Module 02: Research and Exploration
2.3 Where Can I Find Online Career Information?
There is a lot of career information out there and it can be hard to know what is reliable and what isn’t. Here are some useful websites where you can find reliable information:
- Ontario. Labour Market Information. Find an Occupation
- Government of Canada. Job Bank. Explore Careers by Occupation
- Company and career directories
- O*Net Online (caution: American information) Source: O*NET OnLine is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration, and developed by the National Center for O*NET Development. http://www.onetonline.org/
- Ontario Workinfonet (OnWIN)
- Refer to online job postings to identify some common requirements and typical salary ranges:
- Indeed
- Mediacorp Canada Inc. Eluta.ca
- LinkedIn Corporation
- Industry or company-specific job posting sites
- ALIS Occupational Information
- Centennial Library
If you are a Centennial student, you can access additional password protected resources via ExperienceCentennial, such as:
- Career Cruising
- TypeFocus
Centennial Library
There are books that can be very useful for career research as well and the library has them!
Here are a few that you could look into:
There are books that can be very useful for career research as well and the library has them!
Here are a few that you could look into:
- Associations Canada.
- Scott’s Directories.
- Books on careers in specific fields (ex: Careers in Criminal Justice, Careers in Nursing).
