Career Reports 4 ‘13
Mrs. This
Career/College Information Recommended Resources
***PLEASE NOTE: It would be better if you saved the information to your H: drive for future access. Please save paper and money! IF you do print choose the “Print On Both Sides” option in File à Print à Properties à Finishing. If you do not see it just ask me!
Option 1 (Short List)
Go to New Bremen High School Website à Library à Career Resources
There is a short dropdown list which includes:
Ohio Skills Bank, Hometown Opportunity, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Ohio Career Information System, and O*Net
Option 2 (Detailed List)
Logging On to our Library Online Catalog:
· Go to www.newbremenschools.org
· Click on High School
· High School Library bottom of the left menu
· Library Online Catalog in the right menu
· Login by clicking on New Bremen High School
See Mrs. This for Username and Password
HOME TAB under “Career Guidance”
· America's Career InfoNet www.acinet.org This offers a wealth of career info to explore including occupation information, fastest growing, declining employment and more.
· Hometown Opportunity http://hometownopportunity.com/
“The goal of Hometown Opportunity is to ensure that everyone in Mercer and Auglaize County is aware of the jobs and careers available. Our local companies are in need of our local talent, who all too often do not realize the great opportunity right here in our own backyard.”
Even if you are not planning to stay in the area at this time you may want to check this website out. It provides a listing of job opportunities with a description of each place of employment and videos of local success stories. It also includes local part time and seasonal work for those with a high school diploma.
· Job and Career Accelerator www.infohio.org
INFOHIO à Learning Express Library à Job and Career Accelerator
See Mrs. This for Username and Password for Infohio.
Once you get into Learning Express Library you will need to create your own account. Register under “New Users”. Once you have created an account you can click on Job and Career Accelerator. This resource offers many helpful pieces in your pursuit of a career such as building your resume and cover letter for an application as well as finding the occupation that is right for you. The occupation information is from the U.S. Dept. of Labor which is the same as that provided on O*NET. All information – including occupation cards, resumes, cover letters, etc. can be saved from session to session.
· Mapping Your Future http://www.mappingyourfuture.org/
There are several options on this one. You can click on the tab for “middle/hs students” to get help in mapping your future – even if you don’t plan to attend college. You can also go directly to the link “Research careers with CareerShip”. http://www.mappingyourfuture.org/planyourcareer/careership/
CareerShip uses information from Career Infonet for wages and O*NET for descriptions.
· OCIS (The Ohio Career Information System) –http://www.ocis.org/
See handouts from your teacher and Mrs. Wendel.
· Ohio Skills Bank http://ohioskillsbank.com
From the website:
“How to Navigate the OSB website
Navigating the Ohio Skills Bank website is simple. We have broken down the job market into four areas: Healthcare, Manufacturing/Engineering, Business Services and Distribution/Logistics. Just click on the career path that most interests you. Once you are there you can decide which of the many job opportunities best suits your skill set and personality. You can then click on a particular job description and find out educational requirements, schools close to home that offer a certificate or degree in that field of study, general wage information and the job forecast for that particular position.
You will also find valuable information on financial aid, and hear from traditional and non-traditional students who have gone back to school to obtain the skills they need to get back to work, earn higher wages and pave the way to a better quality of life for themselves and their families.”
Our mission is to connect job seekers of all ages with local businesses, aimed at steering high school, college students and adults toward the appropriate education and/or training that can lead to a career that is available right here, right now.
· O*NET OnLine – http://online.onetcenter.org/
In the Occupation Quick Search box in the upper right corner, you can enter your occupation title or an O’NET-SOC code if you know it.
Example à “occupational therapist” You will see a list of occupations matching or relating to your chosen occupations. The link to “occupational therapists” provides you with various information including, “Tasks, Tools and Technology, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Work Activities, Work Context, Job Zone, Education, Interests, Work Styles, Work Values, Related Occupations, Wages & Employment and Additional Information”. Note the “Wages & Employment Link” – you need to select a state and then click on “GO”.
Other links across the top open up to several drop down menus. Just hold the mouse over the link and the menu will appear. You can also use the drop down menus under each subheading in the lower half of the page.
· *OOH (Occupational Outlook Handbook) http://www.bls.gov/oco/
From the OOH homepage:
1. To find out about a specific occupation or topic, type it into Search handbook. Be sure to choose “Occupational Outlook Handbook” if given an option.
2. Notice the “Occupation Groups” on the left side of the page where occupations are grouped into categories such as “Arts and Design” or “Healthcare”.
3. For a listing of all occupations in alphabetical order, go to the A-Z Index and select a letter.
· Petersons Guide (Links at the bottom of the homepage may be helpful).
www.petersons.com
You can create an online account for free. College Planning emphasis.
Type in “School Guides” and you will find valuable information about various schools depending on your interests.
· Princeton Review
You can create an online account for free.
www.princetonreview.com
Click on “College” tab in black and it leads you through finding information such as college rankings, school searches, financial aid and scholarship info, admissions tips and advice and ACT/SAT prep.
HOME TAB under “Electronic Resources”
Infohio www.infohio.org
See Mrs. This for Username and Password
Includes Job and Career Accelerator in Learning Express Library (more info above).
Infotrac http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/newb491
See Mrs. This for Username and Password
Enter your career choice and select only the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Ex. “Veterinarians” provides links to ebooks such as Career Information Center and Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans.
OR
Click on the Browse Publications and enter the names of the ebooks above or the College Blue Book and type in your career in “Search within this Publication”. This searches within the ebook you have chosen. NOTE: If searching the College Blue Book you will want to enter a major/minor. Ex. Veterinary science instead of veterinarian. If you are unsure of what the major would be just ask.
CATALOG TAB
To enter a specific career:
For print, ebooks and websites you can enter your search term in the catalog and a list of results will come up. This is worth a try and might surprise you.
We also have print materials including the 2008 Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance which is quite extensive and provides information on everything from preparing for a career to what to look for when you are hired.