Category: Career counselors

Careers for curious thinkers

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Are you naturally curious and interested in theories? Like to analyze and explore the science behind what you see? If your idea of a great field of study or job includes working independently, using math or science to solve complex

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Career Profile: Pharmacy Technician

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Curious about a career that tends to have lots of job openings, and requires only a high school diploma to qualify? Pharmacy technicians are employed by pharmacies and hospitals to help customers get their prescriptions and make sure customer information

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What are the highest paying jobs?

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Want to earn more in your job? Wondering which careers pay the best? You may be considering a job change at this start to a new year; exploring high-paying careers can be a great motivator. To see the most recent

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Can you describe your skills and abilities?

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If you’ve been in the job market recently, you know that skills are increasingly one of the most important job qualifications on employers’ minds. When you understand the nature of your own skills, you’re in a better position to answer

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New on CareerOneStop: How-to Guides

CareerOneStop has added three How-to Guides to help website users discover and make the most of the resources available on CareerOneStop websites. Each of the Guides walks users through five to six simple steps to help them achieve one of

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Find yourself in STEM

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You may have heard the term “STEM” tossed around—referring to careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Or “STEAM”, which adds Arts to the mix. If you’re curious about what STEM is all about, take a look at this sector

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Polish your job application skills

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Have you ever started filling out an online job application and dropped off partway through? Maybe you were at a kiosk at a major retailer. Or maybe you were at home working under a time limit. Either way, online job

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Workforce professionals: Skill up on using CareerOneStop!

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If you are a workforce professional, you depend on a variety of resources to support the success of your students or customers. Ideally, CareerOneStop should be one of them. CareerOneStop offers essential, easy-to-use tools built on authoritative data and information

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School counselor? Check out CareerOneStop’s free resources!

This weekend CareerOneStop is excited to join thousands of school counseling professionals in Austin, Texas, for the American School Counselor Association Annual Conference. Are you a school counselor looking for solid resources to help your students advance their career planning?

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Find a workplace to match your values

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Have you ever had a job where you liked the work itself, but the workplace or manager made your life miserable? Or maybe a job where the work was boring but your colleagues and the atmosphere kept you inspired? As

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