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Click here to see the 2007-2008 Placement Report Statistics
Click here to see Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For - 2009
Are you looking for a major? Want to find out what to do after college with your degree? Wondering what salaries are projected to be in some different fields?
If you would like some career direction, we suggest an appointment with one of our career counselors. But if you want to get a head start, please examine some of the following career web sites. You won't find a long list of job openings here. These sites exist to help people learn about themselves, their interests, and their potential. To help you find the right site for you, we've included a brief explanation of each.
As always, if you have any questions about these sites you can email us or visit our office.
Discover Information About You
Meet with a career counselor - Career
Development and Employment Services, Palumbo Academic Center, Room 1040.
Phone: 814.871.7680 Email: CDES@gannon.edu.
CAREER ACTION PLAN
ONLINE
A general outline - for a plan specific to your major, see your advisor. Develop an effective career plan starting in your Freshman year.
University of Pittsburgh's Cybercounselor
This site offers you the opportunity to take a short inventory to determine your career code. With your career code you can learn about careers, majors, and leisure activities.
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What Can You Do With Your Major?
What Can I Do With This Major/Degree?
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This great series of online handouts offers career options for Gannon majors, sorted by field.
Major Exploration
What can I do with a major in… helps you to discover career possibilities with any given major.
Wetfeet
Wet feet has a list of featured careers and industries that you may be exploring.
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Learn More About Careers and Majors
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~ Two great
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Occupational Outlook Handbook
: An exceptional site by the US Government. You can search by keywords, or use their index of occupation titles. You can get brief profiles of thousands of careers, including salary, nature of the work, and experience/degrees required. |
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Occupation Finder
ONET online will help you to learn about what skills, abilities, and values are required for careers that you may be exploring. |
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America's Career Info Net
An outstanding resource on wages and trends, employers, state profiles, and career exploration.
Career Information Listed by Job Title
Career planning tool covering more than 350 careers and occupations.
Career Library Resources
A complete list of resources available at Career Development & Employment Services.
Careers in Science and Engineering
A student planning guide to grad school and beyond.
Career Overview
Non-commercial career website
that offers a wealth of useful and reliable career and job information provided
by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and other primary resources.
Career Voyages
Explore career options - view occupations with the fastest growth rate and most job openings.
Center for Health Careers
Provides educational information about health care careers.
CollegeRecruiter.com Visit this website to
view
the Latest Career Video Podcasts.
College Journal
Wall Street Journal
site for College students.
JobWeb
, a great career resource site, covers topics such as researching majors and careers, and acquiring experience through internship and co-op programs.
My Cool Career
Take three steps to your future - Self-assessment, Exploration, and Education and Training.
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Want to Know More About Your Personality Type?
Myers-Briggs Type Descriptions
This site provides information on living, working, and learning with your personality type.
Visit our office and take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and receive a complete career profile.
HumanMetrics Free personality inventory based on the
Myers-Briggs codes.
The Personality Page
Provides information on your personality type as well as some possible careers.
Type Logic
Type logic offers additional information on your personality type.
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Career and Job Search Resources
EmploymentSpot.com
Career and employment resources.
Job Hunter's Bible
A supplement to
What Color Is Your Parachute?
Quintessential Careers
All the tools needed for a successful career, college, or job search.
Just For Fun
Kingdomality Personal Preference Profile
A fun look at career options. Take a short inventory and discover what you would have done if you'd lived in the medieval ages.
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