CAREERS


Interest Inventories
Careers bookmarks at the VRL
Career cruising
Career explorations
 
Career Research
Bridges Occupational outlook handbook
Career search Ontario job futures
Career directions SchoolFinder.com
Career gateway Vault
Canada job futures Wet Feet
Entrepreneurship WorkinfoNET
HRDC




Interest Inventories

Careers bookmarks at the VRL - Toronto Public Library now has a virtual reference library. One portion of the site is called Career Bookmarks. It contains excellent resources on career strategies, self-assessment, career choices, marketing yourself, jobs and success on the job.

Career cruising - This site contains a wealth of career information.  Click on Ontario then click on student. I would suggest that you start your career search by going to the Planning Section and completing the interest inventory called the Career Research Tool.
Username:   markham       Password:  district

Career explorations - The Career Development Center of Michigan State University has a series of exercises to focus on finding your career path.



Career Research

Bridges - This site contains a wealth of career information.  Click on Ontario then click on student. I would suggest that you start your career search by going to the Planning Section and completing the interest inventory called the Career Research Tool.
Username:  0063351         Password:  shoebox

Career search - Search over 1,000,000 organizations by field and location!
Username:  smith         Password:  x7xss8

Career directions - The Canada Career Consortium has produced an alphabetical occupations index that provides detailed information on a wide variety of careers.

Career gateway - This Ontario Ministry of Education and Training site offers links to many career related sites.

Canada job futures - Job Futures is a publication that provides Canadians with information about the current world of work and projections for the future. It is produced by Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC).

Entrepreneurship - Have you got what it takes to be your own boss?  Are you interested in running your own business?

HRDC - Visit the Human Resources Development Canada home page.

Occupational outlook handbook - This American publication is an excellent source of career information.  For each career, it lists what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects.  Please remember that all data on this site uses U.S. standards, laws, $U.S. and references.

Ontario job futures - Ontario Job Futures is a publication which provides information on the current trends and future outlook for 157 occupations common to Ontario. It is a joint effort of the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada.

SchoolFinder.com - This commercial site has editorials on many Canadian careers.  You can search by keyword.

Vault - This site gives insider information on over 3,000 companies and 50 career fields, job listings, and company message boards.

Wet Feet - Gives career overviews, career tracks, salary info, and a market outlook for 50 different careers and industries. Also includes career discussion boards and relocation guides.

WorkinfoNET - The Canada WorkinfoNET Web site is a commercial site designed for helping Canadians connect to the resources they need in the areas of jobs, work and recruiting; learning, education and training; occupations and careers; labour market information and outlook; self-employment; workplace issues and supports; and financial help and issues.