Major/Career Exploration

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America's Career InfoNet
From this site you can learn about the general outlook for the U.S. job market, wages and trends, a state profile search, and tap into a Career Resources Library.

Career Exploration Links
Allows you to link to occupation and graduate school sites by career clusters such as Agriculture, Architecture, Arts & Letters, Biological Science, Business, Computer Science, Education & Social Work, Engineering, Environmental, Government, Health, Industry, Trades & Services, International, Law, Media, Non-Profit, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences & Humanities.

CityTownInfo.com
Career information organized by both profession and city location.

CollegeJournal.com
Resources from the Wall Street Journal.

Cost of Living Calculator
Use this calculator to compare the cost of living between US cities.

JobWeb
Career and job-search advice for new college graduates.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
A guide to industry trends, salaries, and employment projections for hundreds of careers. Published by the the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Princeton Review's Career & Internship Search
By typing in the name of the profession that interests you, the database will pull up a profile of the career and information about daily life, paying your dues, something to fall back on, past and future, and what to expect from your life.

Salary.com
Free search for job descriptions and basic salary reports.

Spotlight on Careers
This list of resources, sorted by six major job categories, provides a variety of information geared towards students.

The Riley Guide
This is an extremely comprehensive Web site covering about every topic of career development and career search. Begin by looking under the section titled "How can I help you?" Each of the options listed on the left are broken down into even more specific topics when you click on them.

U.S. Dept. Of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics' Employment, Training, and Earnings Site
Information about occupations in terms of employment size, projected employment growth, earnings, and education and training requirements can be found at this site.

U.S. Dept. Of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics' Industry-Occupation Site
The Industry-Occupation page contains information on the distribution of workers and wages in 500+ occupations in more than 240 industries.

Wetfeet.com Industry Information
Pick an Industry and choose a career you would like to explore. After reading the brief description, click on more at the bottom of page and get a complete overview of the career. Also, click on love/hate at the top to learn what there is to love about this career and what you may not like. Then check out the job tips to find out about how to get a job in the industry and salary information.

WorkBloom
WorkBloom is an online career resources website incorporating an employment blog, a comprehensive resources section, career-related articles, and employment & industry-related news feeds. WorkBloom's career resources section includes: a Resume Center, a Cover Letter Center, an Interview Center and Additional Resources.

International Careers

AED Development Fellows Program
An education abroad program for those who are interested in contributing to the work of established development assistance projects.

Bunac.org
Work abroad in Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa or Peru.

Educational Services International
ESI places Christians around the world to teach English, business/law and computers. China, Central Asia, Russia, Europe, Turkey and Morocco.

English First International
English First International is part of the world's largest language school, providing ESL/ TEFL training and job placements at over 200 schools worldwide.

ESL-Jobs.com
Short-term, summer or one-year jobs with employers in Taiwan, Japan and China.

ESL Jobs World
Focuses on connecting English teachers with employers from around the world.

Footprints Recruiting
Find English teaching jobs overseas.

Global Vision International & Careers Abroad
Jobs in the field and field work placements. The site features a range of jobs in the fields of education, research, environmental management and wildlife research with Global Vision International's partner organizations in countries across the world.

HotJobsJapan HOTJOBSJAPAN is a staffing agency in Japan, placing foreign workers in Japanese companies for positions as language teachers, translators, and IT engineers.

iHipo

A combination of social network and job site which offers Young Professionals and Students the chance to browse through international job and internship offers. A professional profile can be created in order to be found by international recruiters and for networking with peers from around the globe.

Jet Programme

The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme invites university graduates from overseas to participate in international exchange and foreign language education throughout Japan. The programme offers the opportunity to serve in local government organizations as well as public and private junior and senior high schools.

MySen Academy Opportunities to teach English in the Friends Club and High School programs in Japan.

Overseas Digest
Tools, articles and information on working and living abroad, including teaching English.

TeachAway
Teach Away offers a wide variety of international jobs at Ministries of Education and Top Private Schools around the globe.

Teaching English Overseas
Check out the links on Bethel's "What can I do with my major in" English page.