Career Directions
Here are some sites to help you figure out what you want and how to get there!
Find out more about yourself. Take a quiz:
Buzz quiz - icould (based in the United Kingdom)
Free Career Tests for Students
Know the job market: What is the current job market?
2024 CA State Economic Outlook pdf
CareerOneStop sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor:
https://www.careeronestop.org/EmploymentRecovery/FndAJobNow/whos-hiring.aspx
Connect College Majors to Careers:
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/8012-college-majors-career-guide.html
https://www.zippia.com/colleges-and-majors/ (starting salaries)
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/college-majors-and-career-options-4161892 (ads)
Jobs without a college degree: vocational and educational training:
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/what-is-vocational-training
https://wealthpilgrim.com/19-great-jobs-without-a-college-degree-and-how-to-get-them-fast/
https://treasureisland.jobcorps.gov/ (job training)
Explore Eden Area ROP for High School or Adults:
Apply for a free public library card for more online resources! Click links below
https://aclibrary.org/ (San Lorenzo branch will mail you your library card)
https://www.sanleandro.org/519/Apply-for-Library-Card (San Leandro Public Library)
Great college and career - online resources through the public libraries!!
You can sign up for a free library account on our library homepage.
LearningExpress Library (San Leandro Public Library or San Lorenzo branch public library)
https://aclibrary.org/teen-subject/college-and-career/
Have you thought hard about what you really want? Do you feel the pressure to do what others are doing?