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 Check out the NEW CAREER CENTER, D-212! All the resources you need for your career development - such as information on resumes, interviewing, cover letters, portfolios, job search strategies, career exploration and more! The Center has books, DVD's, Videos, software, magazines, newsletters, assessment tests, employer information, job postings, a computer and internet accessibility, a mock interview room and lots more!
Make an appointment to use the Career Center by calling Carol Pleuss at 330-684-8928 or student services at 330-684-8900 or e-mail cjpleus@uakron.edu
Wayne
College offers career planning assistance to help undecided students
explore majors
and careers. A variety of career assessments are used to help students
evaluate and understand their interests, values, abilities, and
personality
types and how all of these are related to career choice.
For
help with your job search, make an individual appointment for assistance with
resume writing, skills assessment and interviewing practice. See
links below. Workshops and career events are scheduled each semester.
 Current Local Job Postings
Area employment opportunities for UA students & alumni:
Are you a UA student or alumni looking for a job? Check out the available job openings at http://www.wayne.uakron.edu/employmentop_area.php. Current job openings, information on job fairs and schedules of campus employer visits are also posted regularly on the Job Information Center bulletin board in upper D-wing.
Other UA employment opportunities:
The University of Akron Employment Opportunities Bulletin is published bi-weekly by Human Resources. All instructions and deadlines must be observed when applying for open positions. Open positions are advertised on a 24-hour Job Line. This information can be accessed with a touch tone telephone at (330) 972-7091 or online at http://www3.uakron.edu/hr/eob/.
Good places for local northeast Ohio openings on the web:
• Career Builder: http://www.careerbuilder.com/
• Canton Repository: http://www.cantonrep.com/
-Classified Link: http://iis.cantonrep.com/classads/ClassCat.asp?catid=2
• The Daily Record: http://www.the-daily-record.com/
-Classified Link: http://www.the-daily-record.com/classifieds/jobs.php
• The Medina Gazette: http://www.medina-gazette.com/
-Classified Link: http://www.medina-gazette.com/classifieds.asp?cat=500
• Ashland Times-Gazette: http://www.times-gazette.com/
-Classified Link: http://tg.ohioclassifiedfinder.com/
• The Independent (Massillon): http://www.indeonline.com/left.php
-Classified Link: http://iis.cantonrep.com/classads/classmain.asp?massinde
• The Trading Post: http://www.tradingpostnewspapers.com/M/1/6.html
-Classified Link: http://www.tradingpostnewspapers.com/M/37/33.html
http://www.careerboard.com (has northeast Ohio index with specific titles)
http://www.flipdog.com
http://www.monster.com (resume resources, cover letters and interviewing articles)
http://www.innosourceinc.com (for northeast Ohio Information Technology openings)
http://www.odinjobs.com/ (Odinjobs specializes in helping IT & engineering professionals find the right job)
http://lmi.state.oh.us/Jobs/JobBanks.htm (provides links to Ohio and National job banks, job search and information)
http://scoti.ohio.gov/scoti_lexs/ (SCOTI website)
EmploymentGuide.com
EmploymentGuide.com is a job board for hourly, skilled, full-time and part-time jobs.
http://www.employmentguide.com
JobALot.com
With simple functionality and extensive job listings nationwide - check out job s with JobALot.
http://www.jobalot.com
HealthCareerWeb.com
HealthCareerWeb.com is a job-searching tool for people who have been in the healthcare industry for years and for those that are just starting out.
http://www.healthcareerweb.com
International Job Openings
http://www.intljobs.org
Free on-line Career Tests
• Live Career Test - http://livecareer.com
• Carl Jung Typology Test - http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm
Career
Planning: Self-Assessment, Major Exploration and Career Research
Useful
career planning links:
• Check out the neat "Career Tool Kit" for manufacturing opportunities in N.E. OH at:
http://www.dreamit-doit.com/NortheastOhio/index.asp
• The University of Akron offers nearly 300 undergraduate majors - follow this
link to "Find Your Major" - http://www.uakron.edu/academics/index.php
• Find Your Major at The University of Akron by College -
http://www.uakron.edu/academics/college.php
• "Major Resource Kits" -
http://www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html
• Learn what you can do with different majors at:
http://www.ashland.edu/cardev/cdm-major.html
• “Major to Career Converter” -
http://6steps.monster.com/step1/careerconverter/
• Good Web resources for Career Exploration -
http://www.wetfeet.com
http://www.vault.com
http://www.quintcareers.com
http://www.onetcenter.org
• Career, Job, and Employment Information - http://www.careeroverview.com
• More than a dozen great articles on career planning under "career planning section" at
http://fastweb.monster.com/fastweb/resources
• An online career test and infomation on future jobs and job search advice -
http://www.careerplanner.com
• Provides 10 tips for developing a career-planning strategy -
http://www.quintcareers.com/career_planning_tips.html
• "What can I do with a major in?" from the University of North Carolina
Wilmington -
http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/
• University of Delaware, Career Services - http://www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html
• Good
place to start career exploration or transition - http://www.jobhuntersbible.com
• A really great way to explore the Self Directed Search codes and find majors/occupations
that match your interests - http://www.nycareerzone.org
• Find a major, from the Princeton
Review site -
http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/majors/majorSearch.asp
• We
like the lists of occupations with majors here -
http://www.niu.edu/crc/major/Weblink.htm
• Campus
Monster - http://campus.monster.com
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - http://www.bls.gov/oco/
• Self Assessment - http://jobhuntersbible.com/counseling/ctests.shtml
• A free career analysis - http://www.assessment.com/MAPPInfo/FreeAnalysis.asp
• Exploring occupations - http://www.umanitoba.ca/counselling/careers.html
• College Board Career Search - http://www.collegeboard.com/apps/careers/index/
• Career Resources (various
other links) - http://www.csuohio.edu/career/resources.htm
• Major to career converter - http://content.monstertrak.monster.com/tools/careerconverter/
• Articles about educational testing and financial aid - http://www.lifeworkhome.com/
You
can take the computer-assisted career guidance software SIGI Plus
or OCIS:
 OCIS
(Ohio Career Information System) is primarily a career information system.
The information is current and very detailed. Unlike books, career databases
such as OCIS are updated all the time. OCIS has links to other rich sources
of information on-line. Click
here to access OCIS. (UAnet ID required)
 SIGI
Plus is now available online with your UAnet ID. Use SIGI Plus to identify
your career values, search for careers related to your major, and ask
questions about each occupation. Access SIGI Plus on the Smucker Learning
Center website at http://www.wayne.uakron.edu/LearCen/slc_sigi.htm.
Make an appointment with Career Services or your adviser for assistance
with SIGI Plus or to discuss your SIGI results.
 Labor
Market Information: The
Outlook & Skills You Need
Job
market information, trends, occupational outlook, salaries:
SCOTI Online
- https://scoti.ohio.gov/scoti_lexs/
American
Career Information Net - http://www.acinet.org
The Riley Guide - http://www.rileyguide.com
Wall Street Journal Executive Career Site - http://www.careerjournal.com
Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Bureau of Labor Statistics - http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Gaining
Experience: Getting
Experience and Internships
Review
your current skills, assess skills you want to develop for your
career:
What do you have to offer to the world? - www.jobhuntersbible.com/library/hunters/whatoffer.shtml
Transferable Job Skills & Survey- http://www.quintcareers.com/transferable_skills.html
Research & Resources
Great Resume, Interviewing and Job Search Tips
http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/resumes/?cjcontent=mail
http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/interviewing/?cjcontent=mail
Awesome,
Comprehensive, On-line Sites for Career & Job Hunting Resources
http://www.job-hunt.org
http://jobstar.org
Wayne
College Library Resources:
http://www.wayne.uakron.edu/library/
Career
Bibliography (Wayne College Library Book Titles):
• Resumes,
Cover Letters and Interviews
• Career
Development and Job Hunting
The
University of Akron Center for Career Management:
http://www.uakron.edu/ccm/
Company
Research:
Hoover’s Online: http://www.hoovers.com
Vault reports: http://www.vault.com
Wetfeet: http://www.wetfeet.com
 Compensation:
Salary
Information: http://www.salary.com
Salary
Information: http://jobstar.org/tools/salary/sal-surv.htm
Salary conversion (from state to state): http://homefair.com/homefair/cmr/salcalc.html
Relocation time line: http://www.experienceondemand.com
Business Resources:
Akron SCORE: http://www.akronscore.org/
Business Week: http://www.businessweek.com
Forbes: http://www.forbes.com
Fast Company: http://www.fastcompany.com
For
more information or to schedule an appointment, contact:
Carol
J. Pleuss,
Coordinator of Career and Assessment
Services
Office: D-213
Phone: 330-684-8928 or 1-800-221-8308, ext. 8928
FAX: 330-684-8989
Email: cjpleus@uakron.edu
Student
Services & Support
Office: just inside Front Entrance
Phone: 330-684-8900 or 1-800-221-8308, ext.
8900
FAX: 330-684-8989
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