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Career FAQ'sFinding career information on ISEEKThese Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’S) focus on providing a “one-stop” source of career and job information for career counselors. Valuable ISEEK pages for servicing students or clients can be located here, along with other government and private sources. Find answers to questions about: On ISEEK
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On ISEEKQ. Where can I find detailed career descriptions on ISEEK? A. ISEEK’s Find Careers contains career descriptions (along with Movie Clips) which include details such work activities, skills and abilities needed, education requirements, wages and employment outlook. Military Careers and Licensed Careers are also available in this section.
Q. Is there an assessment available that will match career interests to specific careers? A. ISEEK Skills Assessment is an online skills assessment which selects potential occupations based on how you rate a skill - positive, neutral or negative. You will be asked to rate your skills positively if they are important to use as part of your career or negatively if you are they are not important to use as part of your career. Results of this self-assessment tool link directly to ISEEK’s career descriptions.
Q. Is there a concise list of resources available for career planning and exploration? A. ISEEK’s Career Planning Resources contains a list of career planning information collected from ISEEK's Explore Careers and Find a Job sections. You'll also find information about MnCareers, CareerOneStop, The Occupational Outlook Handbook and many other helpful sites in this section.
Q. Where can I read the latest articles about career and job trends? A. FutureWork is a collection of articles highlighting current trends and news that impacts industry, the economy and careers. These articles originate from various media journals throughout the country. They are sorted by four areas (careers, education, jobs and business) and can be found in the related section of ISEEK or by searching the entire article database.
Q. Where can I find typical salaries for Minnesota jobs? A. The Minnesota Salary Tool allows you to quickly and easily find statewide employment and wage information on the occupation or fields of interest to you.
Q. I just lost my job, how can ISEEK help me? A. ISEEK has valuable information to serve as your guide in the following sections: Job Loss and Transition, Job Application Tools, and Job Search Resources. If you are new to ISEEK and are looking for sections of the website that are commonly used by a dislocated worker or anyone experiencing a recent job loss, please see My Workbook Sample: Dislocated Worker. Additional web resourcesQ. Is there a tutorial available which teaches internet basics
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Q. Is there free e-mail available for those who do not have personal internet service? A. Schools, libraries and resource rooms offer free internet access for career and jobs
search. Those who do not have personal internet service can set up a free email
account via the following websites: Get-Email.com service is provided
as a courtesy of the Multi-Search-Engine.com. It offers “Web based - Free,
secure, permanent email accounts that are accessible from anywhere, at anytime.”
Q. Where can I read books online cover to cover? A. There are several website for reading complete books online: NetLibrary, provides access to your library’s eContent collection. eContent is the digital version of books, journals, and database content. Page by Page
books offers a wide selection of the best public domain books available, all
in an easy to read format. No matter how much you read at a time, you can bookmark
it and come back to exactly the right place. Page last updated in October 2004.
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