Internet Sites for Career Information
Links to Animal Science Related Career Sites:
AGCareers http://www.agcareers.com/
AgriSeek http://www.agriseek.com/
USDA Jobs http://www.usda.gov
To Research a Career Field or Organization:
Google http://www.google.com
Yahoo! http://www.yahoo.com
To Learn More About a Particular Job or Career:
America’s Career InfoNet http://www.acinet.org/
- Information on hundreds of occupations and the requirements for entry
Career Builder http://www.careerbuilder.com/
Career Guides from JobStar http://jobstar.org/tools/career/index.php
- One of the most comprehensive collections of career information
Career Mag http://www.careermag.com/
Job and Career ConneCTion http://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/jcc/step2.asp
- A Connecticut Department of Labor website with occupational information
Monster Board http://www.monster.com/
- Has a Career Netowrk section where you can chat with experts in different fields, post to message boards, and use their career tools O*NET Online http://online.onetcenter.org/
- Includes information on about 950 occupations including information on skills, abilities, work activities, and interests
Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/ (published by U.S. Dept. of Labor)
Salary.com http://www.salary.com/
- Comprehensive salary information by region of the country
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/
- Compilation of data, economy at a glance, regional information, publications, and research papers