Career Cruising is an informational website and available at participating schools, public libraries, and employment agencies across North America. This program is intended to direct individuals towards appropriate career choices based on specific criteria, such as education, training and previous experience. Individuals can find this information database self-directed, user friendly and rewarding while presenting a variety of options to meet their personal needs. Not only does it offer assistance for the perspective individual in career development, but also on SAT/ACT preparation, online study guides, interview strategies and seminars by promoting growth and effective career opportunities.
The online study guides for the ACT/ SAT’s are exceptional because it allows the student with appropriate feedback as well as, how to achieve higher scores, statistics and performance of other high school students across North America who have already taken these tests. Team members and professionals have developed constructed lessons in the study guide so the student can achieve the maximu...
... a tedious process, but the change can have immense, positive effects for the future college student. The ACT and SAT that supposedly measure a student's learning potential through multiple-choice questions should be replaced by a test of a student's desire to learn determined through the analysis of essays, recommendation letters, and school or community involvement. This change can result in a more academically motivated freshman class. Standardized testing in its current form does not accurately measure most students' learning potential. It does not allow for diversity and creates a huge hurdle for many potential academic achievers. An adjustment to a diverse, open testing format of the ACT or SAT and a stress on the student's other academic accomplishments can accurately measure the student's desire to learn, therefore measuring the student's learning potential.
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Parents often play a major role in their child’s process of career exploration. Norman E. Amundson and Kurt Penner developed the PICE strategy to help counselors guide students (usually age 14 to 18) in preliminary career exploration with the aid of parents. When used correctly, this strategy can help build a sense of support and cooperation between students and parents. This provides the students with a great resource as they continue exploring their career options. This strategy includes 5 stages and is intended for use in a single counseling session.
Thousands of students around the country and around the world will be preparing for the SAT and ACT tests while trying to maintain a high GPA. These tests will potentially have a significant impact on students lives. Some will be taking these tests for the second or even third time to get that 1500 out of 1600 or that 33 out of 36, that they long desire.
In Richard N. Bolles’ What Color is Your Parachute, the author seeks to guide and advise the reader in how to choose and pursue a career. He goes beyond tips for the traditional job hunt, and attempts to reveal to the reader the importance and possibility of choosing a career that actually goes beyond paying the bills, but contributes to the happiness of the reader. Bolles encourages the reader to go beyond inspiration and pursue some practical self-reflection in order to realize the job that satisfies. Bolles begins by preparing the reader to know that the job market has changed, and that some new approaches and perspectives need to be utilized to be a successful job hunter. The author moves on to discuss how most employers are learning more about, and finding applicants on the internet.
However, the newly revised SAT will not encourage students to improve their reasoning abilities and aptitude for their college level of works. This is because the test is moving towards achieving, the results will only be showing what they learned throughout high school, and will not be proving their capabilities in handling college work in their first two years. The re...
Renee has taught 30 students this year to conquer the tests. Her students SAT scores have increased by 100-200 points. Her ACT students have raised their scores by 5-10 points. She has numerous success stories:
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We automatically focus on the large, round, green circle that creates a cluster. This large circle is encompassed by small, round circles that give the impression that each circle represents a chapter in a book. These chapters consist of sixteen jobs or careers that we can learn about. Some career choices are Business Management and Administration; Information Technology; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics; Human Services and Transportation, Distribution and Logistics just to name a few. () The amount of choices for obtaining an education in one’s chosen field of interest will draw many students in the Career and Technical Education program. This cluster of careers is the focal point of the infographic.
There are several milestones that our society uses to measure personal development and suitability for advancement to higher degrees of social responsibility. One such milestone is career selection and attainment. Some individuals may never find a satisfying vocation, whereas others know what they desire from the day they can communicate. A simple way to reduce the unfortunate friction of choosing a career is to be self-aware. Understanding what makes one happy, fulfilled, and the things that are important to them, is the easiest way to narrow down the world’s endless possible occupations and ensure job satisfaction. There are many ways to gain personal enlightenment, perhaps the simplest and most effective way is to take a course geared towards career development.
Taking advantage of all resources available will be the strongest strategy to take in being success for creating a strong, stable and achievable career path. This paper will demonstrate the use of the Colorado State University Global campus Career Center and all the tools it offers to help students succeed. This paper will illustrate career goals and professional skill strengths, along with how goals and strengths go hand in hand and create success.
In this day of age, one of the most important requirements, one must have on a college application is a standardized test score. Whether it’s from the ACT or SAT, this score could give students the opportunity to get noticed by prestigious universities, helping them increase their chances of getting into any school that they aspire to go to. In fact, there is even more emphasis on such big exams like these nowadays because it is a state required test that is used in all colleges across the country. However, standardized testing is commonly misunderstood, and is used as an inaccurate representation of a student’s academic ability.
career journey. The career action plan that I have outlined provides a strategy to steer my chosen career in the right direction by offering assistance in managing my career path. It can also assist in developing the necessary skills and knowledge for the job and provide guidance on how to reach them. The outline helps to identify strengths and weaknesses, allowing me to work towards improving areas that need development to enhance my career.
Coming to the point of my current career choice has been a long road. My idea of what a career is or should be has changed with circumstances and age. According to Weintraub (2005), “the average worker spends only four years in a job and will have 12 jobs in as many as five career fields during his or her working life.” (para. 1) My first career was marriage and motherhood followed by a surprising healthcare career. What the future holds waits to be seen. With a bachelor of science degree in information technology the options are wide open.
For the last few weeks I being working on learning everything related to how to plan, develop and manage a successful career. From leaning how to research careers and possible job opportunities to how to built a resume. CTU has an excellent resource to help students on these aspects. CTU Career service info is a tool that serves as resource to assist and guide students though the entire career building process.