CD-ROMS

Any good software store will carry programs to help you write a resume, organize your job leads and contacts, and create your correspondence. Some packages are also designed to provide "career counseling," occupational information, or advice on your job search. Some of these programs are good and some are not. If such programs interest you, consider them—but remember that few people get job offers while playing with their computers. You do have to get interviews.

JIST'S Multimedia Occupational Outlook Handbook (Fifth Edition) An excellent resource for career exploration and job seeking. It includes all the descriptions from the Occupational Outlook Handbook, plus another 7,700 more specialized jobs. (JIST)

CareerOINK on CD-ROM Yes, CareerOINK is a funny name—it stands for Career Occupational INformation Kingdom—and it replaces our older program, JIST's Electric O*NET Dictionary of Occupational Titles CD-ROM.

Our new CareerOINK includes all new information and now operates just like a Web site, making it much easier to use. These and other improvements make CareerOINK the best occupational information program available for self-guided career exploration. (JIST)

Mike Farr's Get a Job Workshop on CD-ROM (Professional Edition) Now everyone can attend a one-on-one workshop presented by Mike Farr! Any high school, college, or nonprofit group that offers job search workshops can provide one-on-one training to individuals without delay. And the program has great application as a coaching tool—students can go through the program and identify areas where they need additional training and assistance. (JIST)

Career Explorer CD-ROM Allows you to explore interests and find the best 20 matches from jobs in the Occupational Outlook Handbook—in just 15–20 minutes! (JIST)

WinWay Resume on CD-ROM Includes hundreds of expert-written resume examples, custom borders, colors, fonts, bullets, a 100,000-word spell-checker—even suggests "job winning" phrases. Also includes more than 12,000 job descriptions, a contact manager, and more than three hours of video and sound that cover interviewing techniques, winning answers to tough interview questions, and salary and negotiation techniques. (Ingram Micro, Inc.)