Helpful websites for career exploration

1. Career Exploration (used often at middle school easy reading level with lots of graphics)
  www.bridges.com   CLICK ON SITE ID tab--it must appear to pop forward     User Site ID: 0028740  password: troy   (must be lowercase)
   click Choices Explorer  (orange screen)

2.  O- Net on Line - Career Research http://online.onetcenter.org

3.  How majors of study at college translate to Careers http://jobshadow.monster.com/converter/
     More Majors of study website:   http://www.uncw.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/index.htm
     CNN article on top 10 majors: http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/10/27/cb.what.major.pays/index.html

4.  High Growth Industries and Labor statistics  www.careervoyages.gov  (Career videos listen instead of read)

5.  Career Exploration & employment information  http://www.michigan.gov/careers

6. Would you make a good entrepreneur?  Take a quiz http://jobshadow.monster.com/career/quiz/entre.asp

7.  Career Interest Suverys:
     A. http://www.oaklandcc.edu/careerfocus/Fall2001/fa01-9.htm     Career Interest Suvey -  RIASEC - Based on Holland's Code
     B. Personality Assessment Web site base on Myers Briggs  http://www.personalitytype.com/quiz.asp
     C http://www.princetonreview.com/careers-after-college.aspx   Career Survey from Princeton review
 

8.  College Finance Planning http://elearning.makingitcount.com/start/default.asp

9. http://mychildsfuture.org/parents/item.htm?edlvl=3  For Parents - helping plan your child's future

10. www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm    US Department of Labor Website - for labor market information

11.  http://www.macrao.org/  Check to see if college credits will transfer to another college

12.  Troy People Concerned - Assistance for students and families with "the basics of life"
http://www.tpchelps.org/

13.  For Miltary information, "Google" the branch of the military that you want to explore

14.  Explore your Values, Attitdues, Apptitudes, Strengths and Weaknesses.
 http://www.grcc.edu/?PageID=9769 This link could help you with essay writing for
 college admission and scholarships along with interviewing

15. http://www.jets.org/explore/index.cfm Junior Engineering Technical Society

16. http://www.mihott.com/CareersAZ.cfm  - Medical Career Web site

17.  A listing of Michigan's Community Colleges & programs of study http://www.michigan.gov/nwlb/0,1607,7-242-48247_44644_44670---,00.html 
 18.    http://www.oaklandcc.edu/careerfocus/programsA-Z.aspx    Oakland Community College Degree Program information
         http://www.oaklandcc.edu/careerfocus/Winter2004/W04_2.htm   Why OCC is a good value for a college choice

19.  www.cheggs.com    College text book rental.  Learn ways to cut costs at college

20.  College ranking websites:  http://www.collegecareerlifeplanning.com/Pages/Education%20Planning%20Pages/Index%20College%20Search%20&%20Ranking.html
21.  Common Application: https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/DownloadForms.aspx