Exploring Career Fields
CareerStart is all about helping you find career information! We cover
salaries, job outlook, required skills, educational requirements and typical
work duties for many different occupations. You can do your research via
the printed page, a computer program or in a classroom setting...
Your campus career resource center
- Check out the career resource center, where you'll
find shelves of books and publications such as the Occupational Outlook
Handbook and the Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance.
- Choices Planner - complete career guidance software
with interest, values, and skills and transferable skills assessment
components. Also includes extensive occupational, school and
financial aid information databases. Visit your local NVCC
Counseling Center for password information.
Sign up for career courses
Here's a sample of student development courses
that can help you research occupations (get details from your local campus):
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Web links that provide valuable information on jobs, industries and pay
scales include:
Know How Virginia
(http://www.knowhowvirginia.org)
Major Information
Exploring Majors (George Mason University) -- http://careers.gmu.edu/exploringmajors/
Major Resource Kits (University of Delaware) -- http://www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html
Major to Career Converter -- http://www.monstertrak.monster.com/resources/mtcc/resourceframe_index.html
Occupational Information
Virginia View (Vital Information for Education and Work) (http://www.vaview.vt.edu)
Facts on careers and educational programs specific to Virginia.
Occupational Outlook
Handbook (http://www.bls.gov/oco)
This link takes you to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, published by
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here you'll find info on the nature
of work, working conditions, earnings, employment outlook and education
and training requirements.
America's
Career InfoNet (http://www.acinet.org/acinet/default.htm)
A comprehensive source of occupational and economic info, including a
general outlook of the national job market, wages, trends and state profiles.
Career
Prospects in Virginia (http://www3.ccps.virginia.edu/career_prospects/default.shtml)
Career field information tailored to Virginia
O’NET (http://online.onetcenter.org/) Career and occupational information.
Industry Information
Hoovers Online (http://www.hoovers.com)
An online version of the business almanac, this site is subtitled "The
Ultimate Source for Company Information."
Fortune 500 (http://www.fortune.com)
Information on America's biggest companies.
Wetfeet.com (http://www.wetfeet.com/)
Click here for the big pucture on careers with industry overviews and
personal perspectives.
Salary and Relocation Information
Jobstar Career Information (http://jobstar.org)
Links and descriptions of 300+salary surveys or summaries.
The
Riley Guide Salary Page (http://www.rileyguide.com/salguides.html)
The bottom line: links to salary and benefits information.
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