Research a Career
- FOCUS Online: (enter keycode NYIT) Students in NYIT 101 (College Success Seminar) must complete this online career planning program, which is available to all students and enables them to:
- assess their current career status and planning needs
- assess their interests, values, skills, and personality
- explore careers that match their assessments
- explore careers that match their education
- map out realistic goals and plans
- identify training and development needs
- assess their current career status and planning needs
- O*NET, developed and maintained by the U.S. Department of Labor, features constantly updated information for more than 1,000 job titles. It lists characteristics necessary for specific career areas related to interests, work values, and abilities as well as a list of knowledge and skills (i.e. critical thinking, writing, etc.) needed for specific jobs. All you need to do is click on "What It Takes."
- What Can I Do With My Major? is a listing of majors linked to potential careers.
- Online career search tools include:
CareerSearch: A research database of more than 4 million employers worldwide (including contact information, Web sites, maps, competitors), searchable by industry, location, and key words. You can create an account using NYIT's referral ID: NYIT1955.
Vault Online Career Library: Exclusive online access to more than 3,500 employer profiles related to NYIT academic majors, including energy, media and entertainment, health care, marketing, and technology. Includes water cooler message boards and career guidebooks.- Video on Vault - Videos of Job Search and Interview Advice: "What to wear to your interview" and more real student experiences from the Vault's video library.
- Job Postings e-magazine: Contains information on entry-level jobs and careers for students and recent graduates.
- Salary information (Note: when researching salary data online, remember that not all sources are based on independent scientific research. Use these tools as a starting point, and cross-reference salaries from several sources):
- NACE report of starting salaries (updated 2007)
- Career One Stop: follow the links for "salary + benefits" and "salary info."
- Salary.com: the salary wizard allows you to choose a job category and ZIP code to view low, medium, and high salaries in a particular geographic area.
- New York Job Source: average salaries reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the New York metropolitan area.
- Job Star Central: includes salary surveys, a salary IQ quiz, and negotiation strategies.
- NACE report of starting salaries (updated 2007)
Stop by the Office of Career Services on your campus to check out additional resource material and/or meet with a career counselor to take the first step in preparing for a sucessful and rewarding career .