Career Planning & Self Assessment

Authentic Happiness – Using the New Positive Psychology
Develop insights into yourself and the world around you through these scientifically tested questionnaires, surveys, and scales.
http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/

Career Bookmarks - Toronto Public Library
A very expansive site containing links and information on self assessment, job postings, company information etc...
http://careerbookmarks.tpl.toronto.on.ca/

Career Development e-Manual - University of Waterloo
A comprehensive career development manual with detailed information on every stage of the process: self-assessment, research, decision-making, networks & contacts, work, and life planning.
http://www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca/index.asp

Career Related Websites Index - University of Waterloo
This site covers a variety of topics associated with your career search including online assessment tests, occupational research, information on working and studying abroad.
http://www.careerservices.uwaterloo.ca/links/UsefulWeb.asp

FYI – Career Services McMaster University
Tip sheets covering a lot of situations that you might be wondering about.
http://careers.mcmaster.ca/tools/fyi

Identify Your Career Options - Service Canada
Online quizzes and other exercises to assess your skills, interests, work values and preference. Website also provides suggestions on careers relating to your field of study.
http://www.jobsetc.ca/category_drilldown.jsp?category_id=412&crumb=12

Hot Jobs Career Assessment Articles
A collection of tests and articles related to self assessment.
http://hotjobs.careerid.com/articles.html

Job Futures – Service Canada
Browse job listings by Service Canada that provide information on what jobs are in the Canadian sector, how to get there and whether your job has good work prospects in this year and in coming years
http://www.jobfutures.ca/en/home.shtml

Job Hunter's Bible
This site is a supplement to Dick Bolles' 2007 edition of What Color is Your Parachute? Use the Net Guide for help during your internet job search or read articles in the site's extensive Parachute Library.
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/

McMaster University Career Services FYI
These career resource lists provide some tips and suggest books and websites on a wide variety of career related topics.
http://careers.mcmaster.ca/tools/fyi

Monster's Self Assessment Centre
A wide variety of quick quizzes covering personality type, working styles, entrepreneurship and more.
http://assessment.monster.ca/

Resources and Publications – The Alliance of Sector Councils
Access information on key issues in skills development through fact sheets and brochures, see what jobs in the near future are in labour shortages and other interesting publications
http://www.councils.org/resources-and-publications/overview/

SEWAPT Web Resources - Jung, MBTI, Enneagram
This site from the Southeastern Wisconsin Association for Psychological Type features excellent links related to personality assessment, including FREE online tools.
http://webedulab.org/ows/sewapt/wres.htm

UBC Career Services
This site has a wide variety of career planning information for both undergraduate and graduate students, including a searchable database of websites.
http://students.ubc.ca/careers/

ULife - What are you doing after class?
Search over 1000 listings of extracurricular, volunteer, and research opportunities on campus at U of T. Includes profiles of current students.
http://www.ulife.utoronto.ca/

UTSC Career Centre - Online Self Assessment
A comprehensive quiz focusing on skills, personality traits, career interests and values.
http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~career/Assessment/online_inventory/index.html

Youth Canada
Website by the government of Canada dedicated to helping youths get started on their lives outside of school including information on jobs, life events and much more.
http://www.youth.gc.ca/eng/home.shtml

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