THE CAREER CENTER ONLINE
The following resources are available to Loyola students and alumni. Please contact The Career Center for usernames and passwords, thecareercenter@loyola.edu, 410-617-2232.
Major and Career Exploration
Alumni Career Network
Available through Hounds4Hire (under the "Mentor" feature).
Network with Loyola graduates who have volunteered to provide career guidance for students and alumni. Alumni can be a fundamental part of the job search and a great resources for gaining information about a particular career field, geographical location, and job and internship opportunities.
FOCUS
Focus, a career and educational planning system, consists of the following self exploration assessments: current career planning status, interests and work values, education and training, personality and life values, leisure time preferences, and current or future skills.
Interest Testing - Strong Interest Inventory (SII) and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Assess your interests and personality type relating to possible majors and careers. Initial meeting with a Career Advisor is required. What can I do with a major in?
This is a convenient website that helps connect majors with careers. For each major of interest, choose "Information" to find an outline of common career areas, typical employers, and strategies designed to maximize career opportunities. Choose "Links" to find a list of websites that provide information about listed majors and related careers.
Industry Information
CareerSearch
CareerSearch is an internet-based, employer research system containing a database of more than 3.5 million companies. With this tool you can search over 3.5 million companies worldwide, 250 publications, 9 million executives, 400 city reports and more than 300,000 web sites. This comprehensive system is available in Hounds4Hire. Directory of Maryland Bioscience Companies
(The directory is no longer published; however, copies of the 2006-2007 directory are available at the front desk of The Career Center.)
Find information on Maryland's Bioscience companies, including biotechnology, life sciences, pharmaceutical and medical industries.
Vault Online Career Library
Submit Loyola email address to receive password.
This online library provides students with their own online copy of 60+ Vault guidebooks, over 2.500 company profiles and discussion boards, dozens of industry and occupation overviews, and a vast database of Vault career advice articles.
Internship Search
Internships.com
Internships.com is a database of up-to-date internships offered to students. There are postings for the US as well as abroad. Search by major, compensation and/or location to locate an opportunity that suits your needs.
Internships-USA.com
**Click on The Internship Series on line**
Internships-USA.com is an internship site on the web with more than 3,000 organizations offering internships for college and law students.
Chick here for additional internship resources. Job and Internship Search
Goinglobal
(Available only through Hounds4Hire)
Goinglobal offers expert advice and resources for finding jobs and internships both at home and abroad. Find more than 35,000 country-specific career and employment resources, corporate profiles for key employers in 31 countries, worldwide internship and job listings, and a global chat forum. Hounds4Hire (formerly eRecruiting)
Contact The Career Center to activate your account.
The Career Center uses Hounds4Hire, a web-based system, to coordinate resume development, on-campus interviews and the job posting/referral system. Hounds4Hire allows students to register information with The Career Center, develop and upload resumes and cover letters, select on-campus interview times and search for jobs and internships. Students can also gain access to company profiles using Hoovers Search.
International Employment Weekly
Each issue contains over 500 current international job listings.
NACElink (National Association of Colleges and Employers)
Create your own username and password.
This resource from NACE allows you to access job postings and employers, create and store resumes, and apply for jobs online.
Click here for additional career resources. Graduate/Professional School Search Gradschools.com
Gradschools.com is the leading online provider of graduate school information. Learn the benefits of attending graduate school, research the application steps, and review financial aid information. This comprehensive resource allows you to search over 60,000 grad programs by subject, category, and location. Petersons.com
Use Peterson’s site for assistance with each aspect of the graduate school search including program selection, essay writing, test preparation, and financial aid.
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