Explore Your Career Options Now!

 

·      Book Titles

o       “Discover What You’re Best At” By Linda Gale

o       “What Color Is Your Parachute For Teens: Discovering Yourself, Defining Your Future” By Richard Nelson Bolles, Carole Christen and Jean M. Blomquist

 

·      O*Net

o       www.onetcenter.org

o       Serves as the nation’s primary occupational information tool with key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations; Includes a skill search to match your skills with occupations

 

·      Occupational Outlook Handbook

o       www.bls.gov/oco

o       Developed by the Department of Labor

o       Over 270 job descriptions which include earnings, working conditions, education required and projected job potential

 

·      EXPLORING Program

o       http://ohexploring.org

o       The Exploring program partners with area businesses and organizations to provide worksite-based, hands-on activities that allow students to learn more about a potential career.

o       There are programs for multiple career paths including medical, computer, architecture, social services, photography, art, engineering, law enforcement, communication, aviation, veterinary medicine, and fire and emergency services.

 

·      Columbus Metropolitan Library

o       columbuslibrary.org

o       Go to: Homepage>Job help>Career Guidance

 

·      Other Websites

o       www.bls.gov/k12

o       www.nycareerzone.org

§        Go to: Assess Yourself

o       www.navy.com

§        Go to: Life Ops

o       www.groovejob.com/resources/contents/

 

·      Interest Inventories

o       See your counselor

o       We have a couple of assessment tools on hand that can help you pinpoint areas of interest and potential careers