Researching Majors & Careers
This resource features academic majors and provides information on careers typically linked to those majors. For the disciplines offered at Case, we link to that departmental website. For all areas listed, we link to sites that list professional associations or specific job listings.
Vault Online Career Library
There's a reason why Fortune recently called Vault "The best place on the Web to prepare for a job search." Job seekers and professionals have discovered that Vault is the Internet's ultimate destination for insider company information, advice, and career management services. Through the Career Center's subscription, Case students can access the resources available at Vault, including downloadable PDF versions of the entire Vault Career Library. (You will be required to enter your Case Network ID and password to follow this link.) This service is reserved for Case undergraduate students only. Please refer to the following links for Career research information.
Facts on File provides comprehensive, up-to-date profiles of more than 2,000 of today's most popular jobs in more than 93 industries. This database allows you to search by industry, education, salary, or by keyword or phrase, and covers career resources, industry trends, as well as career preparation information. To login simply use your Case network ID and password.
Packed with country-specific information, this massive research tool contains more than 10,000 resources for finding international employment. Each country segment contains recommended web sites, detailed resource descriptions, insider tips and professional advice. To login simply use your Case network ID and password.
O*NET, the Occupational Information Network, is a comprehensive database of worker attributes and job characteristics. As the replacement for the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT), O*NET allows job seekers to search for occupational information based on skills.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.
An on-line reference library for liberal arts majors. This site provides quality information for a wide range of career fields with web links to other pertinent resources designed to help students explore careers which require a liberal arts degree.
Accenture Career Resource Library
Through generous funding from Accenture, the Career Center offers a Career resource library with student access to:
- more than 500 printed resources including industry-specific directories, career guides, graduate school information, and employer videos
- current non-circulating copies of current issues of Crain's Cleveland Business, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Forbes, Business Week, Fortune, Black Collegian
- free copies of Job Postings Magazine, Minority Engineer, and Women Engineers
- computer workstations with printing capabilities