There are many places
to search for information about careers and for finding job-related
information on the Internet. Listed here are some general resources
that will help you find job listings, general career information,
and help with writing resumes and cover letters.
A good place to start
before looking for employment is to find general information about
careers and the training and requirements that are needed.
The United States Department of Labor maintains an excellent
career information site based upon the print version (library has
print version too) of The
Occupational Outlook Handbook. This electronic version is
a fully searchable site on the
Internet. Information about training, education,
employment and the future job prospects of a selected career are
some of the categories covered.
America's
Job Bank, America'sCareer InfoNet and America's
Learning Exchange are three sites sponsored by the United
States Department of Labor. Together they are called America's
Career Kit. The Job
Bank links the Department of Labor with state
operated public Employment Service offices throughout the United
States. It has a searchable job database The Career
Infonet site is a comprehensive career information
database. Check out the Career
Resource Library link here for generalized career
information. The Learning Exchange
has information about education and learning resources.
O*NET
is the automated replacement for the Dictionary of Occupational
Titles (D.O.T.). This general occupation resource application
provides access to
over 950 occupations. It is continually updated and supported by
the U. S. Department of Labor. Job classifications are based on the most current version
of the Standard Occupational Classification System (SOC) used by
most of the government agencies.
Some other helpful sites for career
information and career guides on the Internet are:
The
Riley Guide- employment information and job resources on
the Internet.
Job
Hunter's Bible - a manual based on the book, What
Color is Your Parachute?
jobweb
- from the National Association of Colleges & Employers.
Career
Development Manual - This career development manual,
based in the University of Waterloo, provides detailed
information on self-assessment and career exploration. This
includes the six steps to Career/Life Planning Success -
self-assessment, occupational research, decision-making,
employment contacts, work and career/life planning.
Job Profiles
- This site contains profiles from individuals working in
various careers who filled out questionnaires in which they
summarized their job duties, explained how they entered the
fields. Listed job stresses and rewards, projected the types
of problems they expected to encounter in their industry in
the next five years, identified the skills necessary for the
job and offers tips to newcomers to the profession.
The State
of Florida's site, myflorida.com,
is an online gateway for state government services. On this
site, the Florida
Job Opportunities link, is a searchable database for state
or out-of-state government jobs. For Federal Government
jobs, FedWorld,
operated by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), an agency of the U. S. Department of Commerce,
has a searchable job database.
Some good sites for job opening listings are the following:
monster.comhas one of the largest databases of current job openings
posted by employers. It is a comprehensive site for
career resources.
careerbuilder
has a searchable job database with listings from major newspapers
around the United States.
The following is a list
of website resources to help with the format and writing of
resumes and cover letters:
JobStar
- began as a federally funded project in Northern
California. This website has an excellent webpage all about
resumes and cover letters, what they are, and how to write them.
"Your
Guide to Resume Writing" - from the National
Association of Colleges & Employers has helpful tips on the
format and content of a resume.
About.com
- has a webpage titled, "Resumes
101," explaining the different types of resumes.
Writing
Letters - a simple guide to writing a cover letter from
Florida State University
