The Career Resource Center
Room 301
The Career Resource Center provides integral services and resources to support career development activities in the L`Anse Creuse Public Schools. The center is located at the Frederick V. Pankow Center in room 301.
The Career Resource Center is staffed by Mrs. Geikas-Los, a certified Career Development Facilitator from Oakland University, who works directly with students, teachers, and counselors to develop and promote educational plans.
Students can get assistance with career and college information, employability skills, resume writing or questions about scholarships and career websites.
Interested students may stop in room 301 and talk to Mrs. Los Monday through Friday during school hours.
Career Information on the Internet
Career Cruising
www.careercruising.com - Great website for looking up job descriptions, job outlook, college and related information. See your high school counselor for usernames and passwords or e-mail geikaan@lc-ps.org
Bureau of Labor and Statistics
www.bls.gov - Career and Labor Market Information from the federal government.
America's Career Infonet
www.acinet.org/acinet - Explore careers and employment information. Includes a video library of occupations.
Career One Stop
www.careeronestop.org - Your source for employment information and inspiration. The place to manage your career. Your pathway to career success.
O-NET Online Career Information and Assessments
http://online.onetcenter.org/ - The O*NET system serves as the nation's primary source of occupational information, providing comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations.
College Links
Michigan College Guide
www.michigancollegeguide.com
Michigan and Non-Michigan Colleges
www.petersons.com
College Navigator
http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/
How to Choose a College or University
http://www.college-scholarships.com/ten_rules_for_selecting_a_college_or_universities.htm
Financial Aid and Scholarship Links
FinAid
www.fafsa.ed.gov - FinAid was established in the fall of 1994 as a public service. This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the web.
FastWeb
www.fastweb.org - FastWeb, the Internet's leading scholarship search service, helps students make the decisions that shape their lives: choosing a college, paying for college, and finding jobs and internships.
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
www.nasfaa.org - Helpful information and documents to help with planning for college expenses.
Other Resources
College Planning Book for High School Students
College Application Guide
