College & Career Readiness
Career Inventories & Exploration
School Links is a college and career readiness program that educates students about potential careers, helps them explore and apply to colleges, or find entry-level positions to jumpstart a career. District 204 provides access to students in 8th-12th grade.
Student Interest Survey for Career Clusters
O*Net Interest Profiler Web-based - The O*Net Interest Profiler is an assessment of client interests based on Holland’s theory (RIASEC). This page has direct links to the four forms of the interest profiler including a 60-question web-based version, a 30-question mobile-friendly version, a paper and pencil hand-scored version, and downloadable software. A Spanish Language version of the online assessment can be found at http://www.miproximopaso.org/explore/ip
School Finder Career Quiz - Ever wonder about your dream job? You'll find it here. Take the Career Quiz and find out what careers suit you best.
Work Importance Profiler - What's important to you in a job? Discover how much you value achievement, independence, recognition, relationships, support, and working conditions in a job. Get a list of jobs that reflect your values.
16 Personalities- This site provides a “personality” (or preference) assessment that returns a 4-letter code similar to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Users will answer questions and be provided with detailed free information about their type with the option to explore all 16 types. There is a strong “Our Theory” page that describes how the assessment was created and where to go for additional information.
Career Exploration
Gladeo - Gladeo is an inclusive, next-generation career navigation platform for the future of work. It aims to build a more inclusive, equitable and prepared workforce of the future by providing high-quality, culturally-responsive career guidance to anyone, anywhere. The Gladeo platform uses videos, storytelling, an extensive digital library of informational interviews, as well as data-driven, personalized education and resource recommendations to facilitate the dissemination of knowledge that is crucial for successful career development.
Career Spotlight - Watch short YouTube videos on careers that interest you or you never knew existed.
O*Net Resource Center - These instruments will help individuals identify their work-related interests, what they consider important on the job, and their abilities in order to explore those occupations that relate most closely to those attributes.
Occupational Outlook Handbook - This is the “go to site” for comprehensive information on occupations and their requirements. Occupational information can be search by several criteria such as wages, education level, training, and job growth. It is updated and produced every two years by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the official agency responsible for collecting and analyzing occupational information.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Career.org - Careers.Org is a source for employment, job search and career education information across the world. It includes detailed information about over 1000 occupations, including wages, skills, and links to corresponding college programs and career, job and educational resources for states, cities, and counties in the United States, as well as Canadian Provinces and international countries.
CareerOneStop - Your source for career exploration, training, and jobs sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. This site has free online self-assessments for interests, skills, and work values. Users who take the assessments can print and/or save their results and compare with occupational information.
Career Exploration Guides & Resources - Vocational Information Center for Middle & High School
Internet Sites for Career Planning (NCDA) - For Counselors & Teachers