Using Career Planning Websites By Kadedra Haynes Web Address: Click here to view video introduction

Presentation Purpose The purpose of this presentation is to help students: Use the internet Find career planning options on their own Use multiple sites to gather enough information The following slides provide highlights from career planning sites for each step of the process

Table of Contents Introduction Entrance Exams Choosing a College & Major Financing Education Conclusion References

Introduction How can counselors help high school students prepare for career planning? TECHNOLOGY Lets begin with Entrance Exams…

Entrance Exams All colleges and universities require an entrance exam to be accepted into their institution Collegeboard, and Petersons, und.asp?sponsor=1, provide detailed information on the following exams: und.asp?sponsor=1 SAT – Scholastic Aptitude Test PSAT – Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test NMSQT – National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test

Entrance Exams Cont’d After finding out what tests the student needs to take, Princeton Review, offers test prep services such as online study, question of the day, online tutoring, and paperback books Examples of these features are shown here Princeton Review Site Test Center/Code Search Get & Send Scores SAT Question of the Day Strategies for the SAT Essay What can you do to write a successful SAT essay? Get Ready for the SAT Affordable, comprehensive preparation for online or offline study. More great products SAT Quick Links Register for the SAT SAT Test Preparation Test Dates

Choosing a College & Major The Questions How do I choose the right school? The right major? I’ve got a lot of choices. How do I know I'm not making a mistake? What kind of job will I be able to get? How am I going to pay for an extra year of school? Where do I start? Where can I get some answers?

Choosing a College & Major Cont’d The Answers Hobsons College View, provides professional advice, career quizzes, and salary potential for a given careerhttp:// Career Vision, also has quizzes on their site that students can take to see what careers best match their personality, interests, and abilities

Financing Education There are several options students and parents can choose to finance their education such as: Grants Loans Work Study Federal Aid Part-time Job FAFSA, is the best place to start to determine which grants, loans, federal aid, and work study the student qualifies forhttp://

Financing Education Cont’d Many college students choose to get a part time job to help with expenses or just to have some extra cash in their pocket Careerbuilder, and Monster, are good sites that allows students to create a resume and then use their resume to apply to 1000’s of jobs onlinehttp://

Conclusion Choose websites wisely. Anyone can create a website with false or incorrect information Use multiple sites. Although a site may have many links, another site may have more information. The more information you have the better Get Help. Use your school counselors, teachers, and parents for help with this important decision Choose. Your career choice is your decsion ans yours alone. CHOOSE WISELY & GOOD LUCK

Resources My website Collegeboard Petersons Monster Google Fastweb FAFSA College View Career Vision Princeton Review