You can explore career descriptions, wages, employment outlook, training providers, and skills needed to be successful in an occupation or industry.
AARP WorkSearch - Career and resume information for workers over the age of 50.
America's Career InfoNet - Make better and more informed career decisions; check education requirements, knowledge, skills and abilities, and more.
Career Cruising - Career Cruising is an interactive career resource designed for people of all ages.
NOTE: Please contact Career Services for Career Cruising Username and Password.
cxBridges - Explore your options for work and education.
Username: 0005108
Password: center
Discover - A career guidance system that allows users to take an inventory to assess interests, abilities and values. Learn about occupations, college majors and more!
NOTE: You must have a referral from a Career Counselor in order to access this system; after testing, a follow-up appointment is required.
FOCUS-2 - A career guidance system comprised of the following modules: Career/Education Goals, Academic Strengths/Weaknesses, Career Planning Status, Personal Development Needs, Multiple Assessments, Career Search Based on Industry and What Can You Do With a Major In?
Your Access Code: macomb
NOTE: You must have a referral from a Career Counselor in order to access this system; after testing, a follow-up appointment is required.
Job & Career Accelerator - Provides personalized, step-by-step job search assistance from exploring and matching suitable occupations from over 1,000 detailed occupation profiles to finding available jobs from a database of over 5 million up-to-date job postings. To self-register after visiting the link:
- Click Register in the upper right corner of the landing page.
- At the “Do you have a college issued email address?” question select “No”.
- Enter the following Access Code: XWX4X-WFQYW-B8UKB
- You will receive a confirmation email with a link that you must click to complete the registration process.
Vocational Biographies - The career success stories of more than 1,001 real people. Read about education, work experience and lifestyle of a range of occupations from Abstractor/Editor to Zoo Education Curator!
Username: macombsc
Password: south
General
Career Stories - Comprehensive list of careers in the United States. Job descriptions, salary ranges, and top locations for a particular career are available here.
Informational Interviewing - Get tips on conducting an informational interview which involves talking with people who are currently working in the field. The information you gather can help your career development in a variety of ways.
Job Choices Online - Job and Career e-magazine brought to you by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
JobMob - A blog with useful resume and job searching tips.
JobTitled.com - Provides information for career path, required education and salary for careers based upon career trend statistics.
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Courtesy of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. A detailed description of many professions can be found under the heading Outlook for Specific
Occupations, or you can search by keyword.
Occupational Trends in Southeastern Michigan - The Southeastern Michigan Outlook Brochure through 2014.
Pure Michigan Talent Connect - Features a career matchmaker, a career investment calculator, and comprehensive information for entrepreneurs.
Green
Green Careers Guide - Want to get in on the ground floor of the career path that is expected to become a $1.5 trillion dollar industry? This comprehensive site offers tips on everything from great green jobs to how to gain the knowledge, skills and training to land employment in the field.
Greening Detroit - A comprehensive website which includes suppliers of green products and services, along with successful organizations, governments, schools, and informational resources.
Greening of the World of Work - References are provided for each of the 12 sectors of the green economy identified by the O*NET Project, as well as the green economy as a whole.
MyGreenEducation.com - A great resource for the latest news, trends, and information about careers in green technology.
Health
HealthCareerCenter.org - Helping aspiring healthcare job seekers make more informed career choices by providing them with relevant, reliable and up-to-date job search, career development, and employment information.
MedicalCareersNow.com - A free resource provided by the Graduate Educational Information Service, describing various medical careers in-depth.
National Institute of Health Life Works - Created by the office of Science Education this site offers an impressive look at health and medical science careers! Read interviews with those already in the field, find 100+ career descriptions, plus see the educational requirements and salaries for your area of interest.
NursingJobsTips.com - Comprehensive career information for nurses regarding interviewing, education, and types of jobs available to nurses.
Psychology Career Center - A non-commercial website that relies on the contribution of information, content, and resources from other psychology professionals, educators and destination websites.
State of Michigan Health Career Profiles - Each career profile includes: job description, hiring outlook, required education levels, and salary ranges.
Federal
Best Places to Work - Students can learn where federal employees like to work, view agency "scores" and where they rank as a best place to work.
Making the Difference - Tips for those looking to gain employment with the U.S. Government. Get information on KSA writing, searching for federal jobs, and "hot" jobs with the Government.
Military Careers - U.S. Government Defense Manpower Data Center, a comprehensive source of information about careers in the U.S. Armed Services.
Where the Jobs are - Sponsored by the Partnership for Public Service; students can find out about where there are job openings in the federal government and even projections for openings.