Employment

Exploring Careers - Information for Parents of Students with Disabilities:

This resource discusses when to begin career exploration with your student and what career exploration should look like. It also provides a description of career awareness, career exploration, career preparation, and how parents can help their student in each of the three areas. Finally, it discusses career portfolios and where to begin career exploration.

Job and Career Fairs:

Review this resource for information on why to attend job/career fairs, what to prepare prior to attending a job/career fair, and what student's should do when they are at the job/career fair.

Career One Stop:

This is a one-stop-shop with a variety of links to explore a variety of careers.

Learning about that Job:

This resource discusses different ways students can learn about a career of interest. This article discusses internships, mentorships, apprenticeships, and registered apprenticeships.

Have a Career in Mind? - Try It Out First:

This is a resource that discusses the importance of trying out a job or career before becoming totally committed to a job that you may not like. Some recommended ways to learn about a career of interest are: part-time employment, internships, temporary help firms, volunteer work, job shadowing, community agencies, and school clubs.

Secondary Transition Guide:

This website provides youth, young adults, parents, and professionals with secondary transition resources to facilitate a young person’s progress towards postsecondary goals related to education, employment, and community living.

PA Career Zone:

This website allows you to explore a variety of occupations.

Occupational Outlook Handbook:

This resource provides a website families may use to explore careers and addresses the following areas: What is the bureau of labor statistics?, occupational clusters, fastest growing occupations, highest paying occupations, the occupation finder, and more!

A Career in Sports:

Review this resource for a list of different jobs your student could seek in sports. It also provides statistics for those students who are interested in becoming a professional athlete.

Health Career Occupations - Without Blood:

This resource is for students who are interested in an occupation in health careers but get queasy at the sight of blood. Refer to this resource for a list of health careers occupations that do not require seeing blood. Some of the listed occupations are: 911 dispatcher, Physical Therapy Assistant, and Medical Sonographer.

Other Career Options - Working for State Government:

This resource provides a list of state government jobs that your student may be interested in if considering public service. In addition, it discusses the two agencies that oversee government employment.

Getting to Know Yourself- Assess your Interests:

This resource provides a short self-assessment to help students determine which careers are a good fit for them, as well as information about careers that suit their career path.

PA Career Zone:

This website allows you to take an assessment in order to discover careers that may be most suitable for you.

O*NET Online:

This document provides an overview of O*NET and what it offers in regards to career exploration.

What's my Next Move?:

This is a resource that parents/guardians and students can use as a tool for career exploration. The resource gives you a website to access a career interest inventory. After completing the career interest inventory, this resource offers a way for students to analyze the results of the career interest inventory.

My Plan:

This document offers a website where families may go to explore careers, assessments, colleges, and majors. In addition, it provides an explanation for MyPlan.com and how it works.

Your Resumè:

This resource helps you make a great first impression by giving you tips on how to create a quality resume.

The Job Application:

This resource gives you tips on completing a quality job application.

Common Interview Questions:

This is a document you may use with your student to practice common interview questions to get your student prepared and ready for an interview.

The Interview:

This resource gives you tips and tricks on how to have a successful interview.

Tips for Teens: How to Find your First Real Job:

This article gives teens advice on finding their first jobs.

Myfuture.com - Career: This is a one-stop-shop regarding looking for and applying for a job. It covers topics such as how to find a job, building a career network, internships, volunteer work, creating your resumè, resumè examples, creating your cover letter, and job interview tips.

Preparing for Employment:

This resource provides parents/guardians with tips for preparing students for employment.

Importance of Employment - Why Work:

This is a resource available to assist parents/guardians in discussing the importance of working with students. In addition, it reviews work incentives.