Career & Employment Links
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 | StartHereCareers.com: Start Here Careers is designed to help you find a good career by providing the most current local data on wages, employment, job postings, and associated education and training. | |
 | Every Chance Every Texan has today's resources for tomorrow's Texas workforce. Includes information on top jobs, planning strategies, savings plans, scholarship & aid and Texas schools. | |
 | The College Cost Calculator helps you to see how much college will cost by the time you enroll, using either actual or average costs. | |
 | NextOps Empowers America's Veterans. | |
 | Career Readiness Guide Book is a great resource from the Texas Education Coordinating Board | |
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 | The Occupational Information Network(O*NET) is the nation's primary source of occupational information. O*NET OnLine provides an interactive application for exploring occupations as well as assessment instruments for students looking to find or change careers. Sponsored by the US Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration. | |
| Career One Stop helps you to explore careers, investigate salary and benefit information, plan a job search, write resumes and more. Sponsored by US Department of Labor. | |
 | Occupational Outlook Handbook: Profiles cover hundreds of occupations and describe what they do, work environment, how to become one, pay, and more. Sponsored by US Bureau of Labor Statistics. | |
 | What Can I do with this Major? (University of Wyoming) Click on majors to see outlines of common career areas, employers, and strategies designed to maximize career opportunities. | |
 | My Next Move is an interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options. | |
 | My Skills My Future helps you match your occupational skills and experiences with the skills needed in other occupations. | |
 | Labor Market & Career Informationprovides useful and reliable information about careers, educational training options and jobs. | |
 | Reality Check Texas: Don't know how much money you will need to earn in the future? Don't know which occupation to choose? No problem! Information on selecting the right career for your spending needs. | |
 | Texas Workforce Commission is the state agency charged with overseeing and providing workforce development services to employers and job seekers of Texas. | |
 | The Job Accomodation Network is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accomodations and disability employment issues. | |
 | Learnhowtobecome.org is a resource for students and job seekers looking for in-depth career information and guidance. | |
 | Affordable Colleges Foundation, is an organization dedicated to providing free higher education tools for current and future college students and their families, recently published research on all the Not-For-Profit universities and colleges in Texas that offer online college programs.
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Job Searching
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 | Work In Texas: Comprehensive online job search resource and matching system developed and maintained by the Texas Workforce Commission. | |
 | USA Jobs: US Government's official program for Federal jobs and employment information. | |
 | Since 1956, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) has been a leading resource for employment information. The NACE Salary Calculator Center is a salary survey data resource designed to save you time and money, and provide you with reliable and proven results- in minutes! | |
