Career Development Tools
Before you can "develop" your career, it helps to know more about it. Learning more about the career you're pursuing, or wanting to pursue, can help you decide how to better equip yourself for advancing in your chosen career. One of the best, and FREE, resources you can consult is the U.S Dept of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook. This handbook is an online resource that provides the following information, and more, about many of the careers that are available to you.
- the training and education needed
- earnings
- expected job prospects
- what workers do on the job
- working conditions
You may also choose to consult with some of our other partners, who also carry a great deal of valuable information on careers, and how you can decide which one is right for you. These sites will help you learn both things about yourself, and things about the careers you're interested in pursuing.
- America's Career Infonet
- America's Career InfoNet (www.CareerInfoNet.org) provides national, state and local career information and labor market data using unique career tools, career reports, videos, a career resource library and other innovative web-based tools. Use their Employability Checkup to get a snapshot of your ability to find employment with a specific occupation at a specific wage and location.
- AnalyzeMyCareer.com
- An extensive database with thousands of careers, each with a detailed description. Also provides Aptitude Tests, Personality Tests, Occupational Interest Assessment, and an Entrepreneurship Index to help people more fully understand their capabilities.
- Assessment.com
- Based on forty years of development and success, MAPP provides a unique online assessment that seeks to guide, motivate and empower people to achieve their greatest educational and career potential. More than 4.5 million people have taken the MAPP assessment. MAPP has gone through extensive validity and reliability studies and is used by jobseekers, companies, schools, workforce centers and coaches. Take the FREE MAPP Assessment and receive 5 free job matches. They also offer Leadership Tests, IQ tests, Personality Assessment and Lifestye Assessment.
- ChangingCourse.com
- ChangingCourse.com is dedicated to helping people to find their life mission and live it! Featuring Career Counseling, books, audio programs, helpful ariticles, a FREE Career Newsletter and more!
- Corporate Culture
- Organization Culture Center helps to develop high performance corporate culture and organization leadership. we provide consulting and coaching to understand workplace culture and workshops for cultural enhancements.
- JobseekersAdvice.com
- Free information and career advice articles, resources and discussions from Jobseekers Advice - an independent source of career advice.
- The Last Job Search Guide You'll Ever Need
- The title says it all. This do-it-yourself guide for college grads and students is the 'bible' of job search ebooks. You can eliminate headaches and find your next job fast by learning exactly how to network for openings, write resumes and cover letters, get interviews and get hired. And it is even backed with an unconditional money-back guarantee. Click here to find out how to get this INCREDIBLE eBook!!
- Linkedin.com
- Linkedin.com is a networking tool that helps you discover inside connections to recommended job candidates, industry experts and business partners. You can use this site to leverage the network of people and resources that you already have.
- LiveCareer.com
- LiveCareer.com offers innovative practical assessment solutions to help you make important career decisions. Free Career Interest Test!
- SkillCheck.com
- Skillcheck provides pre-employment testing and educational skills assessment. They have developed the Internet and Comuting Core Certification; the new IT certification that is revolutionizing computing education worldwide.
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