Maryland Job Fairs

Maryland Job Fair listing from the DLLR website: http://www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/jobfairs.shtml

January 15, 2013 (Tue) 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.	Job Zone Online Bay District Volunteer Fire Dept Social Hall Lexington Park, MD Military/Veterans/Spouses/DOD Civilians
January 17, 2013 (Thurs) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.	Andrews AFB Chiefs/JobZoneOnline The Club @ Andrews Building 1889 Arnold Avenue Andrews AFB, MD Military but Open to Public Must have access to Andrews Air Force Base
January 23, 2013 (Wed) 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.	Coast to Coast Four Points by Sheraton – BWI 7032 Elm Road Linthicum Heights, MD 21240 General/Open
January 24, 2013 (Thurs) 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.	Cecil County Workforce Center 1275 W. Pulaski Highway Elkton, MD 21921 Open to 18 to 21 Yr Olds, Entry Positions
January 30, 2013 (Wed) 10 a.m to 2 p.m.	Diversity Job Fairs Holiday Inn Baltimore Inner Harbor 301 West Lombard Street Baltimore, MD 21201 General/Open
January 31, 2013 (Thurs) 11 a.m to 4 p.m.	Security Clearance EXPO Westin Baltimore, BWI 1110 Old Elkridge Landing Rd Linthicum Heights, MD 21090 Security Clearance Required
February 15, 2013 (Fri) 10 a.m to 1 p.m.	Elgin Station Job Fair 40 Elgin Blvd. Hagerstown, MD 21740 For more information: Job fair is sponsored by the Hagerstown Housing Authority and Washington County One Stop Job Center General/Open
February 28, 2013 (Thurs) 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.	Susquehanna Workforce Network Ripken Stadium 873 Long Drive Aberdeen, MD 21001 Open to Defense/Technical/Intelligence
February 28, 2013 (Thurs) 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.	Career MD Hilton Baltimore 401 West Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21204 Open to Physicians
February 28, 2013 (Thurs) 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.	Catalyst Career Group Embassy Suites-BWI Baltimore 1300 Concourse Drive Linthicum Heights, MD 21090 General/Open

MC's E-jobs

E-Jobs is an employment database and resources specifically targeted to MC students an alumi!
FT, PT, internships, and student assistant positions are posted as well as information on upcoming job fairs, workshops, and career resources.

Students must create an account to log in!

Most Common Interview Mistakes

Short article that sites the top 10 interview mistakes, includes easy to do but hard to recover mistakes like not doing your research or taking too much when answering questions: http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interview-mistakes/ss/most-common-interview-mistakes.htm

Maryland Workforce Exchange

Search for jobs, get labor market information, take career assessments, and get information on services for specific populations (veterans, youth, senior, etc.) https://mwejobs.maryland.gov/

Direct link to self-assessment tools: https://mwejobs.maryland.gov/selfassessment/selfassessment.asp
Direct link to information for veterans: https://mwejobs.maryland.gov/veteran.asp
Direct link to Labor trends: https://mwejobs.maryland.gov/faq.asp?session=faq

Career one stop

Literally a career one stop shop, resources on everything from career exploration to job search advice: http://www.careeronestop.org/

Also provides great links and tips on transition advice for veterans as well as workers who have recently lost their jobs.

Jung Typology Test

Free online assessment similar to the MBTI  http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm

Physician Assisant Programs Search

Search for accredited PA programs on the Physician Assiant Education Association website: http://www.paeaonline.org/index.php?ht=d/ContentDir/pid/255

The Career Project- Profiles of professionals in a variety of careers

Read about first hand career experiences from a variety of professionals!
http://www.thecareerproject.org/

My Next Move- Match Interest to a Career

Search for careers, browse career options by industry, or complete the O*Net Interest Profiler
http://www.mynextmove.org/

Employer Locator Tool

Search for employers by field and location, great tool if you are job hunting out of state or just want to try to identify potential employers.

http://www.careerinfonet.org/employerlocator/

What do Engineers do?

MC Engineering department breaks down the various engineering specialties, links to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics are provided : http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/EDU/Department2.aspx?id=11112

Health Management Careers

Extensive information for students and advisors on health management careers: http://healthmanagementcareers.org/

NIH list of Health and Medical Science careers

NIH Office of Science Education created a site called LifeWorks which has an alpha listing of health careers which links to a summary of career information: http://science.education.nih.gov/Lifeworks.nsf/alpha.htm

Health Science Career Resources

Excellent website on health related careers including handouts and a healthcare career explorer tool: http://explorehealthcareers.org

Here is a direct link to printable handouts for students on health careers: http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/about/announcements/Article/165/How_to_Get_Your_FREE_Health_Career_Planning_Kit