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Career Information

New Jersey's Career Assistance Navigator is an Internet-based delivery system for accurate, comprehensive, current, and relevant occupational, post-secondary school and financial aid information. NJCAN contains the latest national, New Jersey and local labor market data and projections.

Career Related Information

The NJ Career Assistance Navigator (NJ CAN) is designed to support lifelong career exploration, career planning and decision-making through easy to use, straightforward search and sorting utilities, and an online portfolio for saving information from all system components. To request more information
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NJ CAN includes information on: Over 500 Occupations and Related Videos; Licensed Occupations; Military occupations; Vocational and Technical Training programs; Financial Aid; Child Care Centers; Employers by Industry and County;
Resume and cover letter creation; Job interview preparation; How to keep a job;
Self-employment More

Media

Career Video Library
The career videos are designed to provide a brief, visual introduction to careers and the world of work and to supplement more detailed sources of career information.
Free Video downloads are available in various formats.

Handouts
Pocket Resumes and Bookmarks are available free of charge to students and jobseekers. These items provide convenience for recording your essential personal information needed for conducting a job search, as well as giving tips on interviewing techniques. More