Recommended Websites for Exploring Careers
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CareerOneStopSponsored by the Employment and Training Administration of the US Department of Labor. Explore Career information, find job listings, find job training.
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ClimbTheLadderCareer guides in a wide variety of professions. Also includes cover letter and resume examples, and interviewing insights.
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Data USAGovernment data on salaries, job skills, markets, and industries is visually represented using graphs and charts.
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Find a CareerCareer profiles from The Princeton Review.
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HandshakeLe Moyne Colleges' career application that provides career-related information, job and internship postings, employer events, and more. Resources for conducting career research are also available through the site.
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O*Net OnlineThe O*NET program is an interactive tool from the U.S. Department of Labor for exploring and searching occupations. This resource provides hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors, along with career tools and publications to help individuals in the workforce.
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Occupational Outlook HandbookProvides recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics information about employment in all fields, including starting salaries, educational requirements, and job growth. This is an excellent resource for career information.
Career Resources from the Library
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Salem Press This link opens in a new window
Use to find individual ebooks that examine range of topics including career fields, issues of importance in modern society, and historical events. Contains full-text ebooks, which include notable documents and articles, a bibliography, index and important websites.
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Career Materials in the LibraryYou can refine the results in the library catalog by adding a subject or career to your search. For example you search terms might include: careers AND vocational guidance AND animals.