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Welcome to the Career Resource and Planning Center
The process of designing and managing your career involves learning you how to use information about yourself and the world of work to make long term career decisions. At this web page you will find assistance with understanding your values, interests, personality and skills (Self Assessment). You will also see information about careers and industries (The World of Work). You might want to get information about colleges, and financial aid (Education and Training). Need more? Contact us!
Exploration Tools (Self-assessment): Are you going to do something that's not right for you? Of course not. Soooooo, who are you? By knowing your values, interests, personality, and skills you are better prepared to develop a career that is satisfying and rewarding. Collect information about yourself from these resources. Take notes and/or copy and paste results in a word processor for use later. Use the questions at each topic as a guide.
Values: What is important to you?
O*NET Work Importance Locator: (Available in the Center)
Interests: What are you curious about?
O*NET Interest Profiler: (Available in the Center)
The Self-Directed-Search: http://www.self-directed-search.com/ (small fee)
The Career Key: http://www.careerkey.org (free)
Personality: How do you interact with the yourself and others? How do you make decisions?
The Keirsey Temperament Sorter II at: http://www.keirsey.com/
Skills: Skills are a combination of knowledge and abilities. What skills do you now have and what skills do you want to develop? What job titles are you qualified for with your current skills and what job titles might be available from, new skills?
O*NET Skills Search http://online.onetcenter.org/
Skills Center: http://www.careeronestop.org/SKILLS/SkillCenterHome.asp
OLMIS Skills Explorer: http://www.qualityinfo.org Look for "Tools" on the lower left.
Occupations and Employment (The World of Work): You too can be well informed about the sectors of our economy that create opportunities for organizations and individuals by learning about Occupations and Industries !
Occupations: What are the duties? The qualifications? The compensation? Research occupations arising from your self assessment results.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook: http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Occupation Search: http://www.acinet.org/acinet/select_occupation.asp?stfips=&next=occ_rep
Career Info Net: http://www.acinet.org/acinet/
The Occupational Information Center: Look under "Tools" http://www.qualityinfo.org
Industries: What industries are growing? What industries involve your values and or interests?
The Career Guide to Industries: http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/home.htm
OLMIS: Look on the left for "Industries" http://www.qualityinfo.org
Professional Associations: http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/organizations/professional/
Military Employment: What can you learn in the military?
Learn about career options in the military: http://www.militarycareers.com/
Self Employment: Can you make work for your self?
Get some basic information: http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/starting/indexbusplans.html
Get some specific information: http://www.bizstats.com/index.htm
Job Searches:
National Assn of Colleges and Employers:
http://www.jobweb.com/Resumes_Interviews/default.htm
Minnesota Workforce Center:
http://www.mnworkforcecenter.org/cjs/cjs_site/resume.htm
Everything http://www.acinet.org/acinet/library.asp
School Searches: Oregon and National
The most information about Oregon Schools: http://www.osac.state.or.us/index.html
Oregon
Community Colleges: http://www.oregoncomcolleges.org/general_info.cfm
Oregon Distance Learning
website:
All Oregon Colleges: http://www.50states.com/cc/oregon.htm
Oregon Public Universities http://www.ous.edu/
Oregon Private Universities: http://www.oregon.gov/prod/index.cfm?CurrPID=779
National Information about Training and Education by the Federal Government: http://www.careeronestop.org/TRAINING/TrainingEduHome.asp
National Search by US Department of Education (IPEDS): http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool/
National Schools by private company: http://www.princetonreview.com/
Financial Aid Info:
National Information by the federal government One Stop Center: http://www.careertools.org/finaidadvisor/
Free
Federal Financial Aid Application:
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/index.htm
Many links for real financial aid info: http://www.osac.state.or.us/links.html
Princeton Review: http://www.princetonreview.com/
Programs of Study and Training
Directory of all Oregon Professional Technical Programs: http://www.ode.state.or.us/opte/Community_Colleges/OCCS_Directory.htm
Career Paths: Take a larger look at how to put all this information together.
Career Info Net: http://www.acinet.org/acinet/explore.asp
Career Resource Library: http://www.acinet.org/acinet/library.asp
Transfer Policies:
Oregon Community Colleges http://www.oregoncomcolleges.org/general_info.cfm
Oregon Public Universities http://www.ous.edu/aca/policy/handbook-5.html
Summary of Resources:
O*NET "At a Glance": http://www.doleta.gov/programs/onet/glance.asp
OLMIS: http://www.qualityinfo.org/
ALMIS:
http://www.doleta.gov/almis/
Discover:
Discover Login http://www.act.org/discover/login
Info for Counselors: http://www.act.org/discover/overview/info.html
World of Work Map: http://www.act.org/wwm/index.html
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