America's Career InfoNet

Follow the links to information on general career outlook, wage trends, state employment profiles, and websites related to individual career fields.

Career CLICK

From the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Career CLICK provides overviews of over seven hundred occupations with wage and outlook forecasts.

Career Guide to Industries

This site provides information on careers by industry including working conditions, occupations in the industry, training and advancement, earnings and benefits, and employment outlook.

CareerFitness.com

Fee Based Website "Career Fitness is an easy-to-use system for managing your own career. It has two components: (1) a philosophy of working that will show you how to plan and achieve a healthy and rewarding career in the 21st Century and (2) a regimen of activities that you can implement on a daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly schedule to enrich the vitality of your career and the fulfillment you derive from it."

Fast Company

Online edition of the popular magazine for job hunters. Browse the career resources or the core "themes." Back issues are archived online. Fast Company's Guides provide strategies and advice for job seekers and entrepreneurs.

IDES One Source

Since their merger with the Illinois Occupational Information Coordination Committee, IDES offers even more good information. Access the Illinos Occupational Outlook in Brief, or check out the Illinois Career Resource Network, a comprehensive guide to Illinois careers, training programs and schools, along with links to other helpful resources.

iJobsWorks.com

A site where jobshoppers get all the benefits from jobshopping training and support services provided and employers gain free staffing and added productivity in their workplaces. Jobshoppers volunteer for 4-8 weeks, 18-24 hours weekly and build professional networks and contacts. Check it out.

Inc.com

"Where to start and grow your business." Offers a variety of information that is more general in scope.

JobHuntersBible

Created by What Color is Your Parachute author Richard Nelson Bolles, the Bible offers his always insightful advice. Read his "Fairy Godmother Reports" and the Bolles take on a range of work issues and job hunting strategies.

Jobs & Careers for Teens

From Skokie Public Library's "Teen Scene," this web page contains a collection of links to job search guides and information for teens.

JobStar

JobStar was designed with the California job seeker in mind, but offers good information for any job hunter. You'll find the best collection of salary surveys on the web, help with the "hidden job market" and guides for specific careers.

Licensed Occupations from CareerOneStop

This tool shows the occupational licensing requirements by state, occupation, or agency and includes information on licenses required by law in order to practice a particular occupation.

O*NET Online

The Occupational Information Network (formerly Dictionary of Occupational Titles [DOT] is a comprehensive database of worker attributes and job characteristics. The Skills Search helps match your skills with today's jobs.

Occupational Outlook Handbook

This federal government publication contains information on hundreds of individual careers including the nature of the work, employment projections, and much more.

Princeton Review: Colleges & Careers

This site provides general career advice along with two hundred career profiles, day-in-the-life information about various professions, what it takes to pay your dues, salary trends, and a quality-of-life overview.

SCORE Chicago

"SCORE Chicago provides free business counseling, management consulting, and low cost workshops. We advise on how to get a business loan and offer other resources like templates for a business plan. SCORE counselors can help the entrepreneur start a business or a small business owner grow and prosper. The organization has more than 25 locations in the Chicago area. We also counsel by email nationwide.

SCORE - Counselors to America's Small Business - is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business in the US."

SPL's Small Business Resources

Good links maintained by the Skokie Public Library

US News.com - Careers

From U.S. News & World Reports, this site contains articles on all aspects of the job search including information on the best careers of the year and the "Most Overrated Careers."

What Can I Do With a Major In?

This University of North Carolina site provides labor market information, job titles, and employment sites for various undergraduate and professional majors.