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Career Planning Articles and Resources

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Career Exploration

• Academic Invest: explore careers related to your major, link to job postings, etc.: http://www.academicinvest.com/
• Advertising Careers: http://www.advertisingjobsnow.com/
• Art Therapy Resources: http://www.forensicpsychology.net/resources/counseling-psychology-a-guide-to-art-therapy/
• Art Careers: http://www.theartcareerproject.com
• Assessments and testing related to career planning: http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/counseling/sec_page.php?sub_item=047
• "Becomeopedia" - interesting information about how to "become" just about anything http://www.becomeopedia.com/how-to/
• Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook- WONDERFUL information about thousands of careers http://www.bls.gov/oco
• Career Assessments - link to free online career assessments: http://careersthatworkblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/free-online-assessments.html
• Career Bliss - behind the scenes glimpse at 1000s of companies: http://www.careerbliss.com
• CareerCast - job search & career advice; local and national job postings: http://www.careercast.com/
• Career Coaching - fee-based, located in Cedar Rapids, IA: http://www.zachcoaching.com
• Career One Stop - variety of resources and services for job seekers: www.careeronestop.org
• Career planning and career advice http://www.wetfeet.com
• Career Exploration: Career Stories - real-world career descriptions and insights http://www.citytowninfo.com/career-stories
• Career/job search tips http://careertipster.com/
• Connecting your Liberal Arts major to the workplace life after college http://ForEnglishMajors.wordpress.com
• Cooking School links and resources: http://www.gocookingschool.com/Discover
• "Cool Careers for Dummies" book excerpt - creative, fun to read with a wealth of information about neato careers - while you're there, check out the rest of this website, too http://www.martynemko.com/articles/cool-careers-excerpt_id1504
• Discover new career opportunities and paths for getting there - Inside Jobs: www.insidejobs.com
• Future Jobs and Careers Forecast - http://future-jobs.findthebest.com/
• Helpful information about transitioning into adulthood http://www.quarterlifecrisis.com
• History Majors- career and job search advice for historians http://beyondacademe.com
• How Liberal Arts applies to business http://www.liberalartsadvantage.com/
• Information and advice on how to apply to major national U.S. companies: http://www.jobapplicationcenter.com/
• Inside Career info - great articles and information from people who are working in REAL jobs you might be interested in! http://www.insidecareerinfo.com/
• Job Certification exam guides and practice: http://www.exam2jobs.com
• Job Choices Magazine: http://www.jobchoicesonline.com/
• Job Choices for Business (online magazine with great job search tips and resources) http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nace/JobChoices2012_business/
• Job Choices - Diversity (online magazine with great job search tips and resources) http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nace/JobChoices2012DiversitySpecial/#/0
• Job Choices for Science (online magazine with great job search tips and resources) http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nace/JobChoices2012_science
• Job Shadows: real interviews with real people in a variety of interesting careers http://www.jobshadow.com/
• Jobipedia - personal advice and job search recommendations from America's top recruiting professionals www.jobipedia.org
• My Next Move - free interest profiler from O*NET: http://www.mynextmove.org/
• Nursing: general degree and career information http://www.nursingdegreescentral.com/
• O*NET - Occupational Information Network - GREAT resource for learning the key skill sets and requirements for thousands of different job titles http://online.onetcenter.org
• Online career exploration resources http://www.careermag.com
• Personality assessment http://www.keirsey.com
• Riley Guide - career planning resource with lots and lots of links: http://www.rileyguide.com/
• Research on lots of different types of careers/occupations: http://www.mynextmove.org/
• Skills Assessment - iSeek: iseek.org/careers/skillsAssessment
• STEM degree information for transfer students: http://www.pathway2stemdegree.org/
• Video and social media tools for effective and successful research and career planning- thousands of videos in different channels. Use technology to find the right employer or plan your career http://www.careertv.se
• Website for college students with disabilities, developed by a Louisiana State University student with a learning disability in conjunction with a grant from YP4. This website intends to serve college students with disabilities in an effort to connect and integrate them more as a virtual community with a voice on important issues http://weconnectnow.wordpress.com/
• WetFeet - general career, job search, and related information: www.wetfeet.com
• Where people with disabilities gather, network, & find success in the workplace with employers: www.gettinghired.com

Company/Organization Research

• Career Bliss - company reviews, salaries, and job postings http://www.careerbliss.com
• Cedar Rapids Priority One - a good place to research employers in the Cedar Rapids area: http://www.priority1.com
• Hoovers http://www.hoovers.com
• Information on company earnings estimates http://www.411stocks.com/
• Inside look at jobs and companies, including salary research http://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm
• Instant sourcing information on industrial products and services, along with comprehensive specifications and detailed product information from thousands of manufacturers http://www.thomasnet.com
• Iowa City Area Development, a good place to research employers in the Iowa City area http://www.iowacityareadevelopment.com/
• Library of annual reports for different companies http://www.zpub.com/sf/arl/
• Press releases, photos, multimedia and regulatory filings from companies and groups throughout the world www.businesswire.com Company Research: snapshot reports on over 31,000 companies worldwide http://www.wisi.com
• Tons of information about anything business http://www.forbes.com/lists/

Internships

• Advice, articles, and postings http://www.internqueen.com
• Information, articles, and postings: http://www.internships.com
• Intern Services International newsletter http://internsi.com

Job Search/Resumes/Interviews/etc.

• Articles about job searching as well as national job postings tied to local newspaper listings http://www.careerbuilder.com
• Articles, tips and links http://www.campuscareercenter.com
• Articles and advice from experts on resume writing and job searching http://www.sampleresume.net
• Behavior-based interview questions http://blog.emurse.com/2007/05/21/complete-list-of-behavioral-interview-questions/
• Business Cards - for FREE! http://www.vistaprint.com/vp/welcome.aspx?xnav=welcomeback&rd=2
• Career advice, blogs, and links http://www.careerealism.com/
• Career Bliss - company reviews, salaries, and job postings http://www.careerbliss.com
• Career and job search advice for new college grads http://www.jobweb.com
• Career and job search tips http://careertipster.com/
• Employment and salary data by city and industry, a news section with daily reports on careers and education, and introductory career videos http://www.citytowninfo.com/employment
• Career search and employment guide www.jobdig.com
• Enormous site with almost any job search topic you could think of http://www.quintcareers.com
• Fee-based job hunting & career management tools for new grads http://www.careershift.com
• "Free blog that teaches job seekers how to find better jobs, faster" http://jobmob.co.il
• Information from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, including the latest hiring outlook for the Class of 2010, details about what employers want in job candidates, tips on job search success, current salary information, and tips on using social networking in your job search http://www.jobchoicesonline.com
• Job search articles and job/internship postings http://www.monster.com
• Links to job postings and lots of career-related websites http://www.rileyguide.com
• Professionally written resume samples http://www.resumesamples.info/
• Resumes: create an interactive, online digital resume http://laughingsquid.com/re-vu-interactive-visual-online-resumes/
• Resumes for Teachers: http://resumes-for-teachers.com/
• The Work Buzz - a community for job seekers http://www.theworkbuzz.com
• Tips and links http://www.findhow.com/career/careers-career-exploration.php
• TONS of links to COOL summer and seasonal jobs, internships, and careers, worldwide http://www.jobmonkey.com
• Weird Interview Questions http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/top-25-oddball-interview-questions-2010/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=news-jan11c-top25&utm_campaign=news-jan11c

Networking

• Business Cards - for FREE! http://www.vistaprint.com/vp/welcome.aspx?xnav=welcomeback&rd=2
• ImpactCR - Professional and social networking for young professionals in the Cedar Rapids area http://www.impactcr.org
• LinkedIn, a professional networking site http://www.linkedin.com
• Young Professionals of Iowa http://www.ypiowa.com

Salary Information

• Career Bliss - company reviews, salaries, and job postings http://www.careerbliss.com
• Cost of living comparisons http://www.bestplaces.net/COL
• Cost of Living - http://cost-of-living-comparison.findthebest.com/
• Inside look at jobs and companies, including salary research http://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm
• Salary and benefits information: http://careeronestop.org/SalariesBenefits/SalariesBenefits.aspx
• Salaries by Job and Industry - http://salaries-job-industry.findthedata.org/
• Salary information http://www.payscale.com
• Salary information http://www.salary.com
• Salary/wage information: http://www.bls.gov/bls/wages.htm
• Salary Calculator - National Association of Colleges and Employers: http://www.jobsearchintelligence.com/NACE/salary-calculator-intro/