Introduction to Career CruisingFor Libraries

GUHSD 2010-11

What is Career Cruising?

Replaces COIN3• Assessments available as with COIN3• College, Career, and Job Search resources for research projects available as with COIN3• Greater emphasis will be placed by Counseling Department on tracking individual progress via “My Portfolio”

To be used by Counseling Department for:• Post Secondary Plan (PSP) - curriculum and documentation• Course planning - to assist in building master schedule

How do people get to Career Cruising? METHOD #1: Go to http://www.careercruising.com

• Logging in at this link logs you in to a generic account• People can take assessments, but cannot save results • Research resources may be accessed, but not “bookmarked”• Good for parent access and for general research purposes

Generic Login Credentials

Schools Username PasswordEl Cajon Valley elcajonvalley bravesEl Capitan elcapitanhs vaquerosGranite Hills granitehills eaglesGrossmont grossmonths foothillersMonte Vista montevista monarchsMount Miguel mtmiguelhs matadorsSantana santanahs sultansValhalla valhallahs norsemenWest Hills westhills wolfpackAlternative Ed guhsdalt grossmont

How do people get to Career Cruising? METHOD #2: Use links from the District site

• District site links direct students to the “Portfolio Login” page• Using the “Portfolio Login” logs you into an individual account• Students can save assessment results, “bookmarked” resources, and much more (course planner, resume, journal entries, messages…) • Students should always use the “Portfolio Login”

Individual “Portfolio” Login Credentials

Username = CC-[Student ID]

Example: CC-123456

Password = eBackpack password

New students will be added periodically. If a student needs to be added “on the spot,” contact a site guidance counselor for assistance.

If a teacher wants to test out the “My Portfolio” features, demo account credentials may be requested from a site guidance counselor.

If a teacher wants to access more advanced features such as building classes of students, contact a site guidance counselor to discuss options.

How do people get to Career Cruising?

METHOD #3: Use links from the VLLC

• Links are located on the “Online Databases” page and the “College and Career Resources” page• The main link directs students to the individual “Portfolio Login” page• There is also an “OPTION” link that connects to the generic login page

How often will Career Cruising be used in

the library?

The answer will vary for each school depending on:

• Location and availability of computers on campus

• Existence/staffing/availability of Career Center

• Partnerships between site Counseling department and subject area teachers

• Interest of subject area teachers in college, career, and job searching projects outside of Post Secondary Plan curriculum

How exactly will Career Cruising be used in

the library?

Possible scenarios include the following:

• Counselors and/or teachers working with the Counseling department may sign up to use computers in the library for leading students through Career Cruising activities

• Individual students may come through on passes to make up Career Cruising assignments

• You may use Career Cruising as a resource to assist classes or individual students with college, career, and job searching research

What should I know about Career Cruising?

At a minimum, you can support students completing guidance curriculum by knowing:

• How to log in• General awareness of “My Portfolio”

As a librarian, you will also find that Career Cruising serves as a valuable research resource in general and not just for the Counseling department

Let’s get started with some basics!

What is the main key to navigation? The top menu buttons (purple) are always there!

Great Spanish translation option

Careers Perform a keyword search (text box)

Browse:• Search by Index – Alphabetical browse• Search by School Subject – Examples: English, Math, Science• California Industry Sectors – CTE “Strands/Pathways” Connection• 16 Career Clusters – Also includes cluster profiles• Military Careers – Search by Career, Job Family, Service Branch

Use Career Selector to narrow down careers by criteria selected

More criteria selected “boxes checked” = a shorter list

Save results to “My Portfolio”

Career Lists Sample

What are some cool features?

Narrow list by education level

Career Information Sample

What are some cool features?

Earnings: View by State

Education: Links to Colleges

California schools are shown by default

View schools in other states or regions

Education: High School Connection

Reinforce relevancy of high school classes

See high school as part of life path

Aid in course selection

Sample Career Path

A reality check on starting earnings

Broader view of career phases and growth potential

Related Careers

Quickly link to other careers that might be of interest

PhotoFile

PhotoFile provides a slideshow overview

Photos are accompanied by text descriptions

Good way to capture interest with students

Interviews

Text transcripts

Some portions accompanied by audio and visual

Awesome real life info here with the Q&A, Likes, Dislikes, Advice

AND…

Interviews: A Day in the Life and Breakdown of Activities

Career Selector: Results

View Close Matches

Review Your Search Criteria to know how you got results

Compare Other Careers

Revisit sections (blue menu) to revise selections

Career Selector: Compare to Your Criteria

Career Selector: Compare Other Careers Compare to Your Criteria

Find out why other careers did not show up as a match

Schools

Information source = Peterson’s Guide updated annually

Search for Schools• Search by keyword (text box)• Browse by state• Narrow by 2-Year, 4-Year, Career & Technical, Graduate

Search for Programs• Search by keyword (text box)• Browse by cluster• Narrow by 2-Year, 4-Year, Career & Technical, Graduate

Schools

Compare Schools: Select two schools to compare

School Selector: Works just like the “Career Selector”

Planning Timeline: Informational overview of the process of getting into college with “to dos” by grade level

Financial Aid: Use a “Financial Aid Selector,” “Search for Scholarships,” and learn about “Federal Financial Aid”

School Profile: Compare Schools Select Compare Schools from the main “Schools” menu, or… When viewing any school profile, click on Compare School

Assessments Assessments are activities that will be part of the PSP

The Learning Styles Inventory is a standalone assessment (it doesn’t link students to careers or schools) Students may take assessments multiple times and save multiple results to “My Portfolio”

EXCEPTION: The Ability Profiler should only be taken once and only when proctored

Assessments: Career Matchmaker & My Skills

• “Career Matchmaker” results mesh with “My Skills” results

• “Career Matchmaker” can be taken in three question clusters customized based on initial responses

• Narrow matches by “Type of Education”

• Review answers to view and/or change responses

Assessments: Career Matchmaker & My Skills

• Click on a “Suggested Career” match and see how it is “Suitable for You”

Assessments: Career Matchmaker & My Skills

• Wondering why a career is not showing up as a “Suggested Career”?

• Click on See how other careers match up with my answers

• And…

Assessments: Career Matchmaker & My Skills

Employment

The Resume Builder is a generator that works by students adding information to “My Portfolio”

The Employment Guide is informational and includes topics shown on the right

There is a job search engine (O*NET) option that may be turned on at some schools