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College Board My Road MyRoad is a comprehensive online college and career planning resource for students and educators. This easy-to-use website helps middle school, high school, and college students explore comprehensive information on majors, colleges, and careers. MyRoad also provides educator tools to help you support your students in planning their future. MyRoad enables students to: · Discover who they are and what they might achieve in college and beyond · Explore college majors that can help them achieve their goals · Learn about careers from professionals in the real world · Build their college lists and simplify the college application process · Create and save personal planning portfolios that can be shared with counselors and/or families |
Stop Here next to explore ideas for your future.California Career Zone California CareerZone is a spin-off of the New York CareerZone, a proven, successful career exploration and planning system designed especially for students. Users are encouraged to work through the Interest Profiler, Work Importance Profiler, and Assess Yourself assessment based on the Holland Codes for self-exploration. Comprehensive information on 900 occupations includes state specific wages, worker attributes, job characteristics, and much more. There are 300 career videos that give users a snap shot of the featured occupation. Job openings on Job Central are easily accessible within each occupations profile. Please continue on investigating from the Resource link where other useful resources are listed. Now check out the following: ACT DISCOVER Discover is a Research-based assessments of career-relevant interests, abilities, and job values help individuals consider career options that are a good match for them. ACT’s World-of-Work Map organizes occupations into six clusters, parallel to Holland’s Hexagon, to help users focus on preparing for career options that fit them best. ASVAB The ASVAB Program recently was re-designed to be helpful to virtually all students, whether they are planning on immediate employment after high school in civilian or military occupations, or further education at a university, community college, or vocational institution. Study Guides for ASVAB America’s Career InfoNet This site is a comprehensive source of occupational information for students and job seekers. The information is divided into categories such as General Outlook, Wages and Trends, and State Information. Bureau of Labor Statistics The BLS provides data from the Department of Labor about the economy, including projections and regional information. This information is helpful for high schoolers planning majors and careers. |
Find your path
Career Interest information
Career One Stop-
http://www.careeronestop.org
O*NET Online-Occupational Information Network-
http://online.onetcenter.org/
Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)-
http://www.bls.gov/oco
Information and Opportunities
Employment and Volunteer Work Information-
http://jobstar.org/sd/index.php
Information on getting to work
http://www.youngbiz.com
Information about thousands of seasonal and summer jobs-
http://www.coolworks.com
Career One Stop-
http://www.careeronestop.org
O*NET Online-Occupational Information Network-
http://online.onetcenter.org/
Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)-
http://www.bls.gov/oco
Information and Opportunities
Employment and Volunteer Work Information-
http://jobstar.org/sd/index.php
Information on getting to work
http://www.youngbiz.com
Information about thousands of seasonal and summer jobs-
http://www.coolworks.com
JAN (for students with disabilities)
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/ San Diego Jobbing http://sandiego.jobing.com/ Worker’s Health and Safety Website http://www.youngworkers.org Labor Market Information http://www.worksmart.ca.gov/ State Bar of California http://www.calbar.ca.gov/state/calbar/calbar_home.jsp State Personnel Board http://www.spb.ca.gov/index.htm?e=1 |
Interview and Resume Information
An opportunity to post your resume www.careerbuilder.com Tips on interviews and resumes http://www.jobweb.com/resumes.aspx?folderid=116 Resume Guide http://susanireland.com/eresumeguide/index.html Vocational Schools Vocational Schools- http://www.vocational-technical-schools.com/ Vocational Schools- http://www.tradevocationalschools.com/ Vocational Schools- http://www.rwm.org/rwm/ California Apprenticeships- http://www.calapprenticeship.org/ Nationwide Vocational School Directory- http://www.school-directory.net/schools-in-california.html Vocational Information Center – This is your one-stop place for vocational and technical careers. http://www.khake.com Vocational Education Regional Occupation Program (ROP) and Career Technical Education (CTE) Low cost training http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/rop/ Adult Schools (Low Cost and No Cost) http://adulteducation.sweetwaterschools.org/ More Career Information More Careers- http://www.sandiegoatwork.com/ Government Jobs- http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/students.asp Jobs, Careers, Futures! More than 15 New Opportunities in Arts & Environment, |
More Career Information
More Careers- http://www.sandiegoatwork.com/ Government Jobs- http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/students.asp Jobs, Careers, Futures! More than 15 New Opportunities in Arts & Environment, Paid Internships, Learning & More! Great Careers Green Jobs: A Guidebook- solar, water, green building, alternative fuels- Green Jobs Green Careers- Green Careers Resource Guide A sourcebook of Southwestern College’s Short, Non-Degree, Career Preparation Classes Southwestern College Careers Guide Alternative Careers- http://www.projectyano.org Video Game Industry- http://www.gamasutra.com; http://www.gamejobs.com Additional Training Cooking/Chef Training Grossmont College offers a very good Culinary program: http://www.grossmont.edu/cte/culinaryarts/degreesCurriculum.htm Southwestern College offers training in Pastry Skills: http://www.swccd.edu/3rdLevel/index.asp?L2=292&m=15 Chula Vista Adult and San Ysidro Adult Schools also have classes on Culinary Arts in the following areas: Food & Sanitation, Professional Baking/Pastry Skills, and Professional Cooking http://adulteducation.sweetwaterschools.org/ Cosmetology If you are interested in cosmetology San Diego City College: http://www.sdcity.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramsofInstruction/Cosmetology.aspx Fashion If you are interested in fashion San Diego Mesa college has a good program: http://www.sandiegomesacollege.net/academic-programs/index.cfm?DeptID=26 Paid Internships Learning & More! Great Careers |
Poudre High School
201 S. Impala Dr. Ft. Collins, CO 80521 |
Kara Quinlan
Technology, Engineering & Trades Teacher |