O*NET is free online database that contains hundreds of occupational definitions to help students, job seekers, businesses and workforce development professionals to understand today's world of work in the United States.
Contact Us:
Phone - (405) 325-1974
Email - careercenter@ou.edu
Online Resources
The Career Center is proud to offer students, alumni, faculty and staff a variety of online career-related resources. We strive to provide our constituents with all they need to be successful. Check out all the free resources available to you below.
To access these resources, follow the links below and login to your Handshake account using your OU single sign in.
Job Search Tools
Micro-Internships are short-term, paid, professional projects open to all college students and recent graduates. From working directly with an entrepreneur to supporting a large enterprise, you'll have the opportunity to explore different roles and company cultures in a way that fits into your schedule.
Interstride is an interactive tool for both international and domestic students to enhance their international experience and employment potential. The platform consists of job-listings, hiring trends, employer information, self-assessments, and up-to-date immigration guidance.
CareerShift was created to help job seekers successfully navigate the published and hidden job market to find career opportunities. With CareerShift, you can:
- Search, select and store job listings from all job boards and all company job postings
- Get up-to-date contact information, including e-mail addresses, for millions of companies
- Access in-depth information about contacts and companies posting jobs
- Record, save and store your correspondence history records automatically
- Create personal marketing campaigns, including unlimited resumes and cover letters easily, and save them to access, print or e-mail
- Manage your confidential CareerShift account securely from any computer 24/7, to update & maintain your organized and recorded job search
Resume
SkillsFirst Resume is an O*NET-powered, AI-augmented resume builder that helps OU students get started and create modern, keyword-optimized resumes tailored for specific job descriptions. You can upload a previously created resume, edit professionally written resume samples to save time, or start from scratch.
Interview
Gain confidence and land more offers with SkillsFirst Interview Practice! An O*NET-based interview practice system that includes more than 12,000 practice interview questions with coaching and a complete video curriculum. The extensive database of interviews, questions, and coaching prepares students for any interview scenario in every industry. You can watch video lessons to learn about the job interview process, best practices, and interview success strategies.
Use the Quick Start Guide below to get started
Whether you’re exploring majors or searching for information about your chosen field, this website will help you connect majors to careers. Learn about typical career areas and types of employers that hire people with each major, as well as strategies to make you a more marketable candidate.
Whether you're looking for full-time or part-time, seasonal or year round, paid or volunteer, ARTSEARCH makes your job search easy.
- Create email alerts based on your customized searches and be the first to know when the perfect job appears
- Focus on essential details like salary range and company info with expanded job profiles
- Save multiple searches in your profile for each of your interests
- Navigate hundreds of opportunities more easily with improved search functionality
Internships
Everything you need to find, apply for, and get an internship - all in one place. Use this free resource to search the world's largest internship marketplace.
Research Tools
GoinGlobal offers career guides and a global key employer directory, both of which are updated continually. This massive research tool contains more than 10,000 resources for finding employment in the US and abroad. Developed by a worldwide team of career specialists, each country covers job search resources, employment opportunities and trends, business resources and networking groups, work permits and visa regulations, cost of living and compensation information and much more.
GoinGlobalUSA contains career and employment resources for the 40 largest metropolitan areas in the USA. Included in this database are: job search resources, employment outlook, professional networking groups, cost of living, major employer listings by industry sector, non-profits and volunteer opportunities. H1B employer listings are also listed for all 50 states!
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a publication of the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics that includes information about the nature of work, working conditions, training and education, earnings and job outlook for hundreds of different occupations in the United States. It is released biennially and is available free of charge from the Bureau of Labor Statistic's website.
Is your future career plan SuperStrong? The SuperStrong® assessment is derived from the Strong Interest Inventory® assessment, one of the most widely used career tools in the world. The SuperStrong helps students identify their interests and extends their understanding of how interests can support academic and career success with up-to-date data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and Occupational Information Network (O*NET). Using the same career theory and research behind the Strong Interest Inventory, the SuperStrong is readily accessible to all members of the OU community. The assessment takes 5-10 minutes and can be taken via computer, cell phone, tablet, or any other electronic device.
To access the SuperStrong Assessment, follow the steps below:
- Go to https://vitanavis.com/uofoklahoma
- Click "Sign Up" and use access code uofoklahoma-sooners to create a new account. This account will allow you to access your results anytime.
- After creating an account, the system will prompt you to begin the assessment.
- You will immediately see your results after completing the assessment.
- Follow up with a Major & Career Exploration Coach if you have additional questions!
