Career Links
There are numerous career-related links that may prove helpful. The following reflect only a few of the many possibilities. While we cannot be adamant on the accuracy and up-to-dateness of the information provided, we do believe what we have listed represent credible sources.
In addition, in an effort to maintain currency we are committed to regularly reviewing and updating.
Categories included:
Career Clusters, Career Interest Surveys, College & University Search,
Comprehensive Career Planning &Development, Cover Letters & Resumes, Differently Abled,
Internships, Interviewing, Job Search, Military, Occupational Exploring, Older Adult, Professional
Organizations, Relocation, Starting a Business, Salary & Wages, Scholarships, Skills, What Can I Do With a Major In
CAREER CLUSTERS
1. Career Pathways - http://www.grcc.edu/ShowPage.cfm?PageID=7888
(Career Pathways are six broad groupings of careers that have similar characteristics and whose requirements call for many common interests, strengths and compentencies.
2. Career Clusters Michigan - http://www.careerclusters.org/
(sample clusters & career plan of study)
3. Backdoor Jobs - www.backdoorjobs.com
CAREER INTEREST SURVEYS
1. Most common career tests administered at GRCC:
http://www.grcc.edu/ShowPage.cfm?PageID=4944
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES SEARCH
1. U.S. Universities & Community Colleges- http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/
2. College View - www.collegeview.com
(hundreds of virtual tours of colleges available while using this high-quality site.)
3. College Toolkit - http://www.CollegeToolkit.com
(a one-stop resource for students regarding life after high school.)
4. Christian College Mentor - www.christiancollegementor.org
(a site based around Christian colleges offering a wide range of information on majors, careers, financial aid, and more.)
5. HBCU Mentor - www.hbcumentor.org
(this site and database has all kinds of information available to those interested in historically black colleges and universities.)
COMPREHENSIVE CAREER PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
(Includes a variety of areas/topic)
1. Job Hunters's Bible - www.jobhuntersbible.com
(site of Richard Bolles, author of “What Color Is Your Parachute?”)
2. Job Star - jobstar.org
3. Nextsteps - www.nextsteps.org
(provides a nice career planning model with colorful graphics; resume tips w/samples; attitude quiz; publishes a career magazine and provides links to career tests)
4. Black Collegian - www.black-collegian.com
(features career planning/job search infor.; college campus news, particularly for students and professionals of color)
5. Career Information - www/careers/wsj.com
(created by the publishers of the Wall Street Journal; primarily for those interested in business; features salaries & profiles; career columnists; on-line career counseling; post-a-job; start a business; job hunting archive, etc.)
6. Career Magazine - www.careermag.com
(publishes career magazine and offers job openings; relocation tips, etc.)
7. Personaliy Type - www.personalitytype.com
8. America Career Infonet - www.acinet.org
(provides occupational information on employers; general outlook; wages; career exploration; etc.)
9. Major Resources Kit - www.udel.edu/csc/mrk.html
(link academic majors to career alternatives)
10. Riley Guide - http://www.rileyguide.com/index.html
(the Riley Guide introduces you to the online job search, listing many online sites and services that are useful for your job search)
11. Quintessential Careers - http://www.quintcareers.com/career_resources.html
(need some professional help or advice to further your career? You'll find it here!)
COVER LETTERS & RESUMES
1. America's Career Infonet - www.acinet.org/acinet/crl/library.aspx
(this site has topics including resume & cover letter advice, tips on effective networking & salary negotiation techniques)
2. College Grad - www.collegegrad.com/resumes/index.shtml
(a great way to get started, this site offers advice on college-entry resumes)
DIFFERENTLY ABLED
1. Careers on-line at University of Minnesota - http://ds.umn.edu
(this is an extensive list of employment resources on-line for people with disabilities)
INTERNSHIPS
1. http://www.internmichigan.org/
2. www.interninmichigan.com
3. www.rsinternships.com
4. www.intershipprograms.com
INTERVIEWING
1. http://www.acinet.org/acinet/crl/library.aspx?PostVal=10&CATID=79
2. www.rivier.edu/departments/cardev/talk.html
JOB SEARCH
1. Michigan's No Worker Left Behind FAQ's -
http://www.michigan.gov/nwlb/0,1607,7-242-48049---,00.html
2. GRCC's Student Employment Services - http://www.grcc.edu/jobplacement
(For GRCC students or Alumni only)
3. America's Career InfoNet www.careerinfonet.org
(a storehouse of national, state and local labor market data, and interactive career tools including a Career
Resource Library that helps people make informed career decisions. Also proves a linkage to state
workforce and labor market information Web sites that contain local information resources and tools)
4. America's Job Bank - www.ajb.dni.us
(U.S. Labor Dept. Job Listing, nationwide)
5. America's Service Locator - www.servicelocator.org
(connects people to local offices providing employment and traning services. It provides maps and driving
directions to the nearest One-Stop Career Center. ASL has information on more than 20,000 local resources
and offices)
6. Indeed - www.indeed.com
(one search...all jobs....put in a job title.....search by city, state and/or zip code)
7. Career Voyages - www.careervoyages.gov
(provides career and labor market information for high-growth and demand-driven jobs. The site includes
videos and links to actual job descriptions and jobs in local communities.
8. O*NET - www.onetcenter.org/
(enhances businesses hiring and retention efforts and supports workers and students in career planning by
accessing key data for identifying and developing workplace skills)
9. The Occupational Outlook Handbook 2008-09 - www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
(a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals
making decisions about their future work lives)
10. Being Laid Off - http://www.job-hunt.org/layoffs/layoffs.shtml
11. Coping With Job Loss - http://careerplanning.about.com/od/jobloss/a/job loss.htm
12. Layoff Help - http://1800layoffhelp.com/
MILITARY
1. www.careersinthemilitary.com
(information base on different branches of the military and the jobs contained within them, including some you might have never thought of)
2. http://militaryguides.acenet.edu/ ACE Military Guide
OCCUPATIONAL EXPLORATION
1. Michigan Occupational Reports for Exploration -
http://www.michigan.gov/careers/0,1607,7-170-46398-167501--,00.html
(To find information about an occupation of interest A-Z-Includes Michigan salary ranges, outlook, etc.)
2. Career Cruising- http://www.careercruising.com/
(Provides a helpful array of occupational information for hundreds of jobs...Includes what a typical day
might look like; what skills are used and to what degree; interviews of actual job holder, etc....Provides
both National & Michigan salary ranges, etc.) Call 616/23-3890 for username & password.
3. Occupational Outlook Handbook 2008-2009 - www.bls.gov/oco/
(To find information about an occupation of interest A-Z)
4. O'Net On-line - http://online.onetcenter.org/find/
(Browse by Job Family or High Growth Industry)
O'Net In-Demand Occupations 2006-2016 - http://online.onetcenter.org/find/indemand?i=0&g=Go
(National high growth industries are economically critical, projected to add substantial numbers of new
jobs, and are being transformed by technology and innovation. This link will allow you to see a list of
all industries considered to be "In-Demand.")
5. American's Career InfoNet- http://www.careerinfonet.com/state_intro.asp?id=11&nodeid=11
(Job oportunities; Non-Profit; Military; Volunteer, etc.)
6. Career/Occupational Videos - http://www.grcc.edu/?PageID=10307
a.Videos/DVD's available for free in-library viewing at the GRCC Arthur Andrews Memorial Library
b. Mini-Videos available for online viewing via Voyagers
7. Health Careers - www.explorehealthcareers.org/en/index.aspx
OLDER ADULT
1. How you Earn Credits - http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10072.html
(this site deals with information about benefits, advice about how and when to retire and other useful tibits related to Social Security and retirement )
2. GRCC's Older Learner Center - http://www.grcc.edu/olc
(information available for 55 and older)
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
1. National Career Development Association- www.NCDA.org
(National Career Development guidelines, career decision-making, etc.)
2. Professional Organizations - www.yahoo.com/Economy/Organizations/Professioanl/
(Associations related to selected career areas)
3. America's Career Resource Network - www.acrnetwork.org
RELOCATION
1. Learn Overseas -http://www.learnoverseas.com/
(a site dedicated to helping students find opportunities to study abroad)
2. Newslink - http://newslink.org/
(more than 3,400 U.S. newspapers and hundreds of non-U.S. papers online)
3. Realtor.Com - http://realtor.com/Default.asp?poe=realtor
(useful site for information regarding moving to a town or city you've been exploring)
SALARY & WAGES
1. The Salary Calculator- http://www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html
(allows you to compare the cost of living in hundreds of U.S. and even international cities)
2. Profession Specific Salary Surveys - http://jobsmart.org/tools/salary/sal-prof.cfm
(one of the best list of salary surveys on the Net.)
3. Labor Market Information - http://www.michlmi.org/
(from the Michigan Office of Labor Market)
4. http://www.careerjournal.com/
5. http://www.datamasters.com/
6. http://www.salaryexpert.com
7. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/work/wohome.htm
8. www.salary.com/
SCHOLARSHIPS
1. College Connection Scholarships - http://www.collegescholarships.com/
(a financial aid resource center that offers you the ability to search a list for scholarships)
2. Hispanic College Fund, Inc. - http://www.hispanicfund.org/
(a organization which targets its scholarships to eligible Hispanic students who wished to pursue a higher education in business)
3. Indian-American Scholarship Fund - http://www.iasf.org/
(one time scholarships to high school students entering college)
SKILLS
1. SKills Profiler - http://www.careerinfonet.org/skills
2. O'NET Skills Search - http://online.onetcenter.org/skills/
STARTING A BUSINESS
1. Starting a Small Business in Michigan - http://medc.michigan.org/services/startups/?m=12;7
2. How To Start a Business - http://www.careeronestop.org/BUSINESS/BusinessCenterHome.asp
WHAT CAN I DO WITH A MAJOR IN. . . .?
1. GRCC's Major Page - http://www.grcc.edu/ShowPage.cfm?PageID=683
2. http://www.umanitoba.ca/student/counselling/WhatCanIDo.html
3. http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/
4. http://www.oswego.edu/student/career/careersin/index.html
5. www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html
6. http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles/
Career Development Services
Grand Rapids Community College
Main Building, 1st Floor, Room 105
143 Bostwick NE Grand Rapids Michigan 49503-3295
616-234-3890