Main Content:
Career
& Personal Counseling Resources/Scholarships
Information on this page:
• Featured Sites - Career Specific Sites
• Personal Counseling Web Sites
• Distance Learning Web Sites
• Employment and Career Related Web Sites
• Scholarships and Financial Aid Web Sites
Featured Sites:
Law Enforcement
RCTC's two-year law enforcement program leads to Post-Board certification.
This internet site contains many links to law enforcement agencies throughout
the country. Lots of employment-related information, job postings, message
boards.
Nursing
If you are considering RCTC's Nursing program as a career choice, you
should visit the American Nursing Association web site. Includes links
to the American Nurse Credentialing Center, Online Journal of Issues
in Nursing, nursing advocacy information. and other information
relevant to nursing issues.
PreProfessional
Skills Test (PPST)
The information and registration site for the academic
competency test required for licensed teachers in Minnesota. Once you
are on the home page use the "Praxis" link for registering
on-line.
Radiography
American Society for Radiologic Technologists web site. Includes information
on issues in radiography, employment, career, etc. A useful site for
students considering RCTC's radiography program as a career choice.
Respiratory Care
Whether you are wondering if RCTC's respiratory therapy program
is for you or you are a respiratory therapist in search of career tools,
this is the place for you. Watch the 5-minute video about the profession,
find a program nearby, and read what it is like to be a respiratory
therapist.
Surgical Technologist
RCTC has an excellent two-year program in surgical technolgy. This
site defines the role and qualifications for surg techs,and includes
personal charactistics, employment, credentialing, and accreditation.
Personal Counseling Web Sites:
Virtual
pamphlet collection
Various counseling topics, including alcohol and substance abuse,
anger, anxiety, assertiveness, attention-deficit disorder, cultural
issues, depression, disabilities, eating disorders, grief, relationships,
sexual orientation, stress, study skills, wellness, etc.
Distance Learning:
Petersons.com
Information on distance learning.
Study Techniques:
An excellent source for study tips. Includes such topics as: managing time, motivating yourself, concentrating, memorizing, taking lecture notes, reading skills, preparing for and taking tests, writing basics, writing lab reports, and math tests.
Employment and Career Related Web Sites:
Allina Hospitals and Clinics
Careers at Allina Hospitals and Clinics (Minneapolis and surrounding areas - ie Owatonna)
America's Job
Bank
Extensive listing of job availability's from 1800 state employment service
offices nationwide. Private employers searching for wired talent
can list jobs here too.
Career Guide
to Industries
The Career Guide to Industries provides information on available careers
by industry, including the nature of the industry, working conditions,
employment, occupations in the industry, training and advancement, earnings
and benefits, employment outlook, and lists of organizations that can
provide additional information. This edition of the Career Guide discusses
over 42 industries, accounting for over 7 out of every 10 wage and salary
jobs in 2000. The Career Guide is a companion to the Occupational
Outlook Handbook, which provides information on careers from
an occupational perspective.
College Net
Cool-looking site with an enormous searchable database of schools, plus
links to the colleges. Search variables include state or region,
majors, and tuition. The lack of a selectivity variable, however,
means it may be tough to narrow the field.
Electronic
Job Guide
Focuses on technical jobs, but includes areas for writers, financial
positions, sales staff, even artists. Also includes links to Sun
Microsystems, Sybase, Oracle and other corporate sites.
Headhunter.Net
This is an on-line employment database site that can be searched by
occupation and region. Allows for on-line posting of resumes and
profiles of more than 100 employers. Also includes an international
section.
ISEEK
Minnesota Internet System for Education and Employment Knowledge.
Job Dig
JobDig is a Regional Employment Website and Publication, filled with
hundreds of employment opportunities throughout the upper Midwest covering
the Southern Minnesota, Central Minnesota, Twin Cities Metro area (MN)
Sioux Region (SD, MN, IA, & NE),Northland (MN, WI), and Northern
Plains (ND, MN).
Jobs
for Graduates
The Jobs for College Graduates service allows you to search for employment
opportunities with specific subscribing companies.
Key
Markets
Top recruiting markets in the US.
Mayo Clinic
The Mayo Clinic Job Openings lists current openings at Mayo Clinic and
is updated weekly.
Minnesota Careers
Employment prospects, educational requirements, and salaries for hundreds
of popular careers in Minnesota.
MN Dept.
of Employment and Economic Development
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
provides Minnesota occupational information and employment statistics,
including salary information for specific jobs, job outlooks, projections
for growth industries, and local, regional, state, and national economic
data.
MN Career
Resources
The Minnesota Department of Economic Security Career Resources site
allows you to enter your resume into a nationwide electronic resume
bank that employers search for workers who meet their needs. Get
step-by-step advice on how to find a job, send e-mail to a panel of
experts who will answer your job-search questions. Search job
openings updated every weekday, which includes links to other states'
job openings through America's Job Bank. You can also send in
your electronic resume, entering it into a system that matches your
skills to the needs of employers statewide. Finally, you can get
employment and salary information, as well as occupational outlook.
Monster.Com
Includes job openings, an electronic bulletin board where you can
post your resume and professional development suggestions.
NCS Career Magazine
An on-line magazine that includes job-related articles from publications
like the Wall Street Journal. Includes a resume bank, employer
profiles and a job search discussion group.
Occupational Outlook
Handbook
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is published by the U.S. Department
of Labor and projects job openings in various categories for the next
ten years. Also covers training/education requirements, entry-level
pay scale, work environment, and other work-related information.
A valuable snapshot of specific occupations and employment projections.
ONET
ONET provides detailed job descriptions, including skills, abilities,
knowledge, and interests for over 950 occupations. It will also match
occupations with a list of skills you possess or plan to acquire. The
on-line version of the old "Dictionary of Occupational Titles",
which is no longer published.
Salary.com
An excellent site that allows you to find and compare salary information
at 100's of area across the country. Also provides salary news, advise,
and projections.
Study Abroad
Locate a program by country or academic major, and click through a handbook
of travel dos and don'ts.
U.S.
News
The U.S. News and Careers Center offers college rankings, advice from
high school counselors and financial aid experts, a comprehensive college
search engine and college links galore.
Scholarships and Financial Aid:
Collegenight
Great links to information onf U.S. colleges and universities, financial
aid, scholarships, loans, college rankings and more.
College
Savings
This site includes links to state-sponsored savings and prepaid tuition
plans, two popular vehicles for college savings.
FAFSA on the
Web
Interactive web version of the free application for federal student
aid.
FastWEB
A free searchable scholarship database of more than 400,000 scholarships
that enables you to locate sources of financial aid that are suitable
for you.
Financial Aid Information
Page
Rich offerings on everything from scam alerts to scholarship searches.