CAREER DEVELOPMENT & AWARENESS
The Career Interest Game: This is a game designed to help you match your interests and
skills with various careers.
http://career.missouri.edu/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=146
Occupational Outlook Handbook: Find out information about any occupation.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Career Options By Academic/Industry Area: Answers the question: "What Can I
Do With A Major In…?" and provides information about specific career areas,
jobs, salaries, and more.
http://www.ksu.edu/acic/career/options.html
Military Career Guide Online: This web site is the leading career information
resource for the military world of work. It gives detailed information on 152 enlisted and
officer occupations, one by one. Because most military occupations are comparable to one
or more civilian occupations, the civilian counterpart for every applicable military
occupation is listed. In addition, this site describes training, advancement, and
educational opportunities within each of the major Services -- Army, Navy, Air Force,
Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
http://www.militarycareers.com/
Bureau of Labor Statistics: This site enables students to compare occupations in
terms of employment size, projected employment growth, earnings, education and training
requirements, opportunities for self-employment & part-time work, and numerous other
factors that can be valuable when making career decisions.
http://www.bls.gov/
Job Profiles.com/Career Exploration: Want to explore the personal side of work?
Experienced workers share the rewards & stresses related to their job, basic skills
that are required, challenges for the future, and advice on entering the job field they
work in.
http://www.jobprofiles.org/
America’s CareerInfoNet: Time for a career move? Find wage and employment
trends, occupational requirements, state-by-state labor market conditions, millions of
employer contacts nationwide, and the most extensive career resource library online. Smart
career decisions start here!
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/
Resume Tutor: Resume Tutor is an interactive workbook designed to make resume
writing a bit more fun. While it won’t actually write a resume for you, it will teach
you a lot about how to write a resume.
http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/ecep/resume/
Writers Handbook/Writing Cover Letters: This site provides helpful hints about
the form, content, and format that a cover letter should take. Suggestions for how to
write a successful opening paragraph, body and closing paragraph are also given.
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/CoverLetters.html
EDUCATIONAL PLANNING RESOURCES
Florida Counseling for Future Education Handbook: Information about postsecondary
admissions, programs, and institutions in Florida.
http://www.facts.org/pdf_sw/DOEHandbook2004.pdf
FACTS.org (Florida Academic Counseling & Tracking for Students): Florida's
online gateway for college information. It will help you find the information you'll need
for managing your higher education experience.
Community College Finder: A complete listing of community
colleges in the United States sorted by state.
http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/AboutCommunityColleges/CommunityCollegeFinder1/Community_College_Finder.htm
College Applications Online: This site carries application forms for a large
number of colleges. http://collegeapps.about.com/cs/applyingonline/index.htm
Public Universities in Florida: Tour each of the public universities in Florida,
and obtain information about admission, costs, programs, and majors.
http://www.fldcu.org/univ_info/univlist.asp
Florida's Independent Licensed and Accredited Colleges and Universities: An
alphabetical listing of independent college and university home pages in Florida.
http://www.icuf.org/members.htm
Community Colleges in Florida: Tour each of the public community colleges in
Florida, and obtain information about admission, costs, programs, and majors.
http://www.fldoe.org/cc/colleges.asp
The Most Complete List of U.S. Two-Year Colleges: For the most comprehensive
list of Two-Year Colleges in the United States sorted by state visit this site.
http://cset.sp.utoledo.edu/twoyrcol.html
Get Recruited By Colleges & Universities: Offers students a chance to be
recruited by, and perhaps be offered scholarships to attend, colleges, universities and
graduate schools throughout the United States.
http://www.get-recruited.com
COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE INFORMATION WEB SITES
ABOUT.COM - College Admissions: Comprehensive information
about college. Topics covered include admissions standards & procedures,
athletic programs, financial aid, test preparation, college rankings, and more.
http://collegeapps.about.com/
College Is Possible: Thinking about college? Whether you are a parent or
a student, you probably have a lot of questions: How does the application process work?
What sort of college is right for me? How much will college cost? You've come to the right
place to begin finding answers. America's colleges and universities have prepared this
site to guide you to the books, websites, and other resources that admissions and
financial aid professionals consider most helpful. With planning, preparation -- and the
right information -- college is possible for almost every American.
http://www.collegeispossible.org/
CollegeView: Interested in taking a virtual tour of hundreds of colleges from your
computer? Would you like information about historically Black colleges & universities,
or Christian schools? In addition to these special features, this site contains career,
test prep, scholarship, financial aid information, and more. Students can also
electronically apply for admission on this site.
http://www.collegeview.com/
USNews.com: This site provides a ranking of Americas Best Colleges, and
interactive tools for researching & comparing colleges, community colleges, and
graduate school programs. Information about financial aid, scholarships, and careers can
also be found.
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/eduhome.htm
College Opportunities On-Line (COOL): A direct link to over 9,000 colleges and
universities in the United States. If you are thinking about a large university, a small
liberal arts college, a specialized college, a community college, a career or technical
college or a trade school, you can find them all here. College Opportunities On-Line is
brought to you by the National Center for Education Statistics in the U.S. Department of
Education.
http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool/Search.asp
College Night.com: This site provides a comprehensive list of colleges, information
about federal & state financial aid, scholarship information for African American
& Hispanic students, test prep information, and more in a newsletter format.
http://www.collegenight.com/
CollegeNet: The #1 portal for applying to college over the web.
College applicants can complete, file, and pay for their admissions applications entirely
through this site. There is a search engine to help you quickly find the ideal college,
and links to help you access financial aid, test preparation, college sports and academic
information. In-depth information is provided on featured schools, info that can help you
make a more educated college choice.
http://www.collegenet.com/
Princeton Review: Information & tools to research, prepare, apply, and
finance an education after high school are found on this site.
http://www.princetonreview.com/?popup=no
Thomson/Peterson's CollegeQuest: Conduct a college search by location, major,
size, grade point average, tuition, sports, religion, and a number of other factors. The
"prepare for college" section that provides test preparation, financial aid, and
general college prep information that can be useful to students.
http://iiswinprd03.petersons.com/ugchannel/ug-jump.asp
College Express: Conduct a college search, get questions about admission answered,
apply for admission, estimate college costs, locate scholarships, get athletic information
about the college of your choice, and access general information about college using this
site.
http://www.collegexpress.com/
COLLEGE ATHLETIC INFORMATION
NCAA Clearinghouse: Information about how to become academically eligible to
participate in Division I & II college athletic programs.
http://www.ncaa.org/eligibility/cbsa/clearinghouse.html
OTHER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AFTER HIGH SCHOOL
Vocational-Technical Centers in Florida: Tour each of the public vocational-technical
training centers in Florida, and obtain information about admission, costs, programs, and
majors.
http://www.firn.edu/doe/bin00051/vtc3_95.htm
Apprenticeship Programs in Florida: Apprenticeship programs allow students to
obtain on-the-job training in a particular vocational or technical area. Get paid while you learn.
http://www.firn.edu/doe/apprenticeship/index.html
Military Training Opportunities: This site provides comprehensive information
about the armed services and the educational training opportunities that they provide.
http://www.todaysmilitary.com/mc/t13_mc_milcar.php
TEST INFORMATION & PREPARATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL
NOTE: Standardized tests are used by colleges, community colleges, vocational technical
schools, the armed services, and other educational training programs after high school to
make admissions and placement decisions.
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT):
The PSAT/NMSQT gives you firsthand practice for the SAT I, and SAT II: Subject Test in
Writing. It also gives you a chance to qualify for scholarship and recognition programs.
