PERSONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES


There is a huge amount of information available on the internet that can be very helpful in considering your career values and skills, finding out about the labor market, and creating a career plan.  You can Google lots of things - but be careful of sites that want to sell you stuff; mostly what you need is completely free.  Below are some sites that you might find helpful.  Please let us know if you discover broken links.

 

VALUES AND SELF-ASSESSMENT

http://www.careersonline.com.au/disc/index.html
Australia's Job Seeker's Workshop: self-assessment and career issues

http://www.keirsey.com
This site offers the Keirsey Temperament Sorter from which to derive Jung's Four-Letter code.

 

CAREERS AND LABOR MARKET

http://www.bls.gov
Department of Labor: Statistic on jobs and labor market

http://www.doleta.gov/programs/onet/
O*NET, Employment and Training Administration: Career Resources

https://www.careeronestop.org/Toolkit/ACINet.aspx
America's Career Infonet

RESUMES, COVER LETTERS AND INTERVIEWS

http://www.collegegrad.com
Information about interviewing in all its forms. This is especially useful for college graduates

http://www.monster.com
Interviewing techniques, interactive database with current job openings

RESEARCHING EMPLOYERS AND JOBS

http://skidmore.edu/career/
Skidmore University: Career Development Center

http://www.luc.edu/career/resources_planning.shtml                                                                                                                                                 
Loyola University/Chicago: Career Exploration

http://www.rileyguide.com
The Riley Guide: Job and career guidance