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Generate Possibilities
Discover New Career Options!
Find options you never thought of by exploring a broad range of careers. Use these resources to identify a variety of career possibilities.
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The NOC is Canada's official career dictionary, with 40,000+ job titles organized into 500 occupational description clusters. |
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Brief quiz asks about your career preferences then tallies up your interest codes and lists Sheridan programs which may reflect them. |
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Job profiles and employment patterns for 190 occupation clusters common to Ontario. |
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Profiles on 500+ occupations. Part of the Alberta Learning Information Service but most info applies Canada-wide. |
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Part of Service Canada's Career Navigator quizzes, requires registration for first-time use (free). |
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Canadian site with detailed information profiles on hundreds of careers, including multimedia interviews with people doing those careers. |
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Better Jobs Ontario provides laid-off workers with skills training to help them find jobs in high-demand occupations in Ontario and a cost-sharing grant provided on the basis of need. |
In addition to Career QuickTips, you may also want to:
- Look up the typical occupational outcomes and labour market conditions for the career field(s) that each Sheridan program can lead to.
- Work through our Career Planning Micro-Course, a self-directed course to walk you through the process in detail, includes downloadable modules and videos.
Links on this page were checked and verified: September 2015. Report a broken link or suggest a better one.
Notice to Users: This page has been developed by a Career Counsellor to offer self-directed resources but it is not intended to provide comprehensive advice, or to replace professional guidance.