Career Services

Online Resources

Career Services houses an extensive library including books, DVD’s and computer programs to assist students in researching majors, occupations, colleges, programs, job listings, labor market information, companies, and salaries.

The Career Services Library is open to all students and visitors.

Books may be used in the Center but may not be checked out.

Browse our list of books and DVDs available for use in our Career Center.
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Online Resources Listed by Category

Planning a Major and College Resources

• Health Career Center: Career and Job Search Guide
  http://www.careerprofiles.info/health-careers.html
  Helpful resource page for students interested in pursuing a health career career or looking for a health-related occupation.
• Petersons
  www.petersons.com
  Search schools based on your major; can also locate special programs. Site provides assistance with writing admissions essays. Scholarship and financial aid information is also available.

Career Exploration and Self-Assessment Resources

• Career Village
  https://www.careervillage.org/
  CareerVillage is a community where students can get free personalized career advice from real-life professionals.
• Eureka
  www.eureka.org
  What are your interests? Take a skills assessment. Search college majors and schools. Search information on hundreds of careers, including job descriptions, job outlook, salary, and training. Enter Site Code: NDVS4JX (for Foothill students).
• Keirsey Temperament Sorter
  www.keirsey.com/
  Contains 70 questions and an evaluation to help determine personality type.
• Learn How To Become...
  LearnHowToBecome.org/
  A non-commercial organization, provides detailed insight into 45 of today's most popular career fields, including accounting, engineering, medical assisting, nursing, firefighting, financial advising and teaching.
• Myplan.com
  www.myplan.com
  Site contains career exploration information, a career database, and a salary calculator.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
  Handbook showcases various jobs, working conditions, future job prospects, and salaries.
• O*Net Online
  http://online.onetcenter.org/
  Research various occupations according to your skills and abilities on this site.
• Transferable Skills Survey
  www.d.umn.edu/kmc/career_transfer_survey.html
  Complete a brief survey and learn which skills you can successfully transfer to a job/career.
• ZipRecruiter
  https://www.ziprecruiter.com/college-jobs
  Explore careers and learn to create effective resumes.

Green Careers

• Green Career Central
  http://www.greencareercentral.com
  Site is a forum for articles on green careers, career paths and possibilities and network building.
• I Seek
  http://www.iseek.org/sv/10072.jsp
  Explore green careers, plan your education, find a job and grow your own green business. Although this site is based on jobs in MN, it offers good general resources.
  
  
• Sustainability Jobs
  http://sustainabilityjobs.org
  Search job sites, company career pages and associations for sustainability jobs.
  
  
• How to find Green Careers?
  https://zety.com/blog/sustainability-careers
  

  150+ Sustainability Careers and How to Get Them Fast

Networking

• Green Drinks International
  www.greendrinks.org
  Environmental networking community offers monthly social gatherings.
• LinkedIn
  www.linkedin.com
  Professional networking site is designed to bring networking professionals together.
• 99 LinkedIn Profile Tips
  https://zety.com/blog/optimize-your-linkedin-profile
  
  A complete, step-by-step guide to making a LinkedIn profile that attracts job offers.  Insider tips and little known hacks for optimizing your LinkedIn profile.  Advice on how to write your LinkedIn summary and headline to stand out from other users.  Best tips from HR pros on how to use LinkedIn’s features to become the most sought-after professional in your industry.
• Student Mentor
  www.StudentMentor.org
  StudentMentor is a nonprofit that matches college students seeking career or academic advice with volunteer mentors nationwide. Students work one-on-one with mentors to receive career or academic advice on a wide variety of topics including financing education, graduate school applications, and work-life balance.

Internships and Volunteer Websites

• idealist.org
  Internship and volunteer opportunities are listed on this site.
• Inroads, Inc.
  www.inroads.org
  Organization that mentors under-represented minority students for summer internships. Click on Oakland or Los Angeles for CA mentors.
• Looksharp.com
  Large database of paid internships
• Internweb
  www.internweb.com
  National database of internship opportunities.
• VolunteerMatch
  www.volunteermatch.org
  VolunteerMatch is database of volunteer positions, including virtual projects in IT and web development.
• Intern Abroad
  http://www.goabroad.com/intern-abroad
  International internships (paid, volunteer, academic, non-academic, college credit/training).
• The Washington Center
  www.twc.edu/
  Internships and Academic Seminars: Earn academic credit for internships and summer jobs.

Job Hunting Resources

• BayJobs.com
  www.bayjobs.com
  Bayjobs.com is a San Francisco Bay Area job resource for students entering the job market.
• California Job Service: CalJobs
  www.caljobs.ca.gov/
  California’s Employment Development Department website that offers job preparation, job listings, and Job Fairs and Events.
• California Jobs.com
  www.californiajobs.com/
  This link has job seeker resources, job postings, ability to post your resume and Job Fairs.
• Career Journal from The Wall Street Journal
  http://careerjournal.com/index.html
  Contains advice on career management and job hunting. Career articles are also available.
• Craigs’s List
  http://sfbay.craigslist.org/
  Is an assortment of jobs, including part-time opportunities.
• Dice
  www.dice.com
  Is a site created for experienced IT jobs and technology insider information.
• Indeed.com
  www.indeed.com
  This is a great site that combines searches of Monster, HotJobs, CareerBuilder, and many company career pages.
• Job Hunter’s Bible
  www.jobhuntersbible.com
  “What Color is Your Parachute?” author Richard Bowles, has free on-line career assessments.
• Job Hunt.org
  www.job-hunt.org/
  Have access to unadvertised jobs and research companies.
• Simply Hired
  www.simplyhired.com/a/jobs/list/l-Santa+Clara,+CA
  Local jobs and industry information.
• U. S. Government Jobs
  http://usajobs.gov/
  Lists various careers available with the U.S. Government.

Resume Writing Assistance

• Sample Resumes
  www.sampleresumetemplates.com/
  Sample resumes and cover letters for various careers.
• Zety.com
  https://zety.com/blog/resume-writing
  Effective resume writing made easy. Discover proven strategies, tips and resume etiquette to help you fix your resume. Get actionable resume writing help, follow step-by-step instructions from our resume assistance tutorials, and boost your chances of getting an interview invite. Each resume guide comes with actionable advice and pro tips to make resume preparation a breeze.
• Raw Resume
  https://www.rawresume.org

Employer Research Websites

• www.vault.com
  Good information for free, but membership provides more information. Insider tips for interviewing, etc
• The Riley Guide: Resume Help
  www.rileyguide.com/employer.html
• Glassdoor.com: Insider Salary Information
  www.glassdoor.com