Career Planning

Career planning resources:

The Occupational Outlook Handbook www.bls.gov/k12

My Future http://myfuture.com/

Education Planner http://www.educationplanner.org

My Next Move http://www.mynextmove.org/

The Futures Channel http://www.thefutureschannel.com/

Mapping Your Future http://mappingyourfuture.org/planyourcareer/careership/index.cfm

Career Explorer http://www.careerexplorer.net/

The Princeton Review Quiz http://www.princetonreview.com/careers-after-college.aspx

10 Careers That Do Not Require a 4-Year Degree www.slideshare.net/careerglider/careerglider-successful-mpv1

Career Cruising http://www.careercruising.com

To access your Career Cruising student account, log in with your personal username and password. Your username is the prefix “NC-” plus your Student ID (e.g. NC-1234567), and your portfolio password is your birth date in mmddyyyy format (e.g. August 25, 1990 would be typed in as 08251990). The first time you login, the system will as you to change your password. If you forget it, you can recover it by indicating that you have lost your password, and it will be emailed to you. Note: Use your gmail email address when setting up your account.

College Foundation North Carolina www.cfnc.org

The CFNC site offers many different resources including online career assessments. Students can create their own accounts. Once you have an account, sign in and hover over "Plan" (orange bar near the top of the page) and choose "For a Career." Choose "Learn About Yourself". A page with several assessments will come up. It is suggested that you start with the "Interest Profiler," then you can complete the other assessments there.

Resources for Students with Disabilities

Rehabilitation, Research, and Training Institute - http://www.rrti.org/documents/Supplementalhandoutswcoverpgrevised.pdf