The links from this page go to other areas in the Department of Workforce Development Web site and to external sites. These links should be viewed as informational resources and not as recommendations.

Goal Setting and Assessment

Wisconsin Regional Career Centers have been developed with an emphasis upon facilitating career exploration and employment and career skills building for high school aged youth; these centers are usually connected with a local high school. There are ten Career Center locations throughout the State of Wisconsin. This web site provides links to each of the centers with location and contact person information.

WISCareers is a career assessment, exploration and planning website designed to provide career development with a Wisconsin focus. The audience level includes elementary, middle school, high school, and adults.

Quintessential Careers offers a variety of tools that can be used in your job hunting or career development goals. Transferable Job Skills are skills that you have acquired in your daily life, from hobbies, work activities, classes, parenting, sports, virtually any thing can be transferred to your next job or career. There are five key components to the transferable skills section of Quintessential Careers.

O*NET Online – Occupational Information Network makes occupational information interactive and accessible for all. The O*NET database includes information on skills, abilities, knowledge, work activities, and interests associated with occupations. This information can be used to facilitate career exploration, vocational counseling, and a variety of human resources functions, such as developing job orders and position descriptions and aligning training with current workplace needs.

Learn More Resource Center is Indiana's new, expanded Pre-K to College Connection. The successor to the Indiana Career and Postsecondary Advancement Center (ICPAC), Learn More was created to support the Indiana Education Rounddiv's P-16 Plan for Improving Student Achievement. The plans key principle is that in todays world, students need to successfully complete postsecondary education. Information is organized into four major headings: parents, students, counselors, or adults.

Keirsey Temperament Sorter explained. Temperament is a set of inclinations that each of us is born with; it's a predisposition to certain attitudes and actions The Temperament Sorter examines these innate facets of personality to arrive at an integrated picture of an individual. Keirsey Temperament Sorter II, instrument an online personality assessment. The Keirsey Temperament Sorter I and II is copyrighted by David Keirsey.

Campbell Interest and Skills Survey a guide to your working future. If you are interested in a career that requires post-secondary education, the Campbell Interest and Skill survey assessment can help point you in the right direction.

Resume and Interviewing

Wisconsin Job Centers have designed a variety of publications to help you get connected to the world of work. Each major topic (1) Job Readiness, (2) Job Search, (3) Resumes and Applications, and (4) Interviewing offers additional sub topics.

The Riley Guide is on-line to guide you through the many online sites and services that are useful for your job search. The Riley Guide web site does not post jobs nor resumes nor do they review resumes, and cannot forward them to others on your behalf.

Occupation and Career

Students and Career Advisors is designed to provide information on high-growth, high-demand occupations along with the skills and education needed to attain those jobs. This site is divided into sections of Identify your Interests, Explore Careers, Get Work Experience, and Find Education Options. This web site is sponsored by the U.S. Departments of Labor.

Occupational Outlook Handbook provides information on careers from an occupational perspective. Web site is sponsored by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Career Guide to Industries 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, and lists of organizations that can provide additional information. The Career Guide is a companion to the occupational Outlook Handbook.

Career Resource Library, from America’s CareerOneStop, brings you resources and guides for your job searching guidance. Topics include resume and cover letter advice, tips on effective networking, and salary negotiation techniques.

Employer Locator allows you to find contact information about a specific employer or list of employers. The employer information on this site is provided by America's CareerOneStop.

Education

University of Wisconsin System

UW HELP is a Higher Education Location Program. This site contains information about admissions requirement, majors and career directions provided by each of the institutions in the University of Wisconsin System including 13 universities, 13 freshman-sophomore Colleges and UW-Extension. The information is provided to you and your family by the UW HELP, which is a unit of UW-Extension that provides a service for the UW System.

MajorMania is the University of Wisconsin System's tool for discovering which UW System Campus has the major program you are interesting in exploring, includes Teacher Certificate Programs.

Wisconsin Technical College System provides information for students, counselors, employers and parents on all things related to an education at a Wisconsin Technical College.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Federal Service Student Ambassadors provides all students (high school and higher), parents, and career professionals information on different educational opportunities offered by Federal Government departments and agencies, or partnering organizations.

Scholarship for Service a program that is a unique program designed to increase and strengthen the cadre of Federal information assurance (computer science and information security are types of study) professionals that protect the government's critical information infrastructure. This program provides scholarships that fully fund the typical costs that students pay for books, tuition, and room and board while attending an approved institution of higher learning. Be sure to review their What’s SFS area for more information.

Scholarships.com is a free college scholarship search service and financial aid information resource on the Internet. You can create a personal profile and their matching engine will present you with complete and accurate information on the most relevant, attainable college scholarship awards. This site and the SearchForColleges.org are sponsored by National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators ( NASFAA). Please note, that a screen for SearchForColleges.org pops up on Scholarships website.

U.S. Department of Education

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is sponsored by the US Department of Education. According to the site: "FAFSA opens the door to the federal aid process. Every step you can take gets you closer to achieving your education goals. Find out what you can expect from beginning to end."

Student Guide to Financial Aid is a comprehensive resource on student financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education. Grants, loans, and work-study are the three major forms of aid available through the Department's Federal Student Aid office. Updated each award year, The Student Guide tells you about the programs and how to apply for them. Guides are also available in Spanish.

Federal Student Aid (FSA) The U.S. Department of Education's Federal Student Aid (FSA) programs are the largest source of student aid in America, providing nearly 70% of all student financial aid. Help is available to make education beyond high school financially possible for you or your child. The information provided here is designed to assist you in your college planning. It provides you with access to and information about the products and services that you will need throughout the financial aid process.

FSA is financial help for students enrolled in eligible programs at participating schools to cover school (a four-year or two-year public or private educational institution, a career school or trade school) expenses, including tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, and transportation. Most federal aid is need based. The three most common types of aid are grants, loans, and work-study.

Projections

Industrial and Occupational Projections

State Occupational Projections information on this site allows projected employment growth for an occupation to be compared among States. It also allows projected employment growth among occupations to be compared within one State. New ten-year spans of occupational projections are updated once data for all states has been collected.

Regional Analysis

Affirmative Action includes population, labor force demographics and occupational data. Data available on-line.

Wisconsin Economic Indicators are comprised of a series of 22 indicators of data that measure Wisconsin's economic and labor market condition. A comparison of the most recently available data to previous data indicates improvement or decline of economic conditions. Data available on-line.

The information on this site is updated regularly. The same search run at another time may produce different results.