Career Information
by Jeff Flott
August 28, 2007
America's Career InfoNet (www.acinet.org)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (stats.bls.gov)
Illinois Labor Unions Listings (www.library.uiuc.edu/irx/illinoisunions.htm)
Illinois Vocational and Trade Schools (www.rwm.org/tf_ill.html)
American Society of Newspaper Editors (www.asne.org) - Journalism Careers
Mapping Your Future (www.mapping-your-future.org) - This is an Illinois site that leads to several career exploration activities. It also includes school selection and financial aid information as well.
Monster (www.moster.com) - Job search
2006-2007 Occupational Handbook (www.bls.gov/oco)
The Occupational Outlook Handbook tells you:
- the training and education needed
- earnings
- expected job prospects
- what workers do on the job
- working conditions
Career Cruising (www.careercruising.com)
- A career matchmaker matches occupations to personal interests.
- Hundreds of detailed occupation profiles can be easily accessed—everything from Actuary to Zoologist—including job descriptions, working conditions, education and training, earnings, and job outlook.
- Logon and Password are available by contacting the guidance office.
Careerview (www.careerview.com)
- College and Career Search
- Students may establish a personal account with private access.
Electrical Careers (www.bnjatc.org) - Bloomington-Normal Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee.
What can you do with a major (www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/careers/Majors) - find occupations related to any major.
