Career Assessments
Career Cruising: Assessments and career information. Use the username of MATC. Password (choose the following one that corresponds to the campus closest to you): TRUAXDEC or PORTAGE or FORTTATKINSON or REEDSBURG or WATERTOWN.
The Career Key: An assessment of your likes, abilities, and interests.
UW HELP: Evaluate your interests, abilities, values, and experiences.
WISCareers: This site includes several assessments, as well as career information. The site requires an orientation at ACR, and a username and password. Contact us to schedule your orientation to this site.
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Changing Careers
Career Change Center: Information articles to help determine the right career change for you.
Transition Assistance Online for Military Personnel: Assists separating military service members, retirees, veterans, etc. in finding their next job or career.
Worklink Employment Society: Topics and tips for the career changers.
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Learn About Careers
America's Career InfoNet: Find wages and employment trends, occupational requirements, state by state labor market conditions, and employer.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS): Find a wide variety of statistics on wages, benefits, and employment.
Career Cruising: Assessments and career information. Use the username of MATC. Password (choose the following one that corresponds to the campus closest to you): TRUAXDEC or PORTAGE or FORTTATKINSON or REEDSBURG or WATERTOWN.
CareerOneStop: Find information about careers, search job listings, locate potential employers, and post your resume.
Jobstar.org: Learn about what is happening in career fields in terms of employment and growth.
Occupational Outlook Handbook: Find information about a career’s description, wages, working conditions, skills, and more.
Monster's 'Major to Career' Converter: Bridges college majors with possible occupation tracks, and provides the option to link to current job postings.
MySalary.com: Calculates average salaries based on job title and geographical location
Occupation Outlook Quarterly Online: A career newsletter that covers a wide variety of career and work-related topics.
O*NET OnLine: Learn about careers, or use a list of your skills to find matching occupations.
WISCareers: This site has a wide variety of information about careers. The site requires an orientation at ACR, and a username and password. Contact us to schedule your orientation to this site.
Wisconsin's Worknet: Job-search for the State of Wisconsin and career-guidance information.
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Plan Your Career
The Black Collegian Online: Job search strategies, graduate school opportunities, and career and industry reports for black college students are explored.
Career Development eManual: Guides you through steps of choosing a career and finding a job.
DWD (Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development) Career Center: DWD provides job services, training and employment assistance to people looking for work.
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Choose A Major
Career Options by Academic/Industry Area: Find career links by major and career links from other universities.
SEWEC: A consortium of colleges and universities located in Southeastern Wisconsin, that encourages, promotes and provides higher and continuing education opportunities for adults.
Transfer Information System: Find how courses and programs from MATC will transfer to UW System schools.
UWHELP: Student on-line academic and advising information.
What Can I Do With A Major in...?: Find information about different kinds of majors.
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College Information
Collegeboard.com: College search engine, information about colleges, and tips on applying.
CollegeView.com: Information about colleges and financial aid.
Petersons.com: College search, test prep, and financial aid information.
SEWEC: A consortium of colleges and universities located in Southeastern Wisconsin, that encourages, promotes and provides higher and continuing education opportunities for adults.
Transfer Information System: Find how courses and programs from MATC will transfer to UW System schools.
UWHELP: Student academic and advising information.
WISCareers: Includes information about colleges across the country. The site requires an orientation at ACR, and a username and password. Contact us to schedule your orientation to this site.
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FastWeb.com: FastWeb can help you find money for college, apply on-line and find your dream school.
Fresch.com: Free scholarship search.
Federal Student Aid: Information about financial aid, including grants, loans, and work-study assistance, and how to apply.
UWHELP: Student academic and advising information, as well as information about paying for college.
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Job Listings
Job Bank Info: Job seekers can post resumes electronically and search through job postings by state, topic and industry.
Job Central: Job seekers can search through job postings by location and keyword.
CareerBuilder.com: Job seekers can search through job postings by location, industry, and keyword.
CoolWorks: Seasonal job postings in national parks, camps, ski resorts, etc.
City Of Madison, Human Resources: Employment opportunities with the City of Madison.
Dane County Employment Opportunities: Listings for employment with Dane County.
GreatJobsWI.com: Job seekers can search through Wisconsin job postings, and read advice on the job search, writing resumes and cover letters, and interviewing.
Jobing.com: Wisconsin jobs, company profiles and more. (Formerly Wisconsinjobs.com)
Madison.com: Employment opportunities in Madison.
Monster Career Center: Monster connects companies with the most qualified career-minded individuals.
Monster's 'Major to Career' Converter: Bridges college majors with possible occupation tracks, and provides the option to link to current job postings.
TechConnect: Find on-campus student job postings and other off campus general listings under non-program jobs. Or, if you're within six months of graduating, enrolled in a professional development or similar class, or alumni, contact us for a username and password to look at job listings in your program area.
USAJOBS: Job openings with the Federal Government and on-line applications.
Wisconsin.gov: Job listings for State of Wisconsin employment.
Wisconsin JobNet: JobNet contains current job opportunities that employers have listed with the
Wisconsin Job Center system.
Wisc.jobs: The official employment site of Wisconsin State Government.
Wisconsin's Worknet: Job-search for the State of Wisconsin and career-guidance information.
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Job Search Advice
College Journal: Job-search and career-guidance information.
Dane County Job Center: Includes job center services and resources for job seekers.
JobHunterBible.com: A comprehensive guide to the job search. Includes job search advice and links to helpful internet sites.
JobHunting on the Internet: Great information about job hunting on the internet.
Job-Hunt.org: Articles and links related to the job search.
Jobweb: JobWeb offers career and job-search advice for new college graduates, and is the online complement to the Job Choices job-search publications.
Quint Careers.com: Resources for women and minority job seekers, and job seekers with disabilities.
The Riley Guide: Employment opportunities and job resources on the Internet.
Wisconsin's Worknet: Job-search for the State of Wisconsin and career-guidance information.
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Resume/Cover Letter Writing And Interviewing
1st-Writer.com: Resumes and Career Strategies, including sample resumes and explanations on the different file formats.
Channel3000: Advice for writing a resume and cover letter, and other job search advice.
CollegeGrad.com: Has information about the entire job search process, including writing resume and cover letters, interviewing, and more.
Resume Tutor: An interactive workbook designed to make resume writing easier.
WISCareers: Includes a resume and cover letter writing wizard. The site requires an orientation at ACR, and a username and password. Contact us to schedule your orientation to this site.
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Interviewing
How to Interview: Great information to help you prepare for your interview.
Interviewing Information: Tips for interviewing.
Jobweb: JobWeb offers career and job-search advice for new college graduates, and is the online complement to the Job Choices job-search publications.
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Finding An Internship
Jobweb: JobWeb offers career and job-search advice for new college graduates, and is the online complement to the Job Choices job-search publications.
Tips For Finding Internships: Includes several strategies for finding an internship.
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Last Modified:
May 7, 2008
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