College Guide to Career Readiness

Empower your students as they launch into the workforce with a strong foundation of career and education preparation. Follow a customized career plan that connects interests and program of study directly to careers. Explore workplace readiness and prepare students to apply for jobs.

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Research

The more they know, the better career and education decisions students can make. Use our annually updated Career and Education data to guide planning.

Young adult aged student.

Build Skills

Learn skills to serve for a lifetime: self-knowledge, decision-making, self-efficacy, goal-setting, and purposeful planning. 

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Create a Plan

Prepare to enter the workforce with comprehensive career plan tools, including resumes, informational interviews, job shadows, and more.

College Guide to Career Readiness

Empower your students as they launch into the workforce with a strong foundation of career and education preparation. Follow a customized career plan that connects interests and program of study directly to careers. Explore workplace readiness and prepare students to apply for jobs.

Research

The more they know, the better career and education decisions students can make. Use our annually updated Career and Education data to guide planning.

Build Skills

Learn skills to serve for a lifetime: self-knowledge, decision-making, self-efficacy, goal-setting, and purposeful planning.

Create a Plan

Prepare to enter the workforce with comprehensive career plan tools, including resumes, informational interviews, job shadows, and more.

Connect Interests, Major, and Careers

Whether trying to decide a program of study to figuring out what type of job aligns with a major, Career Plan supports students.


Explore 650+ career, military, and career cluster profiles, written at a 9th grade reading level. Research local wage and outlook data, search for hot jobs, apprenticeships, and look at current job postings. Each career details the preparation needed to get there, including education and certifications.


9 self-surveys and reflections help students consider interests, values, and life-style preferences and how they inform programs of study and careers that could be a good fit.

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Enter the Workforce with Confidence and Knowledge

Identify Career Path

One of the best ways to explore careers is to understand more about yourself. Use 9 self-surveys to discover career areas that match interests, values, and goals.

Localized Career Data

Current data for Wages, Employment Outlook, and Colleges are updated annually by our data analysts and written at a 9th grade reading level. Use accurate and reliable data to make informed decisions.

Job Search and Success

Career Plan empowers students to discover, explore, plan, and seek. A guided sequence of activities include job shadows, informational interviews, financial planning, and more.

Workplace Employability Skills

Employability skills are things like professionalism and collaboration. These are what employers look for when hiring. Our self-survey and Career Plan activities focus on developing these important skills.

Resume and Cover Letter

Resumes and Cover Letters work together to make a candidate stand out to a potential employer. Our builder helps students create these important documents and keep them up-to-date.

Scholarships

Our database of 2,700+ scholarships is updated each year. Use Career Plan activities to research scholarships, learn financial aid tips, and explore the FAFSA.