Career Management: some useful links

Employment and Occupation Information

CareerFAQs: http://www.careerfaqs.com.au/ Lots of resources if you want to know about a potential new career. Career guides, salary guides, job profiles, etc

Australian WorkPlace, www.workplace.gov.au , provides information on employment, workplace relations, government assistance, jobs, careers, training and wages.

Australian JobSearch, www.jobsearch.gov.au , provides information on jobs currently advertised in Australia.

Australian Careers, www.jobsearch.gov.au/careersearch.aspx , contains four main chapters:

Job Outlook: provides help with choosing a career, finding out about job prospects, weekly earnings, type of work and other useful occupational information, www.jobsearch.gov.au/joboutlook/ .

Job Explorer: provides help with exploring a job. It is a comprehensive database of occupational attributes and job characteristics, including skills, knowledge, abilities, interests, work activities and tasks, with descriptions and importance rating for a given occupation, www.jobsearch.gov.au/JobExplorer .

New Apprenticeships: provides help with finding your new apprenticeships vacancies by location and occupational title, www.jobsearch.gov.au/nac/nachome.aspx .

CareerQuiz: is an online assistance tool, helping to inform about career interest areas and providing links to local career information services. It is not a psychological test, www.jobsearch.gov.au/CareerQuiz/careerquiz.aspx .

This site provides also information on skill shortages in Australia, on jobs with good prospects in Australia, job outlook and employment trends reports, and career and job search tips.

• Occupational Outlook Handbook, www.bls.gov/oco , is an online version of career information published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings in the US, and expected job prospects in the US in a wide range in occupations.

On-line Career Development Guides and Manuals

• myfuture, www.myfuture.edu.au is a joint initiative of Australian Commonwealth, State and Territory governments’ career information service. It was developed to assist Australians interested in career exploration.
The site features:
My Guide: a career exploration tool
The Facts: career information and articles

Websites for mature age workers

• Jobwise, www.jobwise.gov.au , is an Australian site for mature age people who are looking for job. It provides information on careers, training, and job opportunities.

• Mature Staffing Solutions, www.maturestaffingsolutions.com , is an Australian Job Resource Centre For Mature Jobseekers & Employers.

The Career Development Association of Australia

• www.cdaa.org.au provides information on how to choose a career counsellor and many links to career related websites.