Career Services

Career Exploration & Decision Making

Private appointments with center staff are available to all students interested in making decisions about majors, careers, graduate or professional school.  Online career testing is available free of charge to students.  Contact the office to arrange for an assessment.

The office also provides help with resume writing (resume worksheet available online), interviewing, cover letters and graduate school essays.

The addresses listed below are a sampling of the career planning and job listing sites on the Internet.  Many of these Web pages will lead you to other career-related sites.  Be sure to experiment with new sites and have fun!

Information for Parents

A Parent's Guide to Career Development

10 Tips for Parents of College Graduates and Prospective College Students

Career Planning Sites

Occupational Outlook Handbook
The Government's premiere career reference book on occupations and tomorrow's job market: includes job descriptions, employment outlook, salary ranges, and education or training required.

Job Web Site for the National Association of Colleges and Employers.  General advice and tools for career planning and job search.  Many good links to Career Exploration, Internships, Job Search, Resume, and Job Postings.

America's Career Info Net - General outlook, wages and trends, state profiles, employer search, career exploration.

Career Builder - Job search, job-related magazines and books, career information and company profiles.

What Color Is Your Parachute:  Job Hunting On-Line - Gives useful information on how the internet can aid the job hunter or career changer.

My Plan.com - A career and college guidance website