Career Planning & Career Information websites
Canada’s Best Jobs 2015: Canadian Business’ ranking of the best jobs based on job growth, salaries and future demand.
Career Cruising (Canadian): An interactive website where you can find excellent information about careers, and search for university, college, and vocational programs in Canada and the U.S. Take the Matchmaker Quiz and other assessments to find possible career options. Username is “Dawson” and the password is “College”.
O*NET (American): Detailed, comprehensive descriptions of all occupations. See a complete list of specific occupations in Job Families.
America’s Career Infonet (American): Career videos! Click on the “videos” link to view hundreds of video clips on careers, industries and abilities. You can also find tools to help you assess yourself, explore career options, and identify education and training needs.
Quebec Training and Labour Market Information: Information on occupations, including salaries and future outlook for Quebec. Information on vocational, college, university, and continuing education programs across Quebec.
Job Futures Quebec: Job descriptions, detailed analysis of opportunities in each field, education and training requirements. Click on “Occupation Search”.
Alberta Occupational Profiles: Details on over 500 occupations, career videos.
Occupational Outlook Handbook (American): Find American career information by occupational group, pay, educational level, employment projections, etc.
Youth Canada: Helps you plan your education and career, find a job, manage your money.
National Occupational Classification: The NOC classifies and describes all of the occupations in the Canadian economy.
Working in Canada: Learn about job opportunities, wages, skill requirements, etc. Find out where the jobs are now and where they will be in the future. Search by job title, skills and knowledge, or education program.
Careers in Culture: What you need to know and what you need to do for a career in arts and culture in Canada.
Vocational and Technical Training in Quebec: Information on secondary and college-level technical training in Quebec.
Heading for Success: A Quebec website aimed at helping you find a “trade you love.” Take an aptitude test, explore trades by major trade group or region; there’s even a web mag.
Backdoor Jobs: Study, work and volunteer abroad information.
Ten Thousand Coffees: This service connects Canadian students with professionals from over 30 fields. Students can invite an expert to meet for coffee, speak over the phone, video chat, or e-mail. A great way to learn about career opportunities, job requirements, and get advice and perspective from those in the field.
College Grad: Get expert advice on all stages of the Job Search process: research the top careers to find the one that is right for you, get assistance with developing the best entry level resume and cover letter, learn how to make the very best impression in your interviews.
