[LM_NET] HIT: Secondary Career Database - LONG!!

[Vicki Builta <vickicb2001@YAHOO.COM>]

Thanks to all of you who took the time to respond.  I really did not expect to 
receive so many great responses!  Now I have plenty of information to share with 
the faculty.  Here is what I received:


Try Facts on File.
They have a component called Ferguson's Career Guidance Center that has a section 
on career assessment. Call 800-322-8755 for customer support.



Does your state provide anything?  Our Department of Education provides this free 
site to virtually anyone in the state.  All schools from K-12 through post-graduate 
have a sign on, along with many state services such as unemployment or Voc Rehab.  
Providing the sign on to anyone who needs it is encouraged.  This site has not only 
an interest inventory, but a number of other surveys, questionnaires, etc. that are 
useful.  http://azcis.intocareers.org/
 
Also, our guidance department is now using a program from Naviance that is used for 
high school registration, four year plans, career research, learning style 
inventories, etc.  It even has free SAT prep!  I know the annual subscription is 
paid for by our PTO, but since I'm not with the guidance department, I don't know 
the particulars - cost, etc.  https://workspacek12.naviance.com/signin.php

I just got the career database from Facts on File and it got rave reviews
from the Business dept.

Good morning!  We use the program called CHOICES and really like it.
Check it out at http://www.bridges.com

We use CareerCruising and love it!  I have used it in two different
school districts, and with all grade levels from 5th to 12th. It is easy
to use--almost intuitive to the way students think. The college
information is compiled from the Peterson college and university books
so you know the info is accurate and up-to-date.
There are several ways to access information: a "matchmaker" interest
survey; a career info database; a college and university database.
Students are able to create their own portfolio to collect & save
information, and to create college admissions essays and letters, etc.
All in all, it's a very useful database and not nearly as expensive as
some others on the market. I'm pretty sure they would arrange a trial so
you and your teachers could try it out before you purchased it.
Best of luck!

Career Cruising is great - has testing as well as college info.  Facts on File has 
good career stuff.

Several years ago we bought the book version of a program called Vocational 
BiographiesThe company now has an online data base for the same thing- it costs 
about $300 a year, I think, but our district office buys it for the school with 
some vocational money.It is very nice and the kids can use it from home, too. you 
can call the company at 1-800-255-0752.bbrown@altonschools.org

Choices is very good.  Can't remember the name of the company that puts it out.

My career specialist has Career Cruising

The best database I have ever seen is Facts on File's Ferguson's Careers.

If you go to www.fofweb.com you can sign up for a free trial.  If you want to speak 
with someone, call and ask tech support.  They can help you.

In our 7-12 school, we currently subscribe to
Career Cruising -  with Matchmaker assessment (inventory) and interviews with 2 
people per career,
plus school and scholarship information.  I prefer this site.
careercruising.com

COIN Career Library --inventory, career, school, scholarship info.  Company 
promised an overhaul
of the non-user-friendly site, but nothing has changed.  
www.coin3.com/ccl

we dropped our subscription to Bridges.com in favor of Career Cruising--due to 
pricing, ease of use, and coverage.

Also check Ferguson's Career Guidance Center (a Facts on File product).


I have found that the Occupational Outlook Handbook provides the best information 
for most careers. They have a print and web version.
I also have bookmarked this sites--all free.--see attachment.
 
Good luck with your search

I've subscribed to the Careers Internet database for my  high school for
six or seven years now. It's an excellent resource with an interactive
quiz to determine personality types and corresponding careers as well as
lots of other good things. They bill you twice a year and it costs about
$300.00 each time. Students can use it from home, too.
http://www.careers-internet.org/

We use Choices (a database) and NY state career zone. You can Google it and it's 
free through NY.

Our Guidance Departments at the middle and high schools use www.kuder.com.


www.vaview.vt.edu <http://www.vaview.vt.edu/> 
originally designed for virginia but now has nationwide data
interest surveys
printable pages
college and career searches


Our Jr. High and High School uses  
www.kuder.com

Our school uses https://www.kuder.com/

We have Bridges (Choices Explorer) and an Oklahoma one that is fantastic OKCIS 
(Oklahoma Career Information System) that covers nationwide colleges and career. We 
get it through Career Tech (Vo Tech). Maybe your state has something similar?

I would recommend Bridges Transitions programs 
http://www.bridges.com/us/prodnserv/index.html for a commercial database.  Great 
resource and great support.
I would also recommend 
http://p16center.educ.indiana.edu/sites/p16/cis/Pages/default.aspx which is the 
Indiana version of Career Information System which is being created in almost every 
state for use with both middle and high school students.  Access is usually free 
and only requires that you go to a one-day training on the program.


take a look at the EBSCO Career Library
http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=680



Vicki Builta
Library Media Specialist
Anderson High School 
4610 S. Madison Ave.
Anderson, IN 46013
vickicb2001@yahoo.com
765-641-2037, ex. 1058
765-641-2041 (fax)
www.ahslibrary.net


      

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