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Career Cruising www.careercruising.com Creating a Portfolio

1. On the left side, click on “Portfolio Login” A. Go to [|www.careercruising.com]. B. Type in your username: **LVSD-First initial then last name**  C. Type in your password: **Student ID # (Lunch Number)**

2. Click on “Assessments” (On the top bar). 3. Click on “Career Matchmaker” Interest inventory to match your likes and dislikes to a job. 4. Asked to enter name of session. Put todays date 5. Click on “Start Now” 6. In this section you will be asked 39 questions. For each question there are five answers to chose from the matchmaker 7. Complete the matchmaker  8. Your career “Interest Rank” is listed on the left hand side. Don’t do anything yet. 9. Click on “Answer More Questions” 55 (40-94) more 10. You will answer additional questions to improve your career path 11. We have the option of answering 22 more questions, but we aren’t 12. Review your careers 13. Click on a career 14. On the left side, go to “At A Glance” 15. Click on “Job Description”. Does this job sound good to you? 16. Click on “Working Conditions” Working inside or outside, do you have a preference? Click on “Earnings” Click on “Education” What does it take to get this job? Click on “Sample Career Path” steps in advancement Click on “Related Careers” These are other careers that may appeal to you Click on a related career and this will give you all the general information about it Click on “Assessments” (Top Bar) Click on “View All Matches”

Career Plan Assignment

Does the job sound like something you want to do? Why or Why Not?

What education do you need for this job?

3. Name 5 other related careers.

4. Do any related careers appeal to you? If so, what?

5. In the “Earnings” section, what is the employment outlook for your career? Increase or decrease in jobs?

Please share the Career Cruising information with your parents. They can use the Common Access information below to log on. Using the Occupational Outlook Handbook (http://www.bls.gov/oco/), career cruising and one of the sites below, **research at least three careers that you are interested in pursuing after high school**. Need some help picking a career? If so, do you remember your login for [|Career Cruising]? If so, use that site or try one of these sites: = Explore through these sites to find your perfect job: =
 * 1) Go to [|www.careercruising.com]
 * 2) Type in the username “Ligonier”
 * 3) Type in the password “Valley”
 * 4) Click on “Start Career Cruising”

[|Job Quiz] or [|Job Outlook] or [|Quiz rocket] or [|Career Test]