Careers & College 
Careers & College
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) |
When you are finished with the assignment above visit Reality Check sponsored by California Career Zone.
For Ms Clark's website recommendation click here.
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
College Information
Helpful Websites for Colleges
America's
Best Colleges --
Rankings from U.S. News & World Report
College and University
Rankings -- Provides links to ranking services for various areas of higher
education. From University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Princeton
Review Rankings -- Rankings by various student-oriented categories
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
Online Job Listings -- 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.
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