Career Planning Links - Burlington Public Library

Career Planning Links

General Career Sites

CampusAccess.com - Career Centre
Some useful resources to help you find your dream job and establish your career path.

CanadianCareers.com
Job postings, upcoming career fairs and news releases of interest to job hunters.

Career Bookmarks at the VRL
An interactive career and job search gateway to Web sites and Toronto Public Library VRL (Virtual Reference Library) resources. Connect to job ads, career information, resume writing and self assessment sites.

The Career Centre S
Intended primarily for Sheridan College students, this site also provides a list of career services and links of interest to local residents.

Career Development eManual - University of Waterloo S
This guide through the different stages of career planning and effective job searching provides exercises in self-exploration, information on market trends, and advice on how to evaluate job offers.

JobHuntersBible.com
From Richard Nelson Bolles, author of the popular book, What Color is Your Parachute, a most comprehensive site with job listings, counseling, resume help, a how-to research effectively page, and links.

Looking For a Job - Deciding on a Career
This Ontario Government site designed to help with the job search includes a link to Government of Ontario job opportunities.

Mazemaster S
Intended for the young job seeker, this Government of Canada site provides sections on self assessment, labour market information, training and education, job search techniques and postings.

Ontario WorkinfoNet (OnWIN)
A searchable directory of links to over 2,000 web sites specializing in employment and career information in Ontario.

Riley Guide
Canadian and American job listings, and good hints on how to use the Internet for your job search. Considered one of the top databases on the Web.

TalentEgg S
A career portal for Canadian students and recent grads. Includes summer jobs, entry level jobs, internships and Career Info located from the Student Incubator link.

Education & Training

Canadian Universities
From the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.

Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
This Ontario Government site provides information for students on internship programs, and apprenticeship programs. There's also a section on programs to assist internationally trained professionals and trades people.

Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts & Technology S
Ontario Universities S
Apprenticeships S
Find a College S
Second Career - provides career planning and financial support specially designed to help laid-off Ontarians participate in long-term training for a new job

Ontario Colleges.ca
Plan your college experience, find programs offered at Ontario’s colleges, apply to Ontario’s colleges; and confirm the Ontario college of your choice.

Program Locator

Local Colleges & Universities

McMaster University (Hamilton)
Mohawk College (Hamilton)
Sheridan (Oakville/Brampton)
Charles Sturt University Ontario
CSU Ontario, located in Burlington, is an expanding part of the university staffed by both Australian and Canadian faculty and administrators.

apprenticesearch.com
Available to employers and job seekers in Halton, this site provides descriptions of apprenticeable occupations, tips on becoming an apprentice, and employment related sites.

Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC)
This site includes a list of community colleges and a Program Database Search.

Campus Starter
Canadian university and college resource. Search and compare undergraduate programs, scholarships and career choices. View the latest campus news and virtual tours from universities and colleges in Canada. Read about student loans, budget planning and academic life.

Canada - Training & Careers (JobsEtc.ca)
An access point to a variety of resources and services for both researching career choices and searching for a job. This HRSDC site includes links to useful information on topics such as Labour Market Trends and Entrepreneurship Resources.

Directory of Internship Programs (including Volunteer Work) S
CampusAccess.com provides listings of volunteer opportunities available through Canadian, American and International organizations.

Distance Education Links
Links to accredited online degree programs and courses that are transferrable to degrees at accredited Canadian universities.

eINFO
A guide to Ontario's universities for secondary school students. It contains a degree locator and admission requirements by program at each university.

Employment Ontario
A provincial resource for employment training, education and skills development to connect people looking for work with employers looking for workers, from the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.

National Association of Career Colleges S
A listing by province of most private training schools in Canada. Information includes name, location, courses offered and contact names.

Ontario Universities' Application Centre
OUAC processes applications for Ontario universities. Their eINFO publication contains a degree locator and admission requirements by program at each university.

ScholarshipsCanada S
Find scholarships, student awards, bursaries and financial aid.

SchoolFinder.com S
Detailed information on Canadian colleges and universities, and links to graduate degree programs, counseling and financial aid.

Workplace Skills
From HRSDC, includes information on trades & apprenticeships, literacy - essential skills, foreign workers and labour market info.

World Education Services
A portal to research and intelligence about foreign academic credentials, institutions and trends.

Young Workers Zone S
This site is about promoting workplace safety to new and young workers to help them understand why it is important to work safely. Launched by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health.

Job Descriptions

Browse Occupations by National Occupational Code (NOC) S
From Job Futures, browse occupations by NOC Code, by sector or by education level.

Job Futures S
A career tool to help you plan your career. Provides employment facts and trends for over 200 occupational groups and describes the work experiences of recent graduated from over 150 fields of study.

Labour Market Information
Find out what types of jobs are in demand now and in the future.

National Occupational Classification
Enter a position or job title or 4 digit NOC code in the Quick Search box to the left, e.g. bank teller. Click on the selection to get further details on the job title.

Ontario Skills Passport
From the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, The Ontario Skills Passport (OSP) provides clear descriptions of the Essential Skills and work habits important for work, learning and life. Essential Skills are used in virtually all occupations and are transferable from school to work, job to job and sector to sector. Suitable for all jobseekers.

Cecilia Vespa ~ updated April 2010