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Career Exploration 

What Can I Do With My Degree?

From the Office of the Provost at Texas A&M University-Commerce, this site includes information about career opportunities, job search sites, associations, and links to academic departments at A&M-Commerce.

Career Services' Resources by Department

Career Exploration and Job Search Resources for each Academic Department & Major at Texas A&M University-Commerce

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Published by the U.S. Department of Labor, this handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.

 

 

Job Search

 

Texas A&M University-Commerce Job-Line

Lists all faculty, staff, and student employment opportunities at A&M-Commerce

The Riley Guide

Connects to 50 pages with job resources, starting with the more general resources and moving through location or audience specific listings to the occupation and industry resources.

 Quintessential Careers

More than 2,300 pages of free college, career, and job-search content, including job listings and resume-posting services.

CollegeGrad.Com

A comprehensive site with both job listings and career search help.

 jobpostings

Job listings and career search help, from the publishers of  jobpostings magazine.

Education America

Search for administrative/support and teaching jobs by category, city, and state.

Teachingjobs.com

A world-wide directory of teaching jobs; upload your resume, search and browse jobs.

 

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Resume Writing

 

Career Services Resume & Cover Letter Guide

Created by the Career Services Office at A&M-Commerce, this in an online version of the publication available from Career Services (for those who prefer a "hard copy")

JobHuntersBible

The Net Guide to Job Listings from Richard Bolles (author of What Color is Your Parachute).  Find which are the best sites, and also learn what are the limitations of all job opening sites on the Internet.

Resume Tutor

This online resume-coaching program from the University of Minnesota's Employee Career Enrichment Program is designed to walk you through the steps of creating your resume.

Job Star Central

Samples, advice, and links to other sites with resume guidance that is as good as, if not better, than that found in the resume books in your local library, from resources whose point of view is experienced, knowledgeable and not geared towards selling a product.

Jobweb

Articles on writing resumes and cover letters, developing interviewing skills, and handling salary history requests from the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

 

 

 

Prepare for an Interview

 

Career Services Interview Guide

Created by the Career Services Office at A&M-Commerce, this in an online version of the publication available from Career Services (for those who prefer a "hard copy")

Jobweb

Articles on writing resumes and cover letters, developing interviewing skills, and handling salary history requests from the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

The Riley Guide

Comprehensive site with general interviewing advice, addressing problems during the interview, handling improper questions, what to do after the interview, and even suggestions for interviewing via video conference and/or telephone.

Job Interviewing Tutorial

From Quintessential Careers, this tutorial is designed to help you become more knowledgeable about all aspects of job interviews, from the importance of establishing rapport, to nonverbal cues, to types of interviews . It also includes common interview questions with sample answers, as well as practice interview questions.

Syms Dress to Achieve

Shows basic wardrobes for men and women, as well as variations for different occupations (Advertising, Banking, Retail Sales, Science & Technology, and Social Services and Education)

Virtual Interviews from Monster

The Random Interview Question Generator gives you some of the most common questions (and possible answers) in random order, giving you the chance to think about potential answers before your REAL interview.

Quintessential Careers Guide to Researching Companies

Dozens of links, and pages of advice, for researching companies in preparation for an interview.

 

 

 

Locating U. S. Employers Who Hire International Students

 

computerjobs.com

Post resume, search for jobs (including H-1B Job Sites and Entry Level Jobs)

 

CampusCareerCenter.com

Post resume and/or search jobs

(including the option of viewing only those jobs providing visa sponsorship).

 

W3VISA.com

Post resume, search for US employers who have sponsored employees for H-1B visas, find general information about how to find work in the US.

 

ForeignMBA.com

Useful information for students who would like to work in the US.  Includes career profiles, corporate interviews, immigration information, lists of companies who have hired international MBA’s.

 

Other Resources

          U.S. Department of Labor

         "International Students and the Job Search" (need Acrobat Reader)

         "U.S. Job Search for International Students" (need Acrobat Reader)