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Career Exploring
Resources
Introduction
/ How Career Exploring Works /
Two Students' Stories / Resources
Other BSU TRIO
career opportunities
Julie Bú's Career
Exploring assignment for high schoolers in her Upward Bound class is one
of several Boise State University TRIO programs options to help students
discover the right career for them.
Project Director Sue Huizinga says her staff also
does the following.
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They take 200 students to the Boise School
District Career Fair each year.
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During their own career day, each of
six staff members takes students to meet with at least two
professionals including lawyers, doctors, dentists, school
administrators and business people.
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Service
Learning events provide opportunities for students to learn about
jobs of staff members for whom they are volunteering.
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Upward Bound and ETS summer internships
give students paid experience in various jobs in their areas of
interest.
An
electronic career exploring tool
BSU's TRIO programs have combined resources with the BSU Career Center to buy
licenses for a tool that provides a questionnaire similar to the one listed
under Other Resources below. Tests were underway at the time of our
interviews. The program is called "eCIS" or electronic
Career Information System. Note that the heart of the program is
password protected. The BSU TRIO staff will provide TRIO students with a
logon and password. Once inside, students find a wealth of information
about occupations and educational opportunities including:
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Occupation Sort: to develop a
list of career sources that are matched to your interests and
abilities
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National School Sort: to help
you discover the technical schools or two- or four-year colleges that
meet your specific needs, and links to each of their websites.
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Financial Aid Sort: to find
scholarship money based on your criteria.
Other
resources
The Career Decision-Making System questionnaire
by Thomas F. Harrington, Ph.D. and Arthur J. O'Shea, Ph.D. are available
for $2 top $3 each, from American Guidance Service,
Inc., 4201 Woodland Road, Circle Pines, MN 55014-1796; 800.328.2560.
Nampa School District Career
Web: called "Launching Pad," offers a variety of
resources for parents and students headed towards "Grade
13."
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Julie Bú's instructions to students
for career exploration project. |
Previous:
Two Student Stories
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Sue Huizinga,
Boise State University's Director of TRIO programs provides a variety of
career development options
Sue
Huizinga
Program Director
TRIO Pre-College Programs (Educational Talent Search and Upward Bound)
1910 University Dr.
Boise, ID 83725
208.426.3572
1.800.632.6586, ext. 3572
Julie Bú will
answer questions about her Career Exploring program
Julie can be reached with the same contact information as the program
director, above. |