Try one of the following...
Career Inventories, Career Websites (Information on Specific Careers), Career Websites (Finding and Getting a Job), Search Engines, Listservs, Newsgroups, Shadowing Experiences at ELCO, About the Career Seminar Program at ELCO
Educators and Parents
About Career Exploration, Shadowing Experiences at ELCO, About Cooperative Education, Is Cooperative Education for Your Child, Professional Organizations, Career Seminar Coordinator
Career
InventoriesPlease understand these sites are inventories that can help you decide what careers you have an interest in. Do not confuse these with aptitude tests. For information on aptitude tests ask your guidance counselor about the Differential Aptitude Test.
- Career Planning Process - This site shows the Career Planning /Competency Model which offers a self assessment and then career options to explore.
- About Work: Birkman Quiz - This site will allow you to take a questionnaire that will help guide you to careers that would be of the most interest to you. Note: You can make up your first name, last name and you do not need an internet address.
- http://www.collegeboard.org/career/html/searchQues.html This site gives a career questionnaire that will attempt to find careers that match your interests and abilities.
- Interest Checklist - ICPAC Infoseries IS-50 - This site offers yet another career interest checklist.
- The Career Key - "A free public service to help people make sound career decisions." by Lawrence K. Jones, Ph. D.
- Kaplan - Get a Clue - About What to Do... A guideline for self exploration to lead to setting career goals.
- South Central PA Career Information System - www.sccis.org
- Academic & Career Information Center - Kansas State Universtity has posted many hyperlinks to listings of various professional organizations that have information on particular careers.
- 1998-99 Occupational Outlook Handbook - Use this site to find good information on a variety of careers. Uses a keyword for searching.
- Welcome to PALMIDS - Pennsylvania Labor Market Information Database System. A good site for finding future career trends.
- Kids and Jobs: Teen Index - Has several links to topics such as: Where to Search for the Right Job, New Century Careers, and An Exploration Project.
- BLS Home Page - Bureau of Labor Statistics Home Page
- Overview of BLS Career Information - Great site for young students (6th through 9th grade) just beginning to explore careers.
- homepage\majors - What Can I Do With A Major In...? This site answers this question.
- Career Resources: Center for Health Careers
Information on Finding and Getting a Job
Finding a Job and Evaluating a Job Offer- This is a part of the 1998-1999 Occupational Outlook Handbook.Inside Careers - The official source of career advice with details of the latest graduate vacancies.
Kids and Jobs: Teen Index - Has several links to topics such as: Where to Search for the Right Job, New Century Careers, and An Exploration Project.
Department of Labor Educational Resources - Career Exploration and Finding a Job
TRMS CRC Job Preparation Resources - Job Preparation Resources
Choose a search engine. Type in the name of the career you are interested in and learn more about your future career.
- listname: careers / administrative address: listproc@listserv.oit.unc.edu
- listname: coopemp / administrative address: listproc@listproc.bgsu.edu
The Personal Computing class that already exists is a requirement for all ninth graders. This course is used to refresh keyboarding skills, enhance study skills, and begin student career exploration. The DAT (Differential Aptitude Test) is given at the beginning of the course and the results are used to help the students to choose a career for a final research paper on that particular career. Also, the Guidance Information System (GIS) is given as a personal inventory for career exploration. I would like to have each student create a career portfolio to be kept throughout the four years at high school. Students would keep this portfolio on file and add important pieces of work throughout their high school career. This portfolio would have a student's career goal and other materials from the career course, like the DAT and the GIS, along with shadowing experiences and internships completed by the student. This portfolio should be used during scheduling courses for the next year.
Students may choose to complete shadowing experiences throughout their four years at ELCO. Students need to indicate an interest in a particular career area. They may indicate an individual they wish to shadow or they may see a guidance counselor or Mrs. Hartman for help. There are permission forms and a project that must be completed for the shadow experience. Please ask a guidance counselor or Mrs. Hartman for more information.
Cooperative education is one segment of the school-to-work system. It is a school-to-work activity that enables students to combine academics with occupational instruction while learning and earning on-the-job. Emphasis is placed on the students education and employability.Cooperative education, CO-OP has been practiced in the U.S. for more than seventy years and has expanded into many college programs, such as; engineering, computer sciences and business. It involves students, as regular employees, in paid work that is related to their field of study and their career objective.
Specific guidelines for participation in the Cooperative Education Program are outline by each high school and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The cooperating teacher at Eastern Lebanon County High School, Mrs. Holly Hartman is available to discuss the program.
Is Cooperative Education for Your Child
What is the Career Seminar at ELCO
- A work-study program for goal-oriented, senior students who have a defined career path.
- A seminar dedicated to teaching young adults about time management, problem solving and decision making, effective communication, and goal setting.
- Students receive 9 weeks of in-school training and then are placed at a local business to gain work experience in their chosen career path.
Who Should Take This Course
- Seniors who have acquired marketable skills from a particular career area through courses at ELCO High School.
- Seniors who have indicated an interest in a specific career and have satisfied the requirements needed for graduation.
- Seniors who are planning to attend a technical school, a 2-year school, or a 4-year college or university.
Mission of the Career Seminar Program To provide high school seniors an opportunity to learn employment skills through authentic work experience in the community.
Skills Presented
Soft Skills
- Communication
- Organization
- Prioritizing
- Teamwork
- Stress Management
- Job Search
Hard Skills
- Computing, including word processing, spreadsheeting, and database.
- Telephone technique
- Document preparation
- Typewriter
Benefits of the Career Seminar Program
Students
- The chance to apply skills learned in school.
- Work directly with professionals in the industry.
- Experience in the "real" world.
- An opportunity to try new skills.
Business
- Skilled entry level employees.
- An experienced teacher to aid in the development and coordination of the student's training.
- The chance to make a difference in the future of a young person.
http://www.calltoparents.org/ - A good article about students working.
National School-to-Work - For more information on the School-to-Work program.National Labor-Management Association
Academic & Career Information Center - This site will allow you to access professional organizations in many career areas.
