Career Resources - Office of Career Services

Discovering Careers & Deciding on Majors

LMC: Selecting Major or Majors
Myths and Fact about Choosing a Major from LMC Office of Academic Advisement

Choosing Your Major by Mary Lou Taylor
Another Good Concise Article on Choose A Major

Major Decisions: How to Pick Your Major In College By James Tunstead Burtchaell, C.S.C
Thoughful essay written by a priest and professor at Notre Dame several years ago. Still relevant and on target!

LMC: What Can I Do With a Major In...?
Le Moyne College - Office of Career Services "What can I do with a Major in..." pages.

UNC: What Can I Do With A Major In...
The University of North Carolina-Wilmington has a very good site of majors and associated careers type information.

SJF: What Can I Do With This Major?
GREAT resource via Career Services at St. John Fisher in Rochester

S.U.N.Y. Oswego: Major Booklets
Nice overview descriptions of several career fields. (SUNY Oswego Career Services)

Discover
A career guidance, exploration and information system available for free to Le Moyne students. Call Career Services at 445-4185, stop by RH 344 or email us careers@lemoyne.edu for a "user token".

Make an Appointment with a counselor in the Office of Career Services.
For personal, individual guidance and counseling help with deciding on a major

Exploring and Researching Careers

Student Career Advantage Plan
A detailed guide to planning and preparing for a career, for use by students, parents, faculty and advisors!

JobWeb Career Library
Great info on a variety of career development and job search related topics.

These sites, also listed above, are very useful for career exploration:

LMC: What can I do with a major in...?
Le Moyne College - Office of Career Services "What can I do with a Major in..." pages.

UNC: What Can I Do With A Major In...
The University of North Carolina-Wilmington has a very good site of majors and associated careers type information

SJF: What Can I Do With This Major?
GREAT resource via Career Services at St. John Fisher in Rochester.

S.U.N.Y. Oswego: Major Booklets
Nice overview descriptions of several career fields. (SUNY Oswego Career Services)

These sites have great career information resources on occupations and fields of work:

Vault Career Library
A subscription service, available free to Le Moyne students. Vault's unique career content and services include carefully researched and continually updated "insider" information on over 3,000 companies and 70 industries and Vault's best-selling collection of more than 60 career guides and employer profiles.

O*Net Online
"Making occupational information interactive and accessible. Search for occupations based on skills. Get specific details on selected occupations.

WetFeet
"Helping You Make Smarter Career Decisions." "Insight on Jobs & Careers" Great info on fields of work, industries and more.

Vault Reports
Similar to Wet Feet. This is the public site with slightly different industry info as well as a variety of career tools and info resources.

For Personal, Individual Guidance on Career Exploration and Decision-Making
Make an appointment with an advisor in the Office of Career Services.

Acquiring Career Related Experience

Office of Career Services' Internship Information
Internships, Internships, Internships!!! Start here for information

Preparing for a Job Search

Before you begin sending your resume out, the guides below can help you prepare and be more effective
CSO Resume Workbook
CSO Job Hunting Guide
CSO Job Search Letter Writing
CSO Interviewing Workbook

Optimal Resume
Optimal Resume provides leading edge electronic resume software for students and professionals. Le Moyne offers students and alumni a discounted subsciption option.

Transferable Skills Survey
By the University of Minnesota. Wonder what you have to offer? Check out this great list of skills.

Additional Recommended Career/Job Sites for Solid Job Search Preparation
Another page of ours that lists comprehensive career/job sites as well as other sites targeted at college students and recent grads.