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Career Resources
Career Resources
Use the NRHS Library Resume Builder to create a professional looking resume. Click on the "Build my Resume Now" button to create your free Resume Builder account.
Use the NRHS Library Resume Builder to create a professional looking resume. Click on the "Build my Resume Now" button to create your free Resume Builder account.
Google's Interview Warmup provides a quick way to prepare for your next interview. Practice key questions, get insights about your answers, and get more comfortable interviewing. This tool uses AI.
Google's Interview Warmup provides a quick way to prepare for your next interview. Practice key questions, get insights about your answers, and get more comfortable interviewing. This tool uses AI.
Peterson's Career Prep will assist you in identifying jobs, creating resumes and locating education/training programs. (An account is required to access this resource. On your next visit, you can use this account to get access to your saved Career Prep materials. An email address is not required to signup for an account but it will be more difficult to log back in if you forget your username or password.)
Peterson's Career Prep will assist you in identifying jobs, creating resumes and locating education/training programs. (An account is required to access this resource. On your next visit, you can use this account to get access to your saved Career Prep materials. An email address is not required to signup for an account but it will be more difficult to log back in if you forget your username or password.)
Career Onestop is helpful for state and city specific data (Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor) Find career, training and job search resources just for you.
Career Onestop is helpful for state and city specific data (Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor) Find career, training and job search resources just for you.
Career Outlook articles provide data and information on a variety of topics—including occupations and industries, pay and benefits, and more. These articles are helpful for students, career counselors, jobseekers, and others planning careers.
Career Outlook articles provide data and information on a variety of topics—including occupations and industries, pay and benefits, and more. These articles are helpful for students, career counselors, jobseekers, and others planning careers.
Career Outlook has four departments:
Career Outlook has four departments:
Find a career you like
Find a career you like
Finish high school
Finish high school
Get work experience
Get work experience
Write a resume
Write a resume
Get a job
Get a job
Get training
Get training
Work for yourself
Work for yourself
Apply to college
Apply to college
Find job search help
Find job search help
Hire Autism is a free program led and run by the Organization for Autism Research (OAR). With an active jobs board and by offering resources for employers and job seekers alike, Hire Autism aims to expand opportunities for autistic individuals and serve as a continuing resource for them in their workplaces.
Hire Autism is a free program led and run by the Organization for Autism Research (OAR). With an active jobs board and by offering resources for employers and job seekers alike, Hire Autism aims to expand opportunities for autistic individuals and serve as a continuing resource for them in their workplaces.
The MassHire Department of Career Services (MDCS) is pleased to offer the MassHire Career Information System (MassHire CIS) free on-line to all Massachusetts residents. MassHire CIS is designed to provide occupational and educational information to help people make better-informed career and school choices.
The MassHire Department of Career Services (MDCS) is pleased to offer the MassHire Career Information System (MassHire CIS) free on-line to all Massachusetts residents. MassHire CIS is designed to provide occupational and educational information to help people make better-informed career and school choices.
Tip: Click on the Massachusetts Resident tab to log in with your zipcode
Tip: Click on the Massachusetts Resident tab to log in with your zipcode
My Next Move is an interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options. The site has tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers. Users can find careers through keyword search; by browsing industries that employ different types of workers; or through the O*NET Interest Profiler, a tool that offers personalized career suggestions based on a person's interests and level of work experience.
My Next Move is an interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options. The site has tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers. Users can find careers through keyword search; by browsing industries that employ different types of workers; or through the O*NET Interest Profiler, a tool that offers personalized career suggestions based on a person's interests and level of work experience.
"The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) is the government’s leading career resource on the job market. The OOH provides information that covers most jobs in the economy. It highlights key characteristics of occupations, such as job duties, work environment, wages, number of jobs, job outlook, and the education and training that jobseekers need. "
"The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) is the government’s leading career resource on the job market. The OOH provides information that covers most jobs in the economy. It highlights key characteristics of occupations, such as job duties, work environment, wages, number of jobs, job outlook, and the education and training that jobseekers need. "
College/Career Search Tools
College/Career Search Tools
Need help finding a college, paying for college, or looking at career options? Check out Big Future (College Board)
Need help finding a college, paying for college, or looking at career options? Check out Big Future (College Board)
College Navigator is your direct link to nearly 7,000 colleges and universities in the United States. If you are thinking about a large university, a small liberal arts college, a specialized college, a community college, a career or technical college or a trade school, you can find information on all of them here.
College Navigator is your direct link to nearly 7,000 colleges and universities in the United States. If you are thinking about a large university, a small liberal arts college, a specialized college, a community college, a career or technical college or a trade school, you can find information on all of them here.
Finding_Your_Way-_A_College_Guide_for_Students_on_the_Spectrum.pdfEveryone deserves a fulfilling college experience, including students on the autism spectrum. OAR’s Finding Your Way: A College Guide for Students on the Spectrum is intended to help autistic students become better prepared for college life and academics. This guide addresses challenges that are both universal and unique to students on the college autism spectrum by providing information, guidance, and resources that address them. Finding Your Way offers practical advice from autism experts; powerful narratives from self-advocates; and relevant resource tools. It is intended to help readers anticipate and improve their academic and social situations by advocating for themselves.
Everyone deserves a fulfilling college experience, including students on the autism spectrum. OAR’s Finding Your Way: A College Guide for Students on the Spectrum is intended to help autistic students become better prepared for college life and academics. This guide addresses challenges that are both universal and unique to students on the college autism spectrum by providing information, guidance, and resources that address them. Finding Your Way offers practical advice from autism experts; powerful narratives from self-advocates; and relevant resource tools. It is intended to help readers anticipate and improve their academic and social situations by advocating for themselves.
Welcome to your tool for career exploration and job analysis!
Welcome to your tool for career exploration and job analysis!
O*NET OnLine has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers, and more!
O*NET OnLine has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers, and more!
Think College provides resources, technical assistance and training related to college options for students with intellectual disability, and manages the only national listing of college programs for students with intellectual disability in the United States.
Think College provides resources, technical assistance and training related to college options for students with intellectual disability, and manages the only national listing of college programs for students with intellectual disability in the United States.
Heading to College next fall? Find out what you need to know in this guide created by Kent State University: Transitioning to College: Helping You Succeed
Heading to College next fall? Find out what you need to know in this guide created by Kent State University: Transitioning to College: Helping You Succeed
Whether your future feels uncharted, or you have a clear view of your goals, this project-based course will help you discover your interests, explore career possibilities, and talk to someone you admire about how they found their path—so you can discover yours.
Whether your future feels uncharted, or you have a clear view of your goals, this project-based course will help you discover your interests, explore career possibilities, and talk to someone you admire about how they found their path—so you can discover yours.
eBooks
eBooks
A free, Open Educational Resource, Modern Blueprint for Success in College and Career v 2.0 is a post pandemic, students' guide for classroom and career success. Covering student success strategies, self-management, career development, health and wellness, self and cultural awareness, social development, and financial literacy, Modern Blueprint includes relevant content for students attending college with an equity perspective.
A free, Open Educational Resource, Modern Blueprint for Success in College and Career v 2.0 is a post pandemic, students' guide for classroom and career success. Covering student success strategies, self-management, career development, health and wellness, self and cultural awareness, social development, and financial literacy, Modern Blueprint includes relevant content for students attending college with an equity perspective.
How to Learn Like a Pro! features the “big six” effective learning/study skills topics: learning styles and preferences, time and materials management, critical thinking and reading, note-taking, memory principles, and test-taking techniques. Each of the six units featuring a total of twenty-three lessons and accompanying exercises (with a dash of humor here and there) were developed with the diverse student body of the community college in mind as well as learners in other educational venues.
How to Learn Like a Pro! features the “big six” effective learning/study skills topics: learning styles and preferences, time and materials management, critical thinking and reading, note-taking, memory principles, and test-taking techniques. Each of the six units featuring a total of twenty-three lessons and accompanying exercises (with a dash of humor here and there) were developed with the diverse student body of the community college in mind as well as learners in other educational venues.
How to Win at College : Your Guide to Reading College Texts This book will explain the reading process. Yes, there actually is a process for effective reading. We will also offer suggestions about how to actively engage in the reading process and give you tips to check your reading comprehension after you have read. In the end, we hope that your experience with this book helps you feel empowered to win at college.
How to Win at College : Your Guide to Reading College Texts This book will explain the reading process. Yes, there actually is a process for effective reading. We will also offer suggestions about how to actively engage in the reading process and give you tips to check your reading comprehension after you have read. In the end, we hope that your experience with this book helps you feel empowered to win at college.
This book acknowledges our changing information landscape, covering key concepts in information literacy to support a research process with intention. We start by critically examining the online environment many of us already engage with every day, looking at algorithms, the attention economy, information disorder and cynicism, information hygiene, and fact-checking. We then move into an exploration of information source types, meaningful research topics, keyword choices, effective search strategies, library resources, Web search considerations, the ethical use of information, and citation.
This book acknowledges our changing information landscape, covering key concepts in information literacy to support a research process with intention. We start by critically examining the online environment many of us already engage with every day, looking at algorithms, the attention economy, information disorder and cynicism, information hygiene, and fact-checking. We then move into an exploration of information source types, meaningful research topics, keyword choices, effective search strategies, library resources, Web search considerations, the ethical use of information, and citation.
OpenStax’s Preparing for College Success is a comprehensive resource that provides secondary students critical information to prepare for their “to and through” college journey. The book addresses the evolving challenges and opportunities of today’s diverse students. College match, preparing for transition, time management and study skills, building relationships, financial literacy, and career planning are all reflected throughout the material. Preparing for College Success also includes an array of student-centered features including scenarios and advice from current college students that can support robust classroom conversation or individual learning.
OpenStax’s Preparing for College Success is a comprehensive resource that provides secondary students critical information to prepare for their “to and through” college journey. The book addresses the evolving challenges and opportunities of today’s diverse students. College match, preparing for transition, time management and study skills, building relationships, financial literacy, and career planning are all reflected throughout the material. Preparing for College Success also includes an array of student-centered features including scenarios and advice from current college students that can support robust classroom conversation or individual learning.
This textbook provides students with guidelines for understanding writing tasks as intellectual work using Bloom’s Taxonomy and for treating the writing process as a set of variable activities that move along a trajectory from idea or assignment to a finished product. The book also includes chapters on strengthening reading strategies and on finding, evaluating, and using sources effectively.
This textbook provides students with guidelines for understanding writing tasks as intellectual work using Bloom’s Taxonomy and for treating the writing process as a set of variable activities that move along a trajectory from idea or assignment to a finished product. The book also includes chapters on strengthening reading strategies and on finding, evaluating, and using sources effectively.
An interactive, multimedia text that introduces students to reading and writing at the college level. Read this book Online or download in multiple formats including PDF.
An interactive, multimedia text that introduces students to reading and writing at the college level. Read this book Online or download in multiple formats including PDF.
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Workplace Software and Skills is designed to flexibly support a range of courses covering computer literacy, Microsoft Office, and Google Suite applications. The textbook covers both hard and soft skills that are applicable to a broad range of academic majors and careers. Chapters combine studio learning and guided practice with scaffolded activities designed to reinforce a student’s ability to perform higher-order tasks independently. Workplace Software and Skills leverages complementary product features in spreadsheet, word processing, presentation, and similar applications. Modules are designed for maximum flexibility by including both Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite applications, in order to best reflect the skills needed for today’s workforce. Authentic activities and real-world contexts develop a cumulative and thorough understanding, which reinforces the importance of cross-platform proficiency. Highly visible features also note Apple/Mac functions as needed.
Workplace Software and Skills is designed to flexibly support a range of courses covering computer literacy, Microsoft Office, and Google Suite applications. The textbook covers both hard and soft skills that are applicable to a broad range of academic majors and careers. Chapters combine studio learning and guided practice with scaffolded activities designed to reinforce a student’s ability to perform higher-order tasks independently. Workplace Software and Skills leverages complementary product features in spreadsheet, word processing, presentation, and similar applications. Modules are designed for maximum flexibility by including both Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite applications, in order to best reflect the skills needed for today’s workforce. Authentic activities and real-world contexts develop a cumulative and thorough understanding, which reinforces the importance of cross-platform proficiency. Highly visible features also note Apple/Mac functions as needed.
Study Skills
Study Skills
In 10 episodes, Thomas Frank teaches you study skills! Based on introductory college-level material and scientific studies, this course takes you through the tools and skills you need to get better at studying and finishing assignments in school and beyond. By the end of this course, you will be able to:
In 10 episodes, Thomas Frank teaches you study skills! Based on introductory college-level material and scientific studies, this course takes you through the tools and skills you need to get better at studying and finishing assignments in school and beyond. By the end of this course, you will be able to:
* Understand the advantages and disadvantages of different note-taking methods
* Understand the advantages and disadvantages of different note-taking methods
* Recognize factors that inhibit productivity and solutions to get past them
* Recognize factors that inhibit productivity and solutions to get past them
* Feel better prepared to study for and take your next exam or finish your next assignment
* Feel better prepared to study for and take your next exam or finish your next assignment
* Analyze the connections between studying and memory, exercise, and studying
* Analyze the connections between studying and memory, exercise, and studying
Study Hall is a series of entry-level course videos that dives into subjects like writing composition and algebra (available now) and chemistry and data literacy (coming later this year). Each subject will have about 15 videos with content developed by the same ASU faculty experts who create ASU Online courses.
Study Hall is a series of entry-level course videos that dives into subjects like writing composition and algebra (available now) and chemistry and data literacy (coming later this year). Each subject will have about 15 videos with content developed by the same ASU faculty experts who create ASU Online courses.
Welcome to Crash Course: How to College! This 15 episode series is part of the Study Hall Program; a partnership between Crash Course and ASU. Dr. Erica Brozovsky (from PBS's Otherwords) hosts and breaks down how to apply for, succeed at, and graduate from college.
Welcome to Crash Course: How to College! This 15 episode series is part of the Study Hall Program; a partnership between Crash Course and ASU. Dr. Erica Brozovsky (from PBS's Otherwords) hosts and breaks down how to apply for, succeed at, and graduate from college.
ENROLL FOR FREE
ENROLL FOR FREE
Get ahead of the game with expert advice and practical tips to help you succeed in college and beyond.
Get ahead of the game with expert advice and practical tips to help you succeed in college and beyond.
DESIGNED FOR:
DESIGNED FOR:
- Incoming & freshman college students
- High school students
- Working adults considering college
- First generation college students
Save money, time, and headaches: learn to navigate all of the ins and outs of academia, financial aid, campus life, and how to avoid college’s common pitfalls.
Save money, time, and headaches: learn to navigate all of the ins and outs of academia, financial aid, campus life, and how to avoid college’s common pitfalls.
Details: 3 Hour On-Demand Course
Details: 3 Hour On-Demand Course
Packed with fun and useful content from experts
Packed with fun and useful content from experts
Watch on your own schedule, from anywhere
Watch on your own schedule, from anywhere
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