Career & College Resources

Career & College Resources
An Internet Hotlist on Career & College Resources

created by LEECA Media Services
LEECA Media Services Committee

Introduction
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The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

Career and College Filamentality Page - IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS ACCESSING SOME LINKS COPY AND PASTE THE FILAMENTALITY ADDRESS INTO ANOTHER INTERNET EXPLORER WINDOW. http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listcareerle.html

Electronic Databases

EBSCO HOST - All Databases - Select the Vocational and Career Collection database to search for information on your career topic.
Learning Express Library - More than 100 programs to learn, practice and prepare for tests on a variety of subjects in elementary, middle and high school.
Occupational Outlook Handbook - The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised everyn two years the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.
Ohio Career Information System - Password Required - Occupations and Employment Occupations, Job Search, Keep That Job, Military Employment, Self-Employment Education and Training Ohio Career Training Schools, Financial Aid, US Colleges and Universities, Programs of Study and Training, Ohio Links Educator Resources Practical Learning Activities
The 2008-09 Career Guide to Industries - From the U. S. Department of Labor a companion to Occupational Outlook Handbook. Provides information on available careers by industry, including the nature of the industry, working conditions, employment, occupations in the industry, training and advacement, earnings and benefits, employment outlook, and lists of organizations that can provide additional information.

Exploration and Assessment Information

ACT - The only test preparation program designed exclusively by ACT test development professionals is now online!
Bowling Green State University Career Center - Many excellent career planning links.
Campus Tours.com - CampusTours is the worldwide leader in virtual college tours and academic multimedia, working with hundreds of colleges and universities since 1997. CampusTours was founded to provide an intuitive gateway to official university multimedia, and currently more than two million people visit the CampusTours.com site annually to experience college presentations. CampusTours' Institutional Marketing division assists colleges with online marketing and student lead generation. The CampusTours Productions division offers software to help colleges and universities develop, update and extend compelling multimedia presentations for the Web and CD-ROM, and provides creative services including on-campus photography, panoramic image and video capture, and custom design, information architecture and development services.
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program - Provides tools developed by the Department of Defense to help high school and post-secondary students learn more about career exploration and planning. Sample Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery included.
University of Waterloo Career Services - Particularly good list of assessment tests and links.

Career/Vocational Information

America's Career InfoNet - Time for a career move? Find occupational requirements, wage and employment trends, state-by-state labor market conditions, millions of employer contacts nationwide, and the most extensive career resource library online. Smart career decisions start here! Visit our vast library with more than 4,000 links to Career Resources.
BLS Career Information - This portion of the Department of Labor Educational Resources Site is an elementary school pupil’s introduction to career guidance information
CareerOneStop - Publicly-funded resource for jobseekers and businesses. Find jobs, identify job-ready workers with the right skills. Explore career paths, compare salary data for different occupations, learn what careers are hot, get resume writing tips and job interview strategies and more.
JobProfiles - Gives an inside look into jobs by providing profiles completed by someone (from the U.S. or Canada) who is successful in their job. The persons profiled have been selected because of their accomplishments.
Military Career Guide Online - This Web site is THE leading career information resource for the military world of work. It gives you details on 152 enlisted and officer occupations, one by one. Because most military occupations are comparable to one or more civilian occupations, you are given the civilian counterpart for every applicable military occupation. In addition, this site describes training, advancement, and educational opportunities within each of the major Services -- Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
O*NET OnLine - Making occupational information interactive and accessible for all.
University of California, Berkeley - Includes an extensive list of career information and graduate and professional school program links.

College Information/Post-Secondary Options

All About College - Collection of links to college websites around the world including admissions offices, test prep, financial aid, graduate schools, study abroad, fraternities/sororities plus Scholar Stuff Chat Network.
College Goals Sunday - College Goal Sunday is a free program that helps families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the form that is required to apply for federal financial assistance for higher education opportunities.
College.gov - U.S. Department of Education - http://www.college.gov/ Created by the U.S. Department of Education to be a go-to online resource for credible information about college that also provides experiences of peers who are already attending college.
Collegeboard.com - The mission of the College Board is to prepare, inspire, and connect students to college and opportunity. Its members include more than 3,800 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational associations. It is the only place where students can register for the SAT online and practice online with actual SAT test questions. Students and parents also use collegeboard.com to identify and search for suitable colleges, apply to college online, explore career options, learn about college costs, and navigate the confusing world of financial aid
Collegenet - Apply to colleges from this site.
Collegeview.com - Do your college search using CollegeView® College Search. We're pleased to offer hundreds of virtual tours, financial aid and scholarship information, college search with profiles of over 3,800 colleges and universities, college-related books and articles, Ask the Experts with professional guidance counselors, and searchable archives, career counseling and career planning tools, and register to win one of five $1,000 scholarship prizes, plus much more
Fafsa Online - Our Mission: Our business is founded on the principle of helping the student properly submit an error free FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) with a personal touch and the least amount of disruption in the lives of the students and their families.
Fast Web - FastWeb lists more than 1.3 million scholarships worth $3 billion. Create a personal profile to receive a list of exactly those scholarships matching your skills and interests. FastWeb provides detailed descriptions of each college including student demographics, school setting, academic offerings, sports, and even the number of school-specific scholarships matching your profile. Find internships based on your major and interest and part-time jobs based on distance from your home address. Gain real world experience while helping pay for your college years.
FinAid - The SmartStudentTM Guide to Financial Aid
Go 4 Ivy.com - Know exactly where to apply by finding out your chances of admission
IPEDS College Opportunities On-line - Easy to use college search and links to 9000 U.S. colleges provided by National Center for Education Statistics in the U.S. Department of Education.
Mapping Your Future - This site is sponsored by a group of guaranty agencies who participate in the Federal Family Education Loan Program. One-stop shopping for information students and parents need on financial strategies, career options and college planning. Includes strategies for planning.
My Chances.net - It's a free new way of keeping track of your college applications and comparing your stats to other college applicants. Short of waiting for your admission decision to come back, this is the best free way to find out if you'll get into the school of your dreams. It's also a great resource for discovering new colleges that you will love but didn't know about before now.
Ohio Learning Network - A consortium of colleges and universities using technology to enhance learning.
Peterson's - College search, test prep, financial aid, and career education information.
Student Aid on the Web - Your source for free information from the U.S. Department of Education on preparing for and funding education beyond high school.
The Princeton Review - Test Prep: SAT & ACT, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, TOEFL, Other Tests School Search: Research colleges and professional schools. Career Assessment Not sure what you want to be when you grow up? This will help.
U. S. News - America's Best Colleges - Annual ranking of colleges, plus browse the rankings and use our collection of tools - Advanced College Search, College Comparison, to find the school. Career information available. Some paid links.
Wired Scholar - Information on preparing, selecting, applying, paying, deciding and financing a college education.

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Last revised Wed Sep 24 4:47:36 US/Pacific 2008