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Career Research

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General Resources

• JobWeb
  A site established and maintained by NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers). Aimed primarily at college students and graduates. Focus is on career planning. Provides a listing of various types of searchable resources found on this site.
• Career Planning Process
  This is a site developed by the Career Center at Bowling Green State University. It is based on a multi-stage Career Planning Process designed to encourage individuals engaged in the career planning process to explore and gather information which enables them to synthesize, gain competencies, make decisions, set goals and take action.

Occupational Information Resources

• Job Profiles
  This is a career exploration site with a unique twist. It is a site which covers "the personal side of work, because we believe that a good fit between your interests and your chosen field is the number one correlation for your success". The site consists of a collection of profiles prepared by people actually employed in a wide range of occupations. The profiles provide the reader with the views of the persons creating the profiles on such things as the rewards of their job; the stressful parts of the job; the basic skills the job demands; challenges of the future; and advice on entering the field. The profiles can be searched by category, a specific job title or alphabetically.
• Jobs Being Done by People Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired
  This is part of a website maintained by the American Foundation for the Blind. It is a partial list of jobs held by persons who are blind or visually impaired and enrolled in the American Foundation for the Blind's Career Technology Bank. While the listing of jobs is not considered to be all inclusive, it can provide consumers and DVR staff with ideas of some occupations blind or visually impaired persons are working in today.
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) Index
  This Site contains an alphabetical index of occupations in the DOT which can be searched to find the DOT number of any occupation. There is, however, no further detailed information concerning the occupation available at this site.
• O*NET -- The Occupational Information Network
  O*NET, the Occupational Information Network, is a comprehensive database of worker attributes and job characteristics. It is the replacement for the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.

Labor Market Information Resources

• Wisconsin WorkNet/Labor Market Information
  This is the labor market information site for the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. It is the best available source of a wide variety of labor market information concerning trends and outlooks for the State of Wisconsin.
• County Workforce Profiles of Wisconsin
  This is a link to individual labor market issues and trends profiles for each of the 72 counties in Wisconsin. These profiles include narrative, tables, and charts that respond to the most frequently requested labor market information. Information is included on topics such as county population; largest industries and employers; industry change; commuting patterns; wages; and income.

Educational Information Resources

• Financial Aid Application
  On-line application for financial aid. This electronic application reportedly takes only about two weeks for response.
• Scholarship Search
  This site has the user complete a questionnaire and then uses the answers to match against a list of scholarships to identify scholarships for which the user may qualify. Instructions are provided on applying for identified scholarships.
• Scholarship Web Sites
  This web page has links for several scholarship opportunities available on the Internet.