Career Planning

• Cecil College's College and Career Planning System - Kuder
  Website: www.cecil.kuder.com
  College and Career Planning System that allows you to take assessments, search jobs and colleges, search for financial aid and build a resume.
• Career Journal
  Website: www.careerjournal.com/index.html
  Provides articles on news and trends with careers.
• The Princeton Review
  Website: www.princetonreview.com
  The website allows you to explore colleges, careers & majors, and scholarships & aid.
• Internet Career Connection
  Website: www.iccweb.com
  Website allows you to match a career to your personality.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  Website: www.bls.gov/oco/
  Search by occupations to learn more about the training and education needed, earnings, future job outlook, typical duties, and working conditions.
• State's Career Clusters
  Website: www.careerclusters.org
  Learn more about the 16 career clusters, including the knowledge and skills needed and programs of study.
• Indiana Department of Education: Career Clusters
  Website: www.doe.state.in.us/octe/facs/CrrClstrGrid.html
  Explore the 16 career clusters by learning about the career pathway and career profiles.
• Career Voyages - Career Clusters
  Website: www.careervoyages.gov/otheroptions-careerclusters.cfm
  Learn more about career cluster plans of study, knowledge, and skills needed.
• University Career Center - Career Related Web Links
  Website: www.careercenter.umd.edu/crws/crwsfrm.asp
  Website provides links to exploring majors and careers, resumes and interviewing, Mega Job Listing Sites, Careers and Jobs by Field, Special Populations, and more.
• BioSpace
  Website: www.biospace.com
  Provides news and jobs for those interested in biotech and pharmaceutical careers.
• O*NET Online
  Website: http://online.onetcenter.org/
  Website provides information about careers including: common tasks and activities, knowledge, skills, abilities, work styles and values, related occupations, and wages and employment.
• The ACT - Explore Your Career Options
  Website: www.actstudent.org/wwm/index.html/
  Explore major and occupation descriptions, learn career planning tips, or learn more about planning for college.
• Prentice Hall's Student Success
  Website: www.prenhall.com/success/index.html
  Gives tips about exploring majors and careers, academic skills, and money. The website also includes a section of tips for nontraditional students.
• The Career Project
  Website: www.thecareerproject.org/
  Read personal accounts and interviews of people already in the field or in your major of interest.

Jobs

• America's Job Bank
  Website: www.ajb.dni.us
  Career website created by the U.S. Department of Labor that has employment information organized by state.
• CareerBuilder.com
  Website: www.careerbuilder.com
  The largest online job site that allows you to narrow your job search to match your profile and job requirements, as well as provides resources on career development and work force trends.
• CollegeRecruiter.com
  Website: www.collegerecruiter.com
  Online job search aimed at helping college students and recent graduates find internships and entry-level positions.
• College Central - Cecil College
  Website: www.collegecentral.com/cecil/
  Career portal program at Cecil College that features jobs targeted at Cecil College and the local region.
• Developers.net
  Website: www.developers.net
  Job search engine aimed at career in information technology (IT) and other technology professionals. Also, the website includes articles on current events/news within this field.
• Dice - The Career Hub for Tech Insiders
  Website: www.dice.com/
  Search engine for technology careers.
• JuJu - Job Search Engine
  Website: www.job-search-engine.com
  Job search engine that lets you browse jobs by category, location, company, or keyword.
• Monster Worldwide, Inc.
  Website: www.monster.com
  Online website that allows you to search for positions, as well as providing career tools, and career advice.
• The Urban League of Lancaster County
  Website: www.urbanleagueofscpa.com
  Website that helps minorities within Lancaster County become economical reliant by providing diversity news, resources and support.
• True Careers
  Website: www.truecareers.com
  Job search website that allows you to search by state and category.
• Job Hunt
  Website: www.job-hunt.org
  Website includes links to other job search sites, job search news, and additional career resources by state.
• USA Jobs - Working for America
  Website: www.usajobs.opm.gov/
  Official job site of the U.S. Federal Government that allows you to search Federal jobs and employment information.
• Indeed
  Website: www.indeed.com
  Search engine for jobs that lets you search by keywords and locations in order to connect you to job boards, newspaper classifieds, and company websites.
• Nursing Jobs
  Website: www.nursingjobs.org/
  Job search site for those looking for careers in nursing. The site allows you to find nursing positions by location and by specialty.
• LinkUp
  Website: www.linkup.com
  Job search within company websites by using keywords and location.
• Yahoo! Hot Jobs
  Website: http://hotjobs.yahoo.com
  Find jobs using keywords, location, or job categories or explore this site to learn more information about career topics like salary, resumes, and interviewing.
• Craig's List
  Website: http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites
  Find local jobs on Craig's List by selecting a location and then looking under the 'Jobs' heading.

Employment Resources

• America's Career InfoNet
  Website: www.acinet.org/acinet
  Provides occupation/industry/state information and a variety of career tools to help make career, education, and business decisions.
• Maryland Workforce Exchange
  Website: https://mwe.dllr.state.md.us/default.asp?SessionUID=a
  One-stop career network tailored to the local labor market needs of Maryland employers and residents. Allows users to build their resume, search for jobs and employers, find local training opportunities and events and provides additional career resources.
• Skills Tutor: Employability Skills
  Website: www.achievementtech.com
  Provides over 100 lessons to help users build skills that will benefit them in today's job market, including: career decision making, job seeking skills, work maturity skills, and worker effectiveness skills.
• The Riley Guide
  Website: www.rileyguide.com
  Provides career and employment information including employment opportunities and job resources on the internet.
• Campus Career Center.com
  Website: www.campuscareercenter.com
  The website allows you to conduct a job search, use career tools, and provides career resources.
• FORTUNE: 100 Best Companies to Work For
  Website:http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2008/index.html
  Lists America's top 100 employers.

Internships

• Rising Star Internships
  Website: http://rsinternships.com/
  Allows you to search for internships by major.
• Intern Jobs
  Website: www.internjobs.com/
  Search for internships by keyword or location.
• Summer Jobs
  Website: www.summerjobs.com/
  Search for summer jobs by keyword or location.
• Intern Abroad
  Website: www.internabroad.com/search.cfm
  Find international internships by searching based on country or internship type.
• Internship Programs
  Website: http://internships.wetfeet.com/
  Search for internships by field, employer, or location.
• USA Intern
  Website: www.usaintern.com
  Find internships by keywords, location, and categories.

Jobs for your Major

• What Can I Do With This Major?
  Website: www.career.utk.edu/students/majors.asp
  Lists common careers, employers, and strategies for different majors.
• Mycollegemajor.com
  Website: www.mycollegemajor.com
  Provides links to websites with additional information regarding your college major.
• What Can I Do With a Major In...
  Website: www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/
  Website provides related skills, possible career titles, and career planning links for certain majors.
• Gov Central - Find Federal Jobs for Your Major
  Website: www.govcentral.com/education/articles/309
  Find federal jobs based on your academic major.

Military Career Websites

• Today's Military
  Website: http://todaysmilitary.com/careers
  Explore jobs within the military by category in order to learn what they do, skills and training needed, benefits, etc.
• Military.net
  Website: www.military.net/job_search.php
  Search for jobs with the military by category, state, or keyword.
• Military Spouse
  Website: www.milspouse.com/career.aspx
  Provides career and education resources to spouses with partners enrolled in the military.
• Military Transition: Key to Career Success
  Website: www.careeronestop.org/militarytransition/
  Career development website to help veterans and service members transition from their careers in the military to civilian careers.

Resume Assistance

• College Grad.com
  Website: www.collegegrad.com/resumes
  Provides links on the purpose of a resume, samples of resumes, and free resume templates.
• Eresumes
  Website: www.eresumes.com/create-a-resume.html
  The website offers resume help through a resume tutorial, resume examples and resume formats.
• Rockport Institute - How to Write a Masterpiece of a Resume
  Website: www.rockportinstitute.com/resumes.html
  Offers a six step guide to writing a resume.
• The OWL at Purdue
  Website: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/681/01/
  Includes resources on how to improve writing during the job search process.
• Creating a Winning Resume Online Workshop
  Website: http://career.clemson.edu/students/online_workshops/online_resumes/index.htm
  A 15 minute online tutorial on resumes that includes: what is a resume, how to get started, contents, and resume formats.
• Resume Writing
  Website: www.bc.edu/offices/careers/skills/resumes.html
  Resume writing site that includes a list of action verbs to use on your resume, sample resumes, how to convert your resume for email, and other additional resume resources.

Interviews

• Interview Tips
  Website: www.jobinterviewquestions.org/questions/interview-tips.asp
  Learn more about the interview including common interview questions, an interview guide, different types of interviews, and other additional information.
• Preparing for a Job Interview: Questions, Answers and Tips
  Website: www.prejobinterview.com/
  The website includes questions, answers and tips for what to do before, during, and after a job interview.

Ask the Career Advisor

If you have a question for a Career Advisor please call 410-287-6060 ext 213 or email acoston@cecil.edu