finding the graduate school you want. Lots of additional information about going to graduate school.
QuestBridge
National college match program for low-income students. Some of the very finest U.S. schools participate.
Rutgers University Career Services (New Brunswick)
A list of what kinds of jobs you can do with each college major.
What Can I Do With a Major In... (University of Texas)
Offers suggestions for occupations related to college majors.
About Web Page Evaluation:
Kathy Schrock's ABC's of Web Site Evaluation
How to Evaluate Websites (Trident Technical College)
Job Interviews Plus
Dressing for an Interview Do's and Dont's
A professional image consultant talks about dressing for an interview (for women). (Please ignore the icky commercials! This is a commercial-supported site, but the video is good.)
Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Videos
A series of videos focusing on activities of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, education, and career development, including Dress for Success and two pieces from the Career Development DVD.
