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Investigating Careers on the Web

Use this guide
1) to research current and traditional jobs and career paths
2) to peer into the future at emerging fields
3) to learn more about jobs you see in listings so that you can match qualifications to employer preferences in your cover letter.

DISCLAIMER: Providing links to these resources in no way constitutes an endorsement by the Center for Career Services of the accuracy, currency or reliability of these resources or those to which links may be made.

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BASIC RESOURCES

The Occupational Outlook Handbook
One of the most informative publications of the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the OOH presents 2-3 page summaries of jobs and career paths, complete with typical duties, work settings, preferred academic and experiential preparations, earnings, growth patterns, future outlooks, and sources to use to pursue additional information. Want to know what employers are looking for? Start here!

O'NET Online
A marvelous resource that incorporates career information and ways to identify career options based on one's perceived skills. Very valuable!

America's Career InfoNet
A multi-faceted collection of career-related information.

What can I do with this Major
Provides an overview of many majors at SU and SUNY-ESF,complete with links to professional associations and other valuable sources of information. Originally developed by the University of Tennessee, the titles for some majors may differ somewhat from their names at Syracuse but should be valuable nonetheless. Some majors not found at Syracuse are included in the interest of providing information for students who might contemplate graduate and other additional education at institutions other than Syracuse.

Vault Online Career Library
The premier resource for career, industry, and employer research. View and download insider reports on employers, participate in online forums, prep for interviews, and learn all about searching for opportunities thanks to scores of articles.

Career Info (Collegegrad.com)
A valuable resource that allows for a keyword search of career information provided by the OOH (see above). Especially valuable since links are made to professional and trade associations, sites that provide even more career and networking potential and maybe even job postings!

Career Field Guides - Government, NGO's and Non-Profit.
Summaries of 30 career fields provided by the Maxwell School's Career and Alumni Services office.

Non-Profit Career Resources
A collection of guides and links from Idealist.org.

Federal Careers by Field of Interest
Great information for students of many majors, especially liberal arts.

Working in the Federal Government
A video of a career panel on careers in the Federal government held on September 28, 2007.

Sloan Career Cornerstone Center
The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center is an ever-expanding resource center for anyone interested in exploring career opportunities in science, technology, engineering,  mathematics, computing, and medicine. Be sure to review their podcasts for more info in a different format.

WetFeet.Com
Another multi-faceted site that profiles career fields, industries, companies, and employer recruiting practices. Prides itself on having "insider" information. Especially thorough treatments of various interviewing techniques.

TOMORROW'S JOBS AND CAREERS

Tomorrow's Jobs
From the 2006 Occupational Outlook Handbook, this article discusses career trends and offers projections into the 21st century. Several charts illustrate the industry and demographic changes that will bring about demands and declines in the American workplace of the next decade.

The 2004-14 Job Outlook for College Graduates
A summary with a link to a multi-page PDF for down loading.

US News Careers Section.
From USNews Online, a look at the current job market.

WANT TO LEARN MORE?
The resources cited above provide valuable information, but are definitely not the only sites on the Web addressing careers. Persons wanting more information on specific fields are invited to visit the Center to browse our career resources collection, or email Chuck Reutlinger , Associate Director for Information Resources and Services, for help identifying sites and other resources for specific fields.