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Researching career information is critical to making a gooddecision. You would not make a decision about a car, computer, or digitalcamera without learning about these items. It is important to research itemssuch as job functions, educational requirements, work environment, salaryrange, growth potential, required skills, and lifestyle considerations.
Resources to help you:
- Career Counselors (AD 126, 610-799-1137)
- The Donley Center, The Carbon Center, and The Morgan Centerhave staff to assist you. Contact your advisor/counselor at these sites.
- Choices - Career Software Program: Contact a careercounselor for more information (610-799-1137).
- Career Library in the Career Service Center
- LCCC CareerPaths Brochure (PDF)
- Informational Interviews with individuals working in yourarea of interests
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: http://www.bls.gov/oco/
- O*NET: http://online.onetcenter.org
- Career One Stop: www.careeronestop.org - Anational website for job seekers to find employment and career resources.
- Sloan Career Cornerstone Center (science, technology,mathematics, computing and medicine career planning) -http://careercornerstone.org/resources.htm#PowerPoint Thiswebsite provides "detailed field overviews that are available online andin PDF format, and include details about each degree, employment and salarydata, and lists of employers and accredited university programs."
- Read About a Specific Career: http://www.iseek.org/sv/Frame?pg=11999
- Read about careers by Holland Code and takethe Career Key
- http://eslmi15.esc.state.nc.us/soicc/explore1.asp?
- LCCC Library Books on Careers
- Major Discovery Series - Kutztown University: http://www.kutztown.edu/admin/careers/students/hlMajorDiscovery.shtml
- The Major Resource Kit - University of Delaware: http://www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html
- What Can I Do with a Major In - University of NorthCarolina: http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/index.htm
- Lehigh Valley Job Market Info:
- http://www.careerlinklehighvalley.org/Portals/1/PDF%20Files/Outlook.pdf
- http://www.careerlinklehighvalley.org/
- America 's Career Infonet: http://www.acinet.org/acinet/ -ThisWebsite lists wages, employment trends, occupational requirements and has anextensive library online.
There are many sites for career information. Have fun surfing.