Career Development
The Student Engagement Center offers resources to Whitman students and alumni to explore career options through internships, advising, and networking contacts.
Majors = Careers (Sometimes) How much will your major determine your career path? Check out these documents showing examples of different career paths - made right here in the SEC from the experiences of Whitman alumni.
Don't know what careers are out there? Check out these career exploration websites:
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Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupation Outlook Handbook – Learn about occupations, including the training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, working conditions, and more!
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Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Quarterly - Check out the Occupational Outlook Quarterly, which features in-depth articles about occupations and trends in hiring across the country.
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College Board - Majors and Careers Central
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Inside Career Info - Career Reports from the Real World
- JobShadow.com - Read real interviews from people as they talk about the jobs they do and the careers they have.
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Becomeopedia.com - Find information about how to become hundreds of careers including education
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One Day, One Job - Daily job "reviews"--The insider's guide to unique and exciting entry-level job and career opportunities for recent college graduates.
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About.com: Career Planning - Career briefs that provide job descriptions, salary information and job outlook.
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MyPlan Career Exploration - Contains a Career Database with over 900 careers, check out the Salary Calculator and Top Ten Lists
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TheCareerProject.org - Interactive career profile database. Notice the side bar on the left, you can click on the Profile Categories to find out more about specific careers.
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Want to learn about Green Careers?
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