Career Resources

General Career Information for WAOL classes

• CareerOverview.com - This non-commercial website provides relevant career and job information for more informed career choices.
• The Career Interests Game - Match your interests and skills to get an idea of how your personality may fit in with specific work environments and careers.
• Career Development Manual - Career development manual for job seekers of all levels.
• What Can I Do with a Major In… - Comprehensive listing of possible majors and their respective career matches.
• America's Infonet - Wondering what jobs are in demand? Check this resource for labor market trends in the U.S.
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• JobHuntersBible.com - Insightful website about finding work, serving as an update and supplement to the current edition of the classic career seeker's book, What Color Is Your Parachute?
• JobStar Job Search Guide - Job search site featuring "how to" info for beginning job seekers.
• Writing in the Job Search - The Online Writing Lab at Purdue covers resume styles and content and provides examples to follow.
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• Craigslist.com - Free listing site for everything under the sun, including jobs. Select the geographic location where you would like to search for a job and then search by employment field.
• Career Builder - Includes resume and cover letter tips, background information on careers, including self employment and career transitions, as well as job listings with corporations located throughout the United States. There is also information about listed employers, including benefits, products, financial results, and workplace culture.
• Job Hunt - Llinks to general and specialized job-search engines, recruiting agencies, resume banks, newsgroups, and more. Find information on resumes and other aspects of the job-seeking process. Brief annotations make it easy to find appropriate websites.
• JobWeb - Produced by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, this site offers information about employers, career fairs, relocation resources, professional associations, and internships.
• The Riley Guide to Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet - Check the section called "Preparing Your Resume for the Internet" for advice on creating, posting, and updating resumes. Also, the site offers links to newsgroups, mailing lists, salary surveys, electronic journals, other websites, and much more.
• America's Job Bank - These job listings are prepared by the U.S. Labor Department and various state employment agencies.
• Federal Job Search - Comprehensive federal jobs database maintained by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Can be searched by category, alphabetically, by agency, or by job series.
• Worksource Washington Washington State's job search center, with services available online and at 12 WorkSource Centers across the state.
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