INFORMATION
ON CAREERS
By
Roxann E. Straub, LMT, Rio Norte Junior High School, Santa Clarita
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U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK
(http://www.bls.gov/oco): Entire Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05
edition, on line; allows students to search careers by category or specific
career.
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MY
COOL CAREER WEBSITE (http://www.mycoolcareer.com): Students assess
strengths and interests, which are matched to a variety of careers which
they can investigate.
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CAREER
ZONE WEBSITE (http://www.nycareerzone.org/graphic/index.jsp;jsessionid=2773541053009537403):
Gives information on careers under various headings; can be searched by
category of specific career.
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JOB
STAR CENTRAL WEBSITE (http://jobstar.org/tools/career/spec-car.cfm):
Links to a variety of careers by area. Some actually have personal
stories from people working in the field.
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Job
Star Central Home Page (http://jobstar.org/index.cfm): A wealth
of career information on this main page. To get to the career specific
page, click on Career Guides>Guides for Specific Careers.
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WELCOME
TO MAPPING YOUR FUTURE WEBSITE (http://www.mapping-your-future.org):
Students from middle school on up plan for a career, select a school, and
pay for it.
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O-NET
(Occupational Information Network) ON LINE WEBSITE (http://online.onetcenter.org/):
Information on tasks, knowledge needed, skills, abilities, work activities,
work content, interests, work values, related occupations, and wages.
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STREAMING
FUTURES WEBSITE (http://www.streamingfuture.com): Streaming videos
of interviews of people performing jobs in the areas of law, Hollywood,
technology, multimedia, marketing, journalism, art, politics, and business.
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PRINCETON
REVIEW WEBSITE (http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/search/careerSearch.asp?msg=Please+use+the+buttons+provided):
After users locate their desired career, they can find information on a
Day in the Life, Quality of Life, Past and Future, and Education/Training
requirements, if any.
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JOB
PROFILES WEBSITE (http://www.jobprofiles.org/index.htm): Users can
click on any of nine categories to access real profiles submitted by workers
in various careers.
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CAREER
KEY WEBSITE (http://www.careerkey.org/cgi-bin/ck.pl?action=choices):
Designed particularly for middle school students, with a brief quiz to
find out what jobs match their interests and abilities.