Career Exploration for High School Students
Books | Inventories/Assessments | Career Exploration/Planning | Government Sites | Job Sites | VT Guidance Central
Books
Search our catalog online at http://follettweb.vsac.org. Patrons may borrow books either by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski, or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.
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50 Best Jobs for Your Personality (2005) |
Call # 331.702 Farr |
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145 Things to Be When You Grow Up (2004) |
Call # 331.702 Weiss |
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The Back Door Guide to Short-Term Job Adventures: Internships, Summer Jobs, Seasonal Work, Volunteer Vacations, and Transitions Abroad (2005) |
Call # 650.14 Landes |
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Backpack to Briefcase: Steps to a Successful Career (2008) |
Call # 650.14 Arndt |
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Choices for the High School Graduate: A Survival Guide for the Information Age (2005) |
Call # 373.18 Fireside |
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Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You through the Secrets of Personality Type (2007) |
Call # 155.2 Tieger |
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Get a Jump!: What’s Next After High School? (2003) |
Call # 378.1 Peterson |
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Green Careers: Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future (2009) |
Call # 363.7 Cassio |
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Heading Out: The Start of Some Splendid Careers (2003) |
Call # 331.702 Kamen |
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Making a Living While Making a Difference: Conscious Careers in an Era of Independence (2007) |
Call # 331.702 Everett |
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New Guide for Occupational Exploration: Linking Interests, Learning, & Careers (2006) |
Call # 331.702 Farr |
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The Top 100: The Fastest Growing Careers for the 21st Century (2009) |
Call # 331.702 Infobase |
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What Color is Your Parachute?: For Teens (2006) |
Call # 331.7 Bolles |
Inventories and Assessments
Start Where You Are is an interactive self-exploration site that connects interests to careers — www.startwhereyouarevt.org
Do What You Are is a personality profile and career interest survey that provides you with a detailed description of both your personality and possible career interests. Access Do What You Are from the “Quick Links" box on VSAC’s homepage. (Requires free registration.) — www.vsac.org
VT Guidance Central offers several assessments, including an interest profiler, work values sorter, and more — www.bridges.com/vsac
NextSteps.org offers a variety of self-assessment tools that follow both a linear, step-by-step method and a more open-ended approach — www.nextsteps.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=446&Itemid=12
PersonalityType.com, from the authors of the book Do What You Are, provides a short quiz to determine your MBTI type — www.personalitytype.com/career_quiz
Typefocus offers a free abbreviated version of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator focused on the introvert/extravert element — www.typefocus.com/s_complimentary.html
Kingdomality tells you your medieval vocational personality — www.cmi-lmi.com/kingdomality.html
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Career Exploration and Planning
California Career Zone, though focused on California, offers an interactive way to assess your interests and work values, explore careers, and perform a “reality check" to assess what your ideal lifestyle costs — www.cacareerzone.com
Career Launch from the Boys and Girls Club of America (some sections are accessible only through a BCGC log-in) offers resources on internships, job readiness, and career exploration — www.careerlaunch.net
GoToCollegeVT.org from the Community College of Vermont provides information on “Intro to College Studies" and dual enrollment, plus a “Can I Fit College in My Life?" quiz — www.gotocollegevt.org
Job Hunter's Bible from Dick Bolles is a supplement to What Color is Your Parachute? and an excellent starting place — www.jobhuntersbible.com
MyFuture.com offers a careers page with information on finding a job, top occupations, and interviewing — www.myfuture.com/careers
NextSteps.org is an employment, career development, and job finding resource for youth — www.nextsteps.org
Quintessential Career’s Teen Web site offers advice on job seeking, interviewing, and job options, and provides links to helpful job information sites — www.quintcareers.com/teen_jobs.html
“What Can I Do With This Major?" from Duke University’s Career Center offers information on the different industries that employ each major, the different types of employers in each industry, strategies and skills for getting a job with each type of employer, and related links — http://career.studentaffairs.duke.edu/files/career-majors/Majors/default.html
"What Can I Do With A Major In?" information from University of North Carolina Career Services — http://www.uncw.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/index.htm
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Government Web Sites
Vermont Department of Labor has a job bank, locations of statewide career resource centers, and Vermont labor market information — www.labor.vermont.gov
Vermont Department of State Office of Professional Regulation is the place to find information on the certification and licensure of a variety of professions — www.vtprofessionals.org
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (U.S. Department of Labor) — http://stats.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm
Occupational Outlook Handbook Data, including nature of the work, job outlook, and earnings — http://stats.bls.gov/oco
Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a Web site with career information for youth — http://stats.bls.gov/k12
Americorps lists current job openings and how to apply, plus information on internships and fellowships — www.americorps.gov
Online Military Career Guide — www.todaysmilitary.com/careers
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Job Sites
Below is a partial list of job search sites:
Jobs in Vermont — www.jobsinvt.com
Vermont Job Link — https://www.vermontjoblink.com
State of Vermont Job Listings — http://humanresources.vermont.gov/career_center
Burlington Free Press Classifieds — www.freepressclassified.com
Vermont Labor Market Information — www.vtlmi.com
America’s Job Bank — www.jobbankinfo.org
Monster, one of the largest — www.monster.com
Careers.org — www.careers.org
Career Builder — www.careerbuilder.com
Career Magazine — www.careermag.com
Nonprofit Career Center — www.idealist.org/
Part-time and hourly jobs — www.snagajob.com
Tech Careers — www.dice.com
Software Resources
VT Guidance Central is a web-based, personalized, self-guided program that provides comprehensive career, college, and education planning tools
You can use VT Guidance Central as a tool to:
- explore career possibilities
- plan the training you need for specific careers
- search for colleges/universities that fit your desired criteria (e.g., location, size, programs/majors, activities, costs)
- learn about financial aid options
- and much more!
Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.
Contact Us
Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, Updated: 10/31/11
The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. was established by the Vermont General Assembly in 1965 to help Vermonters obtain the information and financial resources they need to pursue their education goals beyond high school.
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