Assessment

Strong Interest Inventory  (www.cpp.com): take/interpret through qualified user

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator  (www.mbti.com):  take/interpret through qualified user

Self-Directed Search  (www.self-directed-search.com):  pay/take online

SkillScan  (www.skillscan.net):  pay/take online

Values Card Sort:  handout

Johnson O’Connor Research Foundation  (www.jocrf.org):  aptitude assessment by staff

Abilities Potential  (703-823-0070):  aptitude assessment by staff

Occupational Information

CareerInfoNet  (www.acinet.org)

O*Net  (http://online.onetcenter.org/)

Occupational Outlook Handbook  (http://stats.bls.gov/oco)

George Mason University Career Services  (http://careers.gmu.edu)

Fairfax County Schools Career Connections  (www.fcps.edu/DSSE/CareerConnections)

            (available in eight languages)

George Mason University Career Library, Student Union Building I, room 348

Virginia Career Development Association  (www.career.vt.edu)

Virginia View  (www.vaview.vt.edu)

American Association of Retired Persons  (www.aarp.org)

Forty Plus  (www.40plus-dc.org/)

Virginia Career Development Association  (www.career.vt.edu)

Virginia View  (www.vaview.vt.edu)

Salary Calculator

http://www2.homefair.com/calc/salcalc.html  (compares income in two cities)

http://www.salary.com  (retrieves salary for an occupation in a chosen geographic area)

Job Search and/or Resume Posting

America’s Job Bank  (http://www.ajb.org)

CareerBuilder  (http://www.careerbuilder.com)

Monster Board  (http://www.monster.com)

Richard Bolles  (http://www.jobhuntersbible.com)

The Riley Guide  (http://www.rileyguide.com)

Federal Government Jobs  (www.usajobs.gov)

Washington Post  (www.washingtonpost.com)

Virginia Employment Commission  (www.vec.state.va.us)

Forty Plus  (www.40plus-dc.org/)

American Association of Retired Persons  (www.aarp.org)

The Washington Post  (www.washingtonpost.com)

Agency/University Career Counseling Resources

The Women’s Center, Vienna, VA  (www.thewomenscenter.org)

George Mason University Career Counseling Program 

               (http://gse.gmu.edu/news/index.htm)

George Washington University  Community Counseling Services Center

 (www.gwu.edu/~chaos/ccs.html)

Jewish Vocational Services  (301-816-2628)

Locating Private Practice Career Counselors

National Board of Certified Counselors  (www.nbcc.org)

National Career Development Association  (www.ncda.org)

Books

Block, J. A. & Betrus, M.  (1999).  101 more best resumes.  New York:  McGraw-Hill.

Bolles, R. N. (1998).  The what color is your parachute workbook.  Berkeley:  Ten Speed

Press.

Dunning, D.  (2001).  What’s your type of career?  Palo Alto:  Davies-Black.

Gottfredson, G.D. & Holland, J.L.  (1996).  Dictionary of Holland occupational codes 

(3^rd ed.)  Odesssa, FL:  Psychological Assessment resources, Inc. 

Hammer, A.  (1993).  Introduction to type and careers.  Palo Alto: Consulting

Psychologists Press.

Harris-Bowlsbey, J., Dikel, M.R. & Sampson, J.P., Jr.  (2002).  The internet:  A tool for career planning (2^nd.).  Tulsa:  National Career Development Association. 

Naftali, L. & Naftali, J.  (1999).  You’re certifiable.  New York:  Simon & Schuster.

Ryan, R.  (2003).  Winning cover letters (2^nd ed.).  Hoboken:  Wiley.

Tieger, P.D. & Barron-Tieger, B.  (2001).  Do what you are (3^rd ed.).  New York:  Little, Brown & Co.