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://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.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.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.projectionscentral.com/

This site contains projections of occupational employment growth developed for all states and the nation as a whole. One of the most important uses of these is to help individuals make informed career decisions. Users can review information on projected employment growth for an occupation in several states or select several occupations and compare their growth projection in one state only. The projections found here are usually updated on a two-year cycle.

http://www.rileyguide.com/trends.html#gov

Labor market information includes statistics on employment, wages, industries, and other factors affecting the world of work. The links from The Riley Guide take users to labor market information for the individual states so that data can be compared across states.