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| Career Resources | |  | | | | Targeted Small Business Program
Interested in becoming a Targeted Small Business Program Partner with the State of Iowa? If so you may want to attend the upcoming free workshop. Click on the link for further details.
| IWIN Guide
The IWIN Guide provides an overview of Iowa Workforce Development's labor market information website. Employers, professionals, career planners, and job seekers can view what is available by such subject headings as Business, Careers, Education, Industries, Jobs, Population, Publications, Unemployment, Wages and Income, and Youth. The Guide can be downloaded and printed on legal-sized (8.5" x 14") paper.
| Iowa's STEM Occupations
December 2009
Iowa's 2006-2016 STEM Occupations provides a listing of fast growing occupational groups requiring significant education and training in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. These highly sought occupations can be downloaded and printed on legal-sized (8.5" x 14") paper.
| Career & Education Outlook 2006-2016
December 2009
The Career & Education Outlook provides a listing of Iowa's fastest growing occupations by educational achievement level. These high demand jobs can be dowloaded and printed on legal-sized (8.5" x 14") paper.
| Job Search Plan and Resource Guide
The Job Search Plan and Resource Guide provides an excellent overview of the "do's" and "don'ts" of the job process in easy to follow actionable steps. Supported with essential website resources, jobseeekers and career planners are equipped with the necessary tools of landing employment in today's challenging economy.
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| Iowa Career Resource Guide | | The Iowa Career Resource Guide provides information to assist individuals with career planning and aid them in making informed career choices. | | Jan-2-2008 | Continue., | | Website Directory for Career Planners and Job Seekers
The Labor Market Information Reference Guide: A Website Directory for Career Planners & Job Seekers is your starting point for planning the career or finding the job that fits your profile. Inside this downloadable guide you will find essential websites or tools aimed at directing your career or job path towards professional fulfillment.
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| Iowa Hot Jobs 2006-16 | | Iowa Hot Jobs represents high demand, high wage occupations for Iowa and each IWD Region including information on employment, wages, education/training, and skills. Hot Jobs can be downloaded and printed on legal-sized (8.5" x 14") paper. | | Jun-1-2009 | Continue., | |
| Iowa Occupational Projections 2006-16 | | Occupational Projections are available for Iowa and each Iowa Workforce Development Region. The Occupational Projections provide detailed occupational information on the estimated activity for each occupation in the areas of employment, new jobs, replacements and total annual openings. | | Apr-3-2009 | Continue., | | More 'Career Resources' | | |
| Career Exploration Tools | | | | | | CareerOneStop
CareerOneStop is your source for employment information, the place to manage your career, and your pathway to career success. This site provides a comprehensive overview of occupational and economic information to help you make informed career decisions. Allows easy comparisons on occupational trends and wages in Iowa with conditions in other states and the nation as a whole.
| Career Voyages
Features information about the fastest growing industries and occupations with details of skills and education required and job openings by area. Includes wage, licensing requirements and growth rates for jobs in demand. View the hottest occupations in the U.S. with the fastest growth rates and the most job openings that do and do not require a 4-year college degree.
| Career Builder
Career Builder provides extensive career management tools, including job listings, resumes, and company profiles.
| Employer Database
 The Employer Database provides information on 132,900 employers in Iowa (last updated October 2009) and the surrounding states of Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. It is licensed for career exploration, job search assistance, job development, employment support services, and related public workforce and public economic development system efforts. Search by employer name, employer size and industry classification is provided along with links to detailed maps showing employer location.
| Quintessential Careers
Quintessential Careers is the ultimate career, job, and college site, offering comprehensive free expert career and job-hunting advice, as well as links to all the best job sites. Special sections for teens, college students, and all other job-seekers (by industry, geography, and job-seeker type) make this site a comprehensive resource for all.
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| Corps' Opportunities | | | | | | Job Corps
Job Corps is a no-cost education and vocational training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16 through 24 get a better job, make more money, and take control of their lives. Check out opportunities from the Denison Job Corps center by clicking on the blue Job Corps at the top of this article. More about "Job Corps."
| Peace Corps
Peace Corps is an international organization enlisting volunteers to help serve communities in developing countries. Volunteers offer assistance on challenges ranging from AIDS education and environmental issues to emerging areas like information technology and business development.
| AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps is an opportunity to make a big difference in your life and in the lives of those around you. It's a chance to apply your skills and ideals toward helping others and meeting critical needs in the community.
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Apprenticeship Builds Skills
Registered Apprenticeship is a proven
training strategy that prepares individuals for careers that demand a wide range of skills, knowledge, and independent judgment.
| Local Employment Dynamics for Iowa (LED)
Local Employment Dynamics (LED) is a voluntary partnership between state labor market information agencies and the U.S. Census Bureau to develop new information about local labor market conditions at low cost, with no added respondent burden, and with the same confidentiality protections afforded census and survey data.
| Space Exploration Careers
Come explore the final frontier on NASA's home page! Scroll down and check out fun activities and games designed for youth as well as career information for the jobseeker.
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IPTV Career Videos
Iowa Public Television's (IPTV) School to Careers project uses video, photos and text to introduce individuals to career professionals and help them identify their own interests and plan for the future.
| National Career Development Association
This site has links to many different types of information, from career information, to financial aid, to job openings. It also links to several interest, ability, and personality inventories. These inventories can help you assess what careers match your interests, abilities, and personality.
| The Internet Job Source
This site links to job and career sections of dozens of major businesses. It also gives you a glimpse at many different types of jobs.
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