Career Planning
A large number of students who attend university in the United States are not sure in what subject they plan to major. Many who begin college or university have "undeclared" majors. Many institutions encourage undeclared majors and at some, students are not even allowed to list a major at the time they apply. But to give you some idea on where to start here are some useful links:
Personality/Career Assessment
ISB students have access to MyRoad.com which provides useful "Personality Type" questionnaire that can provide information and point you to careers and college majors specific to your interests. It takes 30 to 45 minutes to complete this assessment.
Which Career is Right for You?
- Planning a Career - This site has one of the best overall career planning strategies available on the web.
- MyCoolCareer - Learn about different careers that fit you.
- CollegeView Career Center - Allows you to take a self-assessment on-line, and then search and learn about careers that interest you.
- JobStar Central - Includes career guides, salary information, and resume hints.
- CareerZone - Divides careers into six categories and then lists the careers for each category, with well organized descriptions for each career.
- Jobweb - In addition to this general information, you can also find links to a number of other career related web sites.
- MyRoad.com - You'll need to log-in to use this site. Once you've done that, you can learn about specific careers that interest you.
- What can I do with this major? - From Loyola University Chicago. UC-Santa Barbara has a similar site.
- Job outlook - What degrees will be in demand for the next couple of years.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook - From the US government.
Military Careers
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