Resources and Links
Career Counseling:
Assessment
Strong Interest Inventory (www.cpp.com): take/interpret through qualified user
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (www.mbti.com): take/interpret through qualified user
Self-Directed Search (www.self-directed-search.com): pay/take online
SkillScan (www.skillscan.net): pay/take online
Values Card Sort: handout
Johnson O’Connor Research Foundation (www.jocrf.org): aptitude assessment by staff
Abilities Potential (703-823-0070): aptitude assessment by staff
Occupational Information
CareerInfoNet (www.acinet.org)
O*Net (http://online.onetcenter.org/)
Occupational Outlook Handbook (http://stats.bls.gov/oco)
George Mason University Career Services (http://careers.gmu.edu)
Fairfax County Schools Career Connections (www.fcps.edu/DSSE/CareerConnections)
(available in eight languages)
George Mason University Career Library, Student Union Building I, room 348
Virginia Career Development Association (www.career.vt.edu)
Virginia View (www.vaview.vt.edu)
American Association of Retired Persons (www.aarp.org)
Forty Plus (www.40plus-dc.org/)
Virginia Career Development Association (www.career.vt.edu)
Virginia View (www.vaview.vt.edu)
Salary Calculator
http://www2.homefair.com/calc/salcalc.html (compares income in two cities)
http://www.salary.com (retrieves salary for an occupation in a chosen geographic area)
Job Search and/or Resume Posting
America’s Job Bank (http://www.ajb.org)
CareerBuilder (http://www.careerbuilder.com)
Monster Board (http://www.monster.com)
Richard Bolles (http://www.jobhuntersbible.com)
The Riley Guide (http://www.rileyguide.com)
Federal Government Jobs (www.usajobs.gov)
Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com)
Virginia Employment Commission (www.vec.state.va.us)
Forty Plus (www.40plus-dc.org/)
American Association of Retired Persons (www.aarp.org)
The Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com)
Agency/University Career Counseling Resources
The Women’s Center, Vienna, VA (www.thewomenscenter.org)
George Mason University Career Counseling Program
(http://gse.gmu.edu/news/index.htm)
George Washington University Community Counseling Services Center
(www.gwu.edu/~chaos/ccs.html)
Jewish Vocational Services (301-816-2628)
Locating Private Practice Career Counselors
National Board of Certified Counselors (www.nbcc.org)
National Career Development Association (www.ncda.org)
Books
Block, J. A. & Betrus, M. (1999). 101 more best resumes. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Bolles, R. N. (1998). The what color is your parachute workbook. Berkeley: Ten Speed
Press.
Dunning, D. (2001). What’s your type of career? Palo Alto: Davies-Black.
Gottfredson, G.D. & Holland, J.L. (1996). Dictionary of Holland occupational codes
(3rd ed.) Odesssa, FL: Psychological Assessment resources, Inc.
Hammer, A. (1993). Introduction to type and careers. Palo Alto: Consulting
Psychologists Press.
Harris-Bowlsbey, J., Dikel, M.R. & Sampson, J.P., Jr. (2002). The internet: A tool for career planning (2nd.). Tulsa: National Career Development Association.
Naftali, L. & Naftali, J. (1999). You’re certifiable. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Ryan, R. (2003). Winning cover letters (2nd ed.). Hoboken: Wiley.
Tieger, P.D. & Barron-Tieger, B. (2001). Do what you are (3rd ed.). New York: Little, Brown & Co.
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