Career Services, Paperless Research
Take Career Cruising Out For a Spin
Develop Your Career!
Career Cruising is a great database to learn about what careers your skills are best suited for, learn about careers you are interested in, find jobs, and discover colleges and financial aid. The next best thing to a career counselor, you will definitely want to visit this database. You can even use the database to work on your resume! I love learning about jobs and helping people search for jobs, so I am very enthusiastic about this database. Career Cruising is also available en Español.
Assessments
Matchmaker is where you can answer questions about what you like and your skills. The database generates suggestions about what career options the user may want to pursue. Matchmaker is a terrific tool for people who have no idea what type of career that they might be interested in. It gives people an idea of what jobs they might both enjoy and be successful at. Learning Styles lets you know how you learn best. It also includes information on memory and tips for study skill success.
Careers
This section gives users information about particular careers, similar to Occupational Outlook Handbook, which is available in the library and also free online. Users can search alphabetically for career title, by school subjects that the user enjoys, by career clusters, or industry. There is also a military careers option. I looked at the section on horse trainers. In every single picture, the horse was well-behaved. However, the description did include long hours and the risk of being kicked or thrown from horses. It is definitely a useful tool for people to learn about the types of jobs that are available.
Education
Users can search by colleges or major. They can also search by keyword. I searched for horses. There were three colleges for Equestrian/Equine Studies. It also informs users what degrees the institutions grant, such as Associates, Bachelors, and Graduate degrees. It describes the course of study. This tool is similar to the print books that we have on colleges in the United States. In addition, you can compare schools, use a school selector, and create a planning timeline.
Financial Aid
You can search for scholarships by name or by using the Financial Aid Selector. You can also search for Federal Financial Aid. Federal loans usually have lower interest rates than private loans. Users should be cognizant of what the expected salary for particular jobs to ensure that they will be able to repay the loans. Student financial aid these days is extremely pricey, and it is important for people to consider the costs of education before they embark on degree programs.
Employment
Employment guide provides instruction on interviewing skills, letter writing, the job search process, resumes, job offers, and what to do on the job. Job performance can be difficult to learn for new employees. After all, there is no course in schooling to teach people how to perform on the job. It is a learning process, and many new employees find the adjustment challenging. Therefore, it is useful to read and the expectations ahead of time. We also have books on many aspect of the job search, particularly in the Science, Industry and Business Library, home of Job Search Central.
Access this wonderful database on site at the library or from home through our web site with your library card number and PIN!
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