Recommended Websites
A.R.T.S. Anonymous is a fellowship of artists that share a desire to fulfill their creative potential. This website contains information on how to contact the organization and locate support group meetings in cities around the country. Adapted from the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, the site includes traditions, traits and tools serving the A.R.T.S. purpose: “to express our creative gifts and help others achieve artistic freedom.”
Raise a Million Dollars gives anyone on the web a chance to become a patron of the arts. If you just happen to need a patron of your own, you could be featured on the site and receive world wide exposure. This site helps independent creators fund their original ideas. Go for a visit and admire the creative work of those who are currently featured.
If you want personalized career help via the internet, I'd recommend Susan Guarneri. Susan has terrific credentials and experience from anyone's point of view, as well as empathy with creative folks and plenty of creative ideas of her own, especially when it comes to "out-of-the-box" job search techniques for the current market. Her website is a portal for individualized help with resume writing, career testing, career counseling, and job search coaching.
The O*Net is a comprehensive source of occupational information provided by the U.S. government. Don't miss the free tests! The Computerized Interest Profiler (CIP) is a computerized interest test; the alternative, taken with paper and pencil, is called the O*Net Interest Profiler (IP). The Work Importance Profiler (WIP) is a computerized assessment that identifies your most important work-related values; the paper and pencil alternative is the Work Importance Locator (WIL). Your test results can be linked to an O*Net database of occupations, identifing those that provide the best match with your strengths.
After fifty years in print, The Occupational Outlook Handbook is on line! Now you don't have to go to the library to read the latest edition of the classic reference published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is the place to start for basic information on the world of work, with detailed information (nature of the work, employers, training, outlook, earnings, etc.) on 250 occupations that make up about 87% of all the jobs in the U.S. economy.
This site is a favorite for those who need help with career planning and job hunting. Designed by a California librarian, JobStar offers free information to job-seekers: advice, related articles, lists of career books, and lots of links to other career resources on the Web. "The Hidden Job Market," "Resumes," and "Salary Info" are just three of the headings worth pursuing in this concise and well-organized web site.
Dick Bolles designed this site to supplement his book, What Color is Your Parachute? It includes a library of articles containing advice and a guide for job hunting on the internet. The ‘Net Guide’ is organized according to five different online activities. The effectiveness rate of the five different online job hunting methods is given, as well as their possible pitfalls. You'll come away with a realistic view of job-hunting online.
This is THE gateway career site on the internet, created by Margaret Dikel, an internet consultant and librarian who has organized an extensive directory of employment and career information. The purpose of the site is to give you the tools you need to use the full power of the Internet in your job search. You will find tutorials on how to use the Internet and lots of links to sites with job postings, career guidance, and employer information. A great place to start your search!