Career and College Information

West Carteret High School Guidance


 
College Foundation of North Carolina.  Apply to colleges online, look up career information, and find the college that's right for you!



 This is your gateway to job listings, resumes, and career information nationwide -- the biggest and best collection of free employment and career resources on the Internet.  In line with the Department of Labor’s vision for America's Labor Market Information System, CareerOneStop, is a collection of electronic tools, operating as a federal-state partnership, and funded by grants to states.



From the US Department of Labor Statistics, the Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives.  Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.



Use Careers.Org to search for jobs by occupational field, state, province or country. Find jobs with government or listed on state job service websites. Investigate job opportunities posted in internet newsgroups or newspaper classified ads. Check out part-time, temporary, seasonal, freelance, consulting or contract employment. Discover if a career in the non-profit sector, as a volunteer is for you. Find out what job resources exist for former military, women, minorities or other diverse populations.



The Occupational Information Network - O*NET^TM database takes the place of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) as the nation's primary source of occupational information. The O*NET database and related products will help millions of employers, workers, educators, and students make informed decisions about education, training, career choices, and work. The O*NET Project is administered and sponsored by the US Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration.



Pubishers of career and college information, the Princton Review's Career and Internship Search Site looks at specific careers, links them to colleges and majors of choice.   It gives basic facts about the career as well.