Career Unit        
Ms. Caterina

To see your results in the Princeton Review Career Survey:
First go to the web page http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/quiz/career_quiz1.asp
*Take the quiz. You will get an Interest Color and a Usual Style Color. To get to the list of careers that goes along with your "colors" you will need to register and login. If you prefer not to give out your email address, you can make up something in the correct format, ie. dkjfaud@aljdf.com.

Definitions:

Public Relations Professional Public relations specialists serve as advocates for businesses, nonprofit associations, universities, hospitals, and other organizations, and build and maintain positive relationships with the public.
Company Controller Financial managers who oversee the preparation of financial reports, direct investment activities, and implement cash management strategies.
Auditor Accountants and auditors help to ensure that the Nation’s firms are run efficiently, its public records kept accurately, and its taxes paid properly and on time.
Production manager Industrial production managers plan, direct, and coordinate the production activities required to produce millions of goods every year in the United States.
Accounting manager See Auditor (above)
Bookkeeper See Auditor (above)
Audit manager See Auditor (above)
Safety manager Help prevent harm to workers, property, the environment, and the general public.
Little Social Faux Pas A social blunder. (like hiccupping during a speech)

Helpful Websites:

Career Guidance
Advancing your Career -- From U.S. Dept. of Labor
College Grad Job Hunter -- Good job site with information about careers, resumes, cover letters, interviewing, salaries, and more
Finding Out About Careers -- Library Research Guide from Cabrillo
Job Search on the Internet -- Web page from a Cabrillo workshop
Occupational Outlook Handbook -- From the U.S. Dept. of Labor, the standard source of job descriptions, working conditions, earnings, and expected job prospects for a wide variety of occupational areas
O*NET Online -- Interactive database for exploring occupations and identifying skills and
knowledge required

General Websites
EDD -- Employment Development Department, State of California
JobStar -- California (and National) Job Search Guide
MonsterTrak.com -- Site for job seekers, career counselors, and employers
Monster Board -- Major website for job information exchange; provides services for resume submissions
What Color is Your Parachute? -- Job hunting online, supplement to the book

Job Banks
America's Job Bank -- Nationwide database of jobs
CCC Registry Plus -- Current information on faculty and administrative position openings in the California Community Colleges
CalJOBS -- Electronic job-listing and resume system
Careerbuilder -- Offers searching of classified listings from various national newspapers

Jobs, Local (Santa Cruz County)
City of Capitola
City of Santa Cruz
Occupational Outlook Reports -- Numerous local economic reports, from Workforce
Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz Jobs -- Local companies & other employment links
City of Watsonville

Resume Writing
Resumes and Cover Letters -- Tips and links from The Riley Guide
Resume Style Quiz -- From Monster.com, helps you pick the right resume style

To find books:
   *Check cart of pulled books
   *Check Athena to check to see if our library has a book on your particular career choice.
   *Check other library catalogs to see if a book is available.

You may also want to go to http://www.santacruzpl.org/online/refdb.php to use your public library card and PIN to access many subscription online databases.

Bibliography Sites
MLA Style
Citation Machine
Citing Sources -- from Oregon School Library Information System
KnightCite -- from Calvin College
MLA Style Guide -- from Capital Community Technical College, Hartford, CT.
Noodle Tools Quick Cite -- from NoodleTools, Inc.
Soquel High School's Citation Guide
Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format -- From Purdue Univ.

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