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Careers
- Interest Surveys, Internships, Career Information and more
Careers - index site
for searching for career resources
Career Assessment
Test - This test may be used as an aid in determining your "career
personality."
Career and College Planning
Resources - links for students and guidance counselors including resources
to self assessments, career planning, career development and college planning
Career
Games - "Self-Assessment: (the past) your skills, interests,
and personality traits; Targeting: (your future) the field and title you
want to occupy; Techniques: (the present) the methods you use to get and
exploit job opportunities"
Career Guide to Industries
- The Career Guide to Industries provides information on available careers
by industry, including the nature of the industry,
working conditions, employment, occupations in the industry, training
and advancement, earnings and benefits, employment outlook, and lists
of
organizations that can provide additional information.
Career Zone
- a product of the New York State Department of Labor
Career- Skill
Search - Match your skills with jobs.The Skills Search function is
designed to help you use your skill set to identify occupations for exploration
College Search
Pathfinder - "resources to help you with your most important
research project yet--your college decision"
Job Skills
Checklist - large skills inventory list that you can use to help build
your resume and cover letter
Start
Something - Free program from Target and Tiger Woods; helps kids from
8 to 17 find and achieve their dreams
Transferable
Work Skills Inventory - Many skills from coursework, extracurricular
activities and your total life experiences can be turned into work skills.
What Do You Like? - Find
a job that plays up your likes. Do you like math? reading? Find jobs that
go along with your strengths.
Working
Simulation-The Office - Simulates a day in an office ; You have been
hired in an office. You must stay on top of the tasks given to you.
Work
Preference Inventory - Take this quick inventory; the column in which
you scored highest represents your preferred work style
VARK
- a guide to learning styles; "a questionnaire that provides users
with a profile of their learning preferences. These preferences are about
the ways that they want to take-in and give-out information"
Career Preparation Curriculum
- "students will explore a variety of career options, identify their
interests and abilities, and ultimately make informed decisions regarding
postsecondary training and/or educational programs that are necessary
to fulfill their career goals"
Class
activities about the work place - ideas for classes and workshops
about work and family issues. You will find suggestions for class exercises,
case studies, talking points, PowerPoint slides, and publications recommended
for further reading.
Factory Tours
- Factory tours on the web.If you are curious as to how things are made, visit
here!
How things are made - If
you've ever wondered how things are made - products like candy, cars, airplanes,
or bottles - or if you've been interested in manufacturing processes, like
forging, casting, or injection molding, then you've come to the right place.
Vocational Information Center - Explore
vocational and technical careers, check out the skills employers really want,
find a trade school, research technical
topics and take a look at the current job market within the Vocational Information
Center.
a site for teachers | 
a PowerPoint show | 
a Word document
sound | 
interactive lesson | 
a quiz | 
to print