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Career Inventories

• Career City: Self Assessments http://www.glencoe.com/sec/careers/career_city/
• Career Quiz (Princeton Review Birkman Career Style Summary) http://www.review.com/career/careerquizhome.cfm?careers=6
• *Career Interests Game http://career.missouri.edu/holland/
• *Career Key http://www.ncsu.edu/careerkey/
• Career Zone: Assess Yourself http://www.nycareerzone.org/assessment/
• Common Careers for Personality Types http://www.personalitypage.com/careers.html
• Kiersey Temperament Sorter: http://www.advisorteam.com/user/ktsintro1.asp
• Life Colors Online http://www.lifecolorsonline.com/lifecolorslite.html
• Match Your Skills to Careers http://www.iseek.org/sv/Frame?pg=12403
• MOIS Occupational Information System Self-Assessment Career Survey http://mois.org/
• Monster.com Tools and Quizzes http://content.monster.com/tools/
• Myers Briggs Psychological Type Profiles http://typelogic.com/
• Personality Tests: http://www.2h.com/Tests/personality.phtml
• Personality Tests http://www.haleonline.com/psych/

Career Descriptions 

• Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/
• About.com Career Choices http://www.careerplanning.about.com/library/blcareers.htm
• American Career Infonet http://www.acinet.org/acinet/
• Biology Careers Page http://www.furman.edu/~snyder/careers/careers.html
• Bureau of Labor Statistics Career Information http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/edu_over.htm
• California Occupational Guides http://www.calmis.cahwnet.gov/htmlfile/subject/guide.htm
• Career Explorer http://careerexplorer.net/
• Career Exploration Links (U. Berkeley) http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/Students/CareerLibrary/Links/occup.cfm
• Career Journal.com (WSJ) http://www.careerjournal.com/
• Career Services Center (Rice) http://riceinfo.rice.edu/projects/careers/students/index.shtml
• CareerBabe http://www.careerbabe.com/
• Careership (middle school students career info) http://www.mapping-your-future.org/features/careership/
• Career Zone http://www.nycareerzone.org/
• Careers in Science http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/careers/contents.html
• College Board Career Browser http://cbweb9p.collegeboard.org/career/bin/career.pl
• Exploring Occupations  http://www.umanitoba.ca/counselling/careers.html
• Find a Career for You http://www.review.com/career/article.cfm?id=career\car_car_index&menuID=0&jobs=4
• Healthcare Careers http://www.dfwhc.org/careers.htm
• Iseek: Internet System for Education and Employment Knowledge http://www.iseek.org/
• Job Profiles.com http://www.jobprofiles.org/index.htm
• Job HuntersBible.com http://www.jobhuntersbible.com
• JobQuest (an interactive database of job information--student-created) http://library.thinkquest.org/15111/
• JobStar Career Guides http://jobstar.org/tools/career/index.htm
• Mapping Your Future (Planning a Career) http://www.mapping-your-future.org:80/planning/
• MOIS: Michigan's Career Pathways http://www.mois.org/pathways/
• New York Times: Working http://www.nytimes.com/library/financial/01working-index.html?0205
• O*NET OnLine http://online.onetcenter.org/
• ***Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/
• Quintessential Careers: A Career and Job-Hunting Resources Guide http://www.quintcareers.com/index.html
• Salary.com http://www.salary.com/home/layoutscripts/homl_display.asp
• Vocational Information Center: Exploring the World of Work http://www.geocities.com/soarcatb/

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Selecting a Major

• Choose a Career/Major (U. Buffalo) http://www.ub-careers.buffalo.edu/choose.shtml
• Major Resource Kits http://www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html
• Majors That Match http://www.review.com/majors/searchhome.cfm?tabIndex=2
• What Can I do with a Major In? http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/majors.htm
• What Can I do with My Major? (Rice) http://riceinfo.rice.edu/projects/careers/students/getting-help/whatcanido.shtml

Resumes

• Career Babe Resumes http://www.careerbabe.com/resume.html
• Career City http://www.glencoe.com/sec/careers/career_city/
• Damn Good Resume http://www.damngood.com/jobseekers/resumes.html
• Job Hunter's Bible http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/resumes/resumes.shtml
• JobStar Resumes http://jobstar.org/tools/resume/index.cfm
• Monster.com Resumes and Letters http://content.monster.com/resume/
• Purdue Business Writing Resources http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/index.html
• Quintessential Career and Job-Hunting Resources Guide http://www.quintcareers.com/career_resources.html
• Resume Writing for High School Students http://www.sccis.org/main/resume/afterschool1.htm
• Resumes http://7-12educators.about.com/msub103resume.htm
• Resume Lesson Plan http://desktoppub.about.com/library/weekly/aa0828c1.htm?once=true&
• Resumes and Cover Letters http://www.mnworkforcecenter.org/cjs/cjs_site/resume.htm
• Riley Guide: Resumes and Cover Letters http://www.rileyguide.com/letters.html
• 200 Letters for Job Hunters http://www.careerlab.com/letters/
• WorkSearch http://www.garywill.com/worksearch/

Planning and Preparing

• America's JobBank http://www.ajb.dni.us/
• Getting Ready for College Early  http://www.ed.gov/pubs/GettingReadyCollegeEarly/
• College Choice http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/mm/cc/home.html
• Preparing Your Child For College http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Prepare/
• College Plan http://collegeplan.org/
• Mapping Your Future http://mapping-your-future.org/
• Wall Street Journal College Journal http://www.collegejournal.com/
  

Military Information 

• Guide to the Evaluation of Education Experiences in the Armed Services http://www.militaryguides.acenet.edu/index.cfm
• Military Careers Online http://www.militarycareers.com/
• Military Opportunities http://myfuture.com/secondary/milops.html
• Selective Service Registration http://www.sss.gov/
• US Coast Guard http://www.uscg.mil/
• US Army  http://www.goarmy.com/
• US Marine Corps http://www.usmc.mil/
• US Air Force  http://www.airforce.com/
• US Naval Academy  http://www.nadn.navy.mil/
• US Air Force Academy http://www.usafa.af.mil/

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