Links to Explore Occupations and Learn about Careers:
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Learn about hundreds of different types of jobs including the training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, and working conditions. Use the “A-Z Index” in the shaded paragraph to go directly to an alphabetical index of occupations.
- Becomeopedia.com - How To Become Any Career - Find information about how to become hundreds of careers including education requirements, job descriptions, salary info, and future career paths.
- Inside Jobs - thousands of job profiles and articles to help people discover and pursue a career that excites them.
- Business Careers Info - For anyone looking for a general understanding about the various business careers, this article provides an overview of accounting/finance, management, and marketing. Anyone trying to assess the different major paths of business people will find the following information useful.
Informational Interviews:
Informational Interviews are a great way to learn what you could never learn online. Talk to someone in a field that interests you...it'll help with your networking too!
Hands-On Exploration:
Learning about careers shouldn't stop at online research. Now that you've window-shopped, it's time to try some things on. Dip into a career field to get the best feel for how much you like it by doing some hands-on exploration such as internships, co-ops, volunteer opportunities, and part-time jobs.
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