Career Links for Specific Populations

Autism

• Autism Speaks, McHenry County
• Career Planning Advice for a person with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Health Guide Info.com

Chronic Illness

• Managing a Job and Autoimmune Disease, Monster.com

Disabilities

• McHenry County and Illinois Resources
  • Pioneer Center in McHenry, IL Employment Services
  • Lake County Center for Independent Living Employment Readiness Class; also serving McHenry County
  • Illinois Department of Human Services Rehabilitation Services
  • Illinois Department of Human Services Disability and Rehabilitation Resources
  • Illinois Work Net Center Disability Resources
• General Resources
  • Job Opportunity Website for Persons with Disabilities and Inclusive Employers
  • National Career Development Association Career Information Links for Persons with Disabilities
  • Disabled World Home Based Jobs for Persons with Disabilities
  • Mobility International USA International Exchange for Persons with Disabilities
  • O*NET Job Accommodations Resources/Network
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science Internship Opportunities in STEM Careers for Individuals with a Disability

Hearing or Visual Impairment

• American Foundation for the Blind
• Pioneer Center in McHenry, IL Employment Services

Military

• Military to Civilian Careers
  • Career One Stop Military to Civilian Occupation Translator
  • Career One Stop Veteran Re-Employment Resources
  • Sigi3 – System of Interactive Guidance and Information
    Go to Occupational Information by Military Occupations MCC students may pick up an access code in Counseling A257
• MCC Services for Veterans
• Military Careers
  • Career Information System: User Name: Illinois, Password: careers
    Select Military Careers on Occupations menu.
  • Careers in the Military.com
  • Today's Military.com
• Branch Specific Information:
  • Air Force, Browse Careers
  • Army Careers and Jobs in Active Duty or National Guard.
  • Army Careers by your Skills or Interests
  • Coast Guard Careers
  • Marines Career Tool
  • Navy Career and Jobs
  • Take a Life Ops test to find Navy Careers and Jobs you may prefer
• Civilian Careers serving the Military
  • Army Civilian Service
  • Civilian Military Jobs

Women, 50+ and Various Diverse Groups

Self-Employment or Work from Home

• Self-Employment
  • Career Information Systems User Name: Illinois, Password: careers > Employment Tab: How can I learn about working for myself? > Occupations for self-employment and more
  • O*NET: Occupations in the “Self-Employed” Industry
  • Is Self-Employment for you?
  • Illinois Small Business Development Center at MCC – Seminars, free small business counseling, assistance obtaining funding
  • Entrepreneurship and Business Start-Up Resources from Quintessential Careers
    • Entrepreneurial Quiz
• Work from Home
  • About.com Home Business Ideas
  • U.S. Small Business Administration Home Based Businesses
  • Careers.org Home Business Resources
  • Occupational Outlook Quarterly Flexible Work Schedules, including working from home
  • Popular Work at Home Careers, from Quintessential Careers
  • Illinois Small Business Development Center at MCC