CAREER RESOURCES
INTERNET CAREER WEB SITES
1. The Occupational Outlook Handbook - http://www.stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm
This site has information about specifics in careers including detailed information, and who to contact for more information.
2. FutureScan - http://www.futurescan.com
FutureScan says it’s the “first interactive career guide for teenagers.” It offers profiles of careers, which are added to frequently. Connects visitors with “guidance gurus.”
3. The Career Planning Process - http://tgserv2.tgsic.org/adventr/planning/htm This site includes a number of self-assessment tests - Helps discover your skills and interests and learn which well-paying jobs fit.
4. Youth Careers - http://www.labor.state.ny.us/youth/youth.htm An intensive site that is geared toward teens. Includes detailed descriptions and salary ranges.
5. Kiersey Temperament Sorter - http://sunsite.unc.edu/jembin/mb.pl
This site includes a 70 question test, which reveals your personality type and describes which jobs are best suited to each type.
6. Kindomality - http://www.cmi.Imi.com/kingdomality.html This site is more like a game that reveals your medieval vocation after answering 10 questions.
7. Futures’ Own Web Site - http://www.myfuture.com Great articles on subjects including: creating a resume, making career decisions, Armed Forces career options.
8. Planning a career: A guided tour. - http://tgserv2.tgsic.org/adventur/planning.htm Huge site, more for adult job seekers - offers excellent reference materials.
9. College sites - Use a search engine such as Yahoo! - http://www.yahoo.com Type in the college of your choice or just the word college and watch the screen fill up.
10. ACT - www.act.org This site provides educational services to students and their parents, to high schools and colleges, and to professional associations and government agencies.
11. America’s Career Info Net - www.acinet.org This site contains occupational information that will assist you in your employment search and give you information on current job markets.
12. Mapping Your Future - www.mapping-your-future.org This site provides information to help you plan your career, select a school, and pay for your education.
13. Peterson’s Education Center - www.petersons.com This site offers information on educational opportunities at all levels from K-12 through graduate school.
14. SAT Preparation Guide - www.testprep.com This web site contains a free complete online SAT test-prep course.
15. School Counseling Resources - www.indep.K12.mo.us/wc/wmccane.html In addition to containing links to college information, profiles, and home pages, this site also offers information on financial aid and careers.
16. Minnesota Careers - http://www.des.state.mn.us.lmi.careers Offers an overview of careers and training.
17. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities - www.mnscu.edu- Offers information on all MNSCU.system schools.
18. Minnesota Virtual University – www.mnvu.org – Find courses to take over the internet.
19. Minnesota Internet System for Education and Employment – www.iseek.org
Government Information for Students
http://www.students.gov
U.S. Department of Labor: Occupational Outlook Handbook. Information, such as
training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers
do on the job, working conditions, for hundreds of different jobs.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
Career Planning
http://www.fastweb.com
Monster Job Search
http://www.monster.com
America's Career Infonet: http://www.acinet.org
Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.stats.bls.gov
Adventures in Education (English and Spanish) http://www.adventuresineducation.org
Selective Service
http://www.sss.gov
Computer Girl
http://www.computergirl.us/
WEB SITE SCHOLARSHIP SEARCHES
1. www.nslp.org - a free scholarship search program
2. Student Loan Marketing Association - www.salliemae.com - provides information to help families learn about planning and paying for college.
3. *Scholarship search program - www.cashe.com , www.scholaraid.com and www.salliemae.com
4. *Financial Information Page - www.finaid.org - Contains access to an online searchable database of more than 180,000 private sector scholarships, grants and loans; advice on identifying scholarship scams; electronic calculators, including those for computing expected family contributions, loan repayments, and savings.
5. US Dept of Education, office of Post Secondary Education- www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/index.html
6. College Board - www.collegeboard.org - national organization providing useful background info about student financial aid for students.
7. EAC Home Page - www.eac-easci.org - This site contains financial aid and other information for students, parents, counselors, financial aid officers, and lenders.
10. EXPAN - www.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/bin/funfind01.pl - This free scholarship search site allows you to search on-line for scholarships for which you may be eligible.
11. *FAFSA Express - www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/espress.html - FAFSA Express is a software program that can be downloaded. It transmits an electronic Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to the U.S. Dept. of Education.
12. *FAFSA on the Web - www.fafsa.ed.gov - This site allows you to complete the FAFSA and submit it for processing on-line.
13. Financial Aid for Students - www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/students - This site contains information about financial aid programs. It includes the Student Guide, Guide to Defaulted Loans, FAFSA on the Web, Title IV School Code List, and much more.
14. Fast Web - www.fastweb.com - This free scholarship search allows you to search on-line for scholarships for which you may be eligible.
15. Financial Aid Information Page - www.finaid.org - This site contains an Estimated Family Contribution Estimator, a college cost projector, and educational Savings Plan Designer, scholarship information, and much more.
16. MACH 25 - www.finaid.org/finaid/mach25.html - This free scholarship search site allows you to search on-line for scholarships for which you may be eligible.
17. SRN Espress - www.rams.com/srn/search.htm - This free scholarship search site allows you to search on-line for scholarships for which you may be eligible.
18. Student Guide - www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/StudentGuide - This site was developed by the U.S. Department of Education and explains the types of financial aid that are available.
19. Timely Information for Parents (TIPS) - www.finaid.org/nasfaa/tips/index.html - The TIPS site provides timely and accurate information on financing the cost of higher education and attaining higher education goals.
20. *Focus on Financial Aid – www.mheso.state.mn.us – This book is published by the MN Higher Education Services Office and describes the financial aid process, types of aid, and how to apply. This site also has a web page where you can estimate your families contribution. You need to have your tax documents and other documents to help with this estimator page.
* = Important sites to check out.
1. MN Dept. of Education - http://education.state.mn.us/mde/index.html - This site has information about the state’s graduation standards and links to the Minnesota Career Information System.
2. National Parent Information Network (NPIN) - http://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/npin/npinhome.html - Provides information for parents and those who work with parents, including numerous articles and resources, and links to other related Internet sites.
3. Children, Youth, and Family Consortium - http://www.cyfc.umn.edu - This University of Minnesota site is an electronic clearinghouse of information for families.
4. National PTA - http://www.pta.org - Offers a variety of information on family involvement in children’s learning.
5. Minnesota Careers by MN Dept. of Economic Security - Overview of careers and training.
http://www.des.state.mn.us.lmi.careers - *******
HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER RESOURCE MATERIALS
Books
1. Handbook of Job Facts / Compiled by James M. Murphy - (Ref. 331.2 Mu)
2. Chronicle Guidance Occupational Library Guide / Blue Binder (Ref. 331.7)
3. College Blue Book (Ref. 378.025)
4. Occupational Outlook Handbook / U.S. Dept. of Labor (Ref. 331.4 Oc)
5. Young Person’s Occupational Outlook Handbook (Ref. 331.7 Yo)
6. Career Connections (Ref. VC 331.7 AAL)
7. Time of Discovering (Ref. SC Fe)
8. Jobs for the 21st. Century (Ref. VC 331.1 Jo)
9. World of Work (Ref. AC 331.1 Wo)
Computer
1. MCIS - (Minnesota Career Information System) - updated yearly - information on schools both in Minnesota and Nationwide. Also, military, job search, interviews, school sorts, career interest test.
HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELING CENTER RESOURCE MATERIALS
1. Peterson’s Guide to 4 year schools.
2. Peterson’s Guide to 2 year schools.
3. Various interest inventories, ACT, SAT test packets.
4. Financial Aid materials.
5. College, university, vocational school, and military catalogs.
6. Student computer with MCIS and Internet access.
7. The Guide to Internet Job Searching
8. Your College Experience
9. I Need to Get Organized
10. How to Improve your Study Skills
11. What Can I Do With a Major In???
12. On Writing the College Application Essay
13. College Board Scholarship Handbook
14. Guide to Careers in America
15. Peterson’s Scholarships, Grants and Prizes
16. Peterson’s Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities
17. SAT Success
18. ACT Success
19. Summer Fun – Traditional and Specialty Camps
20. Learning Programs
21. 1999 Summer Opportunities
22. How to Study Better and Faster
23. Test Smart
24. It’s OK to Feel Sad
25. Assertion Training Workshop
26. Children Who Grieve
27. Pamphlet and Video – Starting and Running Your Own Business
28. Video – Eating Disorders
29. Dynamite Cover Letters
30. High Impact Resumes and Letters
31. 101 Dynamite Questions to Ask at your Job Interview