Westchester Community College, State University of New York

Internet Resources

Helpful Career Services Links

• Are YOU Career Ready?
• (What Employers Want – NACE Career Readiness Competencies)
• Making Career Decisions
• Equal Opportunity Publications, Inc (Career Information Resource)
• Diversity Jobs
• Getting Experience – ( Links to Jobs and Internships / Applied Learning )
• How to spot a “Fraudulent” Employer – ( NACE pdf )
• Internet Resources
• Library Career Resources
• LinkedIn Learning – Set up new account tutorial

Once you feel you know enough about your interests, skills, work values, and personality, you should start investigating majors and career possibilities that seem to be a good fit. Here are some resources to help:

	What Can I Do With This Major? Learn about the typical career areas and the types of employers that hire people with each major, as well as strategies to make you a more marketable candidate.
	O*Net Online Database Interactive tool for exploring and searching occupations. The O*Net database, provides the basis for career exploration tools, and a set of valuable assessment instruments for workers and students looking to find or change careers.
Occupational Outlook Handbook	Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook
	My Next Move My Next Move is an interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options. My Next Move has tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers
	My Next Move Spanish My Next Move es una herramienta interactiva para que los solicitantes de empleo y los estudiantes aprendan más sobre sus opciones profesionales. My Next Move tiene tareas, habilidades, información salarial y más para más de 900 carreras diferentes.
	My Next Move for Veterans My Next Move is an interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options. My Next Move has tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers.
	My Plan Career and college advice.
Specific field information
	Explore Health Careers
Careers in Criminal Justice	Careers in Criminal Justice

Additional ideas for exploration

• Learn about Westchester Community College’s programs of study by reading the catalog and talking to faculty in programs that sound interesting.
• Meet with a counselor in Career Services to learn how programs of study and majors can prepare you for specific careers.
• Visit the Career section of the Westchester Community College library to look for books and reference materials
• Talk to people who are working in careers that intrigue you. This is called Informational Interviewing. How did they prepare—both academically and experientially—for their jobs? What advice do they have for you? If you don’t know anyone, our career counselors can help.