SHS Career Information

INTERNET LINKS	SITE SUMMARY
America's Job Bank	This well-respected site had good information on career trends. It's easy to find things here.
Career Cruising	Career Cruising is an interactive career resource designed to help students find the right career, explore different career options, and plan future education and training. UserName: schaumburg Password: saxons
Career Centers	This has good links to career assessment centers, career training, special links for Hispanic clients, and career centers for universities. Click on "Job Seekers" or "Youth at Work."
Career Key	This is an online career test. It is free and easy.
Career Resource Center	Links to 11,000 of some of the best career sites on the internet
Career Zone	Very good info on 6 different general career fields is contained here. Also, there are great tie-ins for kids who take the Holland Test. (All students who take the PLAN or ACT tests receive Holland Code information with their test results).
Guidance Central	The career and educational guidance resource for parents and students
Employ The Future	Provides resources for the emerging workforce featuring connections to local employers, educational resources, and community based organizations.
Illinois Department of Employment Security	This site is designed to provide information appropriate for researching wages, employment projections, education and training requirements across six broad career clusters
Jobweb	Great information for careers and jobs for students about to graduate
Mapping Your Future	This Illinois site leads to career exploration activities.
My Future	This site provides information about all branches of the military
Occupational Outlook Handbook	Lists 250 career areas covering over 90% of the jobs available in the United States
Resume Tutor	Resume Tutor is an interactive workbook designed to make resume writing less of a pain and a bit more fun
Trade And Technical Schools in Illinois	This lists every trade, technical, and proprietary school in Illinois. You'll be amazed!
Trade School	This is a national listing of links to accredited trade and technical schools.
What Can I Do With A Major In?	This site offers some terrific information for students (and parents) who want to see how college majors correlate with future careers.
Xap	Find your dream job by completing a self assessment and researching careers on-line
Youth Careers	This is geared specifically to teens exploring careers.