Career Resources
Career Preparation Center - Start a new career or advance in your field. Learn about various career paths, prepare for vocational training entrance and certification exams, and improve your job search skills. Part of the LearningExpress Library offer by the Washoe County Library system. You may search the systems tools, but to save any searches, you must have a Washoe County Library card. Visit any library branch in Washoe County to get a library card. Click here for more information.
Nevada Career Explorer: Visit wcsd.nv.headed2.com/signin.
Go to College Nevada - Visit gotocollege.nevada.edu/ to learn about possible careers and what it takes to be in your industry of choice.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics - The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures labor market activity, working conditions, price changes, and productivity in the U.S. economy to support public and private decision making. Visit https://www.bls.gov/ooh/.
CollegeBoard - Browse majors and career profiles, or use the tools to search by keyword or interest. Visit bigfuture.collegeboard.org/majors-careers.
Discover Business - Discover Business is a comprehensive guide designed to help you learn about different business degrees, business schools and career options. Visit www.discoverbusiness.us/.
What Career is Right for Me? - For a career aptitude test, visit https://www.whatcareerisrightforme.com/career-aptitude-test.php.
16Personalities - A free tool that determines your type of personality and gives you a list of careers suited for that personality type. Visit www.16personalities.com/.
Student Research Foundation - Offers 8 (mostly-free) test resource links to help students better understand their career interests. Visit https://www.studentresearchfoundation.org/blog/free-online-career-tests/.
AmeriCorps - AmeriCorps sends people power and funding to communities across the country. Disaster response, opioid crisis, education – these are just a few of the causes where AmeriCorps members have stepped up to strengthen their community. For more information, visit americorps.gov/serve.
Build NV - Because of Nevada’s fast-paced growth, the construction industry is quickly becoming the largest employer in our state. With the need for new schools, hospitals, housing and other commercial buildings only going up, the industry is going to need more and more quality workers to get all of the work done. From skilled trade workers to designers, management positions and support staff, permanent, well-paying construction careers exist in all areas of the industry. Visit buildnv.org/careers/.
NNACA - The Northern Nevada Apprenticeship Coordinators Association (NNACA) is your gateway to paid apprenticeship training in the in-demand, high-paying fields of advanced construction, engineering, and high-tech trades. Visit www.buildingtradejobs.org/.