Career Evaluation
This program illustrates how to relate interests, skills, education, training, values, and lifestyle to specific occupations in the world of work. Based on the commonsense notion that you do best at what you really like to do, this video shows viewers how to find an occupation with job requirements that closely match their interests.
Evaluating Career Options
This video illustrates how to evaluate career options based on the Three C’s: content, conditions, and compensation. It expands on the Personal Career Profile and explains how to use information gathered from occupational research.
Podcasts
From the author of Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One, Jenny Blake interviews authors and friends on the process of career soul searching. There is a lot of advice regarding insecurity, fear, and seeking opportunities in unexpected places.
Guests include resume writers, career coaches, recruiters and job seekers. Topics include resumes, interviewing, job resources & leveraging social media to job hunt.
Although this podcast focuses on career change, there is a lot here for people who are exploring careers. The host says it all: “Making the effort to pursue meaningful work is absolutely worth it.” –JOSEPH LIU, HOST OF CAREER RELAUNCH
Websites
America's Career InfoNet
CareerOneStop is your source for employment information and inspiration; The place to manage your career; Your pathway to career success; Tools to help job seekers, students, businesses and career professionals; and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. Its mission is to collect, analyze, and disseminate essential economic information to support public and private decision making.
This online book provides practical information on jobs and careers. Articles are written in straightforward, non-technical language and cover a wide variety of career and work-related topics such as new and emerging occupations, training opportunities, salary trends, and results of new studies from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Search for occupations, explore careers and find specifics on required education, skills and training for your desired field. Content can also be used in building and tailoring your resume.
Vault: Ranking and Reviews
Vault.com provides in-depth intelligence on what it’s really like to work within an industry, company, or profession—and how to position yourself to launch and build the career you want.
Wayne College Career Services
The Wayne College Office of Career Services mission is to assist students, graduates and the community in determining, establishing and maintaining goals and strategies for a successful and rewarding life and career.