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  • Choices Explorer (formerly Bridges) ~ Click on the Site ID tab; enter 0017875 for the site ID; enter "hawks" for the password. Click Choices Explorer > click on the "WORK" tab to learn career information including education required and salaries > click on the "LEARN" tab and scroll down to explore college information.
  • College Board Career Information ~ A comprehensive web site including over 700 profiles of college majors and careers.
  • Do What You Are ~ Click on the "Register Here" blue oval to begin the prgram for the first time. Follow the prompts to create your own account. Remember your password!
  • JobStar--Resume Banks
  • Occupational Outlook ~ The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor. "Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations."
  • Monster.com Online Career Center
  • My Future ~ Click on "Finding a Job" for information on cover letters, resumes, and job interviews. Click on "Living on your own" for budgeting tools.
  • One Source ~ The Illinois Department of Employment Security's comprehensive site. Each of the three major components of One Source highlight different types of information. Read each description to choose which source of information you need.
  • OWL Online Resume Tutorial (Purdue U. Online Writing Lab)

 

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N. Mellendorf, Librarian. Last update: 12/14/06