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Helpful Career-Related Websites 

The web sites listed are only a small sample - use a search engine or index to identify more options.  Also, check out out the Ramsey Resource Guide for Careers and Jobs.

General Websites

• Download How to Guides (choosing a major, informational interviewing, job & internship search, resume and cover letter development and graduate school planning)
• Recommended General Websites
  
• Career Websites Related to UNCA Majors
  
• Diversity Websites Find resources targeted to various multi-ethnic groups, women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals, & people with disabilities.
  
• FindYourSpot.com  Take an online quiz to help you find the best places for you to live and work. Discover perfect hometowns rated based on YOUR unique interests and needs.
• Explore Vault's Career Insider
  Career Exploration Resource: Review career profiles, online books, employer profiles, career advice articles and much more!
  (Students access Vault by logging into OnePort, then choose the Student Tab, under Quick Links you will see "Vault's Career Insider".  Create your own account using your UNC Asheville email address. )

Job & Internship Search Websites

• Job and Internship Search Strategies Guide
• Finding An Internship
• Finding a Job in North Carolina
  
• Federal Government Employment Links
• International Employment Links
  
• Summer Jobs & Internships
 
• Finding a Job in Asheville, NC
• Asheville Economic Outlook Information
• Asheville Community Organizations/ Non-Profits
  
• North Carolina Non-Profit Jobs Network

Occupational Information Websites

• Overview of the US Job Market
  
• Occupational Outlook Handbook- General Occupational Information.  Great resource for researching career options.
  
• O*NET- Occupational Information
• Career Overview - Offers a wealth of useful and reliable career and job information provided by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and other primary resources
• From the College Foundation of NC - List of Jobs with Highest Numbers of Openings from now until 2010
• Teaching Programs in North Carolina
• Health & Nursing Programs
• Job Outlook for College Graduates
• Job Outlook 2008

• Resume Basics & Sample Resumes
• Job Search Correspondence (sample cover & thank you letters)
• Sample Reference List
• Business Dress Overview
  
• UCLA Online Resume Writing Workshop
  
• eHANDOUTS- Webster University's comprehensive online resource for handouts relating to resumes, cover letters, interviewing, job searching and more. 
• Interviewing Skills- download tips for before, during and after the interview process
• Interviews - Preparing for the interview process, interview structure, sample interview questions etc. (UNC Wilmington's Career Services website)
• The Basics of Informational Interviewing
• Informational Interviewing - get the inside scoop on careers
• Networking/Informational Interviewing Questions
• Tips on How to Answer Interview Questions
• Dining Etiquette Tips

Career Exploration/ Self-Assessment Websites

• FOCUS  A computerized guidance system to assist you in completing a self-assessment of your interests & skills, search labor market information and assist with career decision-making.
  
• TYPE FOCUS  An online self-assessment that is based on the same theory as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
• Keirsey Temperament Sorter An online personality self-assessment designed by David Keirsey, PhD for corporate,
  career and personal development
• Humanmetrics - Jung Typology Test An online self-assessment that is based on Carol Jung's and Isabel Myers-Briggs typological approach to personality

Salary & Financial Planning

• PayScale: Research salaries by jobs, industry and location

• On Track Financial Education and Counseling

• The Riley Guide - Salary Information & Tips

• Job Hunters Bible Salary Information

• Playbook (PDF format) - The Student's Guide to Understanding and Planning Your Financial Future

• Savings Fitness - A Guide to Your Money and Your Financial Future
• Financial Planning Information
• Financial Wellness Presentations and Information
• Granddaaddy of Mutual Fund Research Sites
• Investment Research and Historical Information
• Site dedicated to helping with debt crisis
• Financial Literacy Websites:
  http://www.feedthepig.org/
  http://www.growyourgreen.org/
  http://www.360financialliteracy.org/