Career Information

Career Choice: Paralegal - Site sponsored by National Federation of Paralegal Association gives information on paralegal careers.

Career Choices - Comprehensive site from the University of Manitoba provides links to career information ranging from accountant to writer.

Career Links - Collection of links to a variety of information about specific careers. Site maintained at Berkeley.

Career Options by Academic Major - Site sponsored by Kansas State University shows students the link school. Although colleges are in their data base, index for apprenticeships and commercial training schools is especially helpful.

Careers in the Construction Industry - CISCO maintains a complete listing of all Building Trade Apprenticeship Programs in Northeastern Illinois. The listing includes all information needed to apply for and be accepted in an apprenticeship program. CISCO also provides information and assistance to school counselors about the jobs available in the unionized construction industry.

Dictionary of Occupational Titles - All 12,741 DOT job descriptions, indexed alphabetically, and instantly accessible from your browser, free of charge.

Health Careers - Students thinking about pursuing a medical career often do so because they have an idealized notion about helping others.  Often, they are not aware of the many different job possibilities in medicine unless they know people who work in the field.  Many people only associate medical careers with hospitals and doctors' offices. They do not realize there are other opportunities in different settings and related fields.  This data base will broaden your horizons.

Military Careers - Career information for all branches of the military.

Health Web - Linking you to the best health information.

Occupational Information - A collection of information on hundreds of occupations for students to examine in a virtual library of occupational resource sites which students may find helpful.

Preparing for Law School - Students thinking about law school often wonder what they should major in as an undergraduate. This site answers this question as well as describing the personal qualities a lawyer should have and the demand of the profession.

Undergraduate Majors & Interests - Extensive site from the University of North Texas links careers to the majors available on campus.

Women in Computer Science - Traditionally, men have outnumbered women in computer science and engineering, but that trend has been changing. Increasingly, women are becoming successful computer scientists and engineers, reaping the career benefits, and telling their stories. This site links you to the stories of successful women in the field.

Women of NASA - NASA created this site toto encourage more young women to pursue careers in math, science, and technology. Women of NASA site offers in-depth, personal profiles of women who currently work for the space agency. Most of the profiles are actually first person -- the scientist or engineer explains what she does for NASA, what inspired her to pursue her particular career path, and even what obstacles she had to overcome along the way. Most of the women profiled also participate in regularly scheduled Web chats with students and teachers answering their questions.