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Career Planning and Job Search Resources

Choose a category below to explore online resources to help you in planning your career, preparing for your job search, searching for a job and more.


Career Choice, Strategies, Support and Job Search Resources:

Choosing or Changing Careers
Job Seeking Strategies

Interviewing

Job Search Tools & Tips

Networking

Resumes, Cover Letters

Volunteering

Veterans

Organizations

  • DAV, Disabled American Veterans
    • We are dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. We accomplish this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of America's injured heroes  on Capitol Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life.
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Career Planning and Research Tools

  • American Corporate Partners
    • American Corporate Partners (ACP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting veterans in their transition from the armed services to the civilian workforce. With the help of business professionals nationwide, ACP offers veterans tools for long-term career development through mentoring, career counseling, and networking opportunities. The site is free and open to all current and former service members and their immediate family.
  • Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

Job Search

Training and Employment Programs

  • Warrior-Scholar Project
    • The Warrior-Scholar Project is an intensive donor-funded two-week workshop hosted at America's top universities during summer breaks to help facilitate veterans' transition from the military to college.
Job Search Sites
Internships

Note that many companies state that they prefer students attending 4 year colleges or ask for bachelor’s degree candidates as one of their preferred qualifications for internships. However this should not stop you from applying as this does not mean that other candidates are not considered. Your academic record, experience, quality of your resume and other documentation, as well as the strength of your references are all important.

Internships

Internships, Job Search

Internships, State of Connecticut

Internships, US Government

Area of Study/Career Specific Resources:

Automotive Technician / Technician Management

Associations and Organizations

Job Search

  • Simply Hired, Automotive Technician Jobs, Waterbury, CT area
  • ZipRecruiter, Automotive Technician Jobs, Waterbury CT area

Occupational Outlook

Digital Arts Technology

Associations and Organizations

Job Search

  • Indeed, Digital Art jobs in Waterbury, CT
  • Indeed, Graphic Artist jobs in Connecticut
  • ZipRecruiter, Digital Arts Jobs, Waterbury, CT area

Occupational Outlook

Drug and Alcohol Recovery Counselor

Associations and Organizations

Career Planning and Job Search Tools

Job Search

  • Glassdoor, Drug and Alcohol Counselor Jobs, in Connecticut
  • Indeed.com, Drug / Alcohol Counselor
  • ZipRecruiter, Drug and Alcohol Counselor, Waterbury, CT area

Occupational  Outlook

Fire Technology and Administration

Associations and Organizations

Career Planning and Job Search Tools

Legal Assistant / Paralegal

Associations and Organizations

Job Search

  • Monster, Legal Assistant Jobs, Waterbury, CT area
  • Indeed, Legal Assistant / Paralegal Jobs, Waterbury, CT area
  • Simply Hired, Legal Assistant / Paralegal Jobs, Waterbury, CT area
  • ZipRecruiter, Legal Assistant / Paralegal Jobs, Waterbury, CT area

Occupational Outlook

Manufacturing

Associations and Organizations

Career Planning and Job Search Tools

  • Stuff Made in Connecticut
    Career resources for the manufacturing industry, including tips and advice for landing a job, personal profiles, and a list of manufacturers in Connecticut. Sign up for the STUFF email newsletter, which is sent twice a month and includes career advice and lists of firms with internships and job openings.

Job Search

Occupational Outlook

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

Associations and Organizations

Career Planning and Job Search Tools

Internships

Job Search

Welding

Associations and Organizations

Job Search

Occupational Outlook

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