CAREER PLANNING
	This page contains information that will help you select a career or develop a plan of action for a career choice you  have already made.

• Adult Continuing Education: Course calender through E.A. Lovell
• Brock Township Community Employment Centre: Offer help with Occupational and Career Planning, Training and Education, Computer Resources and Other Job Search Related Resources.
• Business Advisory Centre: Existing and new businesses in Durham can find free information, consulting, and the internet at the Durham Business Advisory Centre. The centre is also an incubator for small businesses that have grown from home-based operation and require more support and visibility.
• Canadian National Institute for the Blind: Employment Counsellors assist with job search advice and career guidance. Rehabilitation services to learn how to adjust to lifestyle of visual impairment. Braille and typing instruction.
• Career Awareness: Make better decisions with these links to career development resources, by HRDC. For youth, adults, career practitioners, teachers, employers.
• Career Directions: Career Directions offers occupational profiles of careers which require education and/or training other than university. Provides information about 186 occupations, ranging from Agricultural Technician to Welder.
• Career Gateway: Provides options for career exploration, job search skills, student skills and resources and workplace issues.
• Career Magazine : Gives tips for job seekers. Also has articles that can help you solve career related problems.
• Canadian Medical Association - Medicine in the Real World : Curious about what a career in medicine is like in the real world? CMA has information on medical lifestyles from the trenches.
• Contact Point : Contact Point - A Career Counsellor's Resource
• Durham College: Offer counselling on job search techniques and coordinate employer recruiting activities. Resource rooms available with employer directories, job postings and free resources for your job search needs. Internet available.
• Durham College - Career Shop: One to One clinics. Career and Training exploration and decision making assistance. Job search, resume, interview services.
• Durham College - Job Connect: Youth/Adults - clients who cannot job search on their own or obtain their own job. Market these clients to potential employers. Access to resources and employment counselling support.
• Durham Human Resources Centre Canada
• Durham Region Employment Network: Durham Job Postings
• Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre: Guidance and support for adults 25 and older in job search techniques, resume and cover letter preparation, searching the hidden job market, career and employment counselling.
• Human Resources Development Canada: Training and Careers - Learning and Training Resources
• Info-carrières: Career Directions offers occupational profiles of careers which require education and/or training other than university. Provides information about 186 occupations, ranging from Agricultural Technician to Welder.
• Job Futures: You can search by occupation or field of study. Gives requirements and, salaries and more
• Jobs, Workers, Training and Careers : This section of the HRDC site is for work-ready individuals who want a quick path to job listings, work search help, resume writing and workplace information, as well as information on career and personal development through governments, school boards, private trainers, and other community agencies.
• John Howard Society of Durham Region
• Northern Lights Vocational Services, Oshawa and Ajax: Employment, vocational rehabilitation, and corporate training services.
• Online Career Centre
• Occupational Profiles for 522 Occupational Groups: Lists Occupational Profiles for 522 Occupational Groups in the Durham Region.
• Ontario March of Dimes: Services include: Accessibility Services, Employment Services, Independent Living Services, Recreation and Integration Services, Post-Polio Program, Conductive Education, Information Services, and Government and Corporate Relations.
• Schoolfinder.com - Career Profiles by Industry : Lists the educational requirements, job prospects and earnings for careers in the health field.
• Self-Assessment via MazeMaster: Three interactive exercises designed to help youth (ages 16 to 29) discover their values, skills and interests.

• Keirsey:  Temperament and Character: provides an on-line personality questionnaire and some brief temperament descriptions to assist individuals to understand themselves and others
• Ontario Job Futures: Assisting students and persons in the labour force to assess career options has become a more complex task because of the substantial changes in the job market that are being brought about by restructuring in the economy and new technologies in the production of goods and services. The objective of Ontario Job Futures is to assist career and vocational counselors in their work by providing background information on major trends in the economy and labour market and a set of 157 occupational profiles. This information will also serve as source material for students and workers in doing research on labour market trends and occupational prospects.
• Self-Assessment via MazeMaster: Three interactive exercises designed to help youth (ages 16 to 29) discover their values, skills and interests.
• The Career Development Manual: University of Waterloo Career Services: covers everything from initial self-assessment to career planning, resume writing and interview skills, job search and job maintenance skills
• You and the Job Market: Quick reference to today's job market for career counseling and career planning.

• Campus Program.com: Canada Edition Web Directory of University programs across Canada.
• Canada Career Consortium: Career Issues - Canada Prospects; youth employment, new job market, skills sought by employers, job search techniques, personal development, career choices and opportunities.

• Canada WorkinfoNet (CANWIN): for National links on Career Planning go to the Occupations & Careers section in the CANWIN web site 

• Alberta Occupational Profiles: 514 occupational profiles - includes duties, educational requirements, salary and working conditions.
• Alberta Occupational Profiling: directory contains 514 occupational profiles - duties, educational requirements, salary, and working conditions.
• Canadian Forces - Recruiting : "Jobs in the Canadian Forces" - helps you explore career opportunities with the Canadian Forces, including the Navy, Army and Air Force.
• Canadian Relocation System: thinking of moving to another place? Use this guide to learn as much as possible about your new city - businesses, schools, associations and services.
• Career Experience: You can explore hundreds of careers in different sectors. Will do a computer match for job suggestions according to your profile.
• Career Path Adventures: Will help you along your career decision-making path. Are you unsure of a career choice, having trouble finding a job or in between jobs?
• Changing Times: Expert advice including getting ready for group interviews, using electronic job boards effectively, habits that lead to career success and the hidden job market.
• CRS Encyclopedia Ajax, Pickering, Whitby: Average household statistics
• CRS Encyclopedia Ajax, Pickering, Whitby: Canadian Cost of Living & Salary Reports
• CRS Encyclopedia Ajax, Pickering, Whitby: Economic Facts & Figures
• CRS Encyclopedia Ajax, Pickering, Whitby: Income & Work Statistics by City
• Government of Canada: Human Resources Management: This Government of Canada web site provides information on hiring, training and development, labour laws, local business resources, forms and tools and much more. It contains links to many provincial, federal and private sector sources of human resource management information and access to local market information.
• JobProfiles.com: Occupational information - real people discuss what they do every day and what they do and don't like about their jobs. They describe the challenges they face and share the wisdom of their experience.
• JobProfiles.com: Career information - real people discuss what they do every day and what they like and don't like about their jobs.
• Job Futures 2000(HRDC): provides the latest information available on the Canadian job market. Includes info. on current labour market conditions and economic forecasts for 111 occupational groups.
• Job Searching in Canada: lists employment resources in specific sectors, such as engineering, telephone customer support, tourism, and aerospace. Hints and advice for job seekers and the self-employed.
• National Occupation Classification and Career Handbook (HRDC): What does a pharmacy assistant, a glass blower, or a geologist do. Powerful search engine to find the description of any occupation in Canada.
• Next Steps: Career Planning Developed by the Youth Employment Centre in Calgary,
• Career Interests Game: The "Career Interests Game" is based on "Holland's Code", one of the most widely used methods to help people make good career decisions.
• Ontario Police: OPP Applicant Process Information and Job Application.
• Salary Expert: How much does an accountant, a baker, or a computer programer make? Do they earn more in Winnipeg, Vancouver or Montreal? Salary averages and ranges, potential earnings in bonuses and benefits, and a buying power comparison. Reports available for all major cities and regions in Canada and the U.S.
• The Canada Career Consortium: contains articles on topics such as youth employment, emerging job markets, skills sought by employers, job-search techniques, personal development, as well as career choices and opportunities. Exercises to help you think about the future.
• The Canadian Careers Page: virtual employment library - job hunting, resume and cover letter writing and links to job boards. Students will find wealth of information on specific career and educational opportunities.
• The Damn Good Resume Site: Get expert one-on-one help with your resume. Resources for creating or improving your resume and job search.
• The Leadership Network : Articles about working In Public Service and profiles of individuals who pursue careers with the Government of Canada
• The Resume Tutor: marvelous online workbook will guide you step by step. Full of hints and advice.
• University of Waterloo Career Manual Online: this site will guide you through the different stages of your career planning and effective job hunting. Self-exploration exercises, information on market trends, advice on how to evaluate a job offer, tips on decision making and many other helpful hints.
• Wall Street Career Journal: is the Web's best source of information on the job market, recruiting, and career trends.
• WorkSearch-HRDC: full of helpful tips to create your very own job-search strategy. Exercises on self-assessment, information on education and training, job-search techniques, career exploration, marketing skills and self-employment.
• Work Destinations : designed for Canadian residents who want to practice their trade or profession in another province or territory. Site offers occupation-specific information on work conditions, placement and recruitment, labour market information, local living conditions and social services, as well as training and education opportunities.

• Ontario WorkinfoNet (OnWIN): for Ontario specific links on Career Planning go to the Occupations & Careers section in the OnWIN web site 

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