Careers

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OCC Links
  • OCC Career Counseling - General information, locations, and phone numbers for OCC's Career and Transfer Centers on each campus, plus career-related Web links.
  •  OCC Placement Services - Provides job info and services for on- and off-campus positions, recruitment, employer info, cooperative education/internship, and more.
  • Cooperative Education
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Job Listings
  • About Jobs.com- Summer jobs, internships and overseas opportunities
  • CareerOneStop - Log-in and passwords (created by searchers themselves) are not necessary for first-time users.
  • CareerBuilder - Uncluttered and straightforward, this is an easy site to search for jobs nationwide.
  • Career Voyages - highlights in-demand occupations, especially for students, career changers, parents and career advisors
  • Cool Works.com - Cool jobs for college kids. "Live and work where others only visit. 75,000 jobs in great places."
  • job-hunt.org > Jobs in Academia and Education - Hard to find listings in academia: check out this indexed list of college and university Web sites which link to available positions in schools, colleges and universities.
  • MI-CAR-Michigan Career Automated Researcher - A free, career exploration and planning Web site developed and operated by the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth.
  • Michigan Talent Bank - This site has links for people looking for jobs and for employers seeking employees.
  • MonsterCollege - Use "advanced search" to find part-time, internship and entry-level positions listed by major.
  • Monster.com - Over 460,000 jobs are provided and, with Monster's instructions, searchers may post and manage their own resumes. Numerous links to other sites and information.
  • The Riley Guide - This site offers job listings, resumes & cover letters, salary guides & guidance, and links to more employment topics.
  • SnagAJob.com - Lists part-time and hourly jobs nationwide
  • U.S.A.Jobs - Lists current job openings in various categories of the Federal government.
  • WDIV Job Connection - Job seekers may file an instant online resume (space provided at the bottom of each job description).
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Career Information / Development
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Filing Your Claim for Unemployment Benefits & Finding a Job
    Part 1
    Part 2
Resumes and Interview Guide
  • CareerSite - Post your resume or find jobs. Free membership is available (their Plus Membership & Premium Membership are offered for a fee) which submits want ads to many different job boards. Their target market is small-sized and medium-sized companies.
  • ResumeTutor - Another excellent guide for writing resumes. This site comes from University of Minnesota and features six steps to an attention-getting resume.
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Occupational Descriptions and Salary Information
  • MOIS - Available only in OCC campus libraries. This software program provides four categories to aid in career development. To reach MOIS students may click on the MOIS icon from the library computer desktop or ask the librarian for guidance. For a similar service that can be accessed from off-campus, see the Michigan Jobs and Career portal, above.
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook - This is the classic handbook on careers available online - contains outlook, job requirements, and salaries for most occupations in the U.S.
  • O*NET Online - Information is offered in three major areas of career research:
    1. “Occupations” (identifies required skills and abilities)
    2. “Skills” (lists 6 categories of skills/abilities to be filled out by searcher which will suggest occupations for exploration)
    3. “Crosswalk” (presents occupations related to searcher’s choice of work)
  • salary.com - The "Salary Wizard" creates salary reports, which provide median base salaries in various occupations and professions, in addition to what a worker is expected to earn thereafter.
  •  REALTOR.com > The Salary Calculator - Cost of living information (comparing each state with another of the 50 states) and salary surveys are available here.
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This page is maintained by  Terri Frank and was last updated on 12/1/09.