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TWC is a great resource for exploring your interests, lifestyle desired, careers, colleges, and more! Click Texas Career Check to explore either careers or colleges. Texas Reality Check allows you to enter your lifestyle preferences, such as type of home you want, type of car you want, etc., to see what type of job you will need to support your desired lifestyle. Texas Auto Coder gives you careers that align with your interests. And more!!!
Katy ISD students have access to a wonderful resource called SchooLinks! In it, you can take career assessments, explore interests, research careers, watch videos, research and explore colleges, apply for scholarships and jobs, and more! To access SchooLinks, log in to the My Katy Cloud and click on the green SchooLinks icon. Click on Activities, then Assessments to access the career and interest assessments.
My Next Move is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor and was developed to help people learn about career options. You can explore jobs based on education level, salary, skills, interests, and more. There is a free interest inventory, which uses John Holland's theory of career choice to help people discover their work personality, which can help discover possible career interests.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics offers detailed information about hundreds of careers. Users can find information on jobs about the job duties, work environment, how to prepare, salary, job outlook, similar occupations and more! This is an excellent site to discover more about a career you may be considering.
This site allows anyone from middle school on up to explore careers, interests, and plan for school, if needed. There's even information about employer benefits and tuition assistance for military families.
Are you interested in a particular industry or career? Click here to learn about the high school courses you can take and certifications you can earn to get started in each career cluster. Use these guides to plan your high school courses so you can use your time in high school to prepare for your future career!
Texas OnCourse offers students access to free and trustworthy resources on college and career planning. There are resources for all grade levles, including Map My Grad for high schoolers, where students zero in on skills and interests to explore careers and endorsements and plan a path through high school.
The 2020 Grad Toolkit (PDF, 1MB) provides details about the Foundation High School Program, benefits and explanation of the Distinguished Level of achievement option, endorsement choices, checklists and resources.
Also available in Spanish.
What To Do If You Don't Know What To Do
What To Do If You Don't Know What To Do
1. Take one of the assessments in SchooLinks/above. The results help you to understand more about yourself and can give you ideas to begin your search.
2. Get involved. The only way you will learn what your real interests and skills are is to put yourself in new situations. Join a club at school. Volunteer with an organization that interests you. Get a job to earn money and learn about yourself as an employee. All of these things not only help you discover more about yourself, but they also build your resume.
3. Job shadow. Whether you have a strong interest in a career or not, the best way to learn more about it is to see it firsthand. This will allow you the chance to see what that job is really like and to make connections with people in the field.
4. Ask questions. Get out from behind the computer and talk to people. Ask adults about their jobs. They will be more than happy to share information with you that can help you discover what you do and don't like.
5. Take advantage of opportunities. When college representatives visit our campus, go learn from them, and talk to them! If you have the chance to participate in a student opportunity or a college fly-in, take it! Every opportunity can teach you something and make your process of discovering your next steps easier.
Workforce Solutions Resources
Workforce Solutions Resources
Local Workforce Solutions Office: 24025 Katy Freeway, Suite D, Katy, TX 77494 281-644-1030
Workforce Solutions Youth Program
Workforce Solutions Youth Program
Workforce Solutions can help high school students & recent graduates with career exploration, getting an internship, job or apprenticeship, job training and more!
Job Interview Basics
Job Interview Basics
Need to get ready for an interview? Check out these tips to do your best!
Katy ISD Career Programs
Commercial Drivers License - Once students are 18, they can apply to earn their CDL for FREE in Katy ISD!
Real Estate License - Dual credit program
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