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TJC Career Sources

Be sure and visit the TJC Career Services website provided below to find out about job openings, career assessment, sample resumes and letters, job search tips, employer services and more.

TJC Career Services

Skills Assessment

O*NET Skills Search
Let O*NET Skills Search help you identify occupations that are best suited for you by answering questions from six sets of skills.
Career Interest Game
Click on the skill sets that appy to you and browse the list of possible occupations. From the University of Missouri Career Center.
Princeton Review Career Quiz
Answer a series of questions in the Princeton Review Career Quiz to find suggested matches for your skill set.

Personality Assessment

These personality assessments will help you to choose a career path that's best suited to your strengths.

16 Personalities
Informal personality assessment to help identify those occupations suited to your skills. Additional explanation of your personality type. Based on the Myers-Briggs Personality test.
Queendom.com
Queendom offers a variety of professional-quality, scientifically-validated psychological assessments. Gather feedback and detailed, custom-tailored analysis of yourself.

Online Databases

Vocational & Career Collection
Collection of full-text trade and industry related periodicals designed to support high schools, community colleges, trades institutions and the general public.
Academic Search Complete
Great multi-subject database where you'll find full-text articles over most topics. Explore career options and read about day-to-day career situations.
Enhanced Business Search Interface
Good source for detailed company information, industry trends and market analysis.
Learning Express Library
Search multiple Learning Centers for practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information you need to excel in school, at work or for life-long learning. Includes their Popular Software Tutorials and Computer & Internet Basics.
Job & Career Accelerator
Assess career possibilities; search for jobs and internships from over 5 million listings; research more than a 1,000 occupational profiles; and create professional resumes and cover letters.

Suggested Web Resources

Occupational Outlook Handbook
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a comprehensive career source sponsored by the U. S. Department of Labor. Great tool for exploring career options. The Handbook is revised every two years.
Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Sponsored in part by the US Department of Labor/
Employment and Training Administration, O*NET offers a detailed look at hundreds of careers. Information is updated approximately every two years.
Career One Stop
CareerOneStop compiles data from a variety of federal and state sources, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) at the U.S. Department of Labor; the U.S. Department of Education; the Bureau of Economic Analysis at the U.S. Department of Commerce; the Bureau of the Census at the U.S. Department of Commerce; and other Federal, State, and private institutions. Sources of data are cited and web links are provided where possible.

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Nathan Stiles