Internet Resources - Careers

Databases

• Career Cruising
  Career Crusing works to engage and inspire people of all ages to achieve their full potential in school, career and life with their career exploration software.
  Browse related subjects: Careers, Education
• JobNow
  JobNow is a unique service that features expert resume assistance, live interview preparation and career coaching. Users can draw from a carefully-selected library of interview tips, resume templates, career assessments, and other valuable resources.
  Browse related subjects: Careers, Employment, Jobs
• Testing and Education Reference Center
  Testing & Education Reference Center is a start-to-finish resource with all the information and support materials needed to make informed, confident decisions to shape the rest of your life, from high school to college and beyond. The site offers practice tests and courses, information on over 4,000 accredited schools, scholarship search tools, a resume builder, career models, and more.
  Browse related subjects: Careers, Colleges and Universities, Education, Employment, Schools

Recommended Websites

• ALISON
  ALISON, or "Advance Learning Interactive Systems Online," is a free online learning resource for basic and essential workplace skills. ALISON provides high-quality, engaging, interactive multimedia courseware for certification and standards-based learning. The mission of ALISON is to enable anyone, anywhere, to educate themselves for free via interactive, self-paced multimedia.
  Browse related subjects: Business, Careers, Computers, Consumers, Do-It-Yourself, Education, Technology
• aprendargratis.org
  Cursos Gratis de Sistemas e Informática Aprender sistemas e informática es mucho más fácil ahora con nuestros cursos gratis de word 2007, excel 2007, Windows, Internet y mucho más.
  Browse related subjects: Careers, Computers, Do-It-Yourself, Employment, Hispanic, Spanish Language
• California Labor Market Information EDD
  Gives a description, wages, employment outlook, training providers, and skills of a single occupation. Or compare occupations. Get an overview of labor market information in the state or a county including employment and unemployment, industry data, wages, consumer price index and more. The Data Library gives occupational projections of employment, occupational wages, industry employment, and unemployment rates and other data.
  Browse related subjects: Careers
• California Occupational Guides
  Summary Guide includes job description, job outlook and wages, and qualification requirements. Detailed Guide expands on everything in the Summary Guide plus benefits, licensing, education, training, links to possible employers, how to find a job, related occupations, and links to additional resources.
  Browse related subjects: Careers, Jobs
• CalJOBS
  California's Employment Development Department's (EDD) Job Service. Includes all available State of California job search services. Free, registration required.
  Browse related subjects: Careers
• Career Builder
  Posts resumes, other features include free career test, salary calculator, directory to career fairs, career advice, free resume critique, education and skills training counseling.
  Browse related subjects: Careers
• Career Centers for Workforce Santa Cruz County
  There are Centers in Watsonville, Santa Cruz and Capitola (location at the website) that offer job search resources open to the public, information on training scholarships, youth employment, veterans employment services, special workshops, and information on other support for unemployed persons.
  Browse related subjects: Careers, Employment, Jobs, Labor, Santa Cruz County
• Career Planning at About.com
  Dawn Rosenburg Mckay, author of 5 books on government employment, hosts this About.com site on how to plan your career, covering topics such as the job search, relocating, balancing work & family, employment law, workplace survival, job loss & quitting, diversity, and advising teens (and parents with teens). Offers information for job seekers of all ages, in all types of situations.
  Browse related subjects: Careers
• Go Abroad
  An international education and experiential travel resource. Directories contain over 11,000 opportunities abroad updated daily including study abroad, internships, volunteer opportunities, teach abroad, language schools and much more.
  Browse related subjects: Careers
• GotResumeBuilder.com
  This site offers a free and easy to use resume building tool, which allows users to create, format, and store multiple resumes, and download them in a variety of formats. (Registration required.) In addition, it features a resume tutorial, resume samples, and context-sensitive resume writing tips.
  Browse related subjects: Careers
• Guides for Specific Careers
  "These sites are packed with information about planning your career. What kind of training or education is required? What can you earn? What kind of environment will you work in? What's hot? What's not?" A well organized and annotated guide to Internet sites.
  Browse related subjects: Careers
• Job Descriptions
  "Job-descriptions.org is the free resource that provides you with job descriptions and job details. Our site currently contains over 13,000 job descriptions, divided into major categories, then divisions and finally into groups." The site has a Google site search box. Users can view jobs by title or industry.
  Browse related subjects: Careers
• Jobscout online learning platform
  JobScout is an online social gaming platform designed to teach job seekers invaluable digital literacy skills. JobScout is a friendly entry point into the online world for all users despite their experience level with computers or the internet. JobScout's lessons range from an introduction to the basic language of the internet to preparing and uploading a resume and everything in between.
  Browse related subjects: Careers, Computers, Education, Jobs
• O*NET Career Exploration Tools
  A set of self-directed career exploration/assessment tools to help workers consider and plan career options, preparation, and transitions more effectively. They also are designed for use by students who are exploring the school-to-work transition.
  Browse related subjects: Careers
• O*NET OnLine
  Replacement for the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) from the Occupational Information Network. The "database includes information on skills, abilities, knowledges, work activities, and interests associated with occupations.“
  Browse related subjects: Careers
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  Publisher: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. 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.”
  Browse related subjects: Careers
• Online Schools Directory
  Onlineschools.org is one of the few places offering a comprehensive listing of schools with online programs. The directory is updated annually and is free.
  Browse related subjects: Careers, Directories, Education, Schools
• Temperament Sorter II
  While the Meyers Briggs temperament tests lack scientific validity, they have been found to meet or exceed the reliability of other psychological instruments. Studies have found strong support for construct validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability, although variation was observed. A mini-report of the test results is free, more complete reports are available separately for about $15. each.
  Browse related subjects: Careers

Local Links

• Community Information Database: Employment
  Links to local agencies that can help with job search and placement, job training, and vocational counseling.
  Browse related subjects: Careers, Employment, Jobs, Labor, Santa Cruz County
• Craigslist - Santa Cruz County Jobs
  Browse related subjects: Careers, Employment, Jobs, Labor, Santa Cruz County
• Finding a Job in 8 Easy Steps
  Santa Cruz Public Library's subject guide on finding a job, with links to related books and web sites.
  Browse related subjects: Careers
• Santa Cruz Jobs
  Free for job hunters (registration required). Employers can post job openings for a fee.
  Browse related subjects: Careers
• Workforce Investment Board of Santa Cruz County
  In addition to job postings, users can find average salary, demand, requirements and benefits for 138 occupations. The site can be searched for highest paying jobs or the fastest growing. Jobseekers must register. Updated monthly.
  Browse related subjects: Careers