Career Exploration Links
LASI 102: Topics in Career Exploration
Phil Ladwig

*Indicates sites that are top notch places to start, usually including other valuable links

Great Starter Sites

Solid resource for exploration*
http://www.careeronestop.org/

Occupational Outlook Handbook*
Great gov’t resource for in-depth look at various careers
http://www.bls.gov/oco

U.S. Government site with rich sources of information*
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/

Major Resource Kits, University of Delaware*
Great Site for Exploration of Various Careers/Majors
http://www.udel.edu/CSC/com.html

Great overall site; many rich links*
http://careerplanning.about.com/jobs/careerplanning/

LAS Advising Center Career/Major Links*
Comprehensive, creative site. Many valuable links
http://advising.wichita.edu/lasac/advlinks.html

What Can I Do with a Major in? Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington* Excellent site. Includes related job titles and links within that field*
http://www.UNCWIL.EDU/STUAff/career/majors/

NACADA (National ACademic ADvising Association) Career Links*
http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/Links/Career-Explore.htm

Quick look at possible careers. Good if you need ideas*
http://www.umanitoba.ca/counselling/careers.html

Occupational Wage and Outlook Reports*
http://laborstats.dol.ks.gov/occupatn/occupatn.htm

WSU site to build a competitive resume
https://wichita.optimalresume.com/

Nice "What Can I Do With a Major In" -- because it includes strategies
https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Student/Series_Major.shtml

Quintessential Careers - Includes salary wizard and cost of living
http://www.quintcareers.com


Career Exploration

http://online.onetcenter.org/

Vault OnLine Career Library (includes "Day in the Life of ...")
http://www.vault.com/cb/careerlib/careerlib_main.jsp?parrefer=2108

Riley Guide: huge comprehensive list of links relating to careers and jobs*
http://www.rileyguide.com

Indiana University - Comprehensive career exploration site
http://www.indiana.edu/~udiv/majors/

Great site
http://www.monstertrak.monster.com/resources/mtcc/resourceframe_index.html

Good overall site, including information on salaries and employment trends
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/library.asp?category=1.1

Career Interests Game. University of Missouri*
Great follow up to the Strong Interest Inventory
http://career.missouri.edu/students/explore/thecareerinterestsgame.php

Explore Careers
Excellent descriptions of how your interests, values, goals match with various careers
http://iseek.org/sv/10000.jsp

Salary Information that can be Regionalized
http://www.salaryexpert.com/

Excellent overall links
http://www.nacada.ksu/Clearinghouse/Advising_Issues/careeradvising.htm

Occupational Information Network
http://online.onetcenter.org/

This is a COOL site for using your Holland Code
http://online.onetcenter.org/find/descriptor/browse/Interests/


Career Cluster

Solid information on various majors and where they might lead.

http://www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html

http://www.indiana.edu/~career/students/index.php

http://www.acinet.org/acinet/library.asp?category=1.4

Fine site for general exploration
http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/Students/CareerLibrary/Links/Occup.cfm


General Career Exploration Links

What Color is Your Parachute, by Richard Bolles (his home site)*
Colorful, zesty resource to begin exploration. Many other links
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/

WSU Career Services links
http://careers.wichita.edu/

Well thought out career links
http://www.careers.org/06_cref.html

Self Assessement

Personality Types: a way of understanding how your personality might relate to the career world*
http://www.personalitytype.com/quiz.asp

Keirsey Temperament Sorter. Short self-assessment instrument relating personalities to career choice.*
http://www.keirsey.com/

Self-assessment links from About.com
http://careerplanning.about.com/jobs/careerplanning/msub16.htm

Matching Majors with Careers

Choosing a major, by Monster.com
http://content.monstertrak.monster.com/tools/careerconverter/

Academic Resources

American Universities Home Page
Can research Universities for undergraduate or graduate study possibilities
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/CLAS/american-universities.html

Peterson’s Guides*
Find out which colleges offer graduate programs that you need. Must register.
http://www.petersons.com/graduate/gsector.html

Great site on making the transition from college to your first job
http://careerplanning.about.com/jobs/careerplanning/msub7.htm

Excellent links page for women’s career issues
http://careerplanning.about.com/jobs/careerplanning/msub5.htm

Targeted Sites

Cool Works
Cool summer jobs, volunteering, etc.
http://www.coolworks.com/

Environmental Jobs & Careers
http://www.ejobs.org/

Entertainment Employment
http://www.eej.com/welcome.html

Sharp looking site to do just what it says
http://www.explorehealthcareers.org

Green Dream Job
Opportunities in helping the environment
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/jobs/

Virtual practice job interview
http://interview.monster.com/virtualinterview/campus/

Powerful job search engine
http://www.indeed.com/

Sports Jobs Available
http://www.onlinesports.com/pages/Jobs.html

Job Search

Monster.Com. Good overall site for anything job related. Good resources on internships.
http://campus.monster.com/

Labor Statistics from South Central Kansas (And Occupational Growth Projection)
http://laborstats.dol.ks.gov/occupatn/oo2006/sc.htm