University of Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa

Career and Placement Assistance

A Career Counselor is available to work one-on-one with students, assisting them in all phases of their career development including: self-assessment with the use of the CAREER NOODLE http://www.careernoodle.com/devsite/ a career guidance and information system; the CAREER EXPLORATION INVENTORY - a guide for exploring work, leisure, and learning;choosing and researching occupations; referrals and recommendations to discuss career opportunities with faculty and professionals; conducting informational interviews; providing information on internship opportunities; writing resumes and cover letters; conducting a job search; preparing for interviews and researching graduate schools. Career Services offers the following internet resources to assist students/alums with career exploration and job search.

PARTNERSHIP WITH DUBUQUE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER

UD's Career Services takes pride in the relationship the office holds with Iowa's Workforce Development (IWD)- Dubuque Office.UD students are encouraged to register with Region One's Job Seeker Services, which serves Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois. IWD's Career Center staff will assist students in locating a job in RegionOne, statewide, or nationally with their extensive computer network system. Region One businesses have over 1,600 job openings listed on their regional website. These jobs include professional, health, business, manufacturing, general labor, and many other positions for students to consider for full-time or part-time employment. To register students are encouraged to utilize the following website www.iowaworkforce.org/region1

TOP JOB DATABASES ON THE WEB

America's Job Bank www.ajb.dni.us

Career Builder www.careerbuilder.com

Career Mosaic www.careermosaic.com

Career Path.com www.careerpath.com

Head hunter.net www.headhunter.com or www.headhunter.net

Hot jobs.com www.hotjobs.com

Job Options.com www.joboptions.com

Jobs.com www.jobs.com

JobTrak.com www.jobtrak.com

Monster.com www.monster.com

Nation Job Network www.nationjob.com

CAREER NOODLE

CareerNoodle provides a suite of engaging, authoritative, and easy-to-use career exploration and planning tools for middle, high school and college students. Utilizing active and constructivist learning theories, combined with advanced Web technologies, CareerNoodle was created with a user-centered design process that included the participation of hundreds of guidance counselors, educators and students across the nation. UD students may access career noodle while on-campus, after developing a username and password http://www.careernoodle.com/devsite/

Career Exploration Inventory (CEI), Third Edition

The CEI is a self-assessment career-planning tool that helps individuals to explore their goals for work, leisure, and education. Now in tis third edition, the CEI is comprised of 128 brief activity statements that the test taker rates on whether they like or would like to engage in that activity. This self-study tool provides information about occupations, typical leisure activities, and the type of education and training associated with each interest pattern. An activities worksheet and action plan worksheet included in the report helps test-takers explore their options. The CEI is a powerful career and leisure exploration tool useful for a wide range of audiences and applications.

http://www.jist.com/CEI_online.htm

Contact Dr. Baus @ abaus@dbq.edu to take this assessment.

OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Students are "encouraged to review for hundreds of different types of jobs: the training and education needed; earnings; expected job prospects; what employees do on the job; and working conditions. In addition, the Handbook gives you job search tips, links to information about the job market in each state and more.

The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. The Handbook is revised every two years." - as stated on the U.S. Department of Labor; Bureau of Labor Statistics web site.

http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm