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Career Development eManual

Career Development eManual is intended to help you reevaluate your old career or help start a new career. The manual starts with a self assessment task which asks who are you and where would you like to go. Next, it asks you to look at what careers are you interested in and how to research those particular careers. Steps three and four involve making a decision and contacting employers. Step five has you working and then step six continues the re-evaulation process.

Career Key

Career Key is a professional counseling test or inventory that is offered free to the public. The Career Interest Measure is taken by an individual and instantly scored on the Internet. Tthe results of the career inventory are linked to the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Career Planning

Career Planning is provided by the About.com Networt. Iit groups a variety of resources that are available on the Internet. The site explores everything from the very first job, to women only sites, to job searching, to writing the resume, to finding mentors. A site worth visiting first on your career exploration in life.

Career Voyages

Career Voyages is a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Labor. "It is designed to provide information on high growth, high demand occupations along with the skills and education needed to attain those jobs."

Job Hunter’s Bible

The Job Hunter’s Bible is a supplement to the book, WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? One goal of this site is to provide a net guide to Internet resources that are available for job seeking. The second goal is to provide articles on employment and other career related items.

Monthly Labor Review

The Monthly Labor Review is a monthly publication available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The online version is a counterpart of the print edition that the La Crosse Public Library receives. Read articles from the Monthly Labor Review about current trends and employment news.

My Plan

"MyPlan.com helps students and professionals plan more fulfilling lives by making well-informed decisions about their education and careers. Whether you’re deciding on what college to go to, choosing a major, planning ahead for your first career, or thinking about making a career change, MyPlan.com can help you explore options and bring clarity and insight into figuring out what’s right for you. 100% independent and unbiased, MyPlan.com gives you the truth about colleges, careers and majors. Our research and data is the most comprehensive you’ll find anywhere on the subject. And, with dozens of easy-to-use tools, we’ve made getting to that information convenient, simple and fun."

Occupational Outlook Handbook

The OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK provides a personal look to a particular career, by describing what a person does on the job, the work conditions, training and education, earnings, and expect job prospects. A must to look at when researching careers.

O*Net

O*Net helps make occupational information interactive and accessible for all.  You can search for occupations by exploring the list provided, or search by occupational skills, or search for related occupations to the one you have selected.  Results can be displayed in two ways:  a snapshot or detail report (that gives the specifics on your selected occupation).

Riley Guide

The Riley Guide provides a collection of Internet resources for all aspects of career planning. The site does not list jobs or provides a place to post a resume, but it does provide information about what can be done on the Internet either for free or for a charge.

 


The Reference staff of La Crosse Public Library (LPL) have selected Internet resources that we feel would be of particular interest to our library users.  These sites are created and maintained by organizations and individuals throughout the world.  LPL cannot be responsible for the content, accuracy, or availability of these sites.   The inclusion of a link does not mean that LPL endorses or sponsors the products or services, if any, described or offered by these web sites.

 

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