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Career Information Center
Explore your options, with job summaries, descriptions, and up-to-date salary information.
CorpTech (from ReferenceUSA)
Detailed coverage of biotech, computer, environmental, and other high-tech companies.
Dun & Bradstreet's Million Dollar Database
Information on leading U.S. public and private businesses.
Gale Business & Company Resource
Industry reports to provide insight into your career field, plus company data & financial reports to help you learn more about a potential employer.
LearningExpressLibrary
Free practice for academic and professional licensing exams such as GED, Civil Service, ASVAB, Border Patrol, GMAT, ESL, real estate, and more.
Newsbank Newspapers
Local and national newspaper articles. Includes regional news events, local people, businesses and organizations.
ReferenceUSA
Provides contact information and data on more than 14 million U.S. businesses, to help you research a potential employer.
America's Career Infonet
Need help in making an informed career decision? Use this site to locate employment and wage trends; check occupational requirements; search for employer contact information and cost of living data; and review state labor market conditions.
IMDiversity Career Center
IMDiversity.com, a one-stop career and self-development site for job seekers of diverse backgrounds. IMDiversity.com is dedicated to connecting America's most progressive employers with multicultural job seekers. Variety of job search tools.
Licensed Occupations
Will you need a license in your new career? This site helps you research requirements in your state by occupation, and tells you which agency to contact.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Great starting point for locating information about specific occupations including nature of the work, working conditions, training, earnings, and more.
What Color is Your Parachute?
Resume writing and career counseling from Richard Bolles, author of the popular job hunting guidebook of the same name.
 

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