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You might be wondering what the difference is between a career and a job. Basically a job is something you do, but don't expect to continue doing forever. A career is what you hope to do for a long time or even for your entire working life.

Planning your career is both challenging and fun! It is all about finding the perfect match between your personality, interests, and skills. You also have to consider the demand for a particular career in the labour market. Choosing a career where there are limited job opportunities can greatly increase the challenges you will face. If you haven't done so already you may want to visit the 'Who Am I and What Do I Want' section to assess your personality and interests.

One of the best ways to find out if a career is right for you is to learn more about it! The Internet has many valuable career resources and below you will find links to some of the best. They will help you in your search for the perfect career!

Career Options

Presented by the Nova Scotia Department of Education. The site includes occupation backgrounds, skill and training requirements, labour market information (LMI), and additional links to related material. You can also download a copy of the Career Options Handbook (Acrobat PDF format).

 

Career Directions

Presented by the Canada Career Consortium this resource covers 186 occupations that do not require University. Occupations are broken down into nine 'fields of work' or can be viewed by alphabetical index. The Career Directions book can also be downloaded in PDF format.

 

   

Youth Career Information

Career information from the youth.gc.ca site. Includes information on employment trends, career profiles and career centres.

Before you make any final decisions on a career be sure to check out what the market demand is for the career path you choose or the job you hope to get!

Job Futures 2000

This site provides overviews and trends for various occupations within the Canadian workplace. It includes a national overview of work prospects through 2004.

 

 

Occupation Summaries

Part of the HRSDC website that provides occupation summaries for Nova Scotia. In addition to useful background information this site provides employment prospects for hundreds of occupations within Nova Scotia. You can search the database in a number of different ways.

 

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