This site allows you to distribute your resume to places that are of interest, have your resume critiqued, take a quiz to find out which career you are best suited for, search thousands of jobs, calculate your potential salary, as well as obtain information on career fairs and skills training. The website is easy to navigate through and is very user friendly.
This site allows you to search for part-time or full-time employment. Searches are also available for particular careers such as nursing or business. It is a reliable source for those who have an idea of what they would like to do as a profession.
This site allows you to post and send your resume to potential employers. Individuals can also browse jobs by category. Brief job descriptions are available for posted positions. Experience required as well as required skill sets are provided for each posting.
Visitors of this site can participate in on-line surveys as well as search articles on topics that can be helpful during interviews. A listing of resume dos and don’ts are provided for those just starting to construct a resume or cover letter. Visitors can browse companies and find information on a wide range of careers which may be helpful during an interview. A listing of job postings can also be found on the site. This site is not as user-friendly as the others, but is a great resource for those just entering the job market.
City year is an organization which allows young people to work full-time for one year, providing skill sets and opportunities to change the world. Volunteers work as tutors, mentors and role-models, helping children to stay in school and on track throughout the United States, South Africa, and England. Visitors can fill out an application or donate to the organization through this website.
The website promotes the Diversity leadership program. This program helps college students bridge the gap in the transition from college to the career field. The program
gives students the chance to build career skills, network, and form relationships with like-minded individuals. An application to the program can be accessed through the website.
www.bls.gov/oco (Occupational Outlook Handbook)
This website is sponsored by the United States Department of Labor. Statistics are listed for inflation, unemployment rates, pay and benefits, likelihood of injury, and regional resources for a variety of career fields. It is a good resource for those who are not quite sure of what type of job or where they would like to work.
This website gives information on the John Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth, a program for children with exceptionally high academic achievement. The Center for Talented Youth offers gifted students, and their families, a wide range of programs to nurture intellectual and personal development. Information on the various programs offered and an application to the program can be found on the website.
www.princetonreview.com/careers-after-college.aspx
This site allows one to search career profiles in which interested students are given a picture of what a typical day is for employees in various careers. Information is also given on various college, grad, law, and medical schools. Practice tests are provided for the GRE, MCAT, LCAT, and LSAT, as well as, the ACT, SAT, and other academic admissions tests. Visitors can research college and graduate schools as well as tutors for various tests. This is an extremely useful website for students interested in continuing their education.
This site allows you to search jobs by region or state. The database pulls job posting from newspapers, websites, magazines, etc.
This site allows you so research various jobs across the United States. Information available on this site includes salary, minimum amount of education required to work in a particular field, job outlook, etc.
This site allows the user to network with various professionals based on company, area of interest, degree, etc. The user can upload his or her resume and cover letter on to his or her profile. This website is best described as being a professional facebook.