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CAREER EXPLORATION

Willow Glen High School uses a variety of web-based programs with students, to facilitate Career Exploration. Details and links are given below.

CaiforniaColleges

The Career section of this excellent website at:

http://www.californiacolleges.edu/career/career.asp

aims to help students identify and prepare for a career that suits individual skills, values, interests, and personality. Students can read, explore and utilize the following sections to help them determine, pursue, and attain their goals.

General Career Information - offers a quick overview of the challenges and opportunities faced in choosing a career.
Career Self Assessment -- questionnaires to assess skills, values, interests and personality.
Student-Career Matching Assistant -- determines which careers match individual interests.
Career Lists  --  browse jobs and learn all about related majors and matching schools.
Teaching Careers  -- learn about becoming a teacher in California.

Nursing Careers -- learn about becoming a nurse in California.
Fastest-Growing Careers -- check out some of the hottest careers in California.

Vault Occupation Surveys

This site gives students the inside scoop on top occupations.  Students can read articles from working professionals,who discuss their day-to-day responsibilities, career path, qualification, compensation and more. This site offers 2,165 occupation surveys.

http://www.vault.com/nr/ht_list.jsp?ht_type=1

COIN Career Guidance Systems

COIN is used with 9th, 10th and 11th grade class groups. This program promotes
independent career planning, creates awareness as to the level of skills needed for specific
occupations, helps students assess skills and identify areas for improvement. It also enables
college planning, college research, and gives access to information on financial aid and
scholarship searching.

Full details on the content of the COIN Career Guidance System may be found at
http://www.coin3.com/highschool/community.asp

COIN utilizes the accessibility of the Internet to make students’ career exploration and
planning available 24 hours a day. Students in every grade level each have a COIN account that can be accessed from any computer, using their Student ID number as their UserName, and date of birth (as a six digit number) at their Password.

In order to access their individual account, students should go to www.coin3.com/ccc and type in their UserName and Password; enter the Site ID for Willow Glen (CA14204); and click on Submit Login

My Road

MyRoad is produced by CollegeBoard.com, and from October 2005 onwards, every student
who takes the PSAT test will have access to this program.

MyRoad offers students major and career information, plus the ability to search for colleges,
take a personality-type assessment, and get exclusive, first-hand perspectives from students
and professionals currently working in their respective disciplines and fields.

To take a tour of My Road, go to
http://apps.collegeboard.com/myroad/navigator.jsp
and click on “Find Out More”

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