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Career Development and Exploration Self-Help
There are many web sites on the WWW which can help you to make decisions about colleges and graduate schools, explore your major and career options, and find job postings which match your interests and abilities. Review the topics below and click on a topic to learn more about it.
Choosing a Major
Computerized Career Assessments
Information About Colleges and Graduate Schools
Internships
Graduate Program Entrance Exams
Information About Careers
Resume Help
Salary Information
Job Hunting Websites
To review other websites associated with particular career fields visit the GW Career Center. Their site includes links for students interested in careers in the areas of: advertising & marketing, arts & humanities, biology, business, communications, criminal justice, economics, education, the environment, event planning, health, human resources, international affairs, international jobs, math, science and technology, and sports and fitness.
Choosing a Major
- Career Library by University of California, Berkeley
- Career Exploration, self-assessment, choosing a major and career links
- Choosing a Major by University of Idaho
- interactive exercises and information to help with decision making process
- Career Issues by Michigan State University
- pamphlet on choosing a major and majors categorized by Holland Theme Codes
Computerized Career Assessments
- Career Development Manual- Interactive Exercises
- steps to career/life planning and exercises
- The Career Interest Checklist
- explores various careers which may match your interests, abilities, and goals.
- The Career Key
- assessment designed to help people make career decisions.
- The Keirsey Temperament Sort
- an inventory which is similar to the Myers-Briggs
- VALS
- explores values, attitudes and life styles.
Information About Colleges and Graduate Schools
- Catapult-Graduate and Professional
- links to a variety graduate and professional school guides, includes financial aid links.
- College View
- comprehensive college guide site
- Graduate and Professional School Opportunities
- links to a variety of information on graduate school opportunities
- Kaplans
- links to all types of graduate schools and information on financial aide, careers and study skills.
- MBA Explorer
- comprehensive guide for GMAT, financing MBA and MBA programs
- Peterson's Educational Center
- comprehensive graduate school guide site
- US News-Grad School Rankings
- rankings and variety of information on colleges and graduate schools
Graduate Program Entrance Exams
- Graduate Records Examination
- Graduate Management Admissions Test
- Law School Admissions Test
- Medical College Admissions Test
Information About Careers
- BYU Career Planning
- Online career planning assistance.
- Exploring Occupations
- descriptions of various occupations
- How to Explore Careers through Informational Interviewing
- provides tips for preparation and what to ask.
- Major Resource Kits
- link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths and sample job titles.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- career descriptions, job outlook, earning potential
- What Color is Your Parachute-Net Guide
- comprehensive career development guide
Internships
- American Statistical Association
- internships throughout the US
- Back Door Jobs
- internships, seasonal jobs, volunteer vacations
- College Grad Job Hunter Internships
- internships and career development site
- Congressional Research Service (Library of Congress) Volunteer Intern Program
- Diplomatic Internship Program
- embassy and diplomatic scholars program in DC
- Environmental Internships
- internships and jobs
- Exercise Science, Fitness/Wellness and Health Promotion Internship Information
- in the US and international
- Fed World: Federal Jobs for Summer
- Film Internships
- Habitat for Humanity
- High Tech Internships in MD
- Internship and Fieldwork Listing
- nationwide internships
- Internship Programs.com
- internship search engine
- Kennedy Center Internships
- MSNBC Internships
- NSF
- research projects in various scientific fields
- Resort, Recreation and Tourism
- Rising Star Internships
- Smithsonian
- lists internships for all Smithsonian affiliated museums
- Therapeutic Recreation Internships
- TV Jobs
- nationwide internships at TV stations
- Washington Intern Foundation
- internships on Capitol Hill
- Uncle Sam-Fed Govt Internships
- VISTA
- World Bank
Resume Help
- 1stResumes.com
- Resume writing and career resources by Certified Professional Resume Writer with over 19 years of experience.
- The Damn Good Resume
- 24 hot resume tips
- GraduateResumes
- career postings and resume wizard
- JobSmart Home
- resume tips and samples
- Quick Guide to Writing a Resume
- Resume Checklist
- Proven Resumes.com
- resume strategies
- Resume Writing Service
- resume tips and examples
- Scannable Resume Tips
- Scannable Resume Fundamentals
- includes sample scannable resumes
Salary Information
- California Occupational Guides
- JobSmart Home
- Salary Survey Data On-Line
- 160 benchmark positions for wage information.
- The Salary Calculator
Job Hunting Websites
- Academe This Week- Chronicle of Higher Education
- careers in higher education
- AfterCollege.com
- jobs, internships, and resume posting
- America's Job Bank
- all types of jobs
- AmeriCorps
- is the
national service program through which 40,000 people each year tackle
problems from disaster relief to literacy tutoring.
- Asia Net
- jobs in Japan, Korea, or China or jobs requiring fluency in one of these languages
- Backdoor Jobs
- internships, extraordinary experiences, seasonal jobs, work abroad, volunteer jobs
- Breakthrough
- students teaching students, summer and after school programs
- Business Job Finder
- jobs in corporate finance, commercial banking, insurance, investment banking, accounting, venture capital, real estate, and money management
- CA Career and Employment Center
- employment opportunities, educational info, post resumes
- Career Builder
- all types of jobs, resume posting, employer information
- Career City
- all types of jobs, resume posting, employer information
- Career Magazine
- comprehensive career search and career development site
- CareerMart
- all types of jobs, resume posting, employer information
- Career Mosaic
- all types of jobs, resume posting, employer information
- Career Path
- jobs from all major newspaper listings, comprehensive career search and career development site
- Career Web
- professional, technical and managerial jobs
- Career Tech
- engineering and computer related jobs
- Catapult
- comprehensive career search and career development site
- CIA
- mission statement, employment and benefits.
- College Grad Job
- Hunter
- comprehensive career search and career development site for college grads
- Cool Works
- resort, camp, ski, national parks, cruise, and ranch jobs & volunteer experiences
- Direct Marketing World
- job listings, resume postings, career related databases
- Environmental Careers Org
- environmental internships and information on careers
- Espan
- all types of jobs, resume posting, employer information
- FBI
- internships and employment opportunities
- Fedworld
- US Federal Government full-time and summer jobs
- First Magnitude Career Network
- comprehensive career search and career development site including overseas and government jobs
- Headhunter.net
- find jobs, post resume, resource center
- Healthcare and Medical Employment
- links, resources, jobs in healthcare and medicine
- High Tech Careers
- high tech careers
- Hoover's Company Search
- jobs in larger corporations and information on companies
- Job Trak
- for college students and graduates, comprehensive career search and career development site
- Job Web
- comprehensive career search and career development site
- JournalismJobs
- job board for media professionals
- Media Bistro
- jobs in journalism and media fields
- Medical Staff Recruiters for Physician Employment in Hospitals, Clinics and Practices
- posts current physician and allied healt jobs in all specialties submitted only by inhouse recruiters of hospitals, clinics and practices nationwide. Detailed listings include direct employer contacts. Not a recruiting firm. A free service to physicians.
- MedMarket
- jobs in the Medical Manufacturing Industry
- MedSearch
- jobs for healthcare professionals
- NationJob Online Jobs
- all types of jobs and company profiles
- NCAA Market
- job opportunities in college athletics
- Online Sports
- jobs in sports and recreational industries and resume bank
- Overseas Jobs Express
- international jobs
- PeaceCorps
- information about the organization and how to apply
- Petersons
- comprehensive career search and career development site
- Public Health Employment Connection
- public health jobs in all states
- Recruiting Links
- job search database
- Summerbridge
- summer jobs resource
- Summer Jobs
- database of jobs around the country
- The Monster Board
- comprehensive career search, career development, and resume posting site
- State and Local Governments
- links to government jobs in all states
- Top Jobs
- comprehensive career search and career development site
- Washington Post
- over 30,000 local job listings
- Yahoo Employment
- job listings from all major city newspapers
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