Career Information
The CCC has a library of career information. The following websites also contain career information and online career interest assessments:
Career Information
- www.bls.gov/oco → The Occupational Outlook Handbook, US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, is a nationally-recognized source of career information. You can look up job outlooks, training and education for careers, earning potential, and job descriptions.
- www.onetcenter.org → A primary source of occupational information.
- http://mappingyourfuture.org/planyourcareer → A step-by-step career planning resource.
- www.careeroverview.com → Career information and reviews provided by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- www.acinet.org/acinet → Career One Stop. Shows earnings and employment trends and has an online career resource library.
- www.careers.org → A directory of job search resources.
- www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles/index.html → A career search sponsored by the College Board.
- www.collegeview.com/careers/index.html → College View career index.
- www.careerplanning.about.com → A career planning guide with information about resume writing, interviewing, and career strategies.
- www.quintcareers.com/student.html → Career exploration tools and resources.
- www.cacareerzone.org → Searching for careers in California.
Career Assessments
- www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cswebpg/PCCPinterests.html → A free interest assessment to help you learn more about your preferences.
- www.online.onetcenter.org → Skills search to identify careers using those skills.
- www.kuder.com → The Kuder Career Planning System includes the Career Search with Person Match, Skills Assessment, and Super's Work Values Inventory. Fee charged.
- www.careerkey.org → The career key test. Fee charged.
- www.self-directed-search.com → An interest assessment. Fee charged.
- http://keirsey.com → Free temperament sorter.
Southern California Regional Occupation Center (So Cal ROC)
The So Cal ROC program allows students to become acquainted with specific jobs. So Cal ROC has a variety of courses in numerous occupational settings. For a list of current course offerings, or to learn more about So Cal ROC, check with your Educational Advisor or the CCC, or go to www.scroc.com.
Career Fair
Each spring, MCHS hosts a career fair, where people from many different careers come and share information with our students. Look for announcements about the time and place of this year's career fair in the Daily Bulletin and on this website.