UMD Career Services

General Links:

http://careers.d.umn.edu/grad_followup/

Access the Graduate Follow-up Report to find out what UMD graduates did their first years after graduating. The report includes information on graduates' starting salaries, where the graduates were employed, whether jobs were related to
their majors, and more.

http://careers.twincities.com

Resources available on CareerBuilder include job listings, resumes, company profiles and advertising, and other career and recruiter resources.

http://mncis.intocareers.org

A comprehensive career and educational planning guide to help all Minnesotans explore their options. It includes assessments which identify job titles, information on a variety of occupations, and educational and training options.

http://online.onetcenter.org

Find occupational information by using keywords, looking at job families, viewing a complete list, or using a list of your skills to find matches.

http://stats.bls.gov/oco

Find career information by searching for specific occupations, clusters of similar occupations, or by examining an alphabetical list of occupations.

http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/

The Career Guide to Industries provides information on available careers by industry, including the nature of the industry, working conditions, employment, occupations in the industry, training and advancement, earnings and benefits, employment outlook, and lists of organizations that can provide additional information. It is a way to find out who is needed by various industries and assess a lateral move from one industry to another. Like the OOH and the OOQ, this guide comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

http://www.careervoyages.gov/

Career Voyages is designed to provide information on high growth, high demand occupations along with the skills and education needed to attain those jobs. This site is the result of a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education.

http://www.collegejournal.com

Articles that give tips and advice on resumes, interviewing, job searching,salary info, graduate school, and financial aid

http://www.gradschool.about.com

Everything you want to know about graduate school! Preparation, finding the right graduate school for you, writing recommendation letters/essays, financial aid, and information on grad school testing.

http://www.gradview.com

Information on graduate schools such as finding the right school for you, test preparation, advice on getting into graduate school, financial aid, and what to expect in graduate school.

http://www.iseek.org

Minnesota based Internet system for educational and employment information.

http://www.jobhuntersbible.com

This site has information about resumes, networking, finding a job and more. It has everything you need to know about finding a career that's right for you.

http://www.jobweb.org

JobWeb is a web site of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) that contains information about career development and the employment process. It is especially useful for college students and alumni and the people who hire them.

http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/careers/inventories/Interest-Checklist.xml

A quick and easy assessment that gives you a list of occupations to explore based on your interests. Links give you more information about each identified occupation.

http://www.mba.com

This site helps students through the process of taking the GMAT, from deciding on an MBA to getting accepted and how to pay for it.

http://www.mncareers.org

MN Careers is a comprehensive career and educational planning guide to help Minnesotans of all ages explore their options. It includes an interest assessment worksheet, specific occupational details, and resources for career planning.

http://www.monster.com

You can search for jobs, get career advice from experts, join community discussions, post your resume online, and have job opportunities delivered to your email by Monster.com.

http://www.princetonreview.com/home.asp

This site provides help to students exploring colleges and graduate schools. It also provides links to tests to help students prepare for college and/or graduate school. Financial aid advice is also provided.

http://www.schoolguides.com

A great guide in helping students prepare for college. Find out what you need to know on how to get accepted to college, searching different colleges, how to prepare for it, and searching for a major. Also provides information on graduate school.

http://www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html

Covers more than 70 majors with sample job titles, hot to enhance employability, examples of employers, and links for other sources of information.

http://www.usnews.com

The publisher of U.S. News and World Report has produced one of the most outstanding guides to educational information on the Web. Dedicated sections of this site focus on college, community college, graduate school, e-learning, and financial aid; and each is filled with quality news, information, and resources. USNews.com also lists the annual rankings of colleges and graduate schools.