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Helpful Job Readiness Websites
About:
Jobs Searching
This website, compiled by a human resources professional, includes a wide array
of helpful articles and resources. It is not however, youth friendly.
Features include:
- Resource library
- Career links
All Star Jobs A basic, no frills resume posting site and job bank
Features include:
Career Key A well-designed, comprehensive interest and career inventory site with links to
job descriptions. The test costs $7.95.
Features include:
- Interest inventor(ies)
- Skills assessment
- Career information
- Education/Training/College Info
Career One-Stop A one-stop shop for career seekers offering connections to a wide variety of
government services
Features Include:
- Interest inventor(ies)
- Career links
- Resume posting
- Job bank/listing
- Occupation information
- Education/Training/College Info
- Disabilities info
- JRT activities
- Free publications
- Resource library
Career Voyages Helpful resources and links for students, parents, career changers, and career
advisors.
Features include:
- Interest inventor(ies)
- Career links
- Skills assessment
- Occupation information
- Free publications
- Resource library
Casey Family Programs A website specifically designed to support the ACLSA assessment. However, some
general job readiness resources are under the "resources" tab.
Features include:
- Skills assessment
- Career links
- Free publications
- Publication to order
Job Hunter's Bible A companion website to the best selling,
"What Color is Your Parachute?", this
site, although a bit confusing to navigate, offers a great deal of articles and
information.
Features include:
- Interest inventor(ies)
- Career links
- Resource library
Mapping Your Future -- Career Plan A site that takes youth through a step by step process of creating a career
plan, as well as offers information about financial aid and financial literacy.
Features include:
- JRT activities
- Career links
- Financial literacy
Monster: Self Assessment A wide variety of
self-assessments including career tests, IQ tests, company
culture tests, and others.
Features include:
National Career Development Association The website of the National Career Development
Association which offers some
helpful career links.
Features include:
Next Steps
A youth-friendly, easy-to-navigate website that offers a wide variety of
services.
Features include:
- Career information
- Interest inventor(ies)
- Career links
- Skills assessment
- JRT activities
O-Net Online Very informative website featuring the O-Net database, containing information on
hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors.
Features include:
- Career information
- Interest inventor(ies)
- Skills assessment
- Career links
Riley Guide A fantastic metasite that brings together a wide variety of
internet resources
into one, easy to navigate site.
Features include:
- Career links
- Interest inventor(ies)
- Resource library
Youth Rules Information for teens, educators, employers, and parents on teenager work rules
and resources.
Features include:
- Work rules explanation
- Career links
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