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Career Exploration Web Sites

  • America's Career InfoNet U.S. Department of Labor occupational and economic information. Linked to America's Job Banks: listing of federal government "One Stop" employment agencies.

  • Call to Serve: Red, White & Blue Jobs The Partnership for Public Service offers information about career opportunities available in the federal government to students from every college major.

  • Career Development Manual The University of Waterloo Career Services aids you in discovering your own unique skills, knowledge, personality, and interests.

  • Careerjet A jobsite search engine for U.S. employment.

  • Career Resource Centre Spotlights a variety of careers and offers an on-line "Career Planner" workbook; links to other helpful career information websites, primarily based in Canada.

  • Career Voyages Occupational exploration, including career planning tools and resources; a subset of the U.S. Government Web site on federal employment: FirstGov.gov

  • Career Zone Choose areas of academic or professional interest and then discover specific occupations that fit your fields of interest.

  • College Grad Job Hunter "Your link to life after college."

  • eGrad.com: Connections for the Real World Articles on transitioning from college to the real world, including graduating, finding a job, managing your money and moving to a new location.

  • Exploring Career Options (The Riley Guide) Career and occupational guides, choosing a career path and managing your career, with links to self assessment resources.

  • The Job Hunter's Bible Tips for job hunting on and off the Internet by Dick Bolles, author of What Color is Your Parachute?

  • Job-Hunt.org Online Job Search Guide and Resource Directory

  • JobStar Career guidance resources from California public libraries, including information on a wide variety of occupations, salaries and the hidden job market.

  • Job Web Career planning and job search guidance, information about majors and careers, and links to career exploration resources from the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

  • Majors & Careers Library of articles from the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

  • National Career Development Association Select "Internet Resources" from the nav bar, for career self-assessment and planning sites.

  • Occupational Outlook Handbook Hundreds of job descriptions, occupational outlooks and employment trends from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • O*Net Online The Occupational Information Network is designed by the U.S. Department of Labor to allow users to search for occupations by skills and to learn about requirements of occupations.

  • Resources for Special Populations (LGBT, Disabilities, Underrepresented, International), maintained by UPenn Career services.

  • Career-related Links - Diverse Populations (ALANA (African American, Latino, Asian, Native American), Foreign Nationals, Religious Resources, Women) from Rutgers Career Services

  • Vault Reports News, career profiles, and company assessments, plus job postings concentrating on the business and financial world. Company assessments are provided through insider interviews. Cornell students have access to the members only library, by signing in with their net i.d. at The Vault Online Career Library

  • Virtual Career Counselor The Virtual Career Counselor matches your self-identified work style and attributes to occupations. The test takes only 15 minutes to complete online. We encourage you to consult with a career counselor or advisor in your college career office or the Barnes Hall career center, on how to translate your results to offerings and opportunities at Cornell University.

  • Wetfeet.com Career profiles, employer interviews, salary estimates, and full-time and internship job postings. Company profiles are provided by the companies themselves as part of their membership package.

    According to the January 17, 2005 issue of "Advertising Age" industry journal, the three most popular job listing services are: CareerBuilder, Monster and HotJobs. Cornell University's electronic job search system "CornellTRAK" is powered by Monster.com.

Cornell Web Sites of Interest

This list last updated November 2005.

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