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Career Education - Navigate Your Future

 

"OWL: Handouts: Professional Writing" http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/index.html  
Are you applying for college or seeking a job? Find advice on how to write a variety of letters including questions that can help you develop a strong personal statement for a college application.

"Career Link" http://www.iusd.k12.ca.us/career/
Scroll down the page until you find the section called Links. Visit these sites for information relevant to careers.


Careers/Occupation Guides

"Bridges-Career Explorer" http://usa.cx.bridges.com/
Click on the free trial version. It is a site well worth exploring.

"2002-2003 Occupational Outlook Handbook" http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Employment projections are given. Careers may be accessed by cluster or by a key word search.

"Monster.com" http://www.monsterboard.com/

"Bureau of Labor Statistics Career Information for Students "  http://stats.bls.gov/
This is a great site that divides jobs up by students' interests in different school subjects. For example, you can click on math, music, art, PE, reading, etc. and be linked to jobs that use these interest areas.

"Princeton Review Online Career" http://www.review.com/career/ 
This site will give you some good information on how to network, how to write a good cover letter, and how to prepare for an interview.

"Jobsmart" http://jobsmart.org/tools/salary/index.htm 
Detailed descriptions of various professions.

"Career Development Manual" http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocecs/CRC/manual-home.html 
Comprehensive site with self assessment as well as career sites.

"FutureScan" http://www.futurescan.com/feature.html 
FutureScan bills itself as the "first interactive career guide for teenagers." It offers profiles of careers. Added to frequently. Connects with "guidance gurus" who answer career related questions.

"FUTURES' Own Web Site" http://www.myfuture.com/ 
Features archives of past issues with subjects such as resume writing and making career decisions.

"Kiersey Temperament Sorter" http://www.keirsey.com/cgi-bin/keirsey/newkts.cgi 
This site includes a 70 question test, which reveals your personality type and describes what jobs are best suited to each type.