• Trade Secrets: Alberta Apprenticeship Training

• Interprovincial Standards “Red Seal” Program: The Interprovincial Standards “Red Seal” Program (also known as the Red Seal Program) was established more than 45 years ago to provide greater ease for mobility of skilled workers throughout Canada. This Web site enables you to learn more about the Red Seal Program, apprenticeship, national standards and trade certification.

• Alberta Career Information Hotline: An Alberta Human Resources and Employment service. Career consultants are available by telephone, fax or email to help Albertans make informed career and education decisions.

• ALIS: Alberta Learning Information Service: Alberta's leading on-line source for career, learning and employment information.

• Career Awareness Website: Canadian government site that provides up-to-date career planning information.

• Career Interests Game: This is a game designed to help you match your interests and skills with similar careers. It can help you begin thinking about how your personality will fit in with specific work environments and careers.

• Job Hunter's Bible: Richard Bolles' classic text, What Color is Your Parachute, is available at all Calgary Public Library branches (Career 650.14 BOL) For Internet beginners, try Bolles' book Job Hunting on the Internet (Career 650.14 BOL).

• Jobboom.com: A  directory of the best employment and training sites on the Internet.

• Jobs, Workers, Training and Careers: Federal government site that presents four ways to help make career decisions.

• NextSteps: Calgary Youth Employment Centre: job hunting tips, help with resumes, interviews, and career planning and a good collection of local job finding sites. Recommended

• University of Waterloo Career Development eManual: Good overview of the different stages of career planning and effective job hunting

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• Alberta Labour Market Review: This review is produced every year to report on Alberta’s labour market activity for the year.

• Calgary and Area Labour Market Trends: Excellent monthly, quarterly and annual reviews & local employment trends and projected demand.

• Job Futures: a federal government site that provides work prospect information by occupation.

• Labour Market Outlook

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• Alberta Occupational Profiles: (Occinfo): this site, sponsored by Alberta Education and Career Development, profiles over 500 occupations in Alberta, the qualifications required and typical salaries.

• Calgary Construction Association: This site features a Youth Employment Program that was created in conjunction with Alberta Human Resources and Employment and allows opportunity for youth to access careers in construction while allowing the employer to access the individual for possible employment.

• The Canadian Careers Page: Information on exploring career options and beyond.

• Canadian Technology Human Resources Board: a Canadian guidebook to technology careers made up of 60 profiles that include up-to-date industry trends, employment statistics and educational requirements

• Careers in Logistics: Over 47,000 Calgarians are employed in the logistics industry, and the numbers are growing. This website provides an introduction to the industry, as well as career and educational opportunities.

• Enviro Careers: environmental employment is key to the new economy. This site is produced by the Canadian Council for Human Resources in the Environmental Industry (CCHREI).

• Labour Market Information: from Human Resources Development Canada.

• National Occupational Classification 2001: a Canadian national classification of 500 occupations developed by federal government for the use of individual job seekers, career professionals, and government workers. A Canadian national classification of 500 occupations developed by federal government for the use of individual job seekers, career professionals, and government workers.

• Tourism Work Web: Canadian online recruiting and resource network solution for the Canadian tourism industry.

• AboutJobs.com: commercial database providing employment ads in four categories: summer work, internships for recent grads, resort jobs and professional employment.

• Canadian Executive Service Organization Website: CESO is a Canadian, volunteer based, not-for-profit organization whose mission it is to promote and extend the economic and social growth and well-being of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada and of the peoples of the developing nations and emerging market economies.

• Dave’s ESL Café’s Job Center for ESL Teachers Around the World

• Escape Artist: website for those wishing to move to another country for work, including how-to guides, reading resources and contacts.

• EURopean Employment Services (Eures): this is a European labour market network aiming at facilitating the mobility of workers in the European Economic Area.

• Idealist.org: produced by Action Without Borders, a global network of individuals and organizations working to build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives in a healthy environment. Lists 22,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 150 countries, which you can search or browse by name, location or mission

• O-Hayo Sencel: the Newsletter of (Teaching) Jobs in Japan.

• One Small Planet: General Information on work, study, volunteer and travel opportunities abroad.

• What in the World is Going On? A World of Opportunities: Produced and recently updated by the Canadian Bureau of International Education, this excellent website outlines steps for assessing your suitability, finding positions, evaluating offers, succeeding while abroad, and coming back smoothly. Available in PDF format.

• Alberta Occupational Profiles: Oil and Gas Extraction Industry: This Government of Alberta site has a number of occupational profiles that give detailed descriptions of what’s involved in various jobs in the petroleum industry.
  (Click on “Search by Industry”, then scroll down and click on “Oil and Gas Extraction Industry”)

• Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (CAODC): This excellent site provides information on the drilling industry. Simply scroll down the page to look at various job descriptions such as drilling crews, derrickhands and floorhands.

• Enform

• Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada: Very detailed listing of the jobs within the energy sector.

• Careers in Oil and Gas: This site lets job seekers know what it's really like to work in the service, supply and manufacturing sector of the upstream oil and gas industry. Video overviews are also available.

• The Alberta Oil Sands: This site provides links to companies operating in the Oil Sands. Visit the career section of these employers’ websites to learn more about employment opportunities in the Oil Sands.

• Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors: At the top of the page, click on the “Contacts for Employment” link for an excellent list of drilling and service contractors. Job hunters may then use this list to contact companies directly.

• Canada Job Bank: This federal government website often has postings for oil and gas jobs such as rig operators and drillers.

• InfoOil Careers: This website lists a wide range of job postings, from rig personnel to professional positions. Job searchers must register to use this site. Users may search by industry, job title or location.

• Oil and Gas Jobs Online: This website lists primarily professional positions. Users may search by category and location.

• Strategis: Oil and Gas Industry Company Directories: Published and maintained by Industry Canada, this is a very comprehensive list of oil and gas companies in Canada. Job hunters may then use this list to contact companies directly.

• Foreign Service Exam: Practice exam for people wanting to challenge the Canadian Foreign Service Exam.

• GRE: Graduate Record Examination: is a multiple-choice admissions test intended for applicants to graduate schools.

• Princeton Review Online: practice the LSAT, GMAT, MCAT, and USMLE

• Information on the Most Frequently Administered Exams: General Competency Test practice exams for the Public Service Commission of Canada.

*Note: Calgary Public Library has a wide selection of practice test materials including police, firefighters, air traffic control, registered and practical nurses and more. Ask staff for assistance in locating them.

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• Alberta's International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS): provides an advisory educational assessment service which compares educational qualifications from other countries to provincial educational standards.

• Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials: CICIC collects, organizes, and distributes information, and acts as a national clearing house and referral service to support the recognition and portability of Canadian and international educational and occupational qualifications.

• Certification and Registration Requirements for Employment in Alberta: CERT info answers common questions about requirements and regulated occupations.

• Contact Point: a Canadian website dedicated to the professional development needs of career counsellors

• Counsellor Resource Centre: an on-line resource for career development and employment counselling specialists

• Resumes: resume assistance from the Career Services Office of the University of Waterloo.

• Jobstar: resume and career assistance website managed by a regional library agency in Northern California.

• JobWeb: Guide to Resume Writing: resume assistance provided by the National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE) in Pennsylvania.

• The Damn Good Resume: Tips from popular author Yana Parker. Several of Parker's books are available at Calgary Public Library branches. Call your nearest branch for details.

• APEGGA; Employer Salary Survey:  survey of engineering, geological and geophysical salaries.

• ASET Annual Salary Survey, 2006:  The Alberta Society of Engineering Technologists annually publishes this detailed wage information.

• Canada's Petroleum Industry Careers: The Careers Database contains links to petroleum-related job banks. Each career in the database features a job description, identifies the required educational level and supplies details on education, skills, working conditions, salary, and a future employment outlook. Careers can be searched alphabetically, by keyword, or by education level and industry segment.

• Employment, earnings and hours: This monthly Statistics Canada publication, presents a timely picture of employment, earnings and hours. Over 280 industries are covered at the national and provincial level. (Available only on computers in the Library.)

• Monster Salary Centre: Canadian salary information for major cities.

• 2005 Alberta Wage Survey: information on wages and salaries for full-time employees in Alberta by occupation, geographic area, and industry group. Wage data was collected for over 500 occupations.

• Salary Expert: Over 100 occupational salary reports available for major U.S and Canadian cities.

NOTE: Ask staff for access to more than 30 current salary surveys including those for marketing professionals, engineers, purchasing professionals, Canadian armed forces, chemists, correctional officers and many other occupational groups

• International Salary Calculator: determine salary requirements around the world.
  
  

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