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Occupational/Career Resources

Reference Sources

  • Encyclopedia of careers and vocational guidance - Ref HF5381 .E52 2003 (4 volumes)
  • Occupational outlook handbook - Ref HD 8051 .A62 2002-03

Internet Resources

See Resources by Subject for databases and websites specific to your major.

America's Career InfoNet
Use this web site to learn about typical wages and employment trends across occupations and industries, and to check education, knowledge, skills and abilities against requirements for most occupations. In line with the U.S. Department of Labor's vision for America's Labor Market Information System, the CareerOneStop portal, operating as a federal-state partnership, is funded by grants to States.

Michigan Department of Civil Service - Job Specifications
This site has lots of employment information specific to State of Michigan jobs, such as licensure and certification requirements, pay range, and how to apply.

Occupational Information Network
This site, sponsored by the US Department of Labor, allows you to search for almost any job title, and find the tasks, knowledge, skills, abilities, work activities, work context, and work values for each job, as well as related occupations, wages & employment.

FirstGov Job, Education and Career Resources
US Government portal to job and career training resources as well as job and workplace issues, state and federal job sites and resources for teachers.

 

Alma College boasts a 13-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio, a liberal arts approach to undergraduate education, 28 academic majors, self-designed programs of emphasis, pre-professional programs in law and medicine, and an intensive Spring Term that provides opportunities for innovative courses, travel classes, research and internships.

 

Student Profile

Jason Latz

Jason Latz
Graduation: 2008
Major: Education
From: Elsie, Michigan
Interests: Sports, Habitat for Humanity

Spring Term courses offer students opportunities to break out of the “Alma Bubble.” Off-campus study, especially in a foreign country, shows you how you relate to the rest of the world and how the rest of the world views American people, politics and policies. You can then integrate your real world experiences into your academic programs and your future career.