Resources
Career Exploration Websites:
www.bridges.com
The Site ID is: 10000559
Password: century (lower case)
The www.bridges.com website is an excellent resource for career exploration and preparation! This site has interest surveys, career profiles, non-traditional career profiles, and leads you to post high school colleges and trade schools that meet your career interest. There is even scholarship info!
www.bls.gov
US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Great site to research the future trends and requirements of specific careers.
www.workbaltimore.net
Good site for searching for summer jobs or post high school jobs and it's local!
www.quintcareers.com/student.html
There is lot to explore on this site! It provides students with job hunting tools and career tools. Also provides information on job preparedness: i.e. resumes, portfolios, dress.
www.monster.com
This website is for job seekers and employers. For CHS studentsit is a teaching website that provides tools that get you prepared for a career after high school.
www.engineer.net
If you are in the STEM academy and want to become an engineer, check out this site and look at what the industry is requiring.
Mock Interviews:
Resume Help:
http://www.myfuture.com/toolbox/createresume_all.html#examples
This website actually gives you a template to fill in your information. Each section of the website is explained in detail describing it's purpose on the resume. Great resource.
http://www.adventuresineducation.org/HighSchool/Jobs/SampleResumes/index.cfm
AIE website provides templates, career exploration, and even college planning. There is a variety of topics covered but is a great site to use when preparing for Mock Interviews.
http://jobsearch.about.com/library/samples/blhsresume.htm
Great site specifically geared towards high school students. The resume samples will get you steered in the right direction for the Mock Interviews. If you are serious about a summer job, you may also want to check out the Cover Letter section.
Click here for a sample resume
Click here for a sample resume with notes
Professional Dress:
http://www.black-collegian.com/career/dress2002-1st.shtml
Great website to learn various strategies in preparing for a job AND has great literature on Dressing for Success. It’s vital to dress the part for an interview!
http://www.quintcareers.com/dress_for_success.html
How do you dress for an Interview? This site is full of information and is a good guide to use when prepping for the Mock Interviews.
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewsnetworking/a/dressforsuccess.htm
This website covers every you need to prepare for Mock Interviews. Professional Dress for women and men are covered in detail. It also provides interview questions.
Sample Questions:
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewquestionsanswers/a/interviewquest.htm
Not sure what the interviewers are going to ask? Head to this site FULL of information. This site provides the questions and the best answers to those questions.
Job Shadow Resources:
Use this website to help you find a job shadow location. Make sure you click on Member Directory first. Use the script given to you in your advisory.
This is another good website that targets the southern end of the county. Click on Member Directory.
This is an extensive website for the Baltimore County region. You will want to click on the Member Directory to assist you in finding a shadow location.
http://howard.wliinc2.com/default.aspx
Howard County is nearby. Check out their Chamber of Commerce site for possible job shadow ideas.
Use the following as a script to help you when contacting a business:
Hello. My name is ___________. I’m a junior/senior at Century High School in Sykesville, MD. At CHS we have the opportunity to participate in a job shadow experience. I have taken several classes in the ________career field. I’m interested in learning more about what a ________ does in their career. I was wondering if your business participates in hosting students in job shadows for a few hours. If you do, please send me some dates and times that would be convenient for your business. Thank you for your time.
