1. Take the Interest Profiler from Bridges to find out what careers you might like.

2. Research your career using Bridges. Click on Choice Planner, Interest Profiler and then See Your Results Now.

3. Use NoodleTools to create your works cited page.

4. Use these free web sites to help you explore

• Occupational Handbook - Information on training and education earnings, job prospects and working conditions.
  
  
• Be What You Want To Be - Information on careers in Maryland.

• What Interests You? - Choose an interest you have such as sports, computers, building things and see possible careers.

• Major and Career Profiles - Pick a general category then browse specific jobs and learn about working conditions, job forecasts, related professions, and what you can be doing right now to reach your goals.

• Blue Collar and Proud of It looks at construction, masonry, truck driving, landscaping, and other trades.

5. Use Student Resource Center Gold. This premium web source includes all the volumes from Career Information Center. Choose Advanced Search. Type the career name in the first dialog box. In the next box, choose "Publication Title" and type "career" in the second dialog box. Example:

6. Check the cart of reserved books

General Titles of Interest:

331.7 FAR     Best Jobs for the 21st Century

331.7 FAR    200 Best Jobs for College Graduates

331.7 CAR    Career Discovery Encyclopedia

331.7 REI    The Everything Hot Careers Book

7. Use ProQuest to locate magazine and newspaper articles about careers. To use ProQuest at school, go to Media Center Items on the Novell menu and open Premium Resources > English. Use the pull-down menu to choose Subject and type "careers". In the second text box, type the career field you are researching. Check Full text documents only.

8. Use Vocational Biographies to read the career success stories of real people