Assessment Tools/Planning

Career Development eManual
www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca
Designed by the University of Waterloo, this site aids in every step of exploring careers and obtaining a job – from self-assessment to balancing your personal and work life. Each step along the path includes an explanation of what will be accomplished upon completion, exercises, quotes, links to further information, and additional resources.

CareerZone
www.nycareerzone.org
This site allows you to rank the criteria that are important to you in a job, obtain a list of careers that match your specifications, and explore the requirements, education and skills needed, work conditions, and salaries for each. Also included are links to other resources, articles on a wide variety of careers, and the ability to save the information you collect in your own personal portfolio.

O*NET OnLine
online.onetcenter.org
Using O*NET, you can research occupations to find out what are the most important characteristics of and requirements for that field, find careers that match your interests and skills, and see what jobs that you might not have considered could be right for you. Covering everything from organizational and work context to necessary experience and work styles, this site allows you to explore careers in a very unique way.

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Career Choices

ACCESS
www.accessjobs.org
Interested in working in the non-profit sector? This website provides a central resource for researching employment, internships, and careers in non-profits. Numerous articles, access to career counselors, and a job-bank of over 1,000 career opportunities are only some of the features available here.

America’s Career InfoNet
www.acinet.org/acinet
Need to know what skills and abilities are required for your career choice or what the employment outlook is for that job? America’s Career InfoNet can answer those questions and also provide you with information on financial aid, relocation, and labor market conditions for every state.

Career consulting Corner
www.careercc.com
Although this site includes information on interviewing and resumes, feature articles, and an online bookstore, the most useful section is the tremendous list of indexed links covering many different fields. These links cover a range of careers and include information on job prospects, college ratings, professional associations, and much more.

Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections
www.bls.gov/emp
If you are curious about whether the career you choose will grow or shrink in the next decade, this site will provide the answer. Also, many other areas are explored, including the benefits of higher education – shown by projections involving salaries and the amount of education necessary to succeed in the future – and articles on the changing demographics of the American workforce.

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Education

Adventures in Education
adventuresineducation.org
Designed to help parents and students make informed educational decisions, this site offers information on everything from how to choose a college and finance your education to how to develop career goals and get a job. With different areas for students, parents, and counselors, this site provides valuable resources for every perspective.

Careers for Your Major
www.ku.edu/~uces/major/index.shtml
Unlike many resources that tell you what major will lead to your career choice, this website starts with your choice of major and provides you a list of possible careers and the skills you will acquire as you work towards your degree. Also included are information and links to information on many aspects of career exploration – including job search strategies, internships, and salaries.

Mapping Your Future
www.mapping-your-future.org
Designed to counsel students and parents, this site presents step-by-step guides and resources covering how to choose a college, research careers, and develop a plan for your education. With different sections devoted to every step of the process and specific information available for those at every grade-level, MYF will allow you to quickly find the resources you need.

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Gateway Sites

JobStar Central
www.jobstar.org
While this site is geared towards California, the information it provides can be of use to anyone making career decisions. Much of the content comes from those at JobStar, but the strength of this resource lies in its many links to career guides, salary surveys, and Internet resources covering every aspect of finding the perfect job – everything from the "hidden" job market to writing the ideal resume.

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Local Information

Great Hires
www.greathires.org
Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Economic Development, this site contains resources specific to the state of Missouri. Whether you are looking for employment patterns and outlook in St. Charles County, what programs are available to help you get the training and education you need, or what jobs are available in Kansas City, Great Hires can answer your questions.

St. Louis Workforce Information System
pprc.umsl.edu/wis
Many sites attempt to provide statistics for the entire country, but this resource limits itself to the St. Louis area (including St. Charles). Using detailed surveys of local employers and employees, this site gives wage, salary, and benefit levels for many occupations at the county level; listings of the jobs in highest demand; informative articles on the current and future prospects of the St. Louis economy and labor market; and many other statistics for the St. Louis metropolitan area.

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Wages

Living Standards & Labor Markets
www.epinet.org/subjectpages/labor.html
Living Standards and Labor Markets web site is hosted by the Economic Policy Institute. The web features include economic indicators (analyses of government data), economic snapshots (downloadable charts and short analyses that illustrate important economic issues), guides to data, charts, fact sheets, and links to relevant publications, viewpoints (opinion articles by EPI staff and associates), and a section called datazone which provides tables on the historical labor market, earnings, an income data.

Employment Policies Institute
www.epionline.org
The Employment Policies Institute is a non-profit research organization dedicated to studying public policy issues surrounding employment growth with an emphasis on living and minimum wages.

salary.com
http://www.salary.com
Salary.com provides online calculators to help estimate an appropriate cost-of-living and salary for particular occupations. The site also provides links to articles on salaries, compensation planning, relocation, performance review success, benefits, and dream jobs.

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