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Overview LMI: Session 3 Guide to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Career Resources. BLS Resources Occupational Outlook Handbook Occupational Outlook Quarterly Career Guide to Industries ETA Resources Career One Stop O*NET My Next Move
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OverviewLMI: Session 3Guide to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Career Resources BLS Resources • Occupational Outlook Handbook • Occupational Outlook Quarterly • Career Guide to Industries ETA Resources • Career One Stop • O*NET • My Next Move • mySkillsmyFuture
Why is career decision-making important? www.iseek.org/mncareers/facilitator.html "Most people don't plan to fail; they fail to plan." Author unknown FACTS ABOUT CAREER DECISION-MAKING • Career decision-making is a process. • The goal of career decision-making is to help participants organize their thinking about topics important in choosing a career. • Students should not expect to make a final career decision lightly. • The goal of career planning is to link academic knowledge and real-world experience to determine the path of one's future professional life.
Occupational Outlook handbook (OOH)http://www.bls.gov/oco/ The OOH tells you: • the training and education needed for occupations • earnings • expected job prospects • what workers do on the job • working conditions
Occupational Outlook Quarterly (OOQ)http://www.bls.gov/ooq/ • OOQ provides practical information on jobs and careers • Articles are written in straightforward, non-technical language and cover a wide variety of career and work-related topics such as - unusual occupations - tips for jobseekers - salary trends - results of new studies from the BLS
Career Guide to Industries (CGI)http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/ The CGI tells you: • Occupations in the industry • Training and advancement • Earnings • Expected job prospects • Working conditions
Career InfoNet and O*NETwww.careeronestop.orgwww.onetonline.org • Your source for employment information and inspiration • O*NET-nation’s primary source of occupation information • Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor
My Next Movewww.mynextmove.org • Search Careers with key words • Browse careers by industry • Tell us what you like to do - O*NET Interest Profiler (RIASEC) mySkillsmyFuture www.myskillsmyfuture.org • Reemployment
Flow Scenario: Students I want be a Registered Nurse. I think I will go back and really look into training for this occupation… I’m still interested….. I like what I’m seeing so far…
Scenario: Job-Seekers I was a customer service rep.
Other Resources Career Related Choices or Bridges: https://access.bridges.com/portal/student/landingPage.do MN Careers Facilitator Guide: http://www.iseek.org/mncareers/facilitator.html Career Exploration: http://breitlinks.com/careers/career_activities.htm National Career Development Association: http://associationdatabase.com/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/resources Education Related North Dakota University System: http://www.ndus.edu/information/ LMI Related Guide to State/Local Workforce Data: For Analysis & Informed Decision Making: http://www.doleta.gov/regions/stateresources/Pages/docs/627374_9TENGuidetoStateandLocalWorkforceDataRevised1282010AccessiblePDFwithattachments.pdf