-Career Links-

Career-Related Information for Students

• Simulated Job Interview -"Engage in a virtual job interview with a certain Mr. B. Igwig, Director of Personnel and do some serious job hunting at the Kaplan career center." -USA Today
  
  
• NCS Career Magazine
  
  
• Online Career Center
  
  
• Classified Ads -from Boston Globe, NY Times, Chicago Tribune, LA Times, San Jose Mercury News, and Washington Post.
  
  
• CareerMosaic
  
  
• NYS Civil Service
  
  
• Federal Jobs
  
  
• WNY Jobs
  
  
• America's Job Bank -The America's Job Bank computerized network links the 1,800 state Employment Service offices. It provides job seekers with the largest pool of active job opportunities available anywhere. For employers it provides rapid, national exposure for job openings. The 'nationwide' listings in America's Job Bank contain information on approximately 250,000 jobs. In addition to the Internet, America's Job Bank is available on computer systems in public libraries, colleges and universities, high schools, shopping malls, and other places of public access. AJB is also available at transition offices on military bases worldwide. Most of the jobs listed on America's Job Bank are full-time listings and the majority are in the private sector. Approximately five percent of the job listings are in government. The job openings come from all over the country and represent all types of work, from professional and technical to blue collar, from management to clerical and sales. (There is no charge to either employers who list their job vacancies nor to job seekers who utilize America's Job Bank to locate employment. The services provided by America's Job Bank and each state's Employment Service program are funded through Unemployment Insurance taxes paid by employers.)
  
  
• Job Hunt -" With a growing number of online employment sites popping up, a Web guide to the job search could come in handy. That's exactly what First Steps promises. Search tips, company indexes and a list of the top 25 electronic recruiting sites." -USA Today

Workforce Preparation Resources for Teachers

• Business First -OK, so they can't quite get it right when ranking schools. This weekly still does a good job of covering the WNY business scene. Most of their editorial content from the print edition can be found on the Web site.
  
  
• BraveNewWorkWorld -BraveNewWorkWorld is a source of original information and thinking about work in the new economy, as well as a clearinghouse and coordinator of resources from many points of origin. Various academic and professional fields are represented, as well as practical experiences in a wide variety of work settings.