Career Cruising
Career Cruising is a reference guide with information on 145 different occupations,
from an assembly line worker to an X-ray technologist. Multimedia interviews
with over 400 professionals are available. These interviews will give you
the nuts and bolts of a particular profession, just like meeting with a
real person from that field. The program contains 145 job descriptions with
current salary ranges, working hours, required educations and skills, and
working conditions for a related field. A sample career path which sets
out responsibilities and salary ranges at various levels of seniority is
also included.
Career Path
Career Path is an exciting adventure that will help you learn who you
are, what career you want, and how to get the career you want. The first
module is designed to help you know yourself better. By answering a series
of questions, you will discover your primary interests, values, abilities,
and I.Q. level. A seven-page report is then printed, listing 20 to 40
careers matched to your interests. In the second module, you will determine
which of these careers are best for you, and how they fit your life goals.
After narrowing these careers to one or two which are best suited for
you, the final module will assist you in preparing for your career selection.
Support is provided on preparing resumes, cover letters, and making the
most of job interviews.
College Placement Tests (CPT's)
The College Placement Tests are being used or piloted by 15 post-secondary
institutions in Ontario as part of admission or placement process. The
CPTs are intended to give you a rank compared with other first-year college
students, and are available in several categories: Sentence Skills, Reading
Comprehension, Algebra, Mathematics, College Math, and English as a Second
Language. By teacher referral only.
I.Q. Builder
Measure your intelligence with the I.Q. Builder by testing your skills
in verbal and numeric I.Q. tests. Practice tests and theory lessons are
included. This program provides good preparation for standardized job
placement tests.
S.A.T. Your Personal Trainer
Using a base of 750 actual Scholastic Achievement Test questions, this
program helps you to develop your vocabulary, reading and math skills.
To improve verbal and language skills, help is given in the areas of sentence
completion, vocabulary, analogies, and critical reading. Math help is
available in algebra, geometry, basic arithmetic and special problems.
The test phase results can be printed out and the score compared against
a base of 325 freshman at various colleges and universities.
Time Management for Students
Sixty percent of students in their first year at college and university
are concerned about handling the work load. In response, Time Management
for Students was developed by the Counseling and Development Centre of
York University. The tutorial covers time awareness, goal setting, planning
tools, time difficulties, and gives you access to even more time management
resources. An excellent resource for students wanting to manage their
time more effectively - the program earned an Award of Merit from the
Association for Media Technology in Education in Canada.
Create Your Dream Job
Dick Leider, a career counselling expert, will guide you in designing
the career that you want. This interactive program prompts you to answer
key questions about yourself: What are your talents? What are your passions?
What is your preferred work environment? The answers to these questions
are combined to assist you in developing a clear vision of who you want
to be and to discover your future.
Job Power Source
Job Power Source contains the full text of 11 career books written by
career experts Ron and Caryl Krannich, as well as the US Government’s
Occupational Outlook Handbook. Scores of interactive worksheets focus
on specific topics, such as discovering your work style and skills and
setting career goals. Two hundred sample resumes and job letters are included.
Kaplan Career Counselor
This program will help you find the right career for you. There are three
resources to help you identify careers and land the job: Career Search,
Career List, and Reference areas. Career Search helps you identify your
likes and dislikes to help you determine careers which may be more suitable
for you. Career List will allow you to browse a listing of over 12,600
careers to find their descriptions, nature, training, salary, and forecast
for the future. The Reference areas have articles with invaluable information
on how to market yourself, negotiate your salary, and prepare you for
every step along the way. Kaplan Career Counsellor allows you to get a
printout of your interests so that you have something you can take with
you when the session is over.
Personal Career Directions
This Canadian program will help you find the career that best suits you.
A total of 1,196 general and professional careers are described in PC
Directions. Enter a prioritized summary of characteristics of your ideal
job and have the computer find it for you. Or enter a key word of your
choice to get a job title and description. Descriptions include job prospects,
salaries and conditions of work. Detailed data on educational opportunities
and Canadian post-secondary institutions, as well as financial aid information
are available.
Portfolio Development
Portfolio Development allows you to describe and validate prior learning
so that you can gain course credit from past education and employment.
The program is divided into two main sections: Getting Started, and the
Lessons section. Getting Started describes how to use the program, what
PLA (Prior Learning Assessment) is and how it works, campus resources,
student profiles and how to proceed.
Resume Maker Deluxe
Resume Maker Deluxe has everything you need for a successful job hunt,
including the Career Planner, an interactive program which assesses your
skills, experience and preferences, and then selects from over 3,000 jobs
and careers to list the ideal occupation for you. Use the step-by-step
resume and cover letter guide to create professional-looking documents.
Virtual Interview allows you to practice and experience a lifelike interview
through video. A Contact Manager with special calendars and schedules
will track your interviews and follow-up activities.
Resumes That Work
Resumes That Work covers everything you need to know about finding a job.
It includes a Job Investigator, which explains ways to find the best place
to work, and winning resume tips and a letter guide, which covers an actual
interview simulation. You can listen to real managers ask questions that
would commonly be asked during an interview.
WinWay Resume
WinWay Resume helps you write your resume, track your contacts, write
your job letters and even prepare yourself for the interview. Sample resumes
allow you to create chronological, functional or mixed resumes. You can
customize your resume using your own style, font, colour and borders.
Sample resumes and job descriptions will help you to tailor your resume
and application to your own needs. In addition, interactive video with
Barbara Nixon, Career Advisor, provides interview simulation, the deadly
dozen resume mistakes, and how to negotiate your salary. Highly recommended.
