AEP Links
The links below can be used for personal research and your semester activity.
What can I do with a major in...
Faculty Contacts in the Colleges
Exploring Occupations
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
Provides information about specific occupations. - O*Net
Contains occupational descriptions and tools for career exploration. Created for the U.S. Department of Labor. - iSeek
Provides information on careers in 16 different career clusters (specific to Minnesota, but helpful to all). - CareerOneStop
Career exploration site that includes assessments and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. - Explore Health Careers
An interactive site that will explain the array of health professions for students investigating health careers. - Hospitality Careers
Begin to research hospitality careers. Use the drop-down to view industry related jobs and their descriptions. (ex. cruise, airline, tourism, country club...) - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Provides statistical information related to employment.
Government Jobs
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Under job seekers there is information on opportunities for students and recent graduates in federal service. - A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies
Do you want to know what careers specific agencies offer? Take a look at the A-Z list and view agencies of interest. - Federal Occupations by College Major
What majors can lead to federal employment. This is not an all-inclusive list. - USA.gov ”“ Government information by topic
Inventories and Assessments
Discover careers and majors that relate to your interests
- Career Zone
Provides up-to-date career information for more than 1,100 occupations. - My Personality
Opportunity to take a free personality inventory that produces career focused results. - Career One Stop
Assessment tools sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Additional Resources
- Self Service Instructions
- Self Service video tutorials for registration and program review
- NU's Get Hired Book
Includes a career exploration timetable, resume and cover letter information, internship information and more. - Scholarships
- Outside Scholarships
- Type Logic
Myers Briggs personality types described.