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Resources for Students

The following resources will help you pinpoint your  interests and match these interests with specific career programs and university-parallel tracks available at Jefferson State.

The Strong Interest Inventory is an instrument designed to help students increase their awareness of their general interests and to alert them of possible activities and work that match those interests.  The test also allows individuals to compare their interests to those of people already employed in a variety of occupations.  Students should contact The One Stop Center in Lurleen Wallace Hall for more information.

The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information that is revised every two years, and describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.  Students may access the Occupational Outlook Handbook at http://www.bls.gov/oco/

The Career Key is a professional counseling inventory and is offered free to the public; a career interest measure is taken by an individual and instantly scored on the Internet; the results of a career inventory are linked to the Occupational Outlook Handbook -- the most accurate source of occupational information.  Students may access The Career Key at http://www.careerkey.org/

Transfer Check Sheets  are available on our website at www.jeffstateonline.com. Click Student Info/Transfer Check sheets for a listing of program check sheets for each of the STARS articulated programs. Check sheets parallel each STARS articulation guide and provide students with a one-page document to keep track of their progress toward a degree at Jefferson State. Keep in mind that the check sheets do not replace the need to print an articulation guide and the transfer institution’s Area V requirements.  (See Appendix II.)

STARS System is a web-based database that allows students, advisors, faculty, and administrators to obtain the most current AGSC approved transfer information. Prospective transfer students can log onto the STARS system and obtain a transfer guide for their chosen major that outlines the coursework needed in the first 60-64 semester hours of their degree program. If a student follows the guide and does not change majors, he/she should receive a degree credit upon transfer to the receiving institution.  You may access the STARS system from our website at www.jeffstateonline.com. 

Internet Resources for Jeff State Students

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ - Occupational Outlook Handbook: the most accurate and up to date     resource for career information.  Nearly 250 careers are described in detail outlining required skills, working conditions, earnings, and employment opportunities.

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ - Career Guide to Industries: provides information on available careers by industry. A companion to the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

www.ncsu.edu/careerkey/you/readthrough.html - Career Key: You can select a code (realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, conventional) and then get a list of job titles related to the type. You can select job titles and link to information on that job taken form the Occupational Outlook Handbook. If you don’t know your type, use the Career Interest Game first.

www.rileyguide.com/ -Employment opportunities and job search resources on the net. Includes research on specific careers and employers.

www.advisorteam.com - Free personality and career assessment site. Helpful links for education, career jobs, and discovering more about the relationship of your personality and your educational career goals.

www.finaid.org - A website explaining different types of financial aid awarded for students. Free Scholarship search and an advisor for personalized help.

www.jeffstateonline.com/workforce-development/one-stop-center/ - Job placement, Job Shadowing Career Exploration, and Résumé Interviews.