| Career planning should involve more than perusing | | | | extensive database of free information. |
| job listings. Your 9-5 happiness (or whatever time | | | | Activities, assignments, or tasks to assist client in |
| schedule you have) strongly depends upon the | | | | achieving these goals and objectives - This site |
| understanding you have of your personality type, | | | | has lots of information that can assist a person |
| interests, aptitude, education and so forth. The | | | | who is wants to know more about any given |
| following sites are great resources to help you | | | | occupation from many perspectives. |
| figure a lot of this out. | | | | Strengths of the resource - Information is free |
| Career Cruising - | | | | and plentiful on this site. It is easy to navigate |
| Type - Provided by Anaca Technologies Ltd | | | | from one area to the next (even for those who |
| developer of online career guidance resources for | | | | are particularly Internet savvy). |
| the North American marketplace. This is a national | | | | Weaknesses of the resource - There are no job |
| source. | | | | postings or means to take an inventory of a |
| Affiliated organizations - Established in 1997, | | | | person's traits or interests in order to make |
| Career Cruising is currently used by over eight | | | | recommendations. |
| thousand institutions across North America, | | | | O*Net - |
| including schools, employment agencies, libraries, | | | | Type or category of resource: National |
| colleges and universities. | | | | Affiliated organizations - many CIDS use this data |
| Group or population resource is intended to serve | | | | base as an element of their research |
| - interactive career resource designed for people | | | | Group or population resource is intended to serve |
| of all ages. It has products to meet the needs of | | | | - developed by the Federal Government and |
| educators, career counselors, and workforce | | | | offered for online for free to individuals and |
| development professionals. | | | | organizations |
| Goals and objectives applied to resource - Career | | | | Goals and objectives applied to resource - This |
| Cruising offers a suite of online career guidance | | | | site is a comprehensive resource that provides |
| and planning tools designed for people of all ages. | | | | links to related sites, occupational descriptions, |
| It has tools to help an individual find the right | | | | classifications, interest items and so forth. |
| career, explore education and training options, build | | | | Activities, assignments, or tasks to assist client in |
| a customized portfolio, manage a school's course | | | | achieving these goals and objectives - database |
| selection process (for e.g. guidance counselors), or | | | | of more than 900 occupations with information on |
| set up a career development network in a | | | | tasks, knowledge, skills, work activities, work |
| community. This website would be appropriate for | | | | context, interests, work values, related |
| most populations and would be used as long as a | | | | occupations and job zones for each. Interest |
| paid subscription exists. | | | | items use the codes developed by John Holland. |
| Activities, assignments, or tasks to assist client in | | | | Strengths of the resource - This site is extremely |
| achieving these goals and objectives - Site has | | | | powerful. It can "crosswalk" between different |
| products and services for schools, libraries and | | | | occupational classification codes (e.g. Standard |
| employment centers such as a guidance system | | | | Occupational Classifications (SOC) and Military |
| with add on modules (including course planner and | | | | Occupational Classifications (MOC)). It has online |
| network). Real time stats are provided to monitor | | | | help and counselor resources. It is also available in |
| student progress. Hundreds of occupational | | | | Spanish. |
| profiles are available which include: job description, | | | | Weaknesses of the resource - It is so vast that |
| information on working conditions, earnings, | | | | it requires some practice to be familiar with the |
| education and training, a sample career path, links | | | | site. |
| to related occupations, other resources, and | | | | America's Career Resource Network - Type or |
| multimedia interviews. | | | | category of resource: National |
| Strengths of the resource - easy to navigate, | | | | Affiliated organizations - State government |
| user friendly, clean modern look, and it has lots of | | | | entities facilitate State Career Resource Network |
| interactive features. | | | | (CRN) activities. |
| Weaknesses of the resource - may be more | | | | Group or population resource is intended to serve |
| appealing to a more youthful audience. It requires | | | | - students and their parents |
| a paid subscription for use. | | | | Goals and objectives applied to resource - Seeks |
| Career Builder - | | | | to improve career decision-making by relating |
| Type or category of resource: This is a | | | | educational decisions and experience to |
| international source created by Gannett, Inc. in | | | | occupational exploration, career choice, and |
| conjunction with Microsoft Affiliated organizations - | | | | vocational preparation. It informs students about |
| Tribune Company and McClatchy Company | | | | the knowledge and skills that are necessary to |
| Group or population resource is intended to serve | | | | pursue any given career path. |
| - International population of adult job seekers | | | | Activities, assignments, or tasks to assist client in |
| Goals and objectives applied to resource - | | | | achieving these goals and objectives - database |
| Company provides access to a vast amount of | | | | of teaching materials, updates, helps students with |
| job posting information, links to companies posting | | | | assemble college and financial aid information. |
| jobs, ease of submitting a resume and cover | | | | Strengths of the resource - Great career planning |
| letter, and notification of new job postings via | | | | resource on the educational steps needed for a |
| email. It also makes job recommendations based | | | | given career. |
| on keywords and locations. | | | | Weaknesses of the resource - Since the site is |
| Activities, assignments, or tasks to assist client in | | | | presented by the U.S. Dept. of Education, it has a |
| achieving these goals and objectives - Resumes | | | | singular education focus. |
| and cover letters may be uploaded and submitted | | | | Veterans' Employment & Training Service (VETS) |
| at the click of a mouse. Job postings are pulled up | | | | - |
| by keywords and location and may be organized | | | | Type or category of resource: National |
| by posting date, location and keywords. | | | | Affiliated organizations - United States |
| Strengths of the resource 'This site has an | | | | Department of Labor |
| enormous amount of job information, is well | | | | Group or population resource is intended to serve |
| organized and easy to use. There is no cost for | | | | - U. S. Veterans and transitioning service |
| the job seeker to use this service. | | | | members |
| Weaknesses of the resource - This site only | | | | Goals and objectives applied to resource - to |
| assist job seekers who have specific career | | | | provide Veterans and transitioning service |
| choices in mind. Although it may suggest | | | | members the resources and services to succeed |
| searches, these are based on the keywords that | | | | in the 21st century workforce by maximizing their |
| a job seeker has entered. There is no career | | | | employment opportunities, protecting their |
| guidance portion or information that gives | | | | employment rights and meeting labor-market |
| occupational outlooks or profiles. Job seekers need | | | | demands with qualified veterans today. |
| to estimate the job outlook by the number of job | | | | Activities, assignments, or tasks to assist client in |
| postings that exist for a given keyword on a | | | | achieving these goals and objectives - Job grants |
| nationwide (or international) basis. | | | | on the State level are available for veterans, as |
| United States Department of Labor - | | | | well as transition assistance programs (TAP) and |
| Type or category of resource: National | | | | employment services. TAP Workshop attendees |
| Affiliated organizations - Bureau of Labor Statistics | | | | learn about job searches, career decision-making, |
| (fact finding agency for the Federal Government) | | | | current occupational and labor market conditions, |
| Group or population resource is intended to serve | | | | and resume and cover letter preparation and |
| - This site provides free information for business | | | | interviewing techniques. Participants also are |
| leaders, consumers, investors, job seekers, media, | | | | provided with an evaluation of their employability |
| public policy makers, students and teachers. | | | | relative to the job market and receive information |
| Goals and objectives applied to resource - | | | | on the most current veterans' benefits. Strengths |
| Provides job outlooks, descriptions of occupations, | | | | of the resource - effective resource to help |
| profiles, occupational hazards and workplace injury | | | | Veterans and transitioning military personnel |
| statistics, typical occupational compensation in | | | | secure jobs sooner. |
| various geographic locations, educational | | | | Weaknesses of the resource - is singularly |
| requirements for each occupation. It has a very | | | | focused on military personnel and their families. |