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Additional Career Planning Resources

Career development

Understanding the career development process
http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/advising/careerdevelopment.htm

Occupational information

Career One Stop http://www.careeronestop.org/
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor offering career resources and workforce information.

Medical and Health Care http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/medicaled.html
The National Library of Medicine maintains this list of informational links.

O*NET Online http://online.onetcenter.org/
Online database for over 950 occupations.

The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Guide produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics with information about the top 250 occupations in the U.S.

Occupational Outlook Quarterly http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm
Published quarterly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics featuring articles with practical information on jobs and careers.

Employment trends

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projections http://www.bls.gov/emp/
Information about the labor market for the Nation as a whole for 10 years in the future.

Wisconsin’s WORKnet http://worknet.wisconsin.gov/worknet/
Wisconsin labor market information and wage camparison.

Salary information

Salary.com http://www.salary.com
Free access to salary information and more.

JobStar Salary Surveys http://jobstar.org/tools/salary/index.php
Online salary surveys.

The NACE Salary Calculator
www.jobsearchintelligence.com/NACE/salary-calculator-intro/
Salary information by location from the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

Volunteering

Morgridge Center for Public Service http://www.morgridge.wisc.edu/
Information on how to get involved in the Madison community and beyond.

Corporation for National & Community Service http://www.nationalservice.org/
Information on volunteering and community service in the U.S.

UW-Madison campus career resources

Cross College Advising Center http://www.ccas.wisc.edu
College of Ag & Life Sciences Career Services http://www.cals.wisc.edu/students/undergraduate-programs/career-development/
Career Services (School of Human Ecology)
http://www.sohe.wisc.edu/new/undergraduates/u-career.html
Career Services (Letters & Science) http://www.lssaa.wisc.edu/careers
Educational Placement & Career Services http://careers.education.wisc.edu/
Engineering Career Services http://ecs.engr.wisc.edu
Business Career Center http://www.bus.wisc.edu/career
College Library Career Site http://www.college.library.wisc.edu/about/collections/career3.shtml#overview
Wisconsin Alumni Association http://www.uwalumni.com