WHO AM I? (Assessment)
>Life Priorities (Values)
Career Key
http://www.ncsu.edu/careerkey/
Personality/IQ type
>Interests
(a brief interest survey that yields a Holland Code and accompanying list of occupations)
http://icpac.indiana.edu/infoseries/is-50pl.html
Take the Self Directed Search on line for no cost.
http://self-directed-search.com
>Preferences
http://www.missouri.edu/~cppcwww/holland.shtml
Click on the box that contains the words Do It! to bring up the questionnaire
Another questionnaire that yields a temperament code and profiles about temperaments
http://www.keirsey.com/cgi-bin/keirsey/newkts.cgi
Links to several on-line personality tests
http://www.2h.com/Tests/personality.phtml
Where Am I Going? (Research/Goal Setting)
>Career/occupation Information
Includes jobs currently available through the U.S.
http://www.careermosaic.com/cm/
Links that offer expanded occupation information.
http://www.infoseek.com/WebDir/Careers/Find_a_job?
Illinois Dept. Employment
http://www.workforceinfo.state.il.us
Bureau of Labor Statistics
America’s Career InfoNet
How Will I Get There? (Action Plan)
>Resume Writing
>Cover Letters
http://www.stetson.edu/~rhansen/
FINANCIAL AID
>Financial Aid: The SmartStudents’ Guide
>Federal Financial Aid
>Free Application for Federal Student Aid
>College Board
>Understanding Financial Aid Awards
http://nextstopcollege.cbreston.org/adms/tools/Home.htm
>College is Possible
http://www.collegeispossible.org/
WEB SITES
>O*NET The Occupational Info Network
http://www.doleta.gov/programs/onet/
>Individualized Career Plans
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocecs/CRC/manual-home.html
>Scholarship Scams
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/scholarship/index.html
>Untangling the Web for Disability Information
http://www.icdi.wvu.edu/others.htm
>Career Planning
http://mapping-your-future.org/planning/
>Career Front Page
>Careers by Major
http://www.ksu.edu/acic/career/options.html
>Ensuring Access, Equity and Quality for Students with Disabilities in School-to-Work Systems - A Guide to Federal Law Policy
http://www.ideapractices.org/ideadepot/ensuringaccess.htm
>Career Consulting Corner
>Quintessential Careers
>Professional Development: Mentoring New Teachers
http://www.ideapractices.org/ideadepot/mentoringteachers.htm
>Community-Based Learning Experiences Curriculum
http://www.tsbvi.edu/guide/guide6.htm
>Young Adult Program
http://www.remc12.k12.mi.us/kresa/YAP/default.htm
>America’s Job Bank
>Career Magazine
>Career City
>Career Path
>Career Web
>The Riley Guide
>Career Avenue Home Page
>Career Connections
>Newsjobs
>Office of Personnel Mgmt. Federal
>Online Sports Career Center
http://www.onlinesports.com/pages/CareerCenter.html
>Pathfinders Career Choice
http://www.pathfinders.org/pathfinders.html
>Pencom Career Center
http://www.pencomsi.com/careerhome.html
>Recruiters Online
http://www.recruitersonline.com/
>Family Education Network
http://www.familyeducation.com
>Cool Works
http://www.coolworks.com/showme
>The Riley Guide
>Monster Board
>National Business Employment Weekly
>Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm
>lllinois Skills Match
http://www.Illinoisskillsmatch.com
>JobSmart: Resumes and Cover Letters
http://jobsmart.org/tools/resume
>Job Web Home Page
>What Color Is Your Parachute
http://www.tenspeed.com/parachute/
>People Bank
>Peterson’s Education Center
>WET FEET PRESS
>I Ask ERIC - Research
>Farr, J.M. (1998) The Quick Job Search, Get a Good Job in Less Time
>About Work
>AFL-CIO Home Page
>ASAE=Employment Links
>Best Jobs in the USA Today
>College View
>ACT’s Page for Parents
http://act.org/path/parent/resource/index.html
>U.S. Department of Education
>Compensation and Benefits
>Salary.com