resources
CAREER ASSESSMENT & EXPLORATION
America's Career InfoNet
This service, part of America's Career Kit sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, provides information on hundreds of occupations and requirements for entry. The Career Information section shows wage and trend reports, occupational requirements, and much more. The Career Tools section help users check employability, explore occupations, look for employers, and review occupational licensing information for various states. There is also a financial aid advisor designed to suggest ways to pay for the training or education necessary or desired in order to move to the next step in a career path.
BRCC Career Coach
Discover majors and in-demand careers and education based on your interests!
Career Ship
A free online career exploration adventure for middle and high school students.
CDDQ
Free site designed to provide individual help in making career decisions. This assessment provides a framework for a systematic process for career decision-making and clarifies the source of decision-making difficulties.
Career Clusters Interest Survey
This is a FREE survey to help match your interests to one of the 16 career clusters.
Career Planning Services
Embarking on a new career can be a stressful event at any stage of career development and the counseling process can help build confidence an ease anxiety during the transition. In addition, the process is helpful during the job search process with interview coaching, resume creation, decision making, and job search strategies. Why not let Career Planning Services, LLC assist you with achieving your career goals?
Human Metrics
Try your traits before trying fate.
Job Shadow
At Job Shadow you can read real interviews from people as they talk about the jobs they do and the careers they have. If you’re job hunting, trying to find the right career path or just plain curious you can read about and explore the different career options and shadow people’s jobs online.
My Next Move
What do you want to do for a living?
O*Net
O*NET OnLine has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers, and more!
O*Net Interest Profiler
The O*NET Interest Profiler can help you find out what your interests are and how they relate to the world of work. It can also help you decide what kinds of careers you might want to explore.
16 Personalities
Take our Personality Test and get a 'freakishly accurate' description of who you are and why you do things the way you do.Free. No registration required.
Type Focus
TypeFocus is a leading developer of online personality type resources. Established in 1997, TypeFocus is currently used by organizations across the world, including schools, employment agencies, colleges, universities and corporations.
What Do You Like?
What Do You Like, a career exploration tool for K-12 students, is powered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
Career Manual
Comprehensive systematic 6 step approach that leads the client from self-assessment, research, decision-making and onward well into career achievement and continuous professional development. This resource is especially good for clients who like to write, journal, ponder, and think deeply.
My Future
My Future is a resource that helps young adults explore thousands of civilian and military careers, plus educational programs to learn new skills.
EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
CollegeNet
CollegeNet allows users to browse information on colleges by various criteria, including geography, tuition, and enrollment. More than 500 college applications are available to be completed and submitted online. The site also includes financial aid and scholarship information.
Louisiana Workforce Commission
This is Louisiana's virtual one-stop for job and labor market information.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
This is a guide to career information about hundreds of occupations!
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
Labor Market Information State by State
Labor market information includes statistics on employment, wages, industries, and other factors affecting the world of work. The links from The Riley Guide take users to labor market information for the individual states so that data can be compared across states.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the federal government in the broad field of labor, economics, and statistics. It provides data on employment, wages, inflation, productivity, and many other topics.
Success in the New Economy
Watch a compelling case for students to explore career choices early, make informed decisions when declaring their college education goal, and to consider technical skill acquisition, real-world application and academics (career technical programs) in tandem with a classic education.
JOB SEARCH
Indeed
This database is a compilation of most job postings culled from the Internet and provides an easily searched database by keyword and geographic area.
Simply Hired
Simply Hired is a vertical search engine company based in Silicon Valley, and we're building the largest online database of jobs on the planet.
Career Builder
This one-stop is a great resource with a wealth of information from how to begin a job search to what to do when land the job you want.
Louisiana Job Connection
Our innovative matching system is designed to connect qualified job seekers with Louisiana job opportunities that best fit their skills and experience.
USA.gov
USA.gov is an online database of government jobs.
Dress to Impress
North Dakota State University has several ideas for what to wear to an on interview.
America's Career InfoNet
This service, part of America's Career Kit sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, provides information on hundreds of occupations and requirements for entry. The Career Information section shows wage and trend reports, occupational requirements, and much more. The Career Tools section help users check employability, explore occupations, look for employers, and review occupational licensing information for various states. There is also a financial aid advisor designed to suggest ways to pay for the training or education necessary or desired in order to move to the next step in a career path.
BRCC Career Coach
Discover majors and in-demand careers and education based on your interests!
Career Ship
A free online career exploration adventure for middle and high school students.
CDDQ
Free site designed to provide individual help in making career decisions. This assessment provides a framework for a systematic process for career decision-making and clarifies the source of decision-making difficulties.
Career Clusters Interest Survey
This is a FREE survey to help match your interests to one of the 16 career clusters.
Career Planning Services
Embarking on a new career can be a stressful event at any stage of career development and the counseling process can help build confidence an ease anxiety during the transition. In addition, the process is helpful during the job search process with interview coaching, resume creation, decision making, and job search strategies. Why not let Career Planning Services, LLC assist you with achieving your career goals?
Human Metrics
Try your traits before trying fate.
Job Shadow
At Job Shadow you can read real interviews from people as they talk about the jobs they do and the careers they have. If you’re job hunting, trying to find the right career path or just plain curious you can read about and explore the different career options and shadow people’s jobs online.
My Next Move
What do you want to do for a living?
O*Net
O*NET OnLine has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers, and more!
O*Net Interest Profiler
The O*NET Interest Profiler can help you find out what your interests are and how they relate to the world of work. It can also help you decide what kinds of careers you might want to explore.
16 Personalities
Take our Personality Test and get a 'freakishly accurate' description of who you are and why you do things the way you do.Free. No registration required.
Type Focus
TypeFocus is a leading developer of online personality type resources. Established in 1997, TypeFocus is currently used by organizations across the world, including schools, employment agencies, colleges, universities and corporations.
What Do You Like?
What Do You Like, a career exploration tool for K-12 students, is powered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
Career Manual
Comprehensive systematic 6 step approach that leads the client from self-assessment, research, decision-making and onward well into career achievement and continuous professional development. This resource is especially good for clients who like to write, journal, ponder, and think deeply.
My Future
My Future is a resource that helps young adults explore thousands of civilian and military careers, plus educational programs to learn new skills.
EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
CollegeNet
CollegeNet allows users to browse information on colleges by various criteria, including geography, tuition, and enrollment. More than 500 college applications are available to be completed and submitted online. The site also includes financial aid and scholarship information.
Louisiana Workforce Commission
This is Louisiana's virtual one-stop for job and labor market information.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
This is a guide to career information about hundreds of occupations!
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
Labor Market Information State by State
Labor market information includes statistics on employment, wages, industries, and other factors affecting the world of work. The links from The Riley Guide take users to labor market information for the individual states so that data can be compared across states.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the federal government in the broad field of labor, economics, and statistics. It provides data on employment, wages, inflation, productivity, and many other topics.
Success in the New Economy
Watch a compelling case for students to explore career choices early, make informed decisions when declaring their college education goal, and to consider technical skill acquisition, real-world application and academics (career technical programs) in tandem with a classic education.
JOB SEARCH
Indeed
This database is a compilation of most job postings culled from the Internet and provides an easily searched database by keyword and geographic area.
Simply Hired
Simply Hired is a vertical search engine company based in Silicon Valley, and we're building the largest online database of jobs on the planet.
Career Builder
This one-stop is a great resource with a wealth of information from how to begin a job search to what to do when land the job you want.
Louisiana Job Connection
Our innovative matching system is designed to connect qualified job seekers with Louisiana job opportunities that best fit their skills and experience.
USA.gov
USA.gov is an online database of government jobs.
Dress to Impress
North Dakota State University has several ideas for what to wear to an on interview.
