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9types.com
http://www.9types.com/
The Enneagram consists of nine personality types each representing a motivating need for an individual. The site provides links to the RHETI Test and the New Enneagram Test to help you determine your personality type. The enneagram personality profile presents your world view along with your basic fears and desires.
Keirsey Temperament Sorter
http://keirsey.com
This site contains the Keirsey Temperament Sorter questionnaire, descriptions
of its four personality temperaments (guardian, idealist, rational, and artisan),
and the 16 variants of these temperaments. Keirsey's descriptions of temperament
are based on the study of people and the study of psychology, including the
works of Jung, Myers, Kretschmer, Spranger, Fromm, Haley, and Bateson, etc.
Locus of Control & Attribution Style Test
http://www.queendom.com/tests/personality/lc_access.html
Locus of Control looks at whether we are controlled by our destiny or if we control our destiny. Attribution determines what we hold accountable for our success and failures. These styles combined can influence our motivation, expectations, self-esteem, risk taking, and the outcome of our behaviors. The test consists of 33 questions that take about 20 minutes to complete.
Personality Style Indicator (PSI)
https://www.crgleader.com/psi/home.php
This test will help you identify how you respond to people and tasks using the four personal style indicators of behavioral, cognitive, interpersonal, and affective. You will learn how to gain self-understanding and self-acceptance, and how to achieve a greater understanding and acceptance of others. The test also provides development tools that will allow you to manage stress, capitalize on your strengths, improve your performance, and identify your leadership potential. There is a moderate fee to take this test.
Princeton Review Career Quiz
http://www.review.com/career/careerquizhome.cfm?menuID=0&careers=6
Developed by the individuals who created the Birkman® Method, this 24-question quiz will help identify your most likely interests and work style. The results of the quiz will make it easier for you to find careers you are most suited for.
Self Directed Search (SDS)
http://www.self-directed-search.com/
The SDS divides people into six different working groups: realistic, investigative,
artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional. This 15-minute quiz will
help you determine which category best represents you. For $9.95 you will receive
an 8 to16 page report describing your profile along with a listing of occupations
and fields of study that most closely match your profile.
Homefair City Reports
http://www2.homefair.com/calc/citysnap.html?
This database will provide you with a side-by-side comparison of two cities' costs of living, climate, demographics, and other information. To retrieve reports you must provide Homefair with your contact information.
Monstermoving.com
http://www.moving.com
This relocation resource offers tools that will help you find and request quotes
from qualified movers in your area, research your new city or town, research
real estate or rental properties, check out mortgage rates from local lenders,
get insurance quotes, and much more. The Relocation Planner will assist you with
keeping track of the details involved in relocation.
The Moving Calculator
http://www2.homefair.com/calc/movecalcin.html?
Use this calculator to estimate interstate or local moving costs in the United
States Costs are based on industry averages and tariff rates. Also of interest
are the additional financial calculators that will help with rent vs. buy,
refinancing, and mortgage decisions.
Relocation Crime Lab
http://www2.homefair.com/calc/crime.html?
The Relocation Crime Lab contains crime indexes for thousands of United States and Canadian cities. The results will give a city's crime rate relative to the national average of all the cities in the database. A crime rate of 100 would mean the crime rate is exactly average.
The Relocation Wizard
http://www.homefair.com/homefair/wizard/
The Relocation Wizard will help you plan your move with a custom timeline. By answering a few brief questions about when and where you will be moving, if you have children and/or pets, and if you intend to own or rent, the Wizard will generate an extensive checklist to assist you in relocating.
The Salary Calculator
http://www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html
Part of an extensive real estate resource, this site will helps you compare
the cost of living in hundreds of international cities. The figures are updated
quarterly, and they do not include taxes.
JobStar Central: Salary Information
http://www.jobstar.org/tools/salary/index.cfm
At this site, you will find links to and descriptions of more than 300 salary
surveys or summaries from a variety of sources. Also look for a quiz that tests
your knowledge about salaries, articles on salary negotiations, and other career-related
resources.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
At this government Web site, you will find information on hundreds of specific
occupations. Information includes the nature of the work, working conditions,
employment, job outlook, earnings, training, qualifications, advancement, related
occupations, and sources of additional information.
Salary.com
http://www.salary.com
At this site, search for salary information by job title, ZIP code, or state
and metropolitan area. You will also find some additional free resources, including
the cost of living wizard, benefits information, and the searchable collection
of full-text articles.
SalaryExpert.com
http://www.salaryexpert.com
While many of the resources found at this site require a fee, you will also
find some free resources. These include a salary calculator for the U.S. and
Canada, which produces salary information after you select a job title, enter
a job description, select an area, or enter a ZIP code. Follow the links to
find the Free Salary Tools area, and you will find global salary information.
7 Step Résumé Sampler
http://www.7step-resumesampler.com/
An extensive step-by-step guide to writing a résumé, this sampler
provides a button that will take you to examples of the work being discussed
at each
step. Plan on one to three hours per step to complete.
CareerLab: First and Best Cover Letters
http://www.careerlab.com/letters/default.htm
From the book, 200 Letters For Job Hunters, written by William S.
Frank, president of CareerLab, this extensive Web site offers examples of 200
letters divided
into 21 different categories including thank you letters, want ad letters,
letters to executive recruiters, follow-up letters, and many more.
CollegeGrad.com: Resumes
http://www.collegegrad.com/resumes/index.shtml
Geared toward the recent college graduate, this site offers a list of annotated
links that will help you write résumés for entry level positions.
Topics include Best College Resume, Quickstart Resume Templates, Post Your Resume,
Free Resume Review, and others.
eRusumes.com
http://www.eresumes.com/
This site promises to provide “all you need to know about writing and distributing
resumes and cover letters.” Here you’ll find tips for writing job-specific
résumés, posting online résumés, and a tutorial.
Also look for information about references, résumé keywords, and
résumé fraud.
JOBTRACK.COM: Job Search Tips
http://static.jobtrak.com/job_search_tips2/index.html
This online manual contains valuable information on the job search process,
including extensive sections on writing business letters and résumés, with samples of prospecting letters, networking letters, thank-you letters, acceptance letters, rejection letters, résumés,
and more.
JobStar Central: Résumés
http://www.jobstar.org/tools/resume/index.cfm
This authoritative site is composed of résumé and cover letter
samples, templates, and tips. Also look for the briefly annotated links to
additional Internet resources, including résumé guides, calculators,
and posting services.
A Psychology Student Handbook—Writing Your vita
http://psych.hanover.edu/handbook/vita2.html
From Hanover College, this extensive article describes the content and form
of a good vita. This document, also known as a CV or curriculum vitae, is longer
than a résumé and is used when applying for international, academic,
education, scientific, or research positions or when applying for fellowships
or grants.
Quintessential Careers: Cover Letter Resources for Job-Seekers
http://www.quintcareers.com/covres.html
This gateway offers 19 annotated links to online resources for writing cover
letters. These resources include a list of errors to avoid in writing cover letters,
a book excerpt, samples, a template, and a quiz to test your knowledge of cover
letters. You will also find a link that will take you to a list of books on this
topic that are recommended by Quintessential Careers.
Writing Effective CV's and Cover Letters
http://www.careers.ucr.edu/Students/Graduates/CV/
The CV is used when applying for international, academic, education, scientific,
or research positions or when applying for fellowships or grants.This guide
reviews what a vitae is and how it is to be used; a sample vitae is offered
along with a sample application letter.