Top Career Web Sites for Children and Teens

Career assessments and tests help you explore who you. Career books and web sites give you a glimpse of the world of work. Free career information is available on web sites. Some writers have written facts for children and teens. We would like to share some information with you. These web sites use graphics, multimedia presentation, activities, and other techniques to expand our knowledge of careers. We have written information on seventeen (17) web sites. Here are the four different types of exploring careers web sites:

Curriculum

General Career Information

Science Career Clusters

Specific Science Careers

Curriculum Web Sites

Curriculum web sites provide activities, tests, guidelines, as well as career information.

Resource One: Career Cruiser

Source: Florida Department of Education

The Career Cruiser is a career exploration guidebook for middle school students. The Career Cruiser has self assessment activities to match personal interests to careers. The Career Cruiser has information on Holland Codes. Careers are grouped into 16 career clusters. The Career Cruiser has information on occupational descriptions, average earnings, and minimum educational level required for the job.

Teacher's Guide is also available.

Resource Two: Elementary Core Career Connection

Source: Utah State Office of Education

The Core Career Connections is a collection of instructional activities, K to 6, and 7 to 8, designed by teachers, counselors, and parents. Each grade level has instructional activities that align directly with the Utah State Core. This instructional resource provides a framework for teachers, counselors, and parents to integrate career awareness with the elementary and middle level grade students.

Career Information Web Sites

Some web sites provide excellent career information. Some web sites list facts about job tasks, wages, career outlook, interests, education, and more.

Resource Three: Career Voyages

Source: U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education

The Career Voyages web site is a Career Exploration web site for Elementary School students. The Career Voyages web site has information about the following industries:

Advanced Manufacturing

Automotive

Construction

Energy

Financial Services

Health Care

Hospitality

Information Technology

Retail

Transportation

Aerospace and the "BioGeoNano" Technologies

Resource Four: Career Ship

Source: New York State Department of Labor

Career Ship is a free online career exploration tool for middle and high school students.
Career Ship uses Holland Codes and the O*NET Career Exploration Tools. For each career, Career Ship provides the following information:

Tasks

Wages

Career outlook

Interests

Education

Knowledge

Skills

Similar careers

Career Ship is a product of Mapping Your Future, a public service web site providing career, college, financial aid, and financial literacy information and services.

RESOURCE FIVE: Career Zone

Source: New York State Department of Labor

Career Zone is a career exploration and planning system. Career Zone has an assessment activity that identifies Holland Codes. Career Zone provides information on 900 careers from the new O*NET Database, the latest labor market information from the NYS Department of Labor and interactive career portfolios for middle and high school students that connect to the NYS Education Department Career Plan initiative. Career Zone has links to college exploration and planning resources, 300 career videos, resume builder, reference list maker, and cover letter application.

Resource Six: Destination 2020

Source: Canada Career Consortium

Destination 2020 helps youth discover how everyday tasks can help them build skills they will need to face the many challenges of the workforce.

Skills are linked to:

School Subjects

Other School Activities

Play Activities At Home

Work at Home

Through quizzes, activities and articles, they might actually find some answers or, at least, a direction about their future. There are more than 200 profiles of real people who are describing what a day at work is like for them.

Resource Seven: What Do You Like

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

What Do You Like is the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Career web site for kids. The web site provides career information for students in Grades 4 to 8. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most of the material on the site has been adapted from the Bureau's Occupational Outlook Handbook,a career guidance publication for adults and upper level high school students that describes the job duties, working conditions, training requirements, earnings levels, and employment prospects of hundreds of occupations. Careers are matched to interests and hobbies. In the Teacher's Guide, there are twelve categories and their corresponding occupations.

Science Career Clusters

Some organizations have created web sites that feature science careers.

Resource Eight: EEK! Get a Job Environmental Education for Kids

Source: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Eek! Get a Job Environmental Education for Kids is an electronic magazine for kids in grades 4 to 8. Eek! Get a Job provides information about:

Forestry

Hydrogeologist

Engineering

Herpetologist

Park Ranger

Wildlife Biologist

Park Naturalist

There is a job description for each career, a list of job activities, suggested activities to begin exploring careers, and needed job skills.

Resource Nine: GetTech

Source: National Association of Manufacturers, Center for Workforce Success, U.S. Department of Commerce, and U.S Department of Labor

Get Tech is a educational web site that provides CAREER EXPLORATION information.
Get Tech has information about the following industries:

New Manufacturing

Information Technology

Engineering and Industrial Technology

Biotechnology and Chemistry

Health and Medicine

Arts & Design

Within each area, there are examples of careers.

Each career profile gives:

General description

Salary

Number of people employed to job

Number of jobs available in the future

Place of work

Level of education required

Location of training programs: University Pharmacy Programs.

Courses needed

There is a Get Tech Teacher's Guide.

Resource Ten: LifeWorks

Source: National Institutes of Health, Office of Science Education

LifeWorks is a career exploration web site for middle and high school students. LifeWorks has information on more than 100 medical science and health careers. For each career, LifeWorks has the following information:

Title

Education required

Interest area

Median salary

True stories of people who do the different jobs

LifeWorks has a Career Finder that allows you to search by Name of Job, Interest Area, Education Required, or Salary.

Resource Eleven: San Diego Zoo Job Profiles for Kids

Source: San Diego Zoo

San Diego Zoo Job Profiles discussed jobs for people who:

Work with animals

Work with plants

Work with science and conservation

Work with people

Work that helps run the Zoo and Park

There are activities listed under each area, for example:

What we do

What is cool about this job

Job challenges

How this job helps animals

How to get a job like this

Practice Being a ...

How to Become a ...

Resource Twelve: Scientists in Action!

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior

Scientists in Action features summaries of the lives of people involved in careers in the natural sciences:

Mapping the planets

Sampling the ocean floor

Protecting wildlife

Forecasting volcanic eruptions

Resource Twelve: Want To Be a Scientist?

Source: Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of the Agriculture

Want To Be a Scientist is a career exploration web site for kids about 8 to 13 years old. Want To Be a Scientist has a series of job descriptions, stories, and other resources about what scientists do here at the ARS.

These stories include information about:

Plant Pathologist

Chemist

Soil Scientist

Entomologist

Animal Scientist

Microscopist

Plant Physiologist

Specific Science Careers

The last group of web sites is dedicated to providing information on specific science careers, for example veterinarians,

Resource Thirteen: About Veterinarians

Source: American Veterinary Medical Association

About Veterinarians has facts about:

What is a Veterinarian?

Becoming a Veterinarian

Making a Career Decision

What Personal Abilities Does a Veterinarian Need?

What Are the Pluses and Minuses of a Veterinary Career?

Veterinary Education

General Information

After Graduation From Veterinary School

General Information

School Statistics

Preparation Advice

Preveterinary Coursework

Where Most Schools Are Located

About School Accreditation

The Phases of Professional Study

The Clinical Curriculum

The Academic Experience

Roles of Veterinarians

Private Practice

Teaching and Research

Regulatory Medicine

Public Health

Uniformed Services

Private Industry

Employment Outlook

Employment Forecast

The Advantage of Specializing

Statistics

Greatest Potential Growth Areas

Other Professional Directions

AVMA Veterinary Career Center

Becoming a Veterinary Technician

Your Career in Veterinary Technology

Duties and Responsibilities

Career Opportunities

Education Required

Distance Learning

Salary

Professional Regulations

Organizations

Further Information

Resource Fourteen: Aquarium Careers

Source: Monterey Bay Aquarium

Aquarium Careers features careers information. For each Staff Profiles, there is Educational Background and Skills Needed. The Staff Profiles include:

Aquarist

Education Specialist

Exhibits Coordinator

Exhibit Designer

Research Biologist

Science Writer

The Aquarium Careers web site answers the following questions:

What should I do now to prepare for a career in marine biology?

Where can I find a good college for marine biology?

What should be my college major?

How do I pick a graduate school?

I'm not sure of my area of interest. What should I do?

Marine Science Career Resources include information on:

Marine Advanced Technology Education

Marine Mammal Center, California

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, California

Scripps Library

Sea Grant

Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station

State University of New York at Stony Brook

Resource Fifteen: Engineering The Stealth Profession

Source: Discover Engineering

Engineering The Stealth Profession has a lot of information about engineers:

Types of Engineers

Aerospace Engineering

Ceramic/Materials Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Electrical/Computer Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Other Engineers

True Stories

Salaries

Education Required

Work Schedules

Equipment Used

Resource Sixteen: Sea Grant Marine Careers

Source: Marine Careers

Sea Grant Marine Careers gives you facts about marine career fields and to people working in those fields. Sea Grant Marine Careers outlines information on:

Marine Biology

Oceanography

Ocean Engineering

Related Fields

In each area, there is a detailed description of the type of the work that the scientists do. There are feature stories for different scientists in the career field.

The career profiles include information on:

What is your current job and what does it entail?

What was the key factor in your career decision?

What do you like most about your career?

What do you like least about your career?

What do you do to relax?

Who are your heroes/heroines?

What advice would you give a high school student who expressed an interest in pursuing a career in your field?

Are career opportunities in your field increasing or decreasing and why?

What will you be doing 10 years from today?

What is the salary range?

Resource Seventeen: Do You Want to Become a Volcanologist?

Source: Volcano World

Do You Want to Become a Volcanologist? provides the following descriptions:

The Word Volcanologist

Daily work

Traits for success

Education

Salaries

Career web sites help you build awareness of the different aspects of careers: the tasks, wages, career outlook, interests, education, knowledge, and skills. We know that you will be fun exploring careers.

Dr Mary Askew

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Getting Your Dream Job is Very Simple

In this current global economic meltdown, most job seekers do not know the advantages that lie in such challenging times. Of course most organizations will lay off some members of staff as a result of the recession financial impact on their turnover either monthly, quarterly, or annually.

Wherever and whenever the word "downsizing" is used, it means there is economic depression which would automatically require a fractional part of the work force to be sacked, retrenched, laid off or retired.

One will definitely have that belief that such a time is not the best for applying for jobs, and the main reason is that they are not realizing the expected turn over, let alone recruiting new employees.

The statement that can never be argued is that recession or not, companies will still require the services of fresh job seekers who have been well grounded not only in academic qualification, but also skillfully endowed. This is well believed by the employers of labor that people that are very skillful, with their academic qualifications will help the organizations to achieve their goals and objectives, and in line with their mission and vision.

This era of global economic melt down has a lot of advantages for job seekers in the sense that while some people are laid off, the services that will be required from fresh job seekers will be of a very high standard in terms of the application of both knowledge and skills.

Moreover, this is to let people know that certificates are insufficient for the implementation of company goals and objectives; the timely application of relevant skills is well required in such a time of financial crises. Once you have acquired the necessary professional skills, include them in the curriculum vitae, which makes it a stronger one and with a comprehensive back-up letter. This will automatically give you an edge over your colleagues and you have a far better chance of standing out from the crowd and getting attention from the coordinators of the job interview.

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How to Succeed in the Hunt For Newly Qualified Solicitor Jobs

Now that the end of summer is within sight it is an important time for all those trainee solicitors who will soon be finishing their second year of their training contract. There will be many who have decided to continue their career in law and who will be hoping to secure one of the newly qualified solicitor jobs on offer. Given the recent economic crisis however the outlook for many might not be so great.

During the recession many law firms have been recruiting less and their retention rates of their trainee solicitors has gone down. This has meant that even where firms may have ordinarily offered a trainee a newly qualified solicitor job they have now not been able to due to financial constraints.

The knock on effect of this is that there will be a flood of newly qualified solicitors entering the solicitor job market to find another firm who might help them take the next step in their legal careers. The sobering fact however is that if many firms are unable to take on all of their own trainee solicitors upon qualification then they will almost certainly not be taking on newly qualified solicitors from outside the firm.

The reality for many therefore may be harsh in that they are unable to stay at their current firms and they may also be unsuccessful in succeeding in the hunt for another newly qualified role in a highly competitive job market.

If you find yourself in this position you have a few options. The first one is to try and form solid relationships with the key recruitment consultants for the area you are searching in and for the type of law you want to practise. This way they will think of you and contact you when they get a new newly qualified solicitor vacancy.

Secondly, you need to ensure that you are checking the legal press and all the law jobs websites on a daily basis for the new vacancies when they are announced. You can also be spending some time working on your application documents so that they are as good as they can be and are ready to put into action as soon as a vacancy comes up. It is advisable to search the internet for information, resources and tips relating to CV's, covering letters and application forms. What is not advisable is just using the same documents you used when applying for training contracts as this will be apparent to any recruitment consultant or law firm and could count against you.

If after an initial search for a newly qualified job you do not have success you may be advised to consider seeking another legal position, such as paralegal, so that you are still gaining legal work experience. This is often seen as a positive by potential employers and will also help with your continued professional development.

If for any reason you do not want to work in another legal position then you can always consider the option of taking a sabbatical or gap year and then return to the legal jobs market at a later date in the hope that it has improved and your chances of success are greater. You should be warned however that you will need to be able to justify this to a potential future employer and some may not view it in a positive light. Many will be ok with it though.

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Strange Careers You May Not Have Considered

It seems we've come to a point in time, economically speaking, that creativity will be an option of choice, but often not "by" choice. With the global shift in the price of labor and its effect, many folks have to redesign their career life, often in midlife. Young people can study the road ahead and determine their path from a beginning perspective, purposefully aligning themselves with the latest trends in the career marketplace. Some economists are now forecasting that there may be a recession every three years in the United States.

With this in mind, the word innovation comes to mind. In decades past when Americans faced tough times, innovation grown from pure, hopeful, and driven creativity has often saved the day, turning people's futures around. Inventors particularly benefit by innovation, enjoying the 20 years worth of legal monopoly that a new use patent brings through manufacture and sale of their invention and more often, licensing their invention to companies earning a royalty on each sale. This is one of those strange careers you may not have considered.

You are probably wondering: How do I become creative, right? In the case of inventions, most inventors begin by thinking of common problems that exist in their life and the life of others they know. Have those particular problems been solved by someone else? Normally a patent search is needed to determine this. You can do this through Google's patent search. If, after combing through all the patent drawings and text you don't see anything that looks like your idea, a formal patent search by an attorney may be in order.

If you have had a formal search done then want to pursue your idea, file for a provisional patent application. This can be done for less than $200 total. This buys you one year in which to "license" your idea to a company. Licensing simply means they pay you so much for each and every one of your invention / products that sell. Also, being able to claim "Patent Pending" for your invention is a true advantage to you as well. Licensing is good because once you strike up an agreement, the income is residual, making you money 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, without the use of your time! This gives you the time and the money at the same time. I will place information under useful links for an expert in this process (I'm not compensated in any way for this referral).

What's your strategy for the future: More education, a different career, a new business, an invention? When you exhaust all other options, it is your creativity or lack thereof that will determine your success or failure. I predict this factor will increasingly determine your success or failure across time. Start looking inward for your creativity today.

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Women Who Manage Work and Home

It is a fact that in today's day and age a working woman faces more stress than a man. They need to meet deadlines at work even if they have a sick child at home, look into their children's school work and assignments, be competitive and perform well at work, create a healthy environment at home and manage household chores. But after a point this begins to take a toll on a working woman's life. It affects her and the people around her in a negative way.

Tips on perfecting the balancing act

Women are very capable of multitasking, but they need to draw a line after a point. When accommodating to everyone's demand leads to stress, it is time to stop. Women stress a lot on keeping their house clean. Don't spend your precious time at home, by spending hours on cleaning it. Get some house help instead. It is an investment worth making. This free time came be utilized by bonding with your family or just relaxing with a good book and a cup of coffee.

Try and fix quick but healthy meals for the family, instead of lavish treats. That can be done during time off from work. A basic preparation during the weekends can make it easy to make the meals when you return tired from a long and hectic day at work.

Some tasks can be split with the spouse when it comes to doing household work. Set up a carpool system with the neighbors to help pick up and drop kids. The daily routine should be prioritized from most important to least important things. Maintain a calendar and set reminders for tasks that need to be done.

Basically if the daily routine is managed well, there will be no stress. Learning to manage stress can contribute towards success and personal well-being.

Different ways to manage stress

Stress can be a motivator and help a woman in achieving her goals. If there is an important presentation at work, which affects her position, she will work extra hard on it. But if she has to prepare her kids for an exam the same day, the stress level rise. That's when things may get out of control and she may even forget to pack their lunch or even keep the most important documents in her briefcase. That's why managing stress is the key to a balanced life.

There are different ways to manage stress. When stressed, always focus on your breathing. Take deep breaths and once your mind is calm, try and work out a solution to the problem. Eat healthy meals in small proportion and at frequent intervals during the day. This keeps the energy levels in control throughout the busy day. Never neglect your health, because if you are unwell, you won't be able to take care of your work and family. Perform regular exercises, take the stairs instead of the elevator, and join the gym or aerobics class. Make time for your friends and socialize in order to unwind. Make room in your schedule for meditation in the morning. This will be a perfect start to a day.

Even the busiest woman should find the time for herself at least once a month and treat herself to a shopping spree or a relaxing day at the spa. Make time for a nice relaxing bath with soothing music and fragrant candles around. Not only does this calm the senses, it also helps in unwinding from the daily hectic schedule that seems like and endless road.

Ricky Kahn

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Executive Decision: What the Election Means for Your Career

by Caroline M.L. Potter, Yahoo! HotJobs


Just as in 2004, this year's presidential election is galvanizing the nation. How you vote in November is a very personal matter, but your choice can have professional repercussions.

John A. Challenger, chief executive officer of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, the nation's first outplacement consulting organization, points out, "Each candidate promises to enact policies that will help ignite a recovery and new job growth, but where that growth occurs will depend heavily on who wins in November."

"It is impossible to say which future president will succeed in delivering an economic recovery and job growth, primarily because so many other factors will play a role in determining the outcome of their policy initiatives," he says, so he and his team of experts at Challenger, Gray & Christmas have put their heads together to forecast which sectors should enjoy job growth under which candidate.

If Senator Barack Obama is elected President...

Alternative Energy. With Obama's pledge to invest $150 billion over the next decade in renewable energy, Challenger says, "These projects will require thousands of engineers, environmental scientists, equipment manufacturers, and operators in the automotive, transportation, chemical, and technology industries."

Civil Engineering. "Civil engineers will be needed on the local and national level to develop and oversee planning and implementation of designs for cities and towns," he states.

Construction. Obama has earmarked $60 billion over the decade for projects to develop and maintain the national infrastructure. According to Challenger, "Construction workers will be needed, with job creation expected to reach as high as two million direct and indirect jobs per year."

Education/Teachers. Obama plans to provide funding for teacher rewards such as higher pay and intervention strategies that include teaching teams, parent programs, and personal academic plans to engage students in middle school, which, predicts Challenger, "should create thousands of opportunities for teachers in early childhood education as well as academic counselors and mentors."

Manufacturing. To capitalize on a waning interest in off-shore manufacturing, Senator Obama plans to provide tax breaks to companies that manufacture goods in the U.S. "This," he says, "could be enough incentive to move some overseas production back [here]."

Telecommunications. Acknowledging that we've become a super-connected country, Obama pledges to supply broadband networks to every community in the nation. Challenger surmises, "With tax and loan incentives, thousands of telecommunications and technology workers will assist in reworking the nation's wireless spectrum and creating new applications and next-generation facilities."

If Senator John McCain is elected President...

Aerospace/Defense. Challenger points out that McCain strongly supports the development and deployment of missile defenses, increasing the size of the military, and upgrading military technologies. He says, "To meet this goal, the government will have to order an increased amount of missile defense systems, weaponry and safety equipment, potentially creating thousands of manufacturing and engineering jobs, as well as dynamic recruitment efforts for the Armed Forces."

Automotive. Senator McCain is encouraging forward thinking around fuel with an eye toward giving automobile makers incentives to develop fuel-efficient and hybrid technologies. "This," Challenger reveals, "will likely substantially increase job opportunities in automotive engineering and manufacturing."

Construction. McCain's proposal for legislation to manufacture environmentally-friendly buildings, both for residential and business use, could result in the creation of thousands of opportunities for construction workers, according to the firm's predictions.

Insurance. McCain wants to reform the existing tax code to allow workers to choose their health-care insurance providers outside of what their employers offer. Challenger states, "This move will likely mean more competition in the insurance industry, creating hundreds of opportunities for sales people, claims adjusters, underwriters, examiners, investigators, management analysts, and administrators."

Nuclear Science/Engineering. "McCain's plan to build 45 new nuclear power plants over the next two decades, providing an alternative source of cheap electricity is expected to produce 700,000 jobs," shares Challenger, with opportunities for seasoned and entry-level workers as well as additional jobs for construction workers.

Oil and Gas. Senator McCain's energy policy, which includes exploring domestic oil and natural gas supplies in order to end dependence on foreign oil, "will likely create thousands of jobs, including petroleum technicians to collect information on oil locations, equipment manufacturers, engineers and laborers," says employment expert Challenger.

While each candidate's policies may create jobs in different industries, "Whatever the next president does to create jobs, the growing ranks of unemployed and underemployed will want it done quickly," says Challenger.

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Like to Build? Get a Career in Production!

In finding a job, it is important to seek for your interests. It is a proven fact that people succeed when they like the things that they do. In other words, it is vital that you like the job that you are in; otherwise you will never be successful. This is the reason why people enroll in courses that they like in order for them to apply for jobs that they also like after graduation. While there are there are some people who cannot afford going to universities, these people can still apply for the jobs that they want, provided that they have the skills needed for the job.

There is a vast world of opportunities out there. Determining the career path that you would like to pursue seems a little difficult because of the variety of options that are available. Moreover, finding the perfect job that suits your interests is more difficult. In order to determine what you really want in life, you can always consult career specialists in determining your career goals and direction. However, there are some people who can determine the career path to follow by realizing what they like doing best.

Although not a lot of people know this, ever since birth, people are already given the gift and the inclination of what they do best. Unconsciously when little girls play school or house, these are indications that these girls will be good at teaching or organizing things. Correspondingly for little boys too, if these boys play war or building blocks, these boys are most likely to succeed in a military career, or engineering. Thus, realizing what you like doing best is just the first step towards your career.

Most people who like to build will practically be happy in a production career. In a production career, you can basically see and experience how things are made, built, or manufactured. As such, if you like to build, then production is the perfect career for you.

There are many job vacancies in production. In fact, practically all sorts of courses and educational backgrounds are needed in a production career. One of the most demanded graduates in a production career includes engineering. Engineers are needed in manufacturing, quality control, supervision, and maintenance among others. On the other hand, chemists and food technologists are also needed in production, most especially in food production. Other vacancies include machine operators, welders, machinists, managers, nurses, and physicians to name a few.

Indeed there are a lot of opportunities in production. One of the necessary things that you will have to know is determining the things that you like to do so that you can find the perfect place for yourself in the industry.

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