Job Opportunities Nationwide
- America's Job Bank - Dept. of Labor.
- Bilingual-Jobs.com - English speaking bilingual professionals.
- CareerCity- Resume, government, technical jobs.
- CareerBuilder - Jobs, resume posting.
- CollegeGrad - For college graduate, search for career information.
- Hotjobs.com - Jobs, resume posting.
- JobWeb - Career development and job search help for college graduates. Online Career Fairs, College Career Fairs, salary information.
- 6FigureJobs - Executive jobs.
- Monster Board - Jobs, resume posting.
- Online Newspapers - Search newspapers online by state.
- Overseas Jobs - Features international job opportunities for professionals, expatriates and adventure seekers.
- Ref USA - Database of 12m businesses, compiled from telephone directories, annual exports, SEC reports, government data, postal service information and legal filings.
- USA Jobs - Learn about federal employment opportunities.
Colleges & Universities
- CTMentor - Information and applications for Connecticut colleges & Universities.
- College Board - Features college, scholarship and career search, financial aid calculators, test dates and online SAT registration.
- Community College Web - Provides a searchable index to the web sites of community colleges in your state.
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute - Leadership opportunities, services, and activities, including educational programs and resources for parents and students.
- Peterson’s Education Planner – comprehensive information about colleges and universities, career schools, graduate programs, distance learning, executive training, private secondary schools, summer opportunities, study abroad, financial aid, test preparation, and career exploration.
- Peterson's Distance Learning - Online search for distance learning programs and courses.
- Princeton Review – Assists parents, teachers, students and schools navigate the complexities of school admissions.
- RWM Vocational School Database - Considering alternatives to college? This site provides contact information for private post-secondary vocational schools in all fifty states.
- IPEDS College Opportunities On-Line - Brought to you by the National Center for Education Statistics in the U.S. Department of Education. Helps you find out about a specific college or set of colleges.
- US News & World Report: Rankings - Collective links providing information about colleges, their rankings, financial aid and graduate school information.
Financial Aid & Scholarships
- Saving for College - Learn about state-sponsored college savings programs known as “529 Plans.”
- Connecticut Higher Education Trust - To help you get started on saving for college, the State of Connecticut offers you a flexible, tax-advantaged program - CHET, Connecticut's College Savings Program.
- Federal Student Aid: US Dept. of Education - Relevant information about applying for federal aid, paying back your student loans, and also quick links to FAFSA Online, school codes, and Funding Your Education Guides available in English and Spanish.
- Financial Aid Information Page - Provides a free, comprehensive, independent, and objective guide to student financial aid.
- FastWeb - Database of over 600,000 scholarships, the internet's leading scholarship search service, service also can match student's background preferences with two- and four-year colleges across the country.
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Education Databases
- LearningExpressLibrary.com - LearningExpress Library provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.
- Careers Internet Database - Click "New Career Reports" for in depth descriptions, educational requirements, and personal experience and advice from professionals currently working in the field.
- College Source Online - Contains 17,200 college catalogs in complete cover-to-cover, original page format.
- Testing & Education Reference Center - Search for colleges, distance (online) learning opportunities, programs for international students, and nursing schools. Search thousands of graduate, law, M.B.A., nursing, and distance learning (online) opportunities. Search career colleges, vocational schools, Information Technology programs, Executive Education programs, and private secondary schools. Practice for college/graduate school admissions, exams to help you earn college credit, civil service/licensing exams, and military entrance exams, plus the G.E.D.
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) - Primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the U.S. and other nations.
- Planet Teen: Get Ready for College & Careers - View more internet sources from the Ferguson's Youth Link page.
Recommended Resources
Research Companies
Test Preparation
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Educational Testing Service (ETS) - Links to information about entrance exams such as GRE, SAT, PRAXIS and TOEFL. Also try some sample questions online.
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College Board - Links to their SAT Prep Center, SAT I & II, practice tests.
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Kaplan Online - Well known for its test preparation courses, Kaplan's site provides descriptions of over twenty admissions test lice ACT, SAT and GRE, many with sample questions and tips.
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Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAT) The GMAT now has two websites. Visit MBA or GMAC sites for further school information.
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The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) Featured links on applying to law school, about LSDAS, test dates and locations, online registration and sample tests.
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ACT Assessment - Featured links on test preparation, online registration, score information and sample tests.
Resumes & Cover Letters
- Résumé/Cover letter Writing Tips - Overview
- eResumes.com - all you need to know about writing and distributing resumes and cover letters that will impress recruiters, HR people and computers that read your resume.
- Resumania - The place for real-life examples of how not to write a resume.
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