| This select list of
web sites will get you started in your search for information about
careers,
colleges and
financial aid.
Career Related Links
California Employment
Development Department's Labor Market Information Division:
Contains Occupational Outlook Reports for most counties in California,
including Shasta County. The reports summarize the latest employment
data and labor market trends of a given area. In order to access the
information, your computer needs to be able to read .pdf files. You can
download
Adobe
Acrobat Reader FREE to read these files.
College Grad Job
Hunter: This on-line book is
filled with job-seeking advice for recent and soon-to-be college
graduates. Some examples of chapters include: Job Search Preparation,
Best College Resumes, Best Cover Letters, Finding Hiring Companies and
Internet Job Search Strategies.
CollegeBoard's Career Search:
This program provides you with valuable information about numerous
careers. Choose a career and learn about the outlook for the occupation,
how to best prepare to enter the field, or what average salaries are.
You can also answer a questionnaire that indicates which careers best
match your responses.
JobSmart:
A comprehensive career site packed with career advice, resume
writing tips, information about employers, job openings, salaries and a
lot more.
The Riley
Guide: A site that is loaded with lots of great career links
and information.
What
Color Is Your Parachute? A site by Richard Bolles, renowned
career development expert and author of "What Color Is Your Parachute"
which offers job search advice and links to other career resources.
Colleges and Universities
California
Community Colleges: A list of all California Community
Colleges with links to their home pages.
California
State Universities: The home page for the CSU system with
links to each campus. The
Application Status
Report indicates whether a
particular campus is accepting applications for a given term.
University of
California: The home page for
the U.C. system with links to each campus. Their Application Center
indicates whether individual campuses are accepting applications for a
given term and it allows you to create an electronic application.
ASSIST: A program which
allows students to determine courses that transfer from any community
college to any California State University or U.C. campus.
Other Community Colleges: A site
with links to all community colleges in the U.S.
Other
Universities: A site with links
to all universities in the U.S.
Financial Aid
If you are looking for
scholarships, you will want to check out
Fastweb,
SRN Express,
College-Scholarships,
Mach 25 and
College
Board's Scholarship Search. All
of these programs offer free scholarship searches. After you answer a
questionnaire about yourself, you receive a listing of scholarships for
which you qualify.
FAFSA on the
Web: An on-line version of the
Free Application for Federal Student Aid which all students must submit
in order to receive state and federal financial aid.
The
Financial Aid Information Page.
This site contains links to web sites with all sorts of financial aid
information for attending college.
|
