Career Web Sites for Teens

• Get to Work
  Welcome to Get to Work! This web site exists to help you get ready for your first job - or change positions in the middle of your career. Whether you are a first-time worker or an experienced employee, this web site offers advice and resources about how to get to work - at a job that pleases you and meets your needs.  The web site is divided into five important sections:  All About You, Conducting Your Job Search, Resume and Cover Letter, Your Portfolio, and The Interview Process.
• The Riley Guide:  Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet
  The Riley Guide is here to serve you in two ways: 1. It is a directory of employment and career information sources and services on the Internet 2. It provides instruction for jobseekers and recruiters on how to use the Internet to their best advantage.
• WetFeet.com - Inside Information on the Jobs You Want
  Wet Feet allows you to research companies and industries to prepare for a job interview or simply to find information about a field that interests you.
• Rebecca Smith's eRésumés & Resources
  Learn about electronic resumes and online job networking
• Prentice Hall Student Success SuperSite
  Prentice Hall's Student Success site offers tips on networking, interviewing, handling your first job, and many other career-related subjects.
• My Future
  This is a college and career planning resource designed for teens.  It provides information on college financial aid and descriptions of various careers.

Career Information and Job Search Sites

• Occupational Outlook Handbook 2004-5
  Whether you are looking for your first job, seeking a career change, or are concerned about the present and future outlook for your field, the Occupational Outlook Handbook is your single most important source for complete, up-to-date career information.
• O*NET, The Occupational Information Network
  It is common knowledge that the workplace has changed since the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) first defined it sixty years ago. O*NET, the Occupational Information Network, captures those changes in terms that reflect the latest research in the field of job analysis. By identifying and describing the key components of modern occupations, O*NET supplies the nation with up-dated information critical to the effective training, education, counseling and employment of workers.
• America's Job Bank
  The America’s Job Bank computerized network links state Employment Service offices to provide job seekers with the largest pool of active job opportunities available anywhere and nationwide exposure for their resumes.  America’s Job Bank is a partnership between the US Department of Labor and the state operated public Employment Service.
• CareerBuilder.com
  CareerBuilder.com is the leading career management site on the World Wide Web for job seekers and employers. Powered by the nation's leading newspapers and employers, CareerBuilder.com offers job seekers the greatest number of the most current jobs available and for employers a complete line of recruitment solution.
• The Internet Job Locator
  A job search tool for job seekers or employers
• Monster.com (Online Career Center)
  Monster.com is the leading global online network for careers, connecting the most progressive companies with the most qualified career-minded individuals. Monster.com is committed to leading the market by offering innovative technology and superior services that give consumers and businesses more control over the recruiting process.
• The Riley Guide
  The Riley Guide offers a directory of employment and career information sources and services on the Internet and provides instruction for jobseekers and recruiters on how to use the Internet to their best advantage.

Career Assessment Sites

• Kingdomality Personal Preference Profile
  A short personality survey.
• Keirsey Temperament and Character Web Site
  Along with the Keirsey Temperament Sorter questionnaire, there are descriptions of the personality temperaments.
  Isabel Myers and Carl Jung each have different descriptions of the personality types, although there are many commonalties. David Keirsey has different descriptions from both Myers and Jung, but again with many commonalties.  Dr. Keirsey's descriptions of temperament is based on the study of people and the study of psychology, including the works of Jung, Myers, Kretschmer, Spranger, Fromm, Haley, Bateson, etc. The brief descriptions on this web site are short versions of the descriptions in Please Understand Me or Please Understand Me II.
• Personality Type

Education and Training Sites

• Peterson's Guide
  Welcome to the most comprehensive and heavily traveled education resource on the web, brought to you by Peterson's--the nation's leading information services provider. Since its founding in 1966, Peterson's has helped connect individuals, educational institutions, and corporations with their goals through its critically acclaimed books, software, networking services, online activities, and special admissions services.
• Palomar College
  Mrs. (Malone) Nott will be teaching Cooperative Education (Work Experience) classes at Palomar as of Fall 2004.  Please sign up if you'll be a working student!  Also, if you completed Work Experience at MCHS and earned an A or B, you have 2 years to sign up for your college credit once you've picked up your certificate from Mrs. (Malone) Nott in D8.
• School-To-Work Career, San Diego County Office of Education
• American Careers
  Award-winning American Careers classroom career awareness programs introduce elementary, middle and high school students to career pathways and help them link education with their future goals. The parent edition provides background information to engage parent support in this important effort.
• California Career & Training Information System
  CaCTIS is designed and maintained by the Employment Development Department to provide job seekers and career professionals with the information they need to make good decisions. For INSTRUCTIONS on using CaCTIS, please select Help tab above. Here's a list of the information available by county and occupation.
• SCANS 2000 - The Workforce Skills Website
  The central theme in all our work is creating a workforce development system that properly prepares workers to compete in the international economy of the 21st century.   At this site, we provide information about research regarding SCANS - both our own and others'.  Click on "Publications" and then "SCANS" (2nd group) and then "Work based know-how".  Lists SCANS skills.
• Jobs for the Future
  Work is a foundation of our society.  But what it takes to get ahead is changing.  And the nation's educational systems have been slow to respond.  Two barriers threaten progress toward the promise of prosperity:  the mismatch between the skills people have and those they need to succeed, and rising income inequality.   For many, inadequate skills represent serious barriers to achieving economic self-sufficiency. At Jobs for the Future, we believe that his is a challenge to the fabric of the American commonwealth.  It demands reform along three dimensions:   Impact:  making a real difference in people's lives; Sustainability:   producing change that lasts; and Scale:  moving models to the mainstream.

Labor Market Information Sites

Government Agencies

• California State Department of Industrial Relations Home Page
  The Department of Industrial Relations was established to improve working conditions for California's wage earners, and to advance opportunities for profitable employment in California.
• United States Department of Labor
• California Department of Education
• Occupation, Safety and Health Administration
• Library of Congress

Additional Resources

• CAWEE - California Association of Work Experience Educators
• John Burton's Cyberspace Bookmarks

Contact Information:
Sheryl (Malone) Nott
Work Experience Education/Internship Coordinator
Mt. Carmel High School
SNott@powayusd.com
848.484.1180 x3135 (during school year)

Page last updated 08/04/08