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1. In addition to the links to Career Cruising s four main sections the Main screen also includes a number of weekly features These include Career Quiz Upcoming Events Featured Interview Featured PhotoFile Career Focus Career Cruising User s Guide Page 5 Career Matc hmaker Career Matchmaker is a great starting point for people who want to find careers that suit their interests Career Matchmaker is based on one of the most respected interest assessment tools in the world Users can go through this interactive survey and find out how different careers match up with their interests Career Matchmaker starts by asking 39 questions For each question there are 5 responses to choose from Dislike Very Much Dislike Does Not Matter Like or Like Very Much Note This is just the first round of questions answering additional questions is an option we strongly recommend see page 7 Your Likes and Dislikes Screen H d m I J i N VASE Cd Matchmaker Careers Education Portfolio Search contac us Your Likes amp Dislikes How would you like a career which includes Working with children L1 d e O C Dislike Dislike Does not very much matter very much Career Matchmaker then provides a list of 40 suggested careers The careers on the list are ranked according to how well they suit the user s interests Users can learn more about any of these careers and find out how th2. Career Cruising User s Guide Page 4 Career Cruising Features Overview Career Cruising contains four main sections Career Matchmaker Explore Careers Explore Education amp Training and the Portfolio Tool Each of these sections can be accessed from Career Cruising s Main screen or by clicking on the appropriate button on the menu bar that appears at the top of every page in the program Main of reen September 16 EER EEE This Week s Features Y Find careers that suit your interests Interview p Mas Corrado has worked as a massage Explore Careers 1 4 therapist for 8 years As both therapist and business owner he is literally on his feet most of the day Search for careers and find out what they are really like More 5 Y e Education amp Training PhotoFile Ecologist gt Ecologists study how living things portfolio Login by m Wy interact with each other and their j environments See how their work activities take ecologists both into the lab and into the field More 2 Find out where to get the education you need to start your career Username Password Login 53 Create a New Portfolio Career Foc Forgot my username and or Careers for fans of food password If your favourite celebrities are TV chefs Career Quiz and you enjoy helping out with the family meals here are some careers to Test vour career awareness with this eansider
3. Career The Complete Guidance System Table of Contents INIRODUC TON UEEL 2 The Purpose of CareercG misng uc RERO a 2 Who Can Benefit from Career Cruising sse nennen emen nennen Ge Ge nnns 2 Individual Career Guidance sse eene nnne nennen EAE nemen enne nennen trennen nnns 2 GETING SARIE 4 System Reguirements ee ee ee Re ER Ge Re Ge AR eene ER Re nnnm nnne nennt iternm etn Ge enr inane GR ee ER Re ER Ge AR Ke Re Gee 4 Viewing Sound and Video CLIPS ee ese eke ek Ge Re Ge Re GR GR Ge RA Ge ek Ge Re GR GRA Re ER Ke ek Ge Re GR AR GR eb Ge ek nnns 4 Accessing the Career Cruising Website se ee Re GR Re ER Ge Re Ge AR GRA GR Re ER Ge ER Ge AR GRA nemen nnne Ge Ee 4 Ensuring Fag and Easy ACCES oio e n xa m oe e dud 4 CAREER CRUISING FEATURES 1 111r eere senes seen nnn nna REEN KEER EE EE Re RR EER ER assa saam RR RR REEN KEER EER nnna 5 CAREER MATCHMAKER eeuse ee ee seen kn ER see e ee ee R ERK EER EE EER e ee REEN KEER EE EER R RR REEN EE EER EE EER ReR REEN KEER ENEAK 6 EXPLORE CAREERS eeuse ee ee seen kn KERE Rea ee ee eN KERKE EE KERR ER REEN KERKE EER R RR R EER KR REKE KEER R RR R EER KE REKE KERR EER R ER KERE KEER EE 9 Aboutthe areerProflles o HR ERE RR RE ERE Rd 10 PhotoFlles EE EE EE EE EE tn 11 Multimedia Intervie Ws ee se ek Ge GR AR Ge ER Ge RA Ge Re GRA RA Ke ER Ge ek Ge AR GR GRA ek Ke ek inen intente nennen nnns 11 E
4. an archive of notes made by your career advisor during previous advisement sessions a tool for inviting others to view your portfolio and a log showing all of the guest views of your portfolio Career Cruising User s Guide Page 16 Portfolio Tool Portfolio Homepage School Files My Files Any electronic files essays scanned artwork letters of reference photographs etc that users would like to store within their portfolio can be uploaded viewed and managed through the My Files section Any files users upload to specific sections of their portfolio work experiences volunteer experiences etc will also appear in the My Files section The School Files section includes helpful documents and forms that have been inserted into users portfolios by their teachers counsellors and career advisors using the Career Advisor Management System CAMS Portfolio Homepage School Links My Links Whenever users come across websites that they feel may be helpful for future career exploration and portfolio development work they can add these websites to the My Links section by simply entering the website name and URL and clicking on the Save Link button The School Links section includes helpful websites that have been inserted into users portfolios by their teachers counsellors and career advisors using the Career Advisor Management System CAMS Assessment Results The Assessments Results page includes two subsections Career
5. Matchmaker and Other Assessments The Career Matchmaker subsection is the place where users Matchmaker results are saved Users can see their top ten Matchmaker career suggestions and the career cluster suggestions on this page and then click on the Go To Career Matchmaker button to go back to Matchmaker and carry on with or make revisions to a Matchmaker session The Other Assessments subsection provides templates for users to save their results from common career assessments and standardized tests that they complete outside of Career Cruising Careers that Interest Me Careers that Interest Me includes a list of all the careers users have saved to their portfolio while using the Explore Careers section Users are able to maintain notes for all saved careers on an ongoing basis Careers that Interest Me also includes a subsection for storing users saved Career Selector Work Schools that Interest Me Schools that Interest Me includes a list of all the schools users have saved to their portfolio while using the Explore Schools section Users are able to maintain notes for all saved schools on an ongoing basis Education Plan Users can use the Education Plan section to create a personalized 4 year high school course plan To add a course to their plan users need to enter the course name number of credits course length and indicate whether or not the course is required Site administrators can simplify the process for their users by pre
6. awards and certificates they receive For each award and certificate entered users record the name of the award or certificate the completion award date and a description They can also attach related files to each award and certificate Work Experiences The Work Experiences section is where users can maintain a detailed employment history For each job they have held users can record the following job title name of employer location of employer start and end date description of work and the name of a company reference or supervisor Users may also attach related files to each job recorded Volunteer Experiences In the Volunteer Experiences section users can keep track of any volunteering they do For each volunteer position held users can record the following position title name of volunteer organization location of the organization start and end date number of hours volunteered description of work and the name of a reference or supervisor Users can attach related files to each volunteer position recorded Also a tally of users total accumulated volunteer experience is maintained this tally is especially helpful for situations where users are expected to complete a minimum number of volunteer hours Printer Friendly Version The Printer Friendly Version feature allows users to identify the specific sections of their portfolio that they would like to print A printer friendly report including only these sections is then
7. in your Portfolio Job Postings Name URL Portfolio Tool Features The Portfolio Tool is organized into a number of different sections Each of these sections is described briefly below It is important to note that most of the sections in the portfolio can be enabled and disabled by counsellors and teachers using the Career Advisor Management System CAMS so it is possible that some users at your site may not have access to all of these features Please consult the CAMS Guide for more information Portfolio Homepage Portfolio Completion Status The Portfolio Completion Status bar allows users to quickly see how much progress they have made towards the portfolio completion requirements their teacher counsellor or career advisor has set When users click on the View Details link they can see exactly which required portfolio development tasks they have completed and which tasks they have yet to complete Portfolio Homepage Inbox The Inbox is a place where users can receive messages from their teacher counsellor or career advisor Users are able to retain these messages or delete them after they have been read Portfolio Homepage Quick Links The Quick Links section includes links to a variety of important features and information such as tips for effective use of your portfolio pages for updating your personal information and changing your portfolio password
8. 786 7811 Main Email admissions uwinnipeg ca b M Website http www uwinnipeg ca E Enrolment Information Full Time Part Time Undergradute Undergraduate Full Time Undergraduate Part Time About enrolment numbers Search for Programs This search feature allows users to easily find colleges and universities offering the programs they are interested in Users can search for programs by using a keyword search or by using a cluster search Searching by keyword works best for users who know the name of the program they are looking for while the cluster search is usually better for those who only have a general idea about the type of program they want Once users have found a specific program that interests them they can click on the program name to view its profile Program profiles typically include the following information description length credentials granted available concentrations links to related programs at the school delivery methods and fees Career Cruising User s Guide Page 13 Explore Education amp Training Program Profile Screen Y Education XE Matchmaker careers Education Portfolio search Contact Us amp Explore Programs Program Details Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design Vancouver British Columbia Industrial Design Credential Bachelor of Design Length 4 years Description The Industrial Design program prepares students to be adept and
9. XPLORE EDUCATION amp TRAINING eeue eene es sen see e ee ee RR REKE ER RR ER ER RR REKE ERA RE nnn EER EER anna R EER E KEER 12 Search for Schools ie Ese Ee EE Ee Ee GEE Ee GR EA Ge EG EA Ge Ee Ge ended ede Ee EA Ee ERGE Ge eed ede EG ke Ee Gee 13 Searchifor Progta USE ER EE e ie tie er 13 Apprentice e ship Taning e EE ae E E een a a nd t o o E 14 U S Schools AE EE EE EE OE EE OE de die ded d EE EE OE 15 PORTFOLIO DOL eerie se eo ret eto re nere eee Rs Wet eue ee ee 16 Portfolio Tog Features ere en e a e e a He a d e n N es 16 Resume e RR ED RR RE ERE E UR E PRU EO EI ERES 18 Creating a POrtfollo reti e e pe pee EE e d Eg 19 Accessng a POTtfolio enero ee ee e netten ene aere ee EE e rex 19 Portfolio Privacy eet edd EE EE EE i dede eddie 19 NAVIGATING CAREER CRUISING ee ee se ee ee ee ee ke ee ee eene enne nnne enne nnne nnn nnn 20 LR EE N EE EE EE OE OE OR EE EE EN EE heey 20 Linksto other Website Si eer EPIRI SERE Ne Se EDE ee Red ER BERG ER EE Ke SA Ee ee EER AEEA EA AEA Ee eke Ge Oe ee 20 PRINTING COPYING AND REFERENCING CAREER CRUISING ene 21 HELPFUL INFORMATION E 22 CONTACTINFORMATION serere rernm RR RR ER RR ER na nu nu uu REEN KEER EER nma RR ERK E KEER EER PER annuas EER RE rau uu 23 Career Cruising User s Guide Page 1 Introduction The Purpose of Career Cruising Career Cruising has been developed with one goal in mind making a com
10. automatically open up This allows users to do further research without leaving the Career Cruising website Career Cruising is not responsible for the content of the external web links Career Cruising User s Guide Page 20 Printing Copying and Referencing Career Cruising You can print and copy from the Career Cruising website in the same way as any other website Printing Simply go to the browser menu at the top of the screen click on the File button and then select Print A standard print screen will appear allowing you to select the printer you wish to use and other options Click OK This prints the web page you are viewing There are several places within Career Cruising where the information you may want to print is on several different pages For example the career profiles are broken up into different sections such as Job description Working Conditions and Earnings In these situations look for a button labelled Printer Friendly Report Click on this button before printing to organize all the pages into a single printable document Copying To copy from the Career Cruising website start by highlighting the text you would like to copy with your mouse Then in the browser menu at the top of the screen click on Edit and select Copy Now that you have copied the text open the word processing program such as Microsoft Word or WordPerfect into which you would like to paste the text Go to the menu at the top of the scre
11. ct shape and size specified in the plans using precision measuring Each interview has the same structure and includes e Answers to 11 Key Questions You can view the interviewee s responses to 11 important questions about his or her career e Sound Clips Each person describes what he or she likes and dislikes about the job e Video Clip Each person offers his or her advice to those interested in the career e A Day in the Life A daily diary describing a sample workday e Breakdown of Activities A time chart that graphically shows the number of hours spent at different work activities Career Cruising User s Guide Page 11 Explore Education amp Training Career Cruising has a complete database of community college university and apprenticeship programs to help users find out where to get the education and training they need The Explore Education amp Training section can be accessed at any time by clicking on the Education button in the top menu bar Explore Education amp Training Screen V Education E Matchmaker Careers Education Portfolio Search Contat us Explore Education amp Training Learn about specific colleges and universities that interest you Find college and university programs that interest you Learn more about apprenticeship training opportunities Learn about education opportunities at U S colleges and universities On the Explore Education a
12. d for the apprenticeship offices in all provinces and territories Career Cruising User s Guide Page 14 Explore Education amp Training Apprenticeship Program Profile Education main i careers Educatio Search g Explore Apprenticeships PN n Length 3 years J About Certification Apprenticeships Vader Click on the button above for general information on Red Seal Trade gt apprenticeship training Yes Description Cooking up a storm Cooks have the skills to prepare many types of food from vegetable soup to chocolate cake They are also trained in safety sanitation food storage basic menu planning and budgeting In smaller kitchens cooks might be responsible for an entire menu When part of a team they often specialize in preparing only one type of food Some cooks work under a chef or dietitian s instruction See the Cook career profile for more information Certification Requirements The Cook apprenticeship requires 4 680 hours of on the job training with a qualified journeyperson Apprentices also complete three 8 week in class technical training sessions Once you have completed the apprenticeship requirements and passed the U S Schools Those interested in exploring education opportunities in the United States can search a complete database of 2 year colleges 4 year colleges career and technical schools and graduate schools There are three ways for users to search the U S sc
13. de students as they learn to create portfolios resumes and education plans and use these tools to prepare for their career Independent Research Projects These projects help users identify occupation interests and viable career paths using the assessment and exploration tools available within Career Cruising Career Cruising s Features An overview of Career Cruising s main features organized in terms of the program s four main components Career Matchmaker Explore Careers Explore Education amp Training and the Career Portfolio Tool This summary helps users quickly get a feel for the program Guided Tour of Career Cruising A brief walkthrough for new users interested in learning about Career Cruising s main tools and features Mini Posters Promote the availability of Career Cruising at your site with these downloadable mini posters that feature screenshots and brief descriptions of each of the program s four main components For Parents What is Career Cruising This document introduces parents to Career Cruising It includes a brief description of Career Cruising a summary of the program s features and instructions for logging in Career Cruising Access Cards Templates Produce wallet sized cards containing the essential information users need to log into Career Cruising at your site or from home Implementation Suggestions This document provides practical suggestions to help ensure Career Cruising will be wi
14. dely used at your site There are two types of Implementation Suggestions documents one with tips designed for using Career Cruising in a school setting and one with tips for implementing the program in a career center setting Career Cruising and the Blueprint for Life Work Designs The Blueprint for Life Work Design maps out the life and work competencies that help individuals build and manage their lives and careers These charts show how Career Cruising matches up with the Blueprint s competencies and indicators at each of the four developmental levels Career Cruising User s Guide Page 22 Contact information Address Career Cruising 1867 Yonge Street Suite 1002 Toronto Ontario M4S 1Y5 Canada Phone 1 800 965 8541 Fax 416 463 0938 Email info careercruising com Web www careercruising com Career Cruising User s Guide Page 23
15. e option of answering an additional 77 questions 116 in total The more questions users answer the more effective Matchmaker is at suggesting careers that suit their interests Choose a level of education The initial list of career suggestions provided by Career Matchmaker assumes users are potentially willing to complete any level of education and training This feature allows users to specify the level of education and training they plan to complete or have already completed and have Matchmaker tailor their career suggestions to reflect their desired level of education and training Review my answers and make changes When users click on this button they are shown a list of their responses to all of the questions they have been asked so far They can make changes to any of their responses and then update their career suggestions list based on the new responses See how other careers match up with my answers If users find that careers they are interested in do not appear on their suggestions list they can use this feature to find out why Users can search for any career and then view the Suitable for You information to see the specific aspects of that career to which they may not have responded favourably Save to my Portfolio We strongly recommend that users save their work after answering the first 39 questions in Career Matchmaker and after answering any additional questions To save Matchmaker work users click on the Sav
16. e to My Portfolio button If users do not already have a portfolio they will need to create one at this point See page 19 for information on creating a portfolio Career Cruising User s Guide Page 7 Career Matc hmaker My Skills This section of Career Matchmaker is designed to help users identify whether they have the skills necessary for careers that match their interests An individual must complete at least the first 39 questions of Matchmaker in order to access the skills assessment To complete the skills assessment users rate their skill level in 45 skill set areas for example doing small and detailed tasks explaining presenting For each skill there are five options to choose from am highly skilled am skilled have some skill don t have this skill can t answer this My Skills Screen VIT ee Matchmaker Careers Education Portfolio Search Contact Us Your Skills Rate your skill level at Choose a response Repairing things d am highly skilled P Info Oy am skilled Knowing how to find the fault repair or replace the damaged part and put everything back together again You could be repairing for example a piece of equipment or machinery furniture or a household plumbing or electrical system If fixing a machine or piece of f n equipment you may have to test it when you I don t have this skill have done the repair have some skill ca
17. ee which careers it includes Career Selector Use factors like education level income and working conditions to find suitable careers Explore Careers Screen Search for Careers Enter a career name gt a Use the alphabetical index to quickly find the careers you re looking for Pick a school subject and see which careers it leads to Pick an industry or economic sector and see which careers fall within it Use Career Selector to find careers 5 that suit your interests and goals Career Cruising User s Guide Page 9 Explore Careers About the Career Profiles Each comprehensive career profile contains the following information e Job Description A detailed description of what people in this career do including common tasks and duties skills and technology used on the job and other aspects of the career e Working Conditions Information on where people in this career work typical hours and other working conditions such as potential safety issues e Earnings General data on how much people in this career can expect to earn related work expenses and factors that influence salaries e Education and Training Requirements Information on the education and training requirements for this career including related college or university programs suggested high school subject areas and other suggested qualifications e Sample Career Path Shows how titles responsibilities re
18. en of your word processor click on Edit and then select Paste Referencing Career C ruising When referencing Career Cruising in a bibliography include the title of the section you are accessing e g an occupation name the title of the website the publisher the date you accessed the information and the URL Suggested MLA Format Biologist Career Cruising Anaca Technologies Ltd 24 Sept 2007 http www careercruising com gt Suggested APA format Biologist Career Cruising Retrieved April 15 2008 from http www careercruising com Career Cruising User s Guide Page 21 Helpful Information The Helpful Information section offers a variety of downloadable documents and activities designed to assist teachers and career advisors as they ensure students and career decision makers utilize Career Cruising to its full potential Click on the G button in the top menu bar to find helpful documents including User s Guides Easy access to downloadable MS Word and PDF versions of the User s Guide Classroom Activities and Research Projects There are a number of prepared classroom activities for use with Career Cruising including a wide variety of lesson plans and worksheets designed to help students learn about the links between school subjects and career choices and how to effectively analyze and use the information gathered from Career Cruising Career Portfolio Classroom Activities These activities help gui
19. entering the course information through the Career Advisor Management System CAMS As users complete courses they can enter their final grades Users may view their entire course plan and print it at any time Career Preparation Career Clusters On the Career Clusters page users can indicate which career clusters they are interested in and enter comments about any of the clusters Career Preparation Career Planning Activities The Career Planning Activities page allows users to document all of their career planning activities field trips career fairs job shadowing etc For each activity they are able to record a description the dates the activity took place and the name of the event or organization if relevant Users can also attach any files related to the event Career Preparation Post Secondary Plan The Post Secondary Plan page helps users organize their career and education plans This page includes three tabs Career Goals Educational Goals and Financial Plans The Career Goals tab includes space for users to indicate their top two preferred clusters and their top three careers of interest The Educational Goals tab includes a place for users to indicate the type of post secondary education and training they plan to complete and record the three schools they are most interested in attending The Financial Plan tab asks users to check off the sources of funding they intend to use to pay for their education Career Pre
20. ese careers match their interests by clicking on the career name Matchmaker also provides users with suggested career clusters or career pathways Users can click on a suggested career cluster to see which careers from their suggestion list are included in that cluster Career Cruising User s Guide Page 6 Career Matc hmaker Career Suggestions Screen REE cit 2 Matchmaker Careers Education Portfolio Search contactus Career Suggestions Your Career Suggestions Careers that suit your answers are listed below under Interest Rank The best matches are at the top of the list Click on a career to learn more about it and how it suits your answers Your matching Career Clusters are also listed below Improve Resul Industrial Designer Interior Designer Exhibit Designer Cartoonist Comic Illustrator C Craftsperson Desktop Publisher Fashion Designer Potter Artist Graphic Designer Computer Animator Medical Illustrator Stylist Website Designer Your Suggested Clusters Your matching Career Clusters are listed below in order of suitability Click on a Cluster to explore the careers within it 5 Fashion amp Desian In addition to exploring the list of suggested careers there are a number of other options available on the Career Suggestions screen These include Answer more questions to improve my results After answering the first 39 questions users have th
21. generated for printing Resume Builder The Resume Builder is seamlessly linked together with the Portfolio Tool To move from the Portfolio Tool to the Resume Builder users simply click on the Resume Builder tab at the top of the column of blue portfolio section buttons In the Resume Builder users will find much of the information they have already entered into their portfolio To make it easy for users to quickly generate a resume any information stored in their portfolio that may be useful for resume creation is automatically shared with the Resume Builder The Resume Builder also includes some sections that are not available within the Portfolio Tool These include e Career Objective A free text field for entering a career objective statement e Education This section allows users to keep track of their education history schools attended dates of enrolment credentials earned etc e References A place to enter contact details for all references e Additional Information A free text field for entering any additional information users would like to include in their resume Once users have entered all of the information they wish to include in their resume they can quickly format their resume by clicking on the Format amp View button When formatting their resume users can choose a resume style indicate which sections they would like to include in their resume and indicate the order these sections should appear i
22. ggested careers to go to its profile within the Explore Careers section This section provides in depth information on each career including education and training requirements Users can also see multimedia interviews with real people in each occupation Step 3 Planning Education and Training If users are interested in pursuing a particular career they can use the Explore Education and Training section to learn where to get the required education and training For instance if someone is interested in becoming a graphic designer they can use the Search for Programs feature to find colleges offering programs in graphic design They can also go directly to those school profiles by using the Related College and University Programs links in the Education section of the graphic designer occupation profile Career Cruising has been designed to facilitate the progression from one section to another For example users can go straight from Career Matchmaker to profiles of the careers it suggests They can then go directly from the Education section of each career profile to related programs in the Explore Education amp Training section The Portfolio Tool can be used throughout the career exploration process When using any component of Career Cruising or participating in any other career development activities users should be encouraged to save their work and document their activities in their portfolio Developing a portfolio allows users to continuall
23. her Windows Media Player 6 4 or higher or QuickTime 4 0 or higher installed on your computer If you need to download and install either one of these programs you can do so by using the links provided under the View Sound and Video Clips heading in our Technical Support section To access the Technical Support section click on the button in the top menu bar A text transcription of the multimedia clips is also provided Accessing the Career Cruising Website To access the Career Cruising website you need a username and password Your username and password are listed on the first page of this binder To log into Career Cruising go to www careercruising com and type in your username and password Then click the Start Career Cruising button If you don t know your password contact us at 1 800 965 8541 or send us an email at info careercruising com Ensuring Fast and Easy Access Bookmark or Add to Favourites When you go to the Career Cruising website for the first time make sure you add it to your list of Bookmarks Netscape or Favourites Internet Explorer The next time you want to go to the Career Cruising website all you have to do is click on the Career Cruising link in your Bookmarks or Favourites Save Username and Password After you have typed in your username and password be sure to check the Remember My Password box This will save you the trouble of entering your username and password the next time you use Career Cruising
24. hools database e Search for Schools Use the keyword search or a clickable map of the United States to look up specific schools e Search for Programs Search for programs by entering a program name for a keyword search or by using the program cluster search e School Selector Search for schools based on a variety of factors including location tuition type of program athletics offered and others Career Cruising User s Guide Page 15 Portfolio Tool With Career Cruising s Portfolio Tool users can create their own online portfolio to keep track of their career development activities and develop a career plan The Portfolio Tool also contains a Resume Builder that allows users to produce a customized resume using the information they have stored in their portfolio as well as any additional information they choose to add Portfolio Homepage pe ss gt gt Welcome Lewis Portfolio Completion Status View Details ss Inbox For Lewis Sender Subject Date Career Cruising Administrator Career Fair 10 7 2008 GEES Fe ed FT Things to Remember Field Trip Form Update My Personal Profile Course Calendar Change My Password Advisement Log Invite Others to View My Portfolio Guest Views of My Portfolio School Links Career Resources My Links Cs Link Name My Files Faculties of Education The My Files section allows you to Small Business Tips upload view and manage files
25. mp Training screen there are four options available to users e Search for Schools Enter a school name for a keyword search or search by province e Search for Programs Type in a program name or search by program cluster e Apprenticeship Training Learn about apprenticeship training options available across the country e U S Schools Search a comprehensive database of U S colleges and vocational schools Career Cruising User s Guide Page 12 Explore Education amp Training Search for Schools The search tools on the Search for Programs page make it easy for users to find schools offering the academic or vocational training programs they are looking for Users can search for colleges and universities across the Country by typing in a school name for a keyword search or by selecting a province When users receive their list of matching schools they can click on any of the school names to view a school profile Each school profile contains important contact information as well as information on housing enrolment and athletics Users can also access comprehensive program information School Profile Screen w Education sil Matchmaker careers education Portfolio Search contactus Explore Schools School Profile University of Winnipeg Winnipeg MB HS Location and Contact Information Mailing Address University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue Winnipeg MB R3B 2E9 Main Phone Number 204
26. n After previewing their resume users can print it or export it as a web page a Microsoft Word Career Cruising User s Guide Page 18 Portfolio Tool document or a plain text file Users who have previously formatted their resume can go directly to Print Export page Resume Builder Resume Builder y Resume Y pa Builder Step 1 Choose Resume Style Professional O Elegant Contemporary Example Example Example Step 2 Select Sections to Include v Career Objective v Education Work Experience v Volunteer Experiences Awards amp Certificates Extracurricular Activities v Hobbies amp Interests Include Comments Include Comments Skills and Abilities References Include Comments Additional Information Set Order Select the order in which these sections appear on your resume Sten 3 Select References Option Creating a Portfolio To create their own portfolio users need to go to the Portfolio Login screen The Portfolio Login screen can be accessed by clicking on the Create a New Portfolio link in the Portfolio Login section of the Main page clicking on the Portfolio button in the top menu bar or by clicking on the Save to My Portfolio button wherever it appears within Career Cruising On the Portfolio Login screen users have the option of logging into an existing portfolio or creating a
27. n t answer this 3 Progress Rating 3 45 After completing these questions users will be presented with their original career suggestions list The order of the careers will not have changed however each career will now have a coloured icon next to it that represents their skills score for that career When users click on a career from their list the Suitable for You chart will provide specific feedback on how their skills match up with the skills required for that career The results of the My Skills assessment can be used in 2 different ways e Younger students or individuals who have not had the opportunity to develop job related skills may use their results to determine which skills they need to work on in order to prepare themselves for a particular career e Individuals planning to enter the workforce immediately can review their skills assessment results to help determine whether or not they are adequately prepared to pursue employment opportunities in a particular field Career Cruising User s Guide Page 8 Explore Careers The Explore Careers section contains hundreds of in depth career profiles Users can search for career profiles in several different ways Search for Careers Enter a career name for a keyword search Search by Index Look up occupations using an alphabetical index Search by School Subject Select a subject and see related careers Search by Cluster Select a cluster to s
28. new portfolio if they do not already have one To create a new portfolio users simply click on the New Portfolio button and then fill in the required information on the form that appears If users try to create a portfolio using a username that already exists they will be prompted to choose a different one Please note The Create a New Portfolio option may not be available at your site Depending on the portfolio implementation plan in place at your site turning the Create a New Portfolio feature off may be recommended to ensure that each user has one and only one portfolio See the CAMS Guide for more information Accessing a Portfolio Users can access their portfolio at any time from any computer connected to the Internet To access their portfolio users simply log into Career Cruising and enter their personal portfolio username and password in the space provided on the Main page Also the Portfolio Login page can be accessed at any time by clicking on the Portfolio button in the top menu bar or the Save to My Portfolio button wherever it appears Portfolio Privacy All of the information that users store in their portfolio is kept confidential and secure The only people who can view a user s portfolio are the user their teacher or career advisor and their parent or guardian To protect the privacy of their portfolio we recommend that users do not share their portfolio username and password with other people Career Cruising Use
29. paration Career and Life Goals The Career and Life Goals page provides users with two large free text fields one for maintaining a list of their short term goals and one for maintaining a list of their long term goals Activities amp Abilities Extracurricular Activities This page allows users to keep track of their extracurricular Career Cruising User s Guide Page 17 Portfolio Tool activities To simplify the process a large number of popular extracurricular activities are available for selection Users can also type in their own activities if necessary For each activity selected or entered users can record the time period of their involvement and a description of the activity They may also attach related files to each activity Activities amp Abilities Hobbies amp Interests In this section users can maintain a list of all of their hobbies and interests They may select from a list of hobbies and interests or add their own Users can also enter notes for each activity and hobby selected or entered Activities amp Abilities Skills and Abilities Skills and Abilities is a place where users can check off and enter all of their skills and abilities in three areas attributes computer skills and language skills Users are able to maintain notes for all of their skills and abilities Activities amp Abilities Awards amp Certificates The Awards amp Certificates page allows users to keep track of any
30. prehensive career guide that people will truly enjoy using Back in school we noticed a common problem among our peers few of us knew what to do with our lives after graduation Our understanding of our career options was very limited and was often based more on inaccurate stereotypes than the reality of the working world To address these problems we set out to create a career guidance resource that would have appealed to us when we were in school Our aim with the initial version of Career Cruising was to develop a user friendly program that combined comprehensive career information with the personal perspective provided by multimedia interviews with people in every occupation Over the years we have responded to the needs of Career Cruising users by adding a number of additional features first class career assessment tools a comprehensive post secondary schools database an apprenticeship training section a career portfolio tool and helpful administrative features The ongoing development of Career Cruising is a labour of love for all of our staff It is our hope that Career Cruising will have a positive impact on the lives of everyone who uses the program Who Can Benefit from Career Cruising Career Cruising is suitable for people from age 11 to adulthood It is a very user friendly program and requires no special training or expertise Career Cruising is particularly useful for e Middle school students starting to learn about vario
31. quirements and earnings change over time as individuals progress in this career e Related Jobs Links to related career profiles in Career Cruising e Other Resources Links to other websites related to this career such as government resources professional associations and other informational resources Job Description Screen Doce EE Matchmaker careers Education Portfolio Search Contact Us 69 Speech Language Pathologist gt gt Job DES Most of us take communication for granted We can say what we want when we want even if we re not always eloquent However many people have speech and language difficulties that interfere with their jobs relationships and quality of life Speech language pathologists SLPs work with people suffering from these types of difficulties They diagnose problems and develop and carry out treatment programs tailored to each patient s needs Language difficulties are sometimes related to learning disabilities or to conditions such as cerebral palsy or multiple sclerosis In many cases speech and language problems are the result of strokes or head injuries Other problems such as stuttering have no clear cause For individuals with little or no speech capability SLPs teach the use of alternative communication methods including the use of automated devices and sign language They teach patients how to make sounds improve their voices or increase their language skills to comm
32. r s Guide Page 19 Navigating Career Cruising Menu Bar The menu bar across the top of each screen provides users with a quick and easy way to move to different sections of Career Cruising from anywhere in the program Top Menu Bar LEEF SIN xc Matchmaker Careers Education Poi Search contat Us 0 e Main Takes users to the Main screen the first screen users come to when entering the program e Matchmaker Takes users to Career Matchmaker e Careers Takes users to the Explore Careers section e Education Takes users to the Explore Education amp Training page e Portfolio Takes users to the Portfolio Login screen where they can access an existing portfolio or create a new one e Search Allows users to search all of the program s career and schools information by keyword e Contact Us Provides users with Career Cruising s contact information e Takes users to the Helpful Information section where they will find a site map user s guides prepared classroom activities technical support information and developer s notes about the information and features in the program Links to Other Websites Career Cruising provides users with links to other useful websites In the Other Resources section of each career profile users can find websites related to that career There are also links to school websites in the school profiles When a user clicks on a web link a new browser window will
33. talented interpreters of technology and human needs to give products personality to humanize the domestic landscape and to respect the larger social and environmental responsibilities of design To accomplish these goals the program provides a clearly articulated progression over three years of study with a set of required studio and academic courses as well as providing flexibility with studio option and electives by which senior students individualize their program Courses address subject areas such as ergonomics materials production technology digital imaging design for production design for electronics furniture design and soft design Apprenticeship Training Users can search for information on apprenticeship training programs available within their province or across the country Apprenticeship programs can be searched for by keyword or by cluster For each apprenticeship program the following information is provided description certification requirements length educational prerequisites and in class training locations Users who would like more information about how apprenticeship training works can consult the About Apprenticeship section The About Apprenticeship information contains answers to commonly asked questions about apprenticeship training and is available to users throughout the Apprenticeship Training section For users who have additional inquiries about apprenticeship training contact information is provide
34. unicate more effectively During the treatment process an SLP may also use books pictures tovs or sophisticated equipment Career Cruising User s Guide Page 10 Explore Careers PhotoFiles Most of the profiles also include a PhotoFile PhotoFile is a photo journalistic job description consisting of seven to nine photos for each career along with informative captions We are continually adding new PhotoFiles Multimedia Interviews Users can access multimedia interviews with two practitioners of each career The interviews are part of the career profiles and can be accessed by clicking on the names in the Photos amp Interviews menu located in the bottom left hand corner of each career profile screen Multimedia Interview Screen career 158 Tool and Die Maker SM EU A the Life 8 00 am 9 00 am Reviewing drawings for a fixture I am building A fixture is a metal structure used for measuring manufactured parts to ensure they are the proper size and shape 9 00 am 10 00 am Looking through the stock of metal to find pieces I can use to build the fixture cutting the pieces of metal to size 10 00 am 10 15 am Break 10 15 am 11 30 am Drilling holes in some of the pieces of metal creating threads in the holes so that bolts can be screwed in These bolts will be used to hold the manufactured parts in place so they can be measured properly 11 30 am 12 30 pm Grinding the pieces of metal to the exa
35. us career choices and the relationship between their schoolwork and the working world e Secondary school students in the 9th and 10th grades investigating occupations and developing their career ideas e Secondary school students in the 11th and 12th grades making decisions about training post secondary study and work e College and university students learning about careers related to their field of study e Unemployed adults and young people evaluating their options e Employed adults considering a career change Individual Career Guidance Career Cruising is designed for individual self directed use This user friendly resource helps users satisfy four key career guidance needs career matching career exploration post secondary education planning and portfolio development Each of these sections can be used on its own For instance someone interested in exploring careers could spend days simply learning about different careers and viewing the multimedia interviews with people in those careers However the sections can also be used in combination We encourage a typical user to go through the following steps Step 1 Finding the Right Career Assessment Start off with the Career Matchmaker assessment Matchmaker helps users discover their work interests and Career Cruising User s Guide Page 2 Introduction provides them with a list of suggested careers Step 2 Exploring Careers Users can then click on one of the su
36. y build on their previous career exploration work Also they will be creating a document they can use to present themselves to prospective employers post secondary school admissions staff and others The Portfolio Tool also includes a Resume Builder that uses the information entered into the portfolio to create personalized resumes in a variety of formats Users can then print their resume or export it as a Word text or html file Career Cruising User s Guide Page 3 Getting Started System Requirements Career Cruising is an entirely web based system which supports a variety of browsers Windows Browsers e IE 5 0 and up e Netscape 7 0 and higher e Firefox 1 0 7 and higher Macintosh Browsers e Safari for OS X 10 3 version 1 2 or higher e Safari for OS X 10 4 version 2 0 3 or higher e Firefox 1 0 7 and higher To ensure you are able to make use of all aspects of the Career Cruising website the following web browser settings are required e JavaScript must be enabled e Check for new versions of pages automatically First party cookies must be enabled Some network settings can also affect the performance of the Career Cruising website Where proxy servers are used they should be set to NOT cache pages from www careercruising com Also network firewalls should include www careercruising com as a trusted site Viewing Sound and Video Clips To view the sound and video clips on the Career Cruising website you must have eit
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