Create a plan by using the resources below to investigate careers and majors that are a good fit for you. Then, visit the Office of Professional and Career Development to create an individualized career plan!
Personal Assessment
- CareerOneStop: Skills to Career Matcher
- Claim your future: Financial planning program
- MyPlan: Offers a free values sorter with related jobs
Clifton Strengths Finder coaching is available for free to all Thomas students. Please see Professional and Career Development for more information!
Career Exploration Resources
- Becomeopedia.com: Quick overviews of many careers sorted by industry/major
- CareerOneStop: Explore careers, training and more
- Careerspots: Videos from career exploration to application preparation
- Maine Department of Labor: Links to resources for Job Seekers in Maine
- My Next Move: Use this to explore careers related to your interests
- O*NET Online: Research careers, employment outlooks, earnings and more. US Dept. of Labor affiliated site
Financial Career Exploration
Financial Career Zone: Targeted to Finance industry careers such as accounting & banking
Explore Salary
Glassdoor: Salary tools, company reviews and more
Salary.com: Use the free salary tool to determine wages for job titles by Zip code
Résumé Builder
Myperfectresume.com: Resume building tool
Licensing and Registration Information
Maine Office of Licensing and Registration
Answers to questions about licensing for many fields including:
Teachers and Education Professionals
Search Graduate Programs
The Graduate Guide
Search for a graduate program & Explore options
Thomas College Graduate Division
Continue your education at Thomas
Business News, Market Statistics, and Other Topics
Center for Workforce Research and Information: Labor Market information for Maine
FameMaine.com: Information about financing your education
Maine Biz: Business news for industries across the State of Maine
Maine Development Foundation: Economic and business development news
Occupational Outlook Handbook: Research careers, employment outlooks, earnings and more. US Dept. of Labor affiliated site
Videos, Articles, and Tips for Applicants
CareerOneStop: Videos about different careers, as well as skills and abilities
Careerspots: Videos from career exploration to application preparation
Career Tipster: A collection of articles on a variety of career and job search topics
Occupational Outlook Quarterly
Quarterly e-magazine from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics featuring diverse career information and news
Disability Resources
Employability resources and guides for disabled students/workers
Disability resources from US Dept. of Labor
