COURSE:
|UNIT:B |Educational and Career Exploration |
|Competency |Evaluate career information in relation to career goals. |
|CM04.00 | |
|Objective |Apply career research skills to access accurate, current, and unbiased career information. |
|CM04.01 | |
|Journal Prompt(s) |How does exploring valid, reliable career information help me to make good decisions, reach my career goals, and to revise|
| |my career goals? |
|OUTLINE |
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|Objective 4.01: Apply career research skills to access accurate, current, and unbiased career information. |
|Compare career groupings. |
|1. US Department of Education Career Clusters |
|Agriculture and Natural Resources |
|Architecture and Construction |
|Arts, Audio-Visual Technology, and Communication |
|Business and Administration |
|Education and Training |
|Finance |
|Government and Public Administration |
|Health Science |
|Hospitality and Tourism |
|Human Service |
|Information Technology |
|Law and Public Safety |
|Manufacturing |
|Retail/Wholesale Sales and Service |
|Scientific Research/Engineering |
|Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics |
|SOC – Standard Occupational Classification System/OOH – Occupational Outlook Handbook |
|Managerial and Management Related Occupations |
|Engineers, Surveyors and Contractors |
|Lawyers, Social Scientists, Social workers, and Religious Workers |
|Teachers, Librarians, and Counselors |
|Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners |
|Registered Nurses, Pharmacists, Dieticians, Therapists, and Physician Assistants |
|Health Technologists and Technicians |
|Writers, Artists, and Entertainers |
|Technologists and Technicians, Except Health |
|Marketing and Sales Occupations |
|Administrative Support Occupations Including Clerical |
|Service Occupations |
|Agricultural, Forestry, Fishing and Related Occupations |
|Mechanics, Installers, Repairers |
|Construction Trades and Extractive Occupations |
|Production Occupations |
|Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
|Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, Helpers and Laborers |
|Job Opportunities in the Armed Forces |
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|SIC – Standard Industrial Classification |
|Goods Producing Industries |
|1.) Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing |
|2.) Mining |
|3.) Construction |
|4.) Manufacturing |
|Service Producing Industries |
|Transportation, Communications, and Public Utilities |
|Wholesale Trade |
|Retail Trade |
|Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate |
|Services |
|Business Services |
|Personal Automotive, and Other Services |
|Legal Services |
|Education Services |
|Social Services |
|Health Services |
|Offices of Physicians |
|Offices of Dentists |
|Offices of Osteopathic Physicians |
|Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
|Nursing and Personal Care Facilities |
|Hospitals |
|Medical and Dental Laboratories |
|Home Health Care Facilities |
|Health and Allied Services Not Classified Elsewhere |
|Government |
|NCDPI – North Carolina Department of Public Instruction |
|Agricultural and Natural Resources Technologies |
|Arts and Sciences |
|Biological and Chemical Technologies |
|Business Technologies |
|Commercial and Artistic Production Technologies |
|Construction Technologies |
|Engineering Technologies |
|Health Sciences |
|Industrial Technologies |
|Public Services Technologies |
|Transport Systems Technologies |
|Use various research sources. |
|1. Library |
|a. Books |
|b. Periodicals |
|2. Career information guides |
|a. Dictionary of Occupational Titles – also can be accessed |
|at ; Lists 24000 jobs |
|with general duties and work characteristics |
|Occupational Outlook Handbook – also can be accessed at |
|; Lists training/education requirements, |
|earning potential, work conditions, employment prospects, |
|nature of the work, related occupations, and sources of |
|additional information |
|c. Guide for Occupational Exploration – also can be |
|accessed at octc/occupat2.htm; Lists 14 interest |
|areas along with abilities/trait requirements |
|3. Internet Resources |
|a. American Career InfoNet – ; Lists |
|outlook/trends, training requirements, and learning potential; |
|also offers a career inventory |
|b. Occupational Info Network (O*NET) – |
| or |
|; Lists training/education |
|requirements, and earning potential; Codes are included |
|as part of the OOH description. |
|c. DOL Employment and Training Administration – |
|; A site for students, parents, |
|teachers and counselors to access career information |
|regarding career exploration, training requirements, and military |
|careers |
|d. America’s Learning Exchange – |
|e. NC Careers – |
|f. CFNC – – Offers career exploration and |
|education/career planning resources. |
|g. F4K – |
|4. Guidance Counselors/Career Development Coordinators |
|5. Career Events |
|6. Consultation/Informational Interviews/Job-shadowing |
|7. Service Learning/Volunteer Experiences |
|C. Classify career information through completing an Occupational |
|Search Form. |
|1. Nature of the work (tasks) |
|2. Working conditions (hours, environment, and safety) |
|3. Employment outlook |
|4. Training, Qualifications and Advancement (education level, |
|licensure/certification, abilities, advancement potential) |
|5. Job Outlook (growth rate, opportunities/competition) |
|6. Earning potential |
|7. Related Occupations |
|D. Explain factors used in determining the value of career information. |
|1. Accurate |
|2. Current |
|3. Bias free |
|4. Complete |
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|E. Use career research and writing skills to complete the Career |
|Research Project. |
|1. Content criteria |
|a. Summary of personal characteristics, abilities, |
|aptitudes, work values, etc. |
|b. Nature of the work (tasks) |
|c. Working conditions (hours, environment, and safety) |
|d. Employment outlook |
|e. Training, Qualifications and Advancement (education |
|level, licensure/certification, abilities, advancement |
|potential) |
|f. Job Outlook (growth rate, opportunities/competition |
|g. Earning potential |
|h. Related Occupations |
|i. Justification of compatibility of personal characteristics |
|to career requirements |
|j. Required sources of information |
|1.) Book |
|2.) Periodical |
|3.) On-line resource |
|4.) Personal consultation/Interview/Job |
|Shadowing Experience |
|k. Bibliographical Information |
|2. Stages of development |
|a. Write a working outline (consult personal Career |
|Profile and Occupational Search Form). |
|b. Continue developing research. |
|c. Write the introduction. |
|d. Write the body. |
|1.) Format |
|2.) Paraphrasing |
|3.) Quotations |
|4.) Parenthetical references (Author Page |
|Number) Consult: School to Work – A |
|Student Handbook |
|Author: Sebranek/Meyer/Kemper/Van Rye |
|ISBN#: 0-669-40873-5 or |
|research/r_mla.html for formatting information. |
|e. Write the conclusion. |
|f. Write the Bibliography/Works Cited Section. |
|g. EDIT/PROOFREAD. |
|3. Format Criteria – See rubric |
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|ACTIVITIES |
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|Resources |
|(Complete the Career Research Project. Guidelines regarding content criteria and required sources of information can be found on the attached |
|information sheet; Appendix 4.01 (1) - Career Research Project. Guidelines regarding format can be found on the attached information sheets; Appendix |
|4.01 (2) - Steps in Writing a Research Paper and Appendix 4.01 (3) - Citing Sources. Use the evaluation criteria found on Appendix 4.01 (4) - Research|
|Paper Rating Sheet to plan and pre-evaluate your project. This work product will be included as part of the Course Portfolio. |
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|Choose a career of interest to you. Using Appendix 4.01 (5) - Research Methods, list at least 5 methods that you could use to find out whether or not |
|the career might be a good match for you. Describe what information each source might provide. |
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|Information |
|Using the informational hand-outs on NCDPI Career Pathways, US DOE Career Clusters, SOC/OOH, SIC, GOE, and DOT as well as the electronic versions of |
|the Career Information Guides, complete Appendix 4.01 (6) - Classifying an Occupation. You should complete this activity in regards to the occupation |
|that you selected for your Career Research Project. Record bibliographical data and notes, as this information can also be used in development of your|
|Career Research Project. |
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|(You are to choose a specific career to investigate. You will make a presentation for this career. You should research the following information: |
|education, possible places of employment, job outlook, location and work hours, job duties, salary and earning potential. You are to assume that you |
|are employed in the career. Therefore, you must decide where you went to school as well as information about your profession and your current job. On|
|the day of your presentation, you will dress like you are actually working in your chosen career to do your presentation. You should anticipate |
|questions from your classmates and be prepared to answer them. Take pictures for your Career Portfolio. |
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|Visit the Career Voyages Web site , sponsored by ED and the Department of Labor, offers a wide range of information and |
|advice for students, parents, career changers, and career advisors, including in-depth profiles of many occupations and related educational |
|requirements and resources. Because this expansive site can be intimidating to general users - and because young people are a big part of the site's |
|target audience - there is now a video tutorial available at the top of the home page. By clicking on the link, users can launch a short video that |
|walks them through the features of the Web site and introduces some of the navigational tools available. The video serves to help users access the |
|resources available on the site and motivate them to keep exploring and learning. By doing so, users can uncover dozens more videos describing many |
|in-demand occupations and their educational requirements. The Web site also includes career guidance and links to various federal, state, and local |
|career resources. The videos are available in Windows or Real Player formats. |
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|Interpersonal |
|(Conduct an informational interview/consultation with someone working in the occupation/career field that you selected for your Career Research |
|Project. Use the Appendix 4.01 (7) – Informational Interview worksheet activity to guide your interview and to use as a tool to organize and record |
|information. This work product will be included as part of the Course Portfolio. |
|ACTIVITIES CONTINUED |
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|Organize the class into four (4) teams. Each team should utilize one formal research tool to research a chosen career. |
|Books |
|Videotapes/DVDs |
|Internet job search |
|Exploratory Interviews |
|Each team will present its findings and explain the advantages and disadvantages of using the research tool(s). |
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|Poll the class to determine the occupations of their parents. Sort the careers into the following classifications: |
|US Department of Education Career Clusters |
|SOC System Classifications |
|SIC Industrial Classifications |
|NCDPI Career Pathways |
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|Technology |
|Evaluate at least one of the career information guide web-sites or one of the Internet resources listed on the attached reference sheet. Use Appendix |
|4.01 (8) – Internet Source Evaluation Sheet to guide your evaluation. |
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|Basic Skills |
|(Using the internet and other research tools, determine the professional organization for a career of interest to you. Write a business letter to the |
|organization requesting information regarding the services that they offer professional members, training opportunities, mentorship/job-shadowing |
|opportunities, scholarship opportunities and employment outlook and occupational trends. |
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|Thinking Skills |
|(Complete Appendix 4.01 (9) - OOH Occupational Search Form for the occupation that you have selected for the Career Research Project. This work product|
|will be included as part of the Course Portfolio. |
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|Using Appendix 4.01 (10) - SOICC Activity, research using Career Choices and other sources to locate the requested information about a career of |
|interest to you. |
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|Visit the library to research careers using published reference materials and periodicals. Complete Appendix 4.01 (11) - Library Research to document |
|your sources as well as the research information that you retrieved. |
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|Use the Occupational Outlook Handbook and research three (3) career interests. Choose one (1) of the three (3) and create a newspaper ad for the job. |
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|Create campaign posters for each of the career groupings. Use the posters during registration to advertise the various career pathways. |
|RESOURCES |
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|Primary Resources |
|Kimbrell, Grady & Vineyard, Ben S. (2003). Succeeding in the World of Work. (7th Edition). New York, |
|NY. Glencoe/McGraw Hill. pp. 50-54, 57-62. |
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|Bailey, Larry J. (2003). Working, Career Success for the 21st Century. (3rd Edition). Mason, OH. |
|Thompson/South-Western. pp. 186-189, 195-199. |
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|Littrell, J.J., Lorenz, James H. & Smith, Harry T. (2004). From School to Work. Tinley Park, IL. The |
|Goodheart-Willcox Company. pp. 223-255, 263-267. |
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|Carter, Carol, Izumo, Gary, Kravits, Sarah L. & Reeves, Diane L. (2001). The Career Tool Kit for High |
|School Students; Making the Transition from School to Work. Upper Saddle River, NJ. Prentice |
|Hall. pp. 150-160. |
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|Workbook Resources |
|Kimbrell, Grady & Vineyard, Ben S. (2003). Succeeding in the World of Work - Student Activity Book |
|(7th Edition). New York, NY. Glencoe/McGraw Hill. pp. 29, 37-40, 41-46. |
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|Bailey, Larry J. (2003). Working, Career Success for the 21st Century - Student Working Papers and |
|Exploration Package (3rd Edition). Mason, OH. Thompson/South-Western. pp. 80-84. |
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|Littrell, J.J., Clasen, Annie H. & Pearson, Peggy. (2004). From School to Work – Student Activity |
|Guide. Tinley Park, IL. The Goodheart-Willcox Company. pp. 89-97. |
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|Supplementary Resources |
|Videos for the Classroom. Careers: Preparing for Your Future |
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|Sunburst Visual Media. Your Career Search: Take the First Step |
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|Bailey, Larry J. (2003). Working, Career Success for the 21st Century - Student Working Papers and |
|Exploration Package (3rd Edition). Mason, OH. Thompson/South-Western. pp. 187-248. |
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|Phiefer, Paul. (2003). Great Careers in 2 Years – Second Edition. New York, NY. Checkmark Books. |
|ISBN #: 0-89434-415-3 |
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|Shatkin, Paul, Ph.D. (2004). Quick Guide to Career Training in Two Years or Less. Indianapolis, IN. |
|Jist Works. |
|ISBN#: 1-56370-981-3 |
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|NCSOICC. Getting Started: North Carolina Jobs and Careers – Fifth Edition. |
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|Mayall, Donald and Maze, Marilyn. The Enhanced Guide for Occupational Exploration – 2nd Edition. |
|Indianapolis, IN. Jist Publishing. |
|ISBN#: 1-56370-207-X |
|RESOURCES CONTINUED |
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|Phiefer, Paul. (2003). Quick Prep Careers. Chicago, IL. Ferguson Publishing. |
|ISBN #: 0-89434-383-1 |
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|Lindsey, Norene. (1999). Pathfinder: Exploring Career and Educational Paths. Indianapolis, IL. Jist |
|Publishing. Pp. 73-95. |
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|US Department of Labor. (2005). Occupational Outlook Handbook. Indianapolis, IN. Jist Publishing. |
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|Glencoe McGraw Hill Publishing. (2003). Career Clusters: Manufacturing & Retail Wholesale Sales & |
|Service. New York, NY. |
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|Glencoe McGraw Hill Publishing. (2003). Career Clusters: Law and Public Safety. New York, NY. |
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|Glencoe McGraw Hill Publishing. (2003). Career Clusters: Government and Public Administration. |
|New York, NY. |
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|Glencoe McGraw Hill Publishing. (2003). Career Clusters: Scientific Research & Engineering & |
|Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics. New York, NY. |
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|Glencoe McGraw Hill Publishing. (2003). Career Clusters: Information Technology. New York, NY. |
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|Glencoe McGraw Hill Publishing. (2003). Career Clusters: Education & Training & Arts, Audio/Video |
|Technology & Communications. New York, NY. |
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|Glencoe McGraw Hill Publishing. (2003). Career Clusters: Business & Administration & Finance. New |
|York, NY. |
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|Glencoe McGraw Hill Publishing. (2003). Career Clusters: Hospitality & Tourism. New York, NY. |
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|Glencoe McGraw Hill Publishing. (2003). Career Clusters: Health Science. New York, NY. |
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|Glencoe McGraw Hill Publishing. (2003). Career Clusters: Agriculture & Natural Resources & |
|Architecture & Construction. New York, NY. |
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|Gabler, Laura R. (2000). Career Exploration on the Internet. Chicago, IL. Ferguson Publishing |
|Company. |
|ISBN#: 0-89434-305-X |
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|Wolfinger, Anne & Gordon, Rachel S. (2004). Best Career and Education Web-Sites. Indianapolis, IL. |
|Jist Publishing. |
|ISBN#: 1-56730-960-0 |
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|RESOURCES CONTINUED |
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|Web-Site Resources: |
| (Opportunities abound in Health Care) |
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| (Career Exploration-Web/Interactive) |
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| (Research Paper Rubric) |
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| (subscription through SOICC required) |
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| (Career and Education Information, Career Key, Career Videos, Occupational Profiles) |
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| (Career Information, Career Planning, Daily News, Career Currents Magazine, Using Career Choices Tabloid, Links) |
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| (Career Choices User’s Guide) |
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| (Work Articles) |
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| (Career Briefs) |
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| (Career Key Spanish version) |
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| (Occupations Section of NC Careers in Spanish) |
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| (America’s Career Information Network) |
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| (Occupational Outlook Handbook - A nationally recognized source of career information published by the U.S. Department of Labor.|
|The Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a |
|wide range.) |
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| (DOT Titles) |
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| (GOE) |
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| OR programs/onet (O*NET- Occupational Information Network - A comprehensive database that defines and |
|describes occupations in terms of worker attributes and job characteristics. Developed for the U.S. Department of Labor as the replacement for the |
|Dictionary of Occupational Titles.) |
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|RESOURCES CONTINUED |
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| (American Career InfoNet - Lists outlook/trends, training requirements, and learning potential; also offers a career inventory. |
|A resource for making informed career decisions to support a demand-driven workforce investment system.) |
| |
| (DOL Employment &Training Administration - A site for students, parents, teachers and counselors to access career information |
|regarding career exploration, training requirements, and military careers.) |
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| (NC CAREERS - North Carolina employment information including job listings, salary projections, employment outlook, |
|relocation, travel and more) |
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| (CFNC - College Foundation of North Carolina - Offers career exploration and education/career planning resources. Apply to North |
|Carolina colleges and universities online. Also in Spanish) |
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| (F4K-Futures for Kids -Bridges the gap between the hopes and dreams of our students and the workforce development needs of our |
|communities. Enables students to find careers that match their unique interests, values, and abilities. Provides information on hundreds of careers, |
|and interactive technology allows local businesses to connect with their future workforce and provide support in the form of mentors, internships, |
|scholarships and targeted training.) |
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| (NC Careers Spanish Version – ACRN Brochures, Web-based Activities, The Family Toolkit, Career |
|Pathways Posters) |
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| (National Skills Standard Board – Industry Standards) |
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| (Career Development Link - Informational Interviews) |
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| (Career Explorer) |
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| (Career Search) |
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| (Career Development Manual Link – Career Research) |
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