Course Description: This is a comprehensive web-based course, where students first learn about themselves and how knowledge contributes to career success. They use various career resources to investigate careers and discover how goal setting and decision making are integral to career planning. Students also master job-finding techniques and learn how to make the transition from school to work. Basic computer skills are recommended.

Course Contents:
Students will learn about:

• Themselves and how their values, skills, and interests contribute to successful career planning.
• How various resources such as "Holland’s Self-Directed Search," "The Occupational Outlook Handbook," "The Dictionary of Occupational Titles," information interviews, and job shadowing can assist in gaining knowledge about specific careers.
• Setting goals as an integral step in career planning.
• How decision-making can help focus career direction.
• Organizing a job search, researching job leads, identifying references, writing a standard resume, filling out applications, and writing cover letters to help in the job search.
• Options available for career development, such as post-secondary education, military programs, apprenticeships, vocational schools, and two-year colleges.