AGI is supported by many other geology organizations and is a clearing house for geoscience business, including career information. The links and descriptions that follow came from their web site. (
http://www.agiweb.org/career/
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This website includes comprehensive answers to questions such as "Just what does a geoscientist do anyway?" and "What are my job prospects and how much will I earn?" The site also offers profiles of geoscience professionals, advice on coursework and training, and information on the interaction of geosciences with other disciplines. (
http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/earth/geoscience/careers.html
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This Career Planning Center for Beginning Scientists and Engineers is mainly focused on careers and jobs in research and academia. The site includes a forum of email questions, replies and advice from professionals. Also included is a searchable database of links to jobs and internships as well as links to other sites. Trends and Changes in Job Markets includes statistics and graphs of employment trends. (
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/osep/cpc.nsf
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This site, which is targeted to graduating college students and higher academic or professional levels, contains searchable job postings, employer profiles, and links to other career sites of specific interests. Included under the section Career Planning Information are short articles on various career-related topics ranging from resume preparation to relocation resources to graduate programs. Although the site is not specific to science, it does have some information on careers and employers in science and geology. (
http://www.jobweb.com/
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An advertising firm publishes this online magazine that caters to a variety of career interests. The site includes online job fairs, company profiles, and entry-level and higher job postings. Also included is the Career Resource Center, which provides links to resume, networking and interviewing tips as well as salary and wage information. Although the site is not geared specifically to science, the database does contain geoscience and other scientific jobs. (
http://www.Headhunter.net/JobSeeker/Index.htm?siteid=cmhome
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AAAS Next Wave is geared toward graduate students and upper-level undergraduates. Presented as an electronic magazine, the site includes several helpful sections, including Tooling Up, which discusses how the skills gained in science programs can be used in the real world and provides tips on resumes, networking, interviewing, etc. Included in the Going Public section are articles and discussion pieces (leading to open forum discussions via email) detailing what various professionals and researchers think of their own career paths and what they might do differently. The site also includes job listings, which are primarily academic and research oriented. (
http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/
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To learn more about the book this website supports, please visit its Information Center.