Career Information
New Jersey State Library’s Virtual Career Center
A great set of job- and career-related links
Job and Career Accelerator
Create resumes and cover letters, learn interviewing techniques, and prepare for related exams, and access millions of job listings. Let’s you gather all your job-hunting projects in one convenient online “dashboard”.
Ferguson’s Career Giudance Center
Career information from Facts on File, a library subscription database (scroll down the list of FoF databases to find the Ferguson’s link)
Skills Assessment and Career Counseling Centers
Personality and Skills Tests
The Princeton Review Career Quiz
Skills Profiler by America’s Career InfoNet
Local Career Centers
Essex County One-Stop Career Centers
Labor Market Information, Job Descriptions, and Vocational Training
Employment Outlook Statistics – Find out what jobs are in demand or decline. Get reports at the local, state and national level
Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network
Employment Projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Jobstar Salary Surveys
Job Descriptions
Job descriptions can further define the skills involved, licensing information, or training and education needed
Licenses and licensing boards in New Jersey from America’s Career InfoNet–Select New Jersey from the list of states
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Vocational Training and Apprenticeships – Learn a specific trade or occupation through vocational training programs or apprenticeships
Incentives and Training Programs from the State of New Jersey
New Jersey Laborers’ Union Apprentice Program
