Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

View occupational and career research resources

• Oregon Labor Market Information System (career information, employer database, and Oregon labor market information)
• DOL Dept. of Labor
  • O*NET has multiple “doors” to access www.onetonline.org or Careeronestop
  • New mobile-friendly O*NET OnLine: Use your phone or tablet to visit the new mobile-friendly O*NET OnLine! Quickly find, search, or browse across 900+ occupations based on your career exploration or job analysis needs. Then learn about the requirements, characteristics, and available opportunities for your selected occupation. Updated features include:
    • Job Duties Custom List
    • Related Activities Search
    • Soft Skills Custom List
    • Technology Skills Search
    • See All Occupations

    The new site also provides easy access to other O*NET sites, including the O*NET Resource Center and the My Next Move websites (MNM, MNM for Veterans, Mi Próximo Paso).

  • DOL sites for Career Planning and Occupational Research:
    • DOL Apps
    • www.onetcenter.org (see info below) – user guide
    • DOL CareerOneStop Tool Kit
    • My Skills My Future – US Dept. of Labor Resource – Career Onestop
    • My Next Move – From America’s Job Center Network part of the US Dept. of Labor
    • Career Videos on Careeronestop (Dept. of Labor)
• Occupational Outlook Handbook (Bureau of Labor site)
• National Career Development Association – Tool for linking to Internet Career Planning Sites or bls.gov/audience/jobseekers
• My Plan – a variety of career exploration tools: mostly free self-assessment (not free), connecting careers to majors
• This site generates career options based on job titles including a brief description
• Career informational interviews stories. How to Become…
• www.careertech.org/career-clusters
• www.80000hours.org
• www.universityhq.org/how-to-become
• www.collegegrad.com
• Dick Bolles – author of What Color is Your Parachute
• Indeed Career Services Academy 
• Wikijob – UK-based but good career info
• www.educatetocareer.org
• Fear of Career Transition – From Create Your Career Path

Values/Strengths

• Life Values
• Values Discovery Exercise
• The Muse
• Core Values Index
• Values Center
• Character Strengths or www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu
• Information explaining Character Strengths
• SELF Model – Strengths (watch video rationale for considering strengths) – skip the assessment as it is not free
• 340 Ways to use Character Strengths – handout

Miscellaneous

• High 5 Test (strengths)
• About Conflict Management Styles & Assessment – Walden University
• Conflict Management Style Assessment The Blake Group
• Career/Job Search Podcasts – Mac Pritchard – Mac’s List
• Low Anxiety Careers 

Personality Assessments – similar to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

• Human Metrics
• 16 personalities
• True Colors
• The Kiersey Temperament sorter is also a common personality inventory
• Big Five Personality Test