Career Center Resources

• National Association of Colleges and Employers Career Readiness Competencies - A listing of skills employers identify as most important to their workplaces. Data gathered from an annual survey of NACE employer members.

Career Exploration

• Major Maps - This resource, developed by the college, shows both the recommended course sequence for all Hood majors and provides career exploration resources as well.
• ONET Career Profiler – A self-paced, online career and education planning tool for college students.
• My Plan Values Assessment - free online assessment that matches industries and jobs to your personal and work values.
• What Can I Do With This Major? - Exploration tool providing information on what careers naturally flow from more than 70 different majors.
• My Next Move – A web-based interactive tool for new job seekers, students, and other career explorers to learn more about their career options.
• O*NET OnLine - A web-based application that provides user-friendly access to occupational information.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook – The government's premier source of career guidance featuring hundreds of occupations.

Job Search

• Handshake - An online job board where you can search for internships and employment, you can also make an appointment to work with a counselor in the Career Center through this platform and see and register for upcoming career fairs and employer-related events.
• Alumnifire - An online networking platform that allows you to connect with Hood graduates to learn about career fields, occupations, career pathways, and practice interview with experienced professionals. Free to all students and alumni.
• Resume Tutorial - Covers the basics of putting together a college-level resume with examples.Handshake - The Career Center's job board and appointment scheduling tool. Create a profile and network with recruiters.
• CareerShift - A powerful internship and job search tool searching websites, job boards, government agencies and nonprofits.
• JobScan - Online tool that will reviews resumes for AI and job hiring platform compatibility and match to specific job descriptions. Five free resume to job descriptions evaluations available for free.
• Diversity-Focused Employers and Programs - Database of companies and program opportunities, internships, fellowships, and employment-related.
• Dedicated Early Career Programs for Young Graduates - Database of companies often seeking entry-level graduates for developing programs and opportunities.
• Idealist.org - International database of nonprofit companies. Find volunteer opportunities, nonprofit jobs, and internships.
• CoolWorks.com - Features jobs related to the environment, from national parks to ski resorts, dude ranches to summer camps, and much more.
• Higheredjobs.com - Jobs at colleges and universities, faculty, administrative, and executive roles.
• Chronicle Careers - Chronicle of Higher Education job board, faculty, administrative, and executive roles.
• USAjobs.gov - The Federal government's official job listings and application portal.
• PoliCorner - Government and Nonprofit internship and job search tool.
• Pathways to Science - Undergraduate and graduate research opportunities.
• NACE Salary Calculator - A salary survey data resource from the National Association of College and Employers
• Reality Check - Use this tool to calculate what your monthly living expenses will be after graduation to determine how much you would need to earn.
• Diversity Employers- A career-development magazine for job seekers looking for employers who are interested in recruiting a diverse workforce.
• SAGE Corps - Information on how you can intern abroad with a start-up company.
• HRC Guide to Entering the Workforce - Human Rights Campaign GEN EQ Guide, information for LBGTQ community.
• HRC Corporate Equality Index - Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index is the national benchmarking on corporate policies, practices and benefits pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer employees.
• HRC 2022 Guide to Best Places to Work for LBGTQ+ Equality - List of 842 companies with strong equality based hiring and work environments.
• LGBTQ Careerlink 2.0 - LBGTQ job search tool.
• Opportunities in Research and Fellowships - Research opportunities at Hood College.