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.
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).
