Links and Related Web References
There is an overwhelming amount of information on the web relating to jobs and job preparation. My favorites are:
Occupational Outlook Handbook describes the nature of the work, education and training requirements, advancement opportunities, employment, salary, and ten-year job outlook for hundreds of occupations.
Career Information For Students Search over 60 occupations by what interests you or your favorite subject area. Find out what an occupations tasks are, how you get ready for it, salary information, and job outlook.
Career Guide to Industries This career guide is similar to the Handbook, but for industries. Choose an industry and read about what it does, which occupations are employed in it along with their entry-level training requirements and advancement opportunities, and the overall ten-year outlook. You can also check out the industry's current employment, number of establishments, salaries by occupation or industry segment, and ten-year employment projections.
Occupational Outlook Quarterly The articles in this quarterly magazine cover a wide range of topics relating to occupations and finding jobs from job outlook by degree to finding an internship. It includes real stories of people performing different and not typical types of jobs like Limnologist, Arborist, and Solar Photovoltaic Installer.
http://www.onetcenter.org/ The O*NET system serves as the nation's primary source of occupational information, providing comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations. The O*NET database houses this data and O*NET OnLine provides easy access to that information.
http://www.monster.com/ Job postings, but more importantly, links to articles on resumes, cover letters, interviewing and salary negotiation.
http://www.careerbuilder.com/ Job listings, salary information plus detailed job descriptions.
http://www.indeed.com/ This site searches other search engines, newspaper, associations and company career pages to access thousands of job postings.
http://www.snagajob.com/ Focuses on part time, seasonal and hourly jobs; perfect for students.