Career Exploration

Career Development at Ivy Tech
Complete your Indiana Career Explorer Assessment and set up your HireIvy account. Career Development staff will help you with professional development, networking, and interviewing skills.

Kayla Dusseau
Director of Career Development

Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington
200 N Daniels Way
Bloomington, Indiana 47404
Phone: (812) 330-6018
Email: bloomington-careerdevelopment@ivytech.edu

Free Websites

These free websites offer a wealth of information on various careers:

Occupational Outlook Handbook
This reference book is published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and is now available free on the web.

Career Outlook (formerly Occupational Outlook Quarterly)
This quarterly report provides practical career information. Articles cover a wide variety of work-related topics such as unusual occupations, tips for jobseekers, salary trends, and results of new studies from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

O*NET Online
This website for job seekers and employment professionals is maintained by the National Center for O*NET Development on behalf of the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration.

Indiana Career Resources

HireIvy
Ivy Tech students and alumni may post resumes and search for job and internship opportunities on this college-wide, online job board. Students and alumni may search for local, regional, and statewide opportunities as well as national and international job leads.

Indiana Career Explorer
Assess your career interests and skills; identify potential occupations; establish educational strategies, and ultimately connect to employers.

Reference Books

These reference books are available at the Ivy Tech Bloomington Library:

Occupational Outlook Handbook
HF5382.5.U5 O33 2013

O*NET Dictionary of Occupations
HB2595 .O16 2007

Encyclopedia of Careers
HF5381 .E52 2015 vols. 1-5

Top 300 Careers
HF5382.5 .U5 A716 2010

IvyCat is our online catalog that allows you to search for materials from all of the Ivy Tech Libraries. Several online books are also available through IvyCat.

Browse the list of titles for:

IvyCat
Search for print books, ebooks, videos, and other materials in Ivy Tech libraries.

Other Resume Resources

Resume Workshop (Purdue OWL)
Learn step-by-step processes for creating an effective résumés.

Work+Learn Indiana
An internship-matching program linking employers and students in Indiana.
Participation is free, but registration is required. Passwords may take up to two weeks to arrive.

White House Internship Program
Provides a unique opportunity for students with an interest in public service to gain valuable professional experience and build leadership skills while working for the Executive Office of the President.

Crane Army Ammunition Activity / Dept of the Army Recent Graduates Program
Students gain experience in the Department of Army intended to promote possible careers in the civil service.

AmeriCorps
Individuals of all ages and backgrounds help meet local needs through a wide array of service opportunities, supporting six priority areas: disaster services, economic opportunity, education, environmental stewardship, healthy futures, and veterans and military families.