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Exploration & Information

Gives job descriptions, wages, employment outlook, tips, & training requirements for 95% of the occupations in Idaho and nationally. Also contains information on colleges, financial aid, owning your own business, etc. Best resource for career information. Available in the Career Center.

Career Advantage Videos

View our collection of 26 videos (30 minutes each) that address all aspects of career planning and job search. The expert presenters include Richard Bolles, Jeremy Rifkin, Barbara Sher, Howard Figler, William Bridges and industry leaders such as top executives at Sun Microsystems and Citibank.

Click here to view the Career Advantage collection.

Vocational Biographies

Interviews with real people doing over 2000 different occupations. Available in career library area anytime we're open.

Informational Interviews

See our list of local individuals who have agreed to talk with you about their careers. A guide to informational interviewing is provided.

Click here to see our Informational Interview Guide.

JobProfiles.org

There are many paths to success in the work world. JobProfiles gives you a look into some of them. Each profile was completed by someone who is successful in their job. They have been selected from their memberships in associations, unions and business organizations. There are over 200 biographies on this site.

Majors and Careers Central (from CollegeBoard.com)

Take the time to learn about some of the over 700 majors and careers profiled here. Information on careers, college majors, and planning for jobs and internships. Click on "Major and Career Profiles" to learn more about what you can do with a major in ...? Website

Occupational Outlook Handbook

The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations. Website

College Majors and Careers

Come in to our office to look at a collection of information on careers related to every major at NIC and other non-related careers.

College Catalogs

Browse through regional college catalogs or view and print selected pages from on-line versions of catalogs for nearly any college in the country.

Scholarships

As a supplement to the information and services available through the North Idaho College Financial Aid Office, we provide local and national databases covering a wide variety of sources to help finance your college education. The Idaho Career Information System (CIS) database as well as on-line Internet resources, will help you to identify scholarships, grants, and loans for which you are eligible.

Click here for access to a variety of local and national scholarships.

Career Library

Check out our career library of over 600 volumes. Subjects range from books for those who are just beginning the career search process, books on specific careers, directories and trends, school and college information, financial aid resources, job search and advancement skills (such as resumes, cover letters and interviewing).