Welcome to the Career Resources Page of the FYE LibGuide! We hope that you find these resources useful as you explore career options in your class. If you need more assistance, come into one of our locations to get some face-to-face help, stop by the library for help.
Need some help finding the right career for you? If you need personal, academic, or career counseling, the BCTC Career Services is the place you can go to get the help you need.
Trying to narrow down your career options? The following sites provide assessment tools to help you decide what is the right career for you!
Take the MAPP (Motivational Appraisal of Personal Potential) test - a free online career aptitude and assessment tool - to discover which careers are best for you. Measures interests, aptitudes, skills, etc.
Provides free tests designed to measure career aptitude. Includes advice about making career decisions.
http://jobstar.org/tools/career/career.php
Choose from a variety of short career and personality tests.
Trying to get salary information and find out what types of jobs are available where you live? Salary.com is one place to look. This is a commercial site, but you can search and get listings for free.
Looking for a job in your area? Want to explore different careers? Collegegrad.com is a good resource. While this site does not include links to other sites and resources, it covers almost every aspect of the job hunting process on its own. It is intended for use by the first-time job hunter and college graduate. The College Grad Job Hunter takes you through the steps to successful employment, from preparation to salary negotiation including: resume development and posting, cover letters, job search preparation, entry-level jobs offered, interviewing success, and what to do when you get a new job.
Looking for general information on careers? Occupational Outlook Handbook is a great place to start! Published by the Bureau 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. Search by keyword for a specific career, or browse the A-Z Index or "cluster" categories.
My Next Move
My Next Move is an interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options. My Next Move has tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers. Users can find careers through keyword search; by browsing industries that employ different types of workers; or through the O*NET Interest Profiler, a tool that offers personalized career suggestions based on a person's interests and level of work experience.
My Next Move is developed and maintained by the National Center for O*NET Development, under the sponsorship of the US Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) through a grant to the North Carolina Department of Commerce. Learn more about O*NET.
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