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Interest Inventories | Majors | Career Research | CCIC

INTEREST INVENTORIES TO HELP NARROW YOUR SEARCH

Start with these:

Interactive Career Interest Inventories: FREE on the Web! http://www.cod.edu/library/services/jobscollege/careers.htm#career-inventory
Most of these are short on-line exercises. Many result in a "Holland Occupational Code" indicating your personality's favored work environment: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, or Conventional. For definitions of characteristics online, see the University of Missouri's Career Interests Game.
The largest list of Holland Code areas and related occupations is in this reference
title in CCIC: Dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes CCIC HB 2595 .G67 1996

DISCOVER
Take an online suite of inventories relating to your career interests, abilities, and values; find information about hundreds of occupations; locate colleges by characteristics and more. User ID and Password required. Available from home, in the Library, or on the COD computer network.
http://www.cod.edu/library/resources/databases/discover.htm

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HELP WITH YOUR MAJOR

Guide to Choosing a Major
http://www.cod.edu/library/services/jobscollege/colleges.htm#college-major
Links to excellent lists of careers for the most popular college majors. DISCOVER (see above) also has a Majors module with guide to careers.

Books in CCIC
- College Board Book of Majors . CCIC L 901 .C7442
- College Majors Handbook with Real Career Paths and Payoffs : the Actual Jobs, Earnings, and Trends for Graduates of 60 College Majors . CCIC HF5382.5.U5 F644 2004
- College Majors and Careers : a Resource Guide for Effective Life Planning . CCIC HF5382.5.U5 P445 2003
- Guide to College Majors . CCIC L901 .G853
- Quick Guide to College Majors and Careers . CCIC LB 2361.5 .S53 2002
- Great Careers in Two Years . CCIC HF 5382.5 .U5 P447 2003
- Great Jobs for ... Majors . Covers 24+ majors
- Top Careers for ... Graduates . Covers 6+ majors
Earth Science/Oceanography/Marine Career Books in CCIC:
See listings in Careers in the Physical Sciences, Careers in Biology and the Environment, and Careers with Animals
- Careers in Focus: Earth Science CCIC QE 34 .C37 2002
- Great Jobs for Geology Majors CCIC QE 34 .C36 2000
- Opportunities in Marine and Maritime Careers CCIC VK 160 .H37 2006
- Careers in Focus: Mathematics & Physics CCIC QA 10.5 .C37 2002
- Starting Your Career as a Marine Mammal Trainer CCIC SF 408.6 .M37 S36 2002
- Also Pamphlets and Clippings in CCIC:
  Blue Notebooks labeled Science & Mathematics v. 1-v.4
  Career Monographs: #15 Geologist; #84 Meteorologist; #182; Geophysicist/Geoscience; #219 #268 Space & Aerospace Sciences

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RESEARCH YOUR CAREER

Guide to Career Information on the Net
http://www.cod.edu/library/services/jobscollege.htm#career-info
Especially useful are America's Career InfoNet, Occupational Outlook Handbook, and O*NET

Reference Titles in CCIC
- Occupational Outlook Handbook . CCIC HF 5382 .U5 O33
- Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance . 4 vols. CCIC HF 5381 .E52
- Career Information Center. 13 vols. CCIC HF 5382.5 .U5 C32

Local Information (DuPage, Chicago Region, Illinois) from www.ilworkinfo.com
- Employment Projections to 2012 http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/projections/employproj.htm
- Wage data http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/wagedata/wage.htm
- How is the Standard Occupation Classification Organized? http://stats.bls.gov/soc/socguide.htm#LINK2 or http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/PDFs/soc_definitions.PDF
- Careers Information System: Choose Occupations http://ilcis.intocareers.org/default.aspx

Other Salary Information sources: be sure to get the FREE reports
- Salary Expert (includes information on Renter's Cost of Living) http://www.salaryexpert.com
- Salary.com http://www.salary.com

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CAREER RESEARCH Earth Science and more

CAREER RESEARCH
Earth Science and more