Career Research Pathfinder GENERAL INFORMATION NAME: Beth Tumbleson SCHOOL: Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy High School WORKSHOP LOCATION: Kings, Mills, OH COMPANION ACTION PLAN: Career Research Action Plan GRADE LEVELS: High School, 9-12 CURRICULUM/SUBJECT AREA: English, Information Literacy Skills SPECIFIC TOPIC: Career Research CONTENT INFORMATION Summary of the Topic/Pathfinder Career Research concerns everyone who will one day be employed. It is of special interest to students who may direct their education and work experience towards their eventual occupational goals. High school students who begin to assess their interests and strengths, are better able to select college majors and seek careers and work experience which best match these interests and strengths. Students are better able to set goals, invest their time and resources, and acquire experiences and education that will lead to their chosen career. This Pathfinder will explore four categories of materials: Reference Books, Web Sites for Students, Databases (INFOhio Electronic Resources and Other Subscription Databases), and Selected Articles from INFOhio Electronic Resources. Dewey Classification Numbers: 331.7 Labor by Industry and Occupation (See the relevant Dewey classification numbers as books are not shelved as sets but are scattered throughout the NF collection and see also Biography) Try a Series Search in the Online Catalog: Careers forb&Careers inb&Great Jobs forb&Opportunities inb& Subject Headings: OCCUPATIONS Industry/occupation of interestbVOCATIONAL GUIDANCE MUSICbVOCATIONAL GUIDANCE CONTENT CATEGORIES REFERENECE BOOKS J. Michael Farr & Laverne Ludden. Best Jobs for the 21st Century for College Graduates. JIST, 2000. REF 331.7 FAR Bolles, Richard Nelson. The 1998 What Color is Your Parachute?: a Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers. Ten Speed Press, 1997. REF 331.7 BOL (Revised and updated annually. A classic!) Career Discovery Encyclopedia. 6 vols. Ferguson Pub. Co, 1997. REF 331.7 CAR Career Information Center. 8th ed. 13 vols. Macmillan, 2002. REF 331.7 CAR Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance. 12th ed. 4 vols. Ferguson Pub. Co., 2003. REF 331.7 ENC U.S. Dept. of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Outlook Handbook 2002-2003. JIST, 2002. REF 331.7 OCC (Or use the 2002-2003 online version at http://www.bls.gov/oco) The Top 100: the Fastest Growing Careers for the 21st Century. 3rd ed. Ferguson Publishing Co., 2000. REF 331.7 TOP. VGMbs Careers Encyclopedia. 4th ed., VGM Career Horizons, 1997. REF 331.7 VGM WEB SITES: CAREER SELECTION AND JOB SEARCH Internet Public Library Great gateway site for teens researching careers. Click on College and Career, then Guides to Careers Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2002-2003 Edition This is the electronic version of the annual handbook in Reference. The entire document is searchable by keyword. Provides detailed reports on all careers. A Must See! Birkman Career Style Summary This is a shortened version of the widely used tool by the Princeton Review for assessing your work style and matching careers. Click Career tab, Then Take the Career Quiz. Career Interests Game Read the 6 group descriptions: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. Then click on the heading of interest and possible career choices that match CareerView See the Career Center for career planning, occupational search, career directory, job profiles, and career basics. Job Profiles.Org (Career Exploration: The Personal Side of Work) Provides in-depth interviews with professionals in 100bs of positions: ups and downs of the job, skills required, future trends in the field, tips on entering the field. The Keirsey Temperament Sorter II Answer questions to discover your temperament (4 major temperaments with sixteen variants). This test is used in career development programs and career placement centers Monster Career Resources: Tools and Quizzes This is one of the largest career sites on the Web and includes personality tests and career choice quizzes. Flipdog.com HotJobs.com Monster.com SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES (YOUR SCHOOL OR PUBLIC LIBRARY MAY SUBSCRIBE) Find full-text articles in published periodicals, newspapers, and reference works, by accessing these databases at school or from home: Student Resource Center Gold: Created by Gale Group, this comprehensive database resembles a virtual library. It includes reference titles, journals, newspapers, primary documents, images, and a health module. MyRoad: Produced by Collegeboard.com, MyRoad permits students to explore their personality and interests through a 45 minute profile and then identify possible majors and colleges that match your specific criteria. To set up an account, click bSign Up Today.b Key in your School program code, Click Go, Fill in form, Continue, Create own username and password INFOHIO ELCTRONIC RESOURCES EBSCOhost, Secondary Search. See MAS Ultra - School Edition, MasterFILE Premier, Academic Search Premier, Newspaper Source and most especially, Vocational and Career Collection: In Vocational and Career Collection, find full-text articles from 400 trade and industry periodicals. Search an occupation title and check its subdivisions or related terms. Search boccupationsb or bcareersb in conjunction with a job of interest SELECTED ARTICLES FROM INFOhio ELECTRONIC RESOURCES Women at Work: A Visual Essay. (cover story) Monthly Labor Review, Oct2003, Vol. 126 Issue 10, p45, 6p, 9 graphs; Reading Level (Lexile): 980; (AN 12134988) THE FUTURE OF WORK. (cover story) By: Coy, Peter; Symonds, William C.; Baker, Stephen; Arndt, Michael; Hof, Robert D.. Business Week, 3/22/2004 Issue 3875, p50, 3p, 2 charts, 3c; Reading Level (Lexile): 1140; (AN 12512570) Employers Say Internships Best Way To Land Jobs. Vocational Training News, Feb2003, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p12, 2p; (AN 9208961) Top 10 Jobs for People Who... Career World, Jan2003, Vol. 31 Issue 4, p2, 1/3p, 3c; (AN 8957512) Six Steps to SUCCESS. By: Ezarik, Melissa. Career World, Jan2004, Vol. 32 Issue 4, p6, 6p, 6c, 1bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 940; (AN 11772559) WHY WE WORK. (cover story) By: Curry, Andrew. U.S. News & World Report, 2/24/2003, Vol. 134 Issue 6, p48, 7p, 4c, 6bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1110; (AN 9113124) WORK OF THEIR OWN. (cover story) By: Mcdonald, Marci. U.S. News & World Report, 2/24/2003, Vol. 134 Issue 6, p59, 3p, 2c, 3bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1140; (AN 9113131) A DAY'S WORK. (cover story) U.S. News & World Report, 2/24/2003, Vol. 134 Issue 6, p64, 4p, 4c; Reading Level (Lexile): 590; (AN 9113139) FINDING WORK. (cover story) By: Schneider, Jodi; Hobson, Katherine; Boser, Ulrich; Clark, Kim; Schneider, Jodi; LaGesse, David; Lim, Paul J.. U.S. News & World Report, 2/24/2003, Vol. 134 Issue 6, p80, 4p, 6c; Reading Level (Lexile): 1110; (AN 9113146) Find full-text articles in Vocational and Career Collection from 400 trade and industry periodicals. Search an occupation title and check its subdivisions or related terms. Search "occupations" or "careers" in conjunction with a job of interest.