Career Planning
Resources and services for career planning and deciding students are available to assist with personal assessment, occupational exploration, and employer, geographic and graduate school/professional program research.
Books, videos, and computers provide career planning resources in the Career Resource Room.
Individual and group career counseling is available by appointment.
Classroom visits and workshops are available on request. A career planning course, CE 101 Career Decision-Making, is offered the first 8 weeks of second semester for students deciding on a major or occupational choice.
Focus on the Web - An automated guidance program, Focus on the Web, assists students in identifying their career and education planning needs, assesses interests, work values and educational preferences, and provides information about specific occupations.
To register for Focus on the Web:
- Contact Career Services at careers@jc.edu for the keycode
- Once you have received the keycode go to: click here to register
Career Alumni Network members are available to serve as mentors for students. Students may visit a work site, write or call for occupational and employer information. CAN members visit classes, conduct mock interviews, and serve on panels. Alumni and friends of Jamestown College are encouraged to contact Pat Rinde, Director of Career Services for more information on becoming a CAN member!
For career planning assistance on the internet, try: North Dakota Career Resource Network
To learn what career suits you, about a certain career, information about earnings or job openings in North Dakota or in the United States try JobWeb.
What Color Is Your Parachute book by Richard Nelson Bolles is also available to use in the Career Resource Room.
Career Information Links
Professional associations are a wonderful resource for career information, contacts for informational interviews and internships, and scholarships. Try some of these links!
Accountant:
American Accounting Association
National Society of Accountants
Addiction Counseling:
Int'l Assoc. of Addiction and Offender Counselors
Advertising:
American Advertising Federation
American Association of Advertising Agencies
Air Quality Engineer:
Environmental Protection Agency
Anthropologist:
American Anthropoligical Association
Architect:
American Institute of Architects
Athletic Trainer:
National Athletic Trainers Association
Aviation:
Banker:
Biologist:
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Biomedical Engineer:
Biomedical Engineering Society
Broker:
Chemical Engineer:
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Chemist:
Chiropractor:
American Chiropractic Association
Cinematographer:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
City Manager:
National Association of Counties
Civil Engineer:
Institute of Transportation Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
Clinical Chemist:
American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Commodities Broker:
Computer Network Administrator:
Networking Professional Association
Computer Programmer:
Association for Computing Machinery
Counselor:
American Counseling Association
Credit Analyst:
National Association of Credit Management
Dentist:
Dietician:
Disc Jockey:
Broadcast Education Association
Ecologist:
Economist:
Education Director:
American Association of Museums
Energy Conservation Technician:
Engineer, Civil:
American Society of Civil Engineers
Engineer, Electrical & Electronics:
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Farm Crop Production Technician:
Film And Television Director:
United States Institute of Theater Technology
Financial Institution Officer & Manager:
Association for Investment Management and Research
National Association of Credit Management
Financial Planning:
Financial Planning Association
Financial Services Broker:
National Association of Securities Dealers
Forester:
Geographic Information Systems Specialist:
Association of American Geographers
Geologist:
Geophysicist:
Horticultural Technician:
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Industrial Engineer:
Institute of Industrial Engineers
Industrial Safety And Health Technician:
American Industrial Hygiene Association
Insurance Claims Representative:
Health Insurance Association of America
Insurance Information Institute
Intelligence Officer:
Judge:
Land Trust Or Preserve Manager:
Laser Technician:
Lawyer:
Librarian:
Magazine Editor:
Magazine Publishers of America
Management:
American Management Association
Management Analyst & Consultant:
Marketing:
American Marketing Association
Marketing Research Analyst:
American Advertising Federation
American Association of Advertising Agencies
Mathematician:
Mathematical Association of America
Mechanical Engineer:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Media Planner And Buyer:
American Advertising Federation
Media Relations Specialist:
Public Relations Society of America
Medical Technologist:
American Association for Clinical Chemistry
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Metallurgical Engineer:
Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME)
The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society(TMS)
Musician:
American Federation of Musicians
Nurse:
Occupational Therapist:
American Occupational Therapy Association
Oceanographer:
National Association of Marine Surveyors
Operating Engineer:
Associated General Contractors of America
Operations Research Analyst:
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
Optical Engineer:
SPIE-the International Society for Optical Engineering
Optometrist:
American Optometric Association
Paralegal:
National Federation of Paralegal Associations
Pharmacist:
American Pharmaceutical Association
Physical Therapist:
American Physical Therapy Association
Physician:
Physician Assistant:
Association of Physician Assistant Programs
Political Scientist:
American Political Science Association
Psychiatrist:
American Psychiatric Association
Psychologist:
American Psychological Association
Public Relations Specialist:
International Association of Business Communicators
Purchasing Agent:
National Association of Purchasing Management
Real Estate Agent And Broker:
National Association of Realtors
Recreation Worker:
American Association for Leisure and Recreation
Regional Planner:
Security Officer:
American Society for Industrial Security
Sociologist:
American Sociological Association
Speech Pathologist:
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Sports Official:
National Association of Sports Officials
Statistician:
American Statistical Association
Surveyor:
Congress on Surveying and Mapping
Tax Preparer:
National Association of Tax Practitioners
Teacher:
National Education Association
North Dakota Education Association
Technical Support Specialist:
Association for Computing Machinery
Toxicologist:
American College of Toxicology
Travel Agent:
American Society of Travel Agents
Umpire:
American Federation of Umpires
Veterinarian:
American Veterinary Medical Association
Zookeeper:
