Career Development

Myfuture.com:  help with career choices for entering freshmen and high school seniors.
www.myfuture.com

Birkman Career Profile: profile of career interests, values, personality and style types
www.review.com/birkman

The Career Interests Game: uses Holland wheel to indicate interests
www.web.missouri.edu/~cppcwww/holland.s.shtml

Niagra University’s Academic Exploration Program:  used for undeclared advisees and assists in career and academic major exploration.
www.niagra.edu/ae/aep.htm

Occupational Outlook Handbook: nationally recognized source of career information,
designed to provide valuable assistance to persons making decisions about their future work lives.
http://stats.gov/ocohome.htm

The CareerZone: Cornell University’s Website for career development.  Provides extensive list  of careers with job descriptions, skills needed, and job outlook.
http://www.explore.cornell.edu/newcareerzone/

About.com – Career Planning: links to career planning and development with self-assessment tools.
http://careerplanning.about.com/jobs/careerplanning

The Career Key: interactive Holland-based self-assessment tool.  Offers different versions for college-aged middle school students.
http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/l/lkj/career_key.html

Keirsey Character and Temperament Sorter: self-assessment tool for personality and interests.
http://keirsey.com

Career Find-O-Rama:  links to career development and job search listings.
http://review.com/careers/find/car_search_form.html

UNCW CareerConnections: links to multiple career-planning websites.  Also offers “What Can I Do With a Major In….?”
http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career
 

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