College and Careers

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(see Mrs. Hubler for username and password handout)

 
College and Career Links
ACT-Information for Student - colleges, careers, jobs, & ACT test prep
College & Career Planning Resources - from Teachers First
College is Possible (Coalition of America's Colleges & Universities)
College Opportunites Online
College Rankings
Free Application For Student Aid                                         
Vocational Information

Local Colleges                                

Central Connecticut State University - Central Connecticut State University, New Britain CT
Fairfield University - Fairfield University
Quinnipiac University - Quinnipiac University, Hamden
Sacred Heart University - Sacred Heart University, Fairfield
Teikyo Post University - Teikyo Post University, Waterbury
University of Bridgeport - University of Bridgeport
University of Connecticut - University of Connecticut
University of Hartford - University of Hartford
University of New Haven - University of New Haven
Wesleyan University - Wesleyan University, Middletown
Yale University - Yale University, New Haven

Careers
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Princeton Review Career Guide
What Color is Your Parachute? (Job Hunter's Bible)

Online Personality & Job Preference Tests
Keirsey Temperament Sorter II

CAREER INFORMATION WEB SITES

Career Guidance On-Line  (This is a subscription web site: see LMC Staff for Username and Password)
An online career encyclopedia that offers realistic and up-to-date profiles more than 1,200 of today’s most exciting jobs. It is fully searchable and provides data for those planning a career path, professionals ready for a career change, and career counselors
http://www.fofweb.com/Subscription/default-FrameOnLine3.asp

Occupational Outlook Handbook
A government publication of accurate, up-to-date information about careers, data on this site is used by other to create career profiles.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/

Career Exploration Links
The site searches for web sites with career information and provides from one to several locations with information on the career. http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/Students/CareerLibrary/Links/careerme.htm

Find a Career for You (The Princeton Review)
Information on military careers, writing resumes, etc. http://www.review.com/career/article.cfm?id=career/car_car_index&menuID=0&jobs=4

California Occupational Guides
California state occupational guide; similar to the Occupational Outlook Handbook; careers are listed in alphabetical order.
http://www.calmis.cahwnet.gov/htmlfile/subject/GUIDE.HTM

Yahoo Career Links:
Links to sites on the Internet with career information http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Employment_and_Work/Careers_and_Jobs/Career_Planning/

America’s Career Information
Leads the user to an extensive list of general career sites and career links.
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/library.asp

JobSmart--Specific Career Information
Limited career profiles; hot jobs; and job listings, and links to career information
http://jobstar.org/tools/career/index.htm

Exploring Occupations: Getting You Started on Your Career Path!
Designed to help students find information on careers and make informed choices
http://www.umanitoba.ca/counselling/careers.html

GENERAL INFORMATION

Career Information Links from Stratford's Secondary Education Page

My Future
Focuses on teens, particularly career and college information. Build a resume online, find out about college finance options, roommate stories, the military as an option and more
http://www.myfuture.com/
Quintessential Careers
Providing articles, links and more about a variety of jobs and careers.
http://www.quintcareers.com/career_resources.html

INFORMATION ON COLLEGES,UNIVERSITIES, AND OTHER SCHOOLS

Bunnell Guidance Department College Links
College links from Bunnell’s Guidance Department for CT Colleges
http://www.stratford.k12.ct.us/our_schools/bunnell_high/guidance/college_info____timelines/index.html

American Colleges
American Universities granting bachelor or advanced degrees
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/CLAS/american-universities.html

CollegeNet.com
Search for college and even apply online to over 500 schools.

CareerExplorer.net
Locates schools that specialize in short term training, two year degrees, MBA completion, certificate and diploma programs, and distance learning.
http://www.careerexplorer.net/

Other Learning Opportunities
http://www.monsterlearning.com/search_courses.asp

Yahoo College Links:
Links to many colleges and universities in the United States.
http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Higher_Education/Colleges_and_Universities/

JOB OPPORTUNITY WEB SITES

CareerBuilder
Jobs on the net, plus resumes, interviewing
http://www.careerbuilder.com/

America’s JOBBANK:
A site which allows the user to search for specific job openings and to explore occupational trends
http://www.ajb.org/

CareerMosaic
An online job fair and place to look for and find jobs and resume information
http://www.headhunter.net/jobseeker/index.htm?siteid=cmhome

Monster.com
www.monster.com

Brainbuzz
A site especially good for IT careers.
www.brainbuzz.com

Wetfeet.com
Jobs, Industry and career links.
http://www.wetfeet.com/asp/home.asp

You can also use a search engine, such as Google, www.google.com , AskJeeves, www.aj.com or www.ask.com , to look for specific colleges, college majors, schools, or jobs.