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Provides information on available careers by industry, including the nature of the industry, working conditions, employment, occupations in the industry, training and advancement, earnings and benefits, employment outlook. 2010-2011 edition
Provides data and information on a variety of topics—including occupations and industries, pay and benefits, and more. These articles are helpful for students, career counselors, jobseekers, and others planning careers.
Excellent resource for researching careers. Includes information about required education and training, job duties, work environment, salary, job outlook, similar occupations, and more.
Broken out of the Texas Workforce Commission site above, tools allow you to explore careers, compare careers and expenses, and match skills with careers.
Combines everything you need for a successful job search into one easy-to-use online application. First-time users are required to create a personal account.
eLearning solution that provides support to students and professionals for academic skill-building, standardized test prep, career certification test prep and more.
Provides broad access to information on skills, abilities, knowledges, work activities, and interests associated with almost 1,000 occupations covering the entire U.S. economy. Job seekers can use the available key features to find out which jobs fit with their interests, skills, and experience; explore growth career profiles using the latest available labor market data; maximize earning potential and job satisfaction.
Designed to meet a wide variety of vocational and technical research needs, this database provides full-text coverage for 337 trade and industry related periodicals.
This summary from O*Net OnLine is on Biofuels Production Managers and provides an evaluation with a sufficient amount of details to get a better understanding of the career path as a Biofuels Production Manager in order to help decide if this is for you and how to pursue this career
This summary from O*Net OnLine is on Business Intelligence Analysts and provides an evaluation with a sufficient amount of details to get a more clear picture of the career in deciding if this is for you and how to get there through insight into the career from job tasks to common workforce characteristics
This summary from O*Net OnLine is on General and Operations Managers and provides an evaluation with a sufficient amount of details to get a more clear picture of the career in deciding if this is for you and how to get there through insight into the career path as a General and Operations Manager, excluding First-Line Supervisors.
A resource provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that covers variety of aspects for one considering becoming a Industrial Production Manager as a career. This resource is recommended to be a starting point.
This summary from O*Net OnLine is on Information Technology Project Managers and provides an evaluation with a sufficient amount of details to get a more clear picture of the career in deciding if this is for you and how to get there through insight into the career from competitive technology skills to the workplace environment in the field
This summary from O*Net OnLine is on Management Analysts and provides an evaluation with a sufficient amount of details to get a more clear picture of the career in deciding if this is for you and how to get there through insight into the career from educational requirements to common job responsibilities
A resource provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that covers variety of aspects for one considering becoming a Management Analyst as a career. This resource is recommended to be a starting point.
The Academy of Management is the preeminent professional association for management and organization scholars. Their worldwide members are professors and Ph.D. students in business schools at universities, academics in related social science and other fields, and practitioners who value knowledge creation and application. Founded in 1936, it boasts a global community today that is nearly 18,000 strong and spans over 120 countries.
Established in 1970, the Financial Management Association International (FMA) is a global leader in developing and disseminating knowledge about financial decision making. FMA's mission is to broaden the common interests between academicians and practitioners, provide opportunities for professional interaction between and among academicians, practitioners and students, promote the development and understanding of basic and applied research and of sound financial practices, and to enhance the quality of education in finance.
The Institute of Management Accountants is also known as the Association Of Accountants and Financial Professionals In Business. Many members are certified public accountants but others are business professionals with academic and professional backgrounds in accounting, finance and/or strategic business management. Offers certification, continuing education and/or training, networking, and other career development options.
A global non-profit community that increases members’ impact through advancing ethical best practices, training and certification, and cultivating a powerful peer community, grounded in an established Code of Ethics.
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