Careers
America's Career InfoNet --Includes future outlook, salary and information for many careers.
Career Builder --Contains employment tips, useful articles, links to other career-oriented web sites, an "ask the experts" section and career news from the USA Today.
Career Information System (Horizon) --Your tool to explore information about occupations, educational requirements, schools, financial aid sources, scholarships, and non-traditional employment information. Aimed specifically at Illinois students.
Career Links --Contains links to many career informational sources.
Career Net --Provides links to employer web sites, resume help, finding a job and has numerous career references.
Career View --Information on how to find the right career and resources that can help locate career opportunities.
Career Zone --This site offers a cluster approach to career exploration based on the Holland organization scheme. Information on specific jobs can also be sorted by years of training required.
Careers and Colleges --Site has numerous articles on career searching.
Elgin Community College Career Information --Our own local community college has additional resources on the following topics: career planning, self-assessment, decision-making, schooling and training, interviewing, resumes, cover letters, and more.
Employment Guide --One can find career advice on a number of topics, job hunting do's and don'ts, resume and cover letter resources, guide to researching companies an career tests.
The High School Graduate --Contains articles on specific careers and shares numerous career tips.
Illinois Department of Employment Security --This site provides information on approximately 700 occupations in the State of Illinois. The occupations are divided into six clusters. Description, salary information, State of Illinois and Sub-State employment levels, employment forecasts, and other information that help clarify career choices are provided for each occupation.
Job Web --Provides information on what employers look for, career fairs, resume assistance, what parents should know and has useful links to career offices at numerous colleges.
Mapping Your Future --Features useful tips on job hunting, resume writing and interviewing techniques. Site provides a ten-step plan for determining and achieving your career goals.
Military Careers Online --This site describes training, advancement and educational opportunities within each of the major branches - Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy and Coast Guard.
My Future --Focuses on college and career information. Users can build a resume on-line, find out about college finance opportunities, the military, vocational tech, jobs "hot for tomorrow" and read roommate stories. Interest quiz and personality test can help users find career matches.
N.I.U. Career Planning Center --Offers useful career-related articles dealing with resumes, cover letters, interviewing and more.
Occupational Outlook Handbook --Search for employment information on specific occupations based on data supplied by the federal government.
One Source --Comprehensive name for site that provides Horizon CIS, Workforce Info Center, and LMI Source.
O*Net Online --Use this site to find specific occupational information and search for occupations that use your skills. Comprehensive site.
Princeton Review --Information is included on finding and keeping a job, resumes and cover letters, interviewing, employment trends and the military.
U.S. Department of Labor --Site has useful information on various tasks workers perform, education and preparation, future outlook, and salary.
What can I do with a major in? --Created by the National Association of Secondary School Principals - links majors to careers.
What Color is My Parachute? --Site serves as a companion resource to the book of the same name. Contains links to take an interest inventory, create a resume, find salary information and look for jobs.
The Women of NASA Project --Profiles of women working at NASA in which they discuss their careers and issues affecting them as women in math and science based fields. Provides links to other sites that contain information about various women issues, and contains bibliographies of documents about gender equity in the classroom.
Workforce Info Center --Current and historical workforce and occupational information for employers, job seekers, local workforce planning boards and economic development professionals.