The Occupational Outlook
Handbook
The rules for competing in a technologically-advanced global economy
are changing everyday. The jobs of the future will require a skilled person
who can quickly adapt to a changing workplace. The Occupational Outlook
Handbook provides essential work-related information about the world
of work and the qualifications that will be needed by tomorrow's workers.
Dictionary of Occupational
Titles
If you are checking out a possible career, here is the publication
that will give you a list of the terms used to define jobs used by employment
and placement offices. Use with the Occupational Outlook Handbook (above).
Jobs For Kids
Who Like....
Explore many possible jobs and careers by choosing from six major
groups of interests: Music/Arts, Math, Science, P.E./Outdoors, Social Studies,
and Reading. Written in clear and easy to understand language. This is
provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
California
Occupational Guides By Interest Area
Information about the backgrouns many occupations is available
here provided by the state of California.
California Occupational Information
Coordinating Committee
A wealth of career information related to California is available
here. This is a "huge" site, with a wide variety of resources. This includes
their California Career
planning Guide and Occupational
Reports for 37 Areas of California. You may go directly to Butte
County Occupational Outlook Report: A 163 page report which sontains
"summarized local information on various occupations. This information
includes wages, employer benefits, skills, education, training and experience
requirements, worker supply and demand assessment, advancement potential,
occupational projections, employment trends and recruitment."
What Can
I Do With A Major In....?
Click on a major field of college study to find out what you can
do if you get a degree in that major. Presented by the University of North
Carolina Career Services.
Princeton Review Career
Find-O-Rama
Princeton Review Online's Career Find-O-Rama is a complete career
database for careers that require a college degree. To get their profile
of the career that interests you, simply enter the name of the profession
in the box. A detailed and thorough description is returned.
Career
Pathways
From the School-to-Work website of the Seattle Public Schools:
"A pathway is a sequence of learning, experience and development that enables
you to progress to higher levels of capability and achievement in the world
of work. All pathways include the following basic components." Much information
is available here.
Catapult Career
Services
Lots of career information, gathered for use by college students,
but also helpful to those who are not in college, or those who are planning
on attending college in order to prepare for a career.
Career Mosaic
A career center online, with information on careers, training,
and jobs! Lots of career and job information gathered for use by college
students, but also helpful for those who are not in college.
NCS Career Magazine
A commercial publisher offers information on careers and jobs.
Peterson's Education Center
An Internet central resource for information on Education and Lifelong
Learning. Information on colleges, Careers, Jobs, vocational-technical
schools, and lots more.
Preparing Your Child for
College
A Resource Book for Parents - Second Edition - 1994. It's never
too early to think about college--about the benefits of a college education
and about ways to put college within reach academically and financially.
Throughout their school years, students make academic and other decisions
that affect whether they will be eligible to enter college. You--working
with others--can help your child make these decisions wisely.
Education Connections: College and Training Resources
SAT Skill Lessons
These skill lessons are provided to help you review the math and
verbal skills tested on the SAT test. Although you can jump right into
these lessons at any time, it's a better idea to wait until you have completed
the first step (diagnosing your weak areas) as described on the WebWare
for the SAT Main Screen. Includes both Math and Verbal lessons.
College Board
Online
Home Page of the people who create the entrance exams that most
students take to get into college. Provides information for students, counselors,
parents, regarding test dates, sample test questions, college search, and
even provides for Online SAT
Registration.
Campus Tours
This website allows you to take a tour of a college "virtually",
via the computer over the World Wide Web. Includes sections for: Webcams,
Campus Maps, College Videos, Movies & Pictures.
CollegeNET
An online source for college and financial aid applications.
Butte College
A handy college to have in the neighborhood, and a good one too!
California State University,
Chico
One of the great universities, and it is right near by! Be sure
to see their Center for Multicultural
and Gender Studies.
The California Virtual University
The California Virtual University ties together the online and
distance education offerings of every accredited college and university
in California.
California
Community Colleges
Links to the Home Pages of the numerous community colleges of California.
Lots of information at your command!
California
State Universities
Links to all the campuses of the California State Universities.
CSU Mentor
On online service that gives most of the information needed about
California State University system colleges, including online admissions
applications, financial aid, comparative costs at each campus, and much
more about all California state universities.
University of California
Campuses
Top-level servers at the UC campuses are listed here. Campuses
may have many more servers listed on their home pages.
University of California
Pathways
An online application system for all campuses of the University
of California syatem. Offers much information about undergraduate education
and admission at the University of California. Includes Introducing the
University, a starting point for high school students who are beginning
to think about college and who are considering UC as an option.
Travel Mapping Service
If you need to visit a college campus or future job site, this
website will help you mapping a travel route.
Employment Opportunities:
The Job Market
America's Career InfoNet
Provides information about the job market, includng the future
job market.
America's Job Bank
Connections to job services nationwide. Includes links to state
employment offices, occupational codes, and to employers.
The Job
Search Tips
Some of the most important keys to being a successful job seeker
are explained at this site. Lots of good information is offered on cover
letters, writing a resume, applications, and developing opportunities through
networking, to name a few!
Rebecca Smith's eResumes &
Resources
The focus is the eResume (electronic resume), but this site offers
a wide array of information about this vital piece of paper that helps
people get jobs!
Job Star
California Job Search Guide provided by California Public Librarians.
Includes Career Guides, salary information, job ads, career centers and
lots more information on jobs in our area. "Looking for a job or planning
a career in Northern California? You're in the right place for everything
you need!"
JobWeb
Job information posted by the National Association of Colleges
and Employers, including information on career planning, job search and
industry information, career services for professionals, job bulletins,
related news and events.
USA Today:
Careers Front
The focus is on the current job market, but will plenty of information
on job searching and related topics.
CareerMart
Lots of information about jobs, careers, and training. You'll learn
about employers, see their home pages and select a job search by your choice
of company,location and job listing. If you want to know more about a particular
employer, click on Companies and browse around. Or you can stop by the
Newsstand and browse through information and home pages about newspapers
and magazines for yourself or your career. You can do a search on Colleges
, where you'll find out about Campus Interviews, job fairs, college events,
College Publications and companies you are interested in.
Internet Business
Library
Links to Internet resources in business and industry, provided
by Kansas University. Includes a very wide assortment of information on
jobs, the job market, training and education needed to get the jobs!
Financial Aid Resources
FAFSA Instructions
Students applying for federal student aid must complete the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The most important advice
we can give about completing the FAFSA is to READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. The
instructions included with the application explain how each question is
to be answered. Because the instructions cannot address every possible
family situation, in this document we will discuss the purpose of the FAFSA
questions and discuss how information should be reported in some unusual
cases.
California Student Aid Commission
During the past four decades the California Student Aid Commission
has provided financial aid for more than two generations of students to
help them with the costs of higher education. The equivalent of nearly
one-in-eleven Californians has benefited directly from its college assistance
programs. The Commission guaranteed over $1.8 billion in student loans
for the 1994-95 academic year, an overall volume increase of 10.4 percent
over the prior year.
Minority On-line Information
Service
The Minority On-line Information Service has information available
on minority scholarships, colleges, and resources which might assist minority
students in college.
The Smart Student Guide to Financial
Aid
A comprehensive collection of annotated links to most financial
aid resources on the Internet, maintained by an author of a book on the
subject.
FastWeb
Search for available scholarships. Requires that you set up a personal
profile, which allows you to receive follow-up information.
College Savings Bank
A wealth of information related to education and college planning.
Includes college costs ansd related issues, a college cost calculator,
an index of popular private colleges, etc.
Businesses Using the
Internet
Business News and Services
A gateway to a wide variety of resources related to operating a
business, as well as finance, investment and trade. Lots of valuable connections
are available.