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Career Dimensions has compiled the following list of internet based resources to help you with gathering more information about careers.
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Colleges, Universities and Graduate Schools
Financial Aid, Scholarships & Loans
Internships and Volunteer Work
Career Information
Resume Writing
Salaries, Wages, and Trends
Search for Jobs
Summer Employment
Military Careers and Information
 

Colleges, Universities & Graduate Schools

CollegeNet
Provides searches for 2-year and 4-year colleges and schools with links to the schools' homepages. Also provides scholarship searches, and links to other educational and financial aid resources.

College Board Online
Features searches for two-year and four-year colleges and universities, graduate schools, professional schools, technical schools, and the search for scholarships and financial aid. It also provides online SAT registration for two and four-year colleges and universities. Special starting points are provided for students and parents, counselors, etc. The website is sponsored by a national nonprofit education association of over 3000 two and four-year colleges and universities, technical schools, and nonprofit educational organizations.

Gradschools.com
Excellent resource for locating a graduate school either by program or location. Provides links to all listed schools. Multi-lingual.

Peterson's Education & Career Center
Provides searches for colleges and universities, graduate schools, studying abroad, summer programs, language studies and financial aid. You can search by major programs of study, geographical location, keywords and alphabetically.

U.S. News and World Report - Best Colleges 2005
In addition to this year's college rankings, also offers a detailed school directory, interactive tools, a step-by-step college admissions guide, articles, and more!

Web U.S. Higher Education
The University of Texas - Austin provides a list of links to universities and community colleges nationwide, organized alphabetically, and by state.


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Financial Aid, Scholarships and Loans

FinAid
A clearinghouse for financial aid sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. Provides links to scholarship databases and other financial aid resources.

Princeton Review Financial Aid
Much more than just financial aid information.

U.S. News and World Report Financial Resources
They have compiled a long list of financial aid resources available on the internet.


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Internships and Volunteer Work

AmeriCorps*VISTA
For 35 years, AmeriCorps*VISTA has been helping bring communities and individuals out of poverty. Today, nearly 6,000 AmeriCorps*VISTA members serve in hundreds of nonprofit organizations and public agencies throughout the country -- working to fight illiteracy, improve health services, create businesses, increase housing opportunities, or bridge the digital divide.

Peace Corps
Currently, more than 7,000 Peace Corps volunteers are serving in 76 countries, working to bring clean water to communities, teach children, help start new small businesses, and stop the spread of AIDS. Since 1961, more than 161,000 Americans have joined the Peace Corps, serving in 134 nations.


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Career Information

Career Magazine Online
A catalog of internet resources about careers.

JobWeb
Career information, starting salaries, and information about employers. This site is provided by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives.

The Riley Guide
The Riley Guide is a directory of employment and career information sources and services on the Internet. It is primarily intended to provide instruction for job seekers on how to use the Internet to their best advantage, but recruiters and other career service industry professionals will find information here to help them also.


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Resume Writing

Land That Job! Resumes & Cover Letters
Affordable, easy-to-use Microsoft Word templates that will help you create job-landing resumes.

Resumes for Success
Professional Resume Writing Services.


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Salaries, Wages & Trends

Abbott, Langer & Associates, Inc. - Salary and Benefits Survey Reports
Compare the current salary survey statistics available for over 450 benchmark jobs in Information Technology, Marketing/Sales, Accounting, Engineering, Human Resources, Consulting, Manufacturing, Nonprofit, Legal, and other fields from well over 7,000 participating organizations.

America's Career InfoNet (ACINet)
Find occupational requirements, wage and employment trends, state-by-state labor market conditions, thousands of employer contacts nationwide, and the most extensive career resource library online.

Employment Projections by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Office of Employment Projections develops information about the labor market for the nation for 10 years into the future: labor force trends by sex, race, and age; employment trends by industry and occupation; and the implications of these on employment opportunities for specific groups in the labor force, such as youth, the disadvantaged, and college graduates.

ERI Economic Research Institute
Information about starting salaries and expected earnings in several thousand jobs.

Salary.com
Salary.com is one of the leaders in online compensation information for individuals, business managers and human resource professionals.

Salary Expert
Providing up to date salary information. National and local data available.


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Search for Jobs

America's Job Bank
Nationwide listings from the U.S. State Employment Services Offices containing information on more than 250,000 jobs in all fields. You can search by job type, state, and keywords.

Career Builder
Provides searches of jobs offered by leading employers and also those listed in leading national newspapers. You can organize your search by job category, type of industry, by state, and by entering keywords to describe your job preferences.

NationJob Online Career Database
This site offers an extensive job search capability.


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Summer Employment

Summer Jobs
Resource for finding both summer and part time work. Sponsored by AboutJobs.com

Cool Works
Opportunities geared to the outdoor enthusiast.

Back Door Jobs
Short term job opportunities.

Camp Channel
Nationwide listing of camp counselor opportunities.


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Military Careers and Information

Armed Forces Careers
A directory for careers in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Military Career Guide Online
This is a comprehensive source of information about careers in the U.S. Armed Services.

 
 
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