Favorite Career Resources

The following are examples of favorite career resources lists for a variety of career fields. Please click here for an overview on how to write your own favorite career resources list. Accounting and Finance Careers: Favorite Resources List Arts: Favorite Career Resources List Business Related Careers: Favorite Resources List Child Development: Favorite Career Resources List Filmmaking: Favorite Career Resources...
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1) The IMDB (Internet Movie Database) – It’s hard to emphasize how important a resource this is; I believe financial success is secondary to artistic success, and the latter can only be achieved through a commitment to the culture of what you’re doing. The IMDB has so much information on history, theory, statistics and...
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1) http://careerplanning.about.com/cs/occupation and 2) www.payscale.com These websites were helpful in finding general information regarding national statistics for various careers. They give a median annual salary, educational requirements and a general description of a normal workday. They also provided information regarding the future demand of specific careers. Payscale.com was especially helpful because you can tailor your...
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Five Medical Related Career Resources All these links pertain to the field of medicine. My major is Pre-Med/Psychology. I am majoring in psychology but applying to medical schools after graduation. http://www.altabatessummit.org/physicians/physician_specialty_definitions.html http://www.medterms.com/script/main/hp.asp http://mdsalaries.blogspot.com/ http://www.howstuffworks.com/becoming-a-doctor.htm http://www.medhelp.org/ More About the Resources The first link provides definitions on the branches of fields doctors have available to specialize in. The second link is an online medical...
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1. My college business instructor: pertaining to marketing and business administration (a little) This resource is a business teacher at my college. He’s been teaching there for many years and heads up a student entrepeneurial club. This resource is a favorite because he was a marketing guy, knows the game and knows the people. He...
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List five specific career related resources: www.bls.gov www.aarc.org www.caahep.org www.nbrc.org www.monster.com Which occupation, career or major each resource pertains to: All of my resources pertain to working as a respiratory therapist. A description for each resource: www.bls.gov is a government resource that contains actual statistics and data collected from all over the U.S. for the actual job. I find it to be a...
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To find more information on child development, I have been using mainly: CollegeBoard.com PrincetonReview.com The resources at my college I have also used the San Francisco State University (SFSU) child development advisers and the resources at Sarah Lawrence University, which has an amazing child development program. These all are in relation to the child development major. As much as...
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http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm. The Occupational Outlook Handbook has a lot of information on becoming a registered nurse. This resource can be found online and gives you the basic outline of schooling, requirements, and so forth, including recommendations of schools that are known for their nursing certification. http://www.allnursingschools.com/faqs/be_rn. This resource on becoming a registered nurse is found online...
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