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Student Resources
Career Advice, Resume Preparation, Cover Letters, Interviewing Skills
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200 Letters for Job Hunters--from a book by Ten Speed Press.
Extremely useful advice as well as sample letters.
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Career Development Manual -- takes you through the steps
of determining what career is best for you.
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Career Guide to Industries -- from the U.S. Department of
Labor. Includes occupations in the industry, working conditions,
earnings and benefits, employment outlook.
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Career Interests -- suggests a variety of careers suitable to
different personality types and interests. Scroll down to colored
category boxes.
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Career Magazine. Full of helpful advice.
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Career Profiles
-- outlines salary ranges and describes a spectrum of positions in many
fields. Resume tips, etc included.
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CriminalJusticeUSA
-- job descriptions and "opportunities that exist in the criminal
justice industry."
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First Steps in the Hunt-- an almost daily tip sheet of job
hunting suggestions and promising web sites for the job search.
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Illinois Career Resource Center -- education requirements and
more for over 500 occupations, listings for potential local employers
and resume help.
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Job Searching -- particularly useful in linking you by
your specialization--business jobs, science jobs, arts jobs, etc., as
well as pages for interviewing skills, resumes and letter-writing.
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National Association of Colleges and Employers-- Excellent
starting point for people who are new at job hunting
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Occupational Employment Statistics--national and state data for
760 occupations. Includes wage data by job classification
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Occupational Outlook Handbook -- searchable database
providing training & education requirements, outlook for job, salary
information.
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O*Net Online -- find occupations that match your skills.
Interactive. Excellent!
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Princeton Review's Career Guide --use this along with the
Occupational Outlook Handbook when you're trying to determine what
careers would interest you.
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Selected Resume Resources on the Web
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What Can I Do With This Major/Degree? -- each major/degree
listed has information on the kinds of careers, education required, and
strategies for preparing yourself for those careers. Actual info will be
in .pdf fromat.
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