STEP 3 Explore Your Options - Career Planning Resources
Know the career options: There are many Internet services which can give you guidance in seeking out the types of jobs available.
- America's Career Kit
- Career Services - University of Waterloo
- Monster Career Center - A comprehensive data base of job openings, résumés and employers' and job-seekers' information.
- Nova - Provides customer-focused services for individuals seeking retraining and reemployment
- What Can I do with a Major in...? - University of North Carolina at Wilmington lists majors, the career opportunities and links to major employers and other resources for that specialty.
- University of Texas - More career possibilities by major
- Choosing and Using your Major - An essay describing strategies for choosing major and making the degree marketable.
- Factors to Consider in Choosing a Major - From the College at Penn (University of Pennsylvania), priorities and obstacles you may wish to consider when selecting a program of study.
Other Career Centers
- Sacramento County (SETA) - The Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA) connects people to jobs, business owners to employees, education and nutrition to pre-schoolers, assistance to refugees, and hope to many Sacramento area residents.
- El Dorado County JOB ONE - is a collaboration between the public and private sectors throughout El Dorado County to bring about a comprehensive, integrated approach that responds to employment needs of citizens.
- College Grad Job Hunter - Information on how to prepare for a job search, write résumés, find job postings, and polish interviewing and negotiating skills.
- Career Path - CareerPath.com is an on-line career management site for job seekers and employers. It is powered by employers and newspapers nationwide.
- Hispanic Online Career Center The on-line forum for Latinos living in the USA.
- Job Access or Job Web - Resources and careers for people with disabilities ADA information, employment resources, Internet services, and other services and programs for those with disabilities.
- Careers On-Line, University of Minnesota - This provides job search and employment information to people with disabilities through accessible, up-to-date computer networks, on the Internet.
- Careers Cyberguide or Career Top Web links, York University