NCDA Web Resources: The National Career Development Association manages its own abundant site of web resources, complete with annotations. A very good place to check out.

http://www.onetcenter.org/ O*NET, the Occupational Information Network, is a database of worker attributes and job characteristics. The database contains information about knowledge, skills, abilities, interests and general work activities. It is the automated replacement for the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ The Occupational Outlook Handbook The Occupational Outlook Handbook describes information about jobs such as what workers do, working conditions, the training and/or education needed, salary, and expected job prospects in a large variety of occupations. You can either look for information about a specific occupation, multiple occupations within the same field, or through all occupations listed alphabetically.

http://www.bls.gov/k12/ The Bureau of Labor Statistics Website for Kids. Directs children to career and job information based on their interests in the following categories: Music/Arts, Science, P.E./Outdoors, Social Studies, Reading and Math. Once connected with some possible careers the site provides information about wages, training needed and job availability.

KU'S University Career Center. KU's University Career Center site contains great information on the resources that can be taken advantage of here on campus, as well as many links to sites relating to every possible career question.

http://jobhuntersbible.com This site is from Dick Bolles' What Color is My Parachute and contains links to a variety of different sites that deal with finding a job or career. From this site you can take an interactive test, learn five uses of the internet for job hunters or career changers, create and post a resume, search for contacts, find out about specific companies and salaries, look for job openings, and get advice from professional career counselors.

http://www.ku.edu/~uces/counseling/career_information_index.shtml KU What can I do with a major in...? This site is from the Kansas University Career and Employment Services that lists every major that KU offers. Each major (listed in alphabetical order) is a link that lists possible jobs one can have with that particular major, skills and abilities that are helpful to have, and places where one can contact for more information.

The Kansas Career Pipeline system helps individuals measure their career interests, skills and work values, explore occupations, establish educational strategies, and ultimately connect with Kansas employers who need their talents.

Current Population Survey (CPS): The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the: labor force, employment, unemployment and persons not in the labor force.

http://www.projectionscentral.com State Occupational Projections This site provides detailed projects for future job growth--not just on the national view, but the profile can be set to view statistics on individual states between 1998 and projections for beyond 2001. Integrated into the projections for the states are growth expectations for specific fields i.e., the site differentiates between "accountants," the field, and corporate accounts and small business accounts.

http://career-planning.com This site offers online career planning, career counseling, and career testing and assessment to help students and career changers identify and search for their ideal career. This site offers career planning information, books, and an online assessment that is supposed to match them with specific careers.

http://careers3.accenture.com From this site you can search for jobs that are available all over the world within accenture and apply. They provide profiles of the people that work for the company and they give their insights on why they like the company. They describe what they do, how they work, and what the working environment it like.

http://chronicle.com/jobs/ A service of the Chronicle of Higher Education, this site specializes in careers for student affairs personnel and administrators. The database is rather comprehensive due to the reputation of the Chronicle, and it is easily sortable by position, region, or specific school. The site also links to various resources for conducting a successful job search. Although these are tailored to education, they are not as comprehensive as some other sites available.

http://jobguide.thegoodguides.com.au This guide offers a wide range of occupations as well as their education and training options. This site also gives insight to the occupations that best suit you according to your interests and abilities.

http://jobstar.org/tools/resume/index.htm This website gives a lot of information on resumes. It also provides a link to more articles about resumes and job search.

http://www.academic360.com A portal database with links to education-related jobs around the world. The service is free and its links seem fairly extensive. It covers careers from college professor to kindergarten teacher, though it does not seem to have as many other helpful tools as other sites.

http://www.acinet.org/acinet/ This site contains information on wage and employment trends, occupational requirements, state-by-state labor market conditions, employer contacts, and an extensive career resource library online. The site also offers help with career tools such as employability checkup, a list of licensed occupations specified by location, employer locator, help with writing job descriptions, and career exploration.

http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocecs/CRC/manual-home.html Career Services at Waterloo A comprehensive site published through the University of Waterloo and the Waterloo Career Resource Center; the focus is on understanding yourself, then occupational research about the position you want, decision making, using existing networks for job opportunities, and finally career and life planning. Primarily marketed toward the graduating college senior, the site offers some important information--much coming directly from "What Color is Your Parachute."

http://www.advancingwomen.com Advancing Women A website that meets the career needs of working women. This site offers career advice, a job search, money management advice, networking opportunities, tips for small business owners, international and multicultural support for women

http://www.americorps.org This is the official Americorps site. It contains information on programs that are already in place all over the country, how to volunteer, and how to get your own Americorps program started in your city.

http://www.apa.org/students/student1.html American Psychiatric Association The APA has pulled together surveys on geographical employment, salary surveys, educational training, a career guidebook for minority students and job-seekers, and employment outlook projections for a variety of psychology related fields. A very specific site, only for those interested in psychology or a closely related field.

http://www.bluesuitmom.com Bluesuitmom.com Information for working mothers on how to balance their work responsibilities with their other responsibilities. Includes info on family, career, money, health, food, community, and travel, as well as the standard job search and resume posting.

http://www.cancerandcareers.org This is a great site made specifically for women with cancer. It has current information on all issues that must be dealt with for career women with cancer. It also has information tailored to employers and care givers.

http://www.careeradvisor.com Career Advisor Searches by career, then offers specific advice and guidance. This advice includes links to professional organizations, job outlook and salary info, job and resume banks, and recommended books.

http://www.careerbuilder.com This website includes an extensive job search as well as information on how to get hired, working life, and employers/ad agencies. It also has such tools as the Salary Wizard and Career Coaching, Counseling, and Testing.

http://www.careeredge.on.ca Career Edge is for anyone needing assistance with job searching, career choices, and continuiong education. Career Eduge offers software to create resumes, word process, e-mail, informational seminars, research on employment and labor market trends, employment counseling and more.

http://www.careerjournal.com This website offers salary and hiring information, job-hunting advice, and tips on how to manage your career. Also, you can read articles written by a number of career columnists.

http://www.careermag.com/careermag This site contains links to sites for job seekers (posting a resume, job matching, and more), employers (posting a job, searching resumes, and more), and other links to places that contain articles about jobs, and books that can be purchased. There is also a "Feature of the Week," and "Today's Hot Topics" on a variety of career related issues.

http://www.careerplanit.com This is a great site for obtaining information on current job trends, internships, and specific employers. It also has links to articles on job search strategies and salary information.

http://www.career-planning.org This site contains great information and links for career research. It includes assessments, mentoring, women and career, personality testing, and job search ideas.

http://www.careerresource.net/carserv/ This site provides direct connections to career center at various universities. Just click on a letter of the alphabet and it takes you to numerous universities career center web sites.

http://www.careers.msn.com This is a site that is listed on the MSN hompage. It contains links to current articles and information on careers and career issues that is updated frequently. It also has information on job search strategies as well as postings of open jobs.

http://www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca/index.asp This website is the Career Development Manual developed by the University of Waterloo. The "Steps to Career/Life Planning Success" is descriptive and presented in a clear, straight forward manner.

http://www.careersite.com/ This site requires a registration for job seekers to post resumes, look for jobs, and search for information on specific employers. The site also offers employers a place to "reach five million+ candidates", and "build your own recruitment site."

http://www.careerwomen.net Career Women: This site includes resume posting, job banks, and business resources for women in the world of work. Articles with information specifically geared to career women add to the usefulness of this site.

http://www.cfg-inc.com This website gives information on upcoming career fairs across the U.S. It also gives information on the various companies that will be recruiting at these career fairs.

http://www.collegegrad.com/ College Graduates An entertaining and informative site for the soon to be college graduate, providing online resume services and how-to, job postings, negotiations and salaries and an on-line forum. My particular favorite is the "e-zine" on honest approaches to the interview process ("The Truth about Cover Letters" and "How to Handle Illegal Interview Questions"), written by career counselors.

http://www.datehookup.com/content-personality-test-resource-center.htm Resources on personality testing including basic information and overviews along with types of testing such as personality types, emotional, psychological, career, etc.

http://www.dol.gov/wb/welcome.html Women's Bureau at the DOL An informative site from the US Department of Labor on the position of women in the workforce. The site provides statistics on the largest growing occupations for women and where women currently are working (http://www.dol.gov/dol/wb/public/wb_pubs/hot2000.htm), in addition to valuable resources on sexual harassment and inequality in the workplace.

http://www.doleta.gov Department of Labor An excellent website from the Department of Labor and the Employment and Training Administration focusing on information for the employee and the employer--eligibility for unemployment compensation, employment services through the United States government, and online-guidebooks for complex government forms (agriculture, tax, enrollment for the Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP)). The site also provides statistical readings and analysis for the labor market and recent legislation that could impact employers and employees.

http://www.fortune.com/fortune/bestcompanies Fortune magazine interviewed over 36,000 employees of the top 100 best companies in the US to rank this years' best. The site allows you not only to see which companies are one top, but also to evaluate the company from a financial profile, see what perks are given to employees, salary range, recent newsworthy events within the company, and what employees said about their employer(s).

http://www.guru.com/ An interesting site tailored for entrepreneurs and professionals seeking private contract work. Registration is required at the site to use it, but it is free and seems to have different kinds of listings than most of the other sites above. It offers articles and resources tailored to persons seeking independent employment.

http://www.hafs.org/careers/index.htm Heart of America Family Services career opportunities. This site lists jobs that are available within this company and their job descriptions. It seems to be updated often and gives the date it was last updated. It lists the qualifications for each job and the competitive benefits. It gives an address, e-mail and fax number to send your resume.

HEATH Resource Center: Online Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities. The HEATH Resource Center has information for students with disabilities on educational disability support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, accessing college or university campuses, career-technical schools, and other postsecondary training entities. Information on financial assistance, scholarships, and materials that help students with disabilities transition into college, university, career-technical schools, or other postsecondary programs.

http://www.headhunter.net Headhunter.net All the usual job search and listings, plus specialty career fairs, training, career coaches, career assessments, and many other services. Also has specific areas for college students, executives, and working women.

http://www.helpwanted.com This site claims to be "the most recognized name in America" and contains opportunities for job seekers to create a resume and cover letter, and search and apply for jobs. There are also opportunities for employers to order and post jobs, and search for resumes.

http://www.idealist.org This site has information on non-profit and volunteer opportunities. It includes links for job fairs, resources relating to various fields, internships, and campaigns.

http://www.internweb.com/ This site specializes in internship opportunities for college-age students. It posts internship listings updated daily to users who register. It also offers links to resources for students seeking internships, though these resources seem less-detailed than some other sites.

http://www.ithaca.edu/library/biblio/companynet.htm This site is from the Ithaca College web page. It is a guide to company information via the net. It provides links to research public and private companies.

http://www.jccc.net/home/depts.php/5301/site Johnson County Community College's Career Center: As stated in the mission of JCCC's Career Services, the site aids in "preparing students, alumni, and community members to be competitive and accomplished in identifying, acquiring, and retaining meaningful careers." The site does this by providing information regarding the outlook of careers in their specific programs, job listings, internship information, and links to other career service websites.

http://www.jobaccess.org Job Access A website for people with disabilities to job search, post their resume, learn about prospective employers, seek resume creation guidance, and find online career fairs. Information about the ADA and other policies can also be found there.

http://www.job-hunt.org/

http://www.jobsandmoms.com/ This site contains great information for moms who are looking for job options. It covers topics such as job search strategies, how to balance work and family, and home-based businesses.

http://www.jobweb.com/ Jobweb Primarily for graduating college seniors or incoming freshman with an undecided major, this site, a production of the National Association of Colleges and Employers, offers information about career fairs at local colleges/universities, a question and answer area with responses from actual career counselors, a reference desk, links to multiple career search engines, and a bounty of other resources. The site, although sparse in appearance has a wide variety of resources from which the career researcher can select.

http://www.jocoks.com/mentalhealth/welcome.htm Johnson County Mental Health. This site has a very eye catching intro. Off the home site there are many options to choose from. One can look up the various locations JCMH offers it's help. You can easily find out the services that are available and how to obtain them. It answers frequently asked questions and gives an easy way to contact them for more detailed info. They have a place to put your name, address, and a place to send a quick e-mail if interested.

http://www.kcsl.org/who_jobs.html Kansas Children's Service League Employment Opportunity page. This site lists job opportunities by county and gives a detailed description of the duties that accompany each job. The top of the page has two people you can e-mail directly from the site if interested in any of the positions.

http://www.ku.edu/~caps/career Career Counseling and Planning Service The CCPS website provides information to KU students regarding services provided at CCPS, frequently asked questions, information about confidentiality, and the process a student should take to receive career counseling services. The site also provides information regarding the Strong Interest Inventory and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessments and the theory behind them.

http://www.looksmart.com This shows you job opennings in your area of interest and in the location you desire. However, the teaching positions I looked at had not been updated by the districts in months so they did not look very reliable and promising to me.

http://www.monster.com Monster One of the most popular and well known job search sites. The site includes a connection for jobs in other countries, a career newsletter, interview help, specific areas for executives, college students and mid-career job seekers, plus many other resources.

http://www.ncacasi.org/transitions/ The North Central Association on Schools highlights their "Transitions" model on this website. This model assists teachers and school personnel in evaluating the student progress and credentials students so they will be prepared in their next educational endeavor or life transition.

http://www.nccte.org/ The National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education and The National Research Center for Career and Technical Education is a partnership between the following universities: University of Minnesota, Ohio State University, University of Illinois, Oregon State University, Pennsylvania State University. This is a good source of information about technical and career education research.

http://www.nkch.org This site offers a lot of information ranging from employment opportunities, ways to contact various departments, locating a doctor, directions to the hospital, variety of classes that are offered there, and many other things. While there were not a wide variety of job opennings there were very good descriptions of jobs such as hours, the positions availiable, and the department the job is in, as well as a very easy and clear description of how to apply for jobs.

http://www.salary.com Salary.com In addition to the standard job search and resume posting services, this site also offers a number of interesting services, including Salary Wizard, a tool that enables users to research salary ranges for thousands of job titles in a comprehensive set of career fields, sorted by occupation and region. It also offers a compensation calculator, a pay/performance analyzer, and career-related articles.

https://www.saintlukeshealthsystem.org/app/hr/default.asp Saint Luke's Shawnee Mission Employment Opportunities. This site is great if you're looking for employment in a hospital. There is a list of twelve hospitals affiliated with St. Luke's and you can click on facilities that you're interested in. You can then specify the job type you're interested in and the status of the job, such as part-time, full-time, PRN, etc. Click search now and it will come up with all the job opportunities available that fit the criteria entered.

http://www.schoolnet.ca/EmployabilitySkills/ This Canadian website is super cool and has great potential when fully operational. It is an interactive version of an Employability Skills Toolkit. There are 5 modules and 11 tools that can be targeted to several age groups: K-12, postsecondary, and adult learners.

http://www.truecareers.com/ This site is a service provided by SallieMae and offers free basic database search capabilities. It features prominently a cumbersome registration process, but has decent resources and individual-specific services such as email notification and weekly newsletter to help tailor the process to the individual.

Strengths School online community on Ning: Consider joining in.

http://www.tworivershospital.com/services/jobs.htm The Two Rivers Psychiatric Hospital's job opportunities site is quite small. It just lists the eight jobs that are currently available by their title. It does not give job descriptions or contact information. You can go back to the home site to get contact info and more background info about the hospital.

http://www.umanitoba.ca/counselling/careers.html This is the University of Manitoba's website for exploring career options by providing information and links on numerous occupations. The links are mostly specific to that region but it is an example of how students can research career opportunities. (the page could use some graphic design help)

http://www.weddles.com This website is a guide to employment resources on the Internet. It gives information to help corporate recruiters and HR professionals recruit, hire, and retain employees, and information to help job seekers find a new or better job.

http://www.womenswork.org This site offers women the wide variety of choices that are out there for them, it encourages them explore ideas that never seemed possible, and ways to attain their goals. This site also links women to other women already working in their areas of interest.

http://www.yourcareerchoices.com Career Choices is for people changing careers, college students, recent graduates, and people re-entering the workforce. Counselors will help them identify core values, transferrable skills, offer online resources, and ways to balance work and home life.