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SOURCE |
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CAREER INFORMATION
provided for
various majors |
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COMMENTS |
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OCCUPATIONAL
OUTLOOK
HANDBOOK |
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Nature of the work
Working conditions
Employment
Training
Other qualifications
Job outlook
Earnings
Related occupations
Sources of additional
information |
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This is a MUST READ for general and
career information. |
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CAREER VOYAGES |
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Gives detailed information on
the twelve High Growth
Industries and three Emerging
Industries
Gives data on OTHER IN-DEMAND
occupations including the
education ccupations and lawyers.
FOR EACH STATE, gives data
forthe Top 25 Occupations
If you are not sure where to
start or where your interests
lies, see the CAREER COMPASS |
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This is a MUST READ for general and
career information. |
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BETHEL UNIVERSITY |
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Give numerous Sample
Occupations that
represent some career
opportunities available to
the given major. |
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The sample occupations given are
not as numerous as other websits
but they are more relevant, albeit,
as other websites. |
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CALIFORNIA
OCCUPATIONAL
GUIDES |
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What does a ____ do?
What skills are important?
What's the work environment?
What's the California job outlook?
What's the pay in California?
How to prepare for the job?
How to find the job?
Where can the job lead?
Other sources of information. |
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Although geared toward those who
plan to work in California, most of the
material is useful no matter where
you intend to work.
This is a MUST READ for general
and career information. |
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JOBWEB |
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Can search by major for a list of
jobs offered to people in that
major
Scroll down a little and you can
pick a career and see which
majors might fit that career. |
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This website may be unique in letting one
quickly go from a career to majors which
might fit that career. For this reason, this
website is a MUST READ. |
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NORTHERN
ILLINOIS
UNIVERSITY
(DeKalb) |
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Give numerous Sample
Occupations that represent
some career opportunities
available to the given major.
See the first one or two items in
the top center column of Sample
Occupations for career information.
Scroll down for numerous career-
related links. |
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This website is a MUST READ since each of
the Sample Occupations (which seem to be
well chosen) is linked to the Occupational
Outlook Handbook (OOH) and because of the
abundance of links. |
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BALL STATE
UNIVERSITY
(Muncie, Indiana) |
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Gives a short description of the
major and where majors find work.
List of occupations that represent
some career opportunities available
to the given major.
Scroll down for recommended
websites. |
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For all the occupations listed, provides links
to the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH).
This website is also a MUST READ since a
wider selection of appropriate careers is
obtained by using this website and the
Northern Illinois University website. |
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UNIVERSITY
OF
TENNEESSEE |
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The HTML and PDF files have
identical material but different
formats: for each of the various
career AREAS open to the major,
both the HTML and the PDF give
the subareas, the EMPLOYERS,
and STRATEGIES designed to
maximize career opportunities
Click on the third column to find
appropriate links. |
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The STRATEGIES in the HTML file are quite
useful. |
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ARIZONA
STATE
UNIVERSITY |
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Gives an outline of common career
AREAS, typical EMPLOYERS, and
STRATEGIES. |
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UNIVERSITY
OF TEXAS
(Austin) |
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DIRECT Career Options,
LESS DIRECT Career Options,
INDIRECT Career Options |
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This website distinguishes among the
career options with the DIRECT Career
Options being the careers for which the
skills required by thecareer are similar
to the skills acquired from the major, etc. .
A short description of each career option
is given. |
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MIAMI
UNIVERSITY
Oxford, Ohio |
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Competencies presumably
acquired from the major.
Career Opportunities |
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Looks like serious thought given to the
career opportunities which are partitioned
by area (e.g. ecology, communications) or
employer (e.g government, business/industry). |
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UNIVERSITY
OF NORTH
CAROLINA
(Wilmington) |
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Related Career Titles
Related Major Skills
Related Websites |
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The related websites are useful. |
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UNIVERSITY
OF
DELAWARE |
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Sample Job Titles
Hints for enhancing employability
Some employees of the major
Other sources of information
(Links) |
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Sample job titles are realistic.
Separates the Bachelor's Degree/Entry level
careers from the Further Education/
Experience Often Required careers.
See Hints for enhancing employability. |
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FLORIDA
STATE
UNIVERSITY |
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Sample Occupations
Sample Work Settings
Sample Professional Organizations
Sample websites |
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Sample Professional Organizations is useful. |
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WRIGHT STATE
UNIVERSITY
(Ohio) |
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What is _____?
Careers in _____?
Career Opportunities |
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This website only provides information for
business careers. |
