Career Exploration
Career Exploration is a process of self reflection, self evaluation and self discovery. Online self assessment tools can be a powerful tool for identifying student skills, values, and interests. This knowledge can help students plan for a satisfying career, however this is only one piece of the career exploration puzzle. This process also requires that students actively participate in learning about themselves by seeking real word activities in and out of their school community. Furthermore, conversations with the people who know them best are insightful when planning for a career.
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The El Monte Union High School District provides students access to Choices 360, an online career exploration platform. Results from self assessments can help students identify matching careers. Additionally, Choices 360 provides tools for college planning, information on financial aid and scholarships, and workforce development.
Choices 360 Overview
Choices 360 Overview 2020.21.pdfMore Career Exploration Resources
Big Future
Big Future by the College Board, is a comprehensive website that provides valuable information on SAT exams, exploring majors, finding colleges, financial aid and scholarships. Students my qualify for College Board Opportunity Scholarships by completing college and career activities.
California Career Zone
Completed assessments lead to matching career and more information. Career Zone allows students to find majors but also has suggestion on similar majors search and institutions that offer them. This tool is useful to students who are building a college list.
My Next Move
The guided approach helps career students find the information they need without being overwhelmed. 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.
Career & Work Information Resources
California Apprenticeship
This database provides a listing of apprenticeship programs in California. A union apprenticeship is an excellent career choice if you like to work with your hands; possess mechanical ability, have problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively with a team.
The EDD Services for Youth
The EDD, in partnership with the America’s Job Centers of CaliforniaSM (AJCC) can help California’s youth prepare for success in the classroom and entry into the workforce. Youth can receive work-readiness and life skills that will help them achieve their career goals.
Get My Future
Get My Future has great workforce development information for the first time job seeker. Explore information on continuing education & training, resumes, job search are available. This site provides resources for developing soft skills and increase a person's employability.
The Occupational Information Network
The O*NET program is the nation's primary source of occupational information. Central to the project is the O*NET database, containing information on hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors. The database is continually updated by surveying a broad range of workers from each occupation.
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