WCHS Students use SchooLinks for Career Exploration and Readiness. SchooLinks helps students discover their interests and strengths, explore colleges and careers, and create a personal plan that best reflects their post-secondary goals.
Below are additional resources.
These are 2-5 minutes videos that can be inserted into presentations to be used to introduce students to the career exploration process:
• Career Cluster & Pathway Activity to introduce a career survey
• Future Ready: Exploring Careers - by National Honor Society
• Introduction to Researching Postsecondary Options
• Introduction to Career Assessments
• Career and Technical Education Opening Doors
• CTE: Getting Ready for Life After High School – student interviews
• Map My Grad (Texas Career Exploration Site)
• Minnesota State Careerwise Education
• Shmoop
• 123 Test
• Career Tool Kit - Career & College Exploration Resources that can be used for searching all careers and educational options
• O*Net
• Ohio Department of Jobs & Family Services
• My Plan
• Careers..if it’s about your career, it’s here!
• UCAS - (from the UK but good information)
• I Could (from the UK)
• Cue Career - Career Exploration Resources for specific career clusters/paths (for additional sites see the monthly resources pages)
Construction o Build Your Future - http://www.byf.org
o Construction Education Foundation - https://ovcef.org/educators
o Construction Career Pathways - https://constructioncareers.org/
• Manufacturing & Engineering
o Dream It Do It - https://www.dreamitdoitoki.com o Explore Manufacturing - http://exploremfg.org
o Try Engineering - https://tryengineering.org/students/engineering-computing-and-technologyfields/
• Health Sciences o Explore Health Careers - https://explorehealthcareers.org
o Careers in Science - https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-engineering-careers
o Nursing Careers - https://www.nursing.org/careers/
o Biotech Careers - https://www.biotech-careers.org/careers
• Hospitality & Tourism
o National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation - http://www.restaurant.org/Restaurant-Careers/Career-Development
o Careers in Food - https://www.careersinfood.com/career-planning/personal-development
o Hospitality Careers - http://www.hospitalitycareersnow.com
• Human Services
o Careers in Government - https://www.careersingovernment.com/
o Legal Career Path - https://legalcareerpath.com/legal-careers/
• Business, Marketing, & Management
o Careers in Business - http://careers-in-business.com
o Careers in Accounting - https://www.accounting.com/careers/
• Agriculture Food & Natural Resources o Ag Explorer - https://www.agexplorer.com/
o Environmental Science Careers - https://www.environmentalscience.org/careers/agricultureand-forestry
o Landscape Industry Careers - https://www.landscapeindustrycareers.org/discover-theindustry/career-paths/
• Communication & Information Systems
o Computer Science - https://www.computerscience.org/careers/
o The Art Career Project - https://www.theartcareerproject.com/careers/
• Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics
o Car Careers - https://carcareers.org/career-paths/
o AvScholars - http://www.avscholars.com
o My Oil and Gas Career - http://www.myoilandgascareer.com
• Today’s Military - https://www.todaysmilitary.com/careers-benefits/explore-careers
YouTube Video Channels with career videos
• American Graduate Series - http://www.cincy-americangraduate.org/CareerPathLessTaken/
o https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgmihDgYcKMfJV3zCXGmFvA engineering.org/about/