• Career Information Resources
• Career Assessment Instruments
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Publications
• Related Associations

Career Information Resources

Career Information Center Resource Database

Search Florida State University Tech Center's virtual "filing cabinet" of career information resources. Also browse a list of "essential resources for career counseling."

CareerOneStop - Career Resource Library

Review a collection of links to local, state, and national career and labor market information sites.

Contact Point

Contact Point is a Canadian built multi-sector on-line community for career development professionals worldwide. They offer extensive resources, networking capabilities, and an array of learning links for career development professionals.

FSU Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development

Home page for the Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development. This Florida State University (FSU) web page contains resources for practitioners, individuals, instructors, and evaluators.

JobWeb for Colleges

Produced by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), JobWeb offers college and university career services personnel pertinent career and job-search advice for new college graduates, and is the online complement to the Job Choices job-search publications.

National Career Development Guidelines (NCDG)

The NCDG is a career knowledge, skills, and decision-making framework. Use these guidelines to identify activities and strategies for developing high-quality career programs.

NCDA's Internet Sites for Career Planning

Access a collection of career-related web sites with information and tools to help clients.

Vocational Information Center

This site provides an extensive listing for students and guidance counselors including resources to self assessments, career planning, career development and college planning. 

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Career Assessment Instruments

A Counselor's Guide to Career Assessment Instruments

The Fifth Edition of this essential resource is edited by Edwin A. Whitfield, Rich Feller, & Chris Wood.

List of Assessment Instruments

Obtain information on commonly used instruments from Florida State University's Tech Center's virtual "filing cabinet" of career information resources.

Locating and Evaluating Career Assessment Instruments

Links to the Eric Clearinghouse, where you can search for and read articles by assessment title, author or assessment description. Type author Jerome Kapes in the Search Term field, for example.

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Professional Development Opportunities

Career Development Facilitator (CDF)

Obtain information on this certification for individuals who provide career assistance.

National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)

Learn more about the National Certified Counselor certification, as well as three other specialty certifications.

NCDA Annual Conference

Learn more about this premiere conference for career development professionals.

NCDA's Professional Development

This list of opportunities for professional development and continuing education provides detailed information for online, at-home, and national opportunities.

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Publications

Career Convergence

Read articles covering best practices, how-to details, career tips, and book reviews in NCDA's web magazine.

Career Development Quarterly

NCDA's official journal with articles covering career counseling, work and leisure, career education, coaching, and management.

ERIC - Education Resources Information Center

Use this database, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education, to find materials on the topic of career development. Just type your topic of interest in the Search Term: field.

International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance

Focuses on work and leisure, career development, career guidance and education.

Journal of Career Assessment

Covers all methods developed to assess and evaluate individuals and environments in the field of career counseling and development.

Journal of Career Development

Spans topics such as career education, adult career development, career development of special needs populations, and career and leisure.

Journal of College Student Development

Focuses on the study of college students relevant to the field of student affairs.

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Provides empirical research in career development and vocational psychology.

Journal of Employment Counseling

NECA's publication highlighting theory and practice in employment counseling.

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Contains empirical and theoretical articles that are intended to expand knowledge of vocational behavior and career development across the life span.

Professional Standards for College and University Career Services (2009 Edition)

Newly revised by NACE, this is a must-have resource because "the use of professional standards in career services is intended to facilitate excellence in the creation, maintenance, and delivery of programs and services."

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Related Associations

Alliance of Career Resource Professionals (ACRP)

ACRP is a member-driven organization that promotes the world- wide development, delivery, and use of high-quality career information and career resources to help educate youth and adults in their career exploration, planning, decision-making, preparation, and job acquisition.

American College Counseling Association (ACCA)

Aimed at counseling professionals whose focus is fostering student development in higher education settings.

American Counseling Association (ACA)

Learn more about NCDA's parent organization for professional counselors. ACA also includes the following related divisions:

Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)

Connect to this organization dedicated to preparing youth and adults for careers.

National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)

See the resources offered by NACADA, which focuses on promoting quality academic advising and student development in higher education settings.

National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)

Find out how to access technical information collected for career practitioners on college campuses.

National Employment Counseling Association (NECA)

Offers professional leadership to people who counsel in an employment service or career development setting.

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