CIS (the Career Information System) tells you about wages, education requirements and job duties for nearly 500 occupations. Students can use Illinois Schools and Financial Aid Sort functions. Job seekers will find help with résumés in Job Search and My Portfolio functions. Use Employer Locator (under Related Links) for listings of potential employers in your area.
Connect and Create an Account
On the CIS gateway, choose CIS (Career Information System) and enter
- Username: illinois
- Password: careers
How to Use CIS
Find jobs, programs of study, or take a career assessment through CIS. Use their Employer Locator to find organizations in different industries according to location. Explore the many facets of this database to find an entire world of career information.
If searching is confusing at any point,
feel free to stop by the Resource Center
and ask for assistance using CareerSearch
or call 333-9203 or email
TCC-FEEDBACK@ad.uiuc.edu
Frequently Used Databases
- CareerSearch
- This powerful database is a directory of companies, educational establishments, non-profits and other organizations across the United States
- CIS
- CIS (the Career Information System) tells you about wages, education requirements and job duties for nearly 500 occupations.
- ILink
- Students can search for internships, employment opportunities, as well as sign-up for interviews, and view a full calendar of career programs and events.
- LEO
- LEO is a system through which you save and send your letters of evaluation/reference that you can use when applying to graduate or professional schools
- Vault
- Guidebooks, company profiles,career advice articles, message boards- this is a bastion of information for the job seeker.
