Success over
the Internet
Chapter 9, Planning Your Career and Education
What are the ten top degrees in demand for 2005?
Click here for the answer.
A good source of information on the future is "Visions of the
21st Century":
http://www.pathfinder.com/time/reports/v21/home.html
Learn about Cog, the humanoid robot mentioned in
this chapter:
http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/humanoid-robotics-group/cog/cog.html
See the article, "Top Jobs for the Future"
at this site:
http://www.careerplanner.com/Career-Articles/Top_Jobs.htm
See the article, "The Next 25 Years in
Technology" at this site:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,141791/article.html
See the article, "Ten Future Web Trends"
at this site:
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/10_future_web_trends.php
Career Research
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is one of my favorite
sources of information on career outlook and salary. It is useful
for your career research paper. Click on Keyword Search which brings up a list of specific
occupations. Click on the occupation you are interested in and you will find a
description of the career, educational requirements, salary and outlook. Figures on
salary and outlook are national figures. Regional salary figures vary.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
The Occupational Outlook Quarterly is one of the best
up-to-date
references on occupational outlook and new careers. It is published by the
US Government Bureau of Labor Statistics. This publication is now available online.
http://stats.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm
This web site has information for people looking for
career information based on Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
It has links to other helpful sites.
http://online.onetcenter.org/find/
O'Net provides a list of careers that
matches Holland's categories. This information from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics includes career information, salary and outlook.
http://online.onetcenter.org/find/descriptor/browse/Interests/
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is also available online
at:
http://www.bls.gov/home.htm
Type in a career and location and find salaries for various occupations.
This site also includes job openings and online resume posting.
http://salary.aftercollege.com/
Find out
what salary you will earn in your chosen occupation. The
salary wizard calculates your salary based on geographical area. Links to job boards
are included.
http://www.salary.com/
Explore the personal side of work. At this site,
experienced workers share rewards of their jobs, stressful parts, basic skills required,
challenges of the future and advice on entering the field.
http://www.jobprofiles.org/index.htm
California Careers and Labor Market
Find information about the California Labor
Market at:
http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/
Also use the California Labor Market site
to research career information:
Occupation Explorer
Visit this site for additional
self-assessment,
a career matching assistant and a comprehensive
list of careers
and requirements:
http://californiacolleges.edu/
Visit the Career Explorer to find careers matching artistic,
conventional, enterprising, investigative, realistic and social careers. It is a
good idea to visit this site after you have completed the Strong Interest Inventory.
Find a comprehensive list of careers and the fastest growing careers in California.
http://www.californiacolleges.edu/Career/
The
California Occupational Information Site
has videos, job descriptions and salary information for many occupations. If you
have trouble downloading the videos, they are also available in the Career Center.
Ask for the Golden State Career Videos on CD Rom. This site also has a career
planning guide, labor market information, career assessments and help with resume and
interview preparation.
http://www.californiacareers.info/
The California Job Search Guide from your public libraries
is another good source of information on job trends, growing occupations, good pay
without a BA, best places to live and what careers you can enter with different majors.
http://www.jobsmart.org/tools/career/career.htm
Another of my favorite sources is the Employment
Development Department website. This site has California information which should be
more accurate for San Diego and is a great resource for your career research paper.
Click on Occupational and Career Information and then California Occupational
Guides. You will find a description of the career, working conditions,
California
employment outlook, training required, salary and addresses for more information
on the career.
www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/
Majors
Browse Majors by field at
the The Princeton Review site:
http://www.princetonreview.com/college/
UC Berkeley has a very comprehensive site called
"Career Exploration Links". If you know what
general career area
you are interested in, you can find specific careers. Click on the career to find
good information on each.
http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/Students/CareerLibrary/links/occup.cfm
Resumes
Create and post your resume online at Dick Bolles’
Job Hunter’s Bible site. He is famous for writing the career book, What Color is
Your Parachute? Visit this site at:
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/
Decision Making
Learn more about effective decision-making techniques at:
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_TED.htm