Searching Tips and Database Research Basics from Black Hawk College
Career Planning Tool
myBlueprint is a career and life planning tool for high school students. It support student exploration, planning, and decision making with a one-stop individual pathways planner.
Web Sites
Learn more about an occupation you are interested in: wages, outlooks, education, skills needed and so much more.
Ontario WorkinfoNet (OnWIN) is a nonprofit dedicated to providing employment and career information over the Internet. OnWIN provides links to work- and career-related web sites in Ontario for help finding a job, choosing a career, getting training, or improving your education.
Databases
Vocations and Career Collection (Gale)
Vocations and Careers Collection provides access to journals and magazines that aid users in researching a vocation, finding an appropriate institution of learning, job searching, and maintaining a career. The database offers hundreds of current and applicable periodicals, from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.