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| What is CareerZone? |
CareerZone is an innovative online career exploration and planning system designed especially for today's high-tech youth in New York State. CareerZone presents current and relevant occupational and labor market Information in a clear and interesting way, making career exploration and planning fun and easy.
CareerZone leverages the power of the web to provide: information on 800 occupations from the national Occupational Information Network (O*NET) Database; the latest labor market information from the state Department of Labor; and interactive middle and high school career portfolios aligned with the NYS Education Department Career Plan initiative. Links to college exploration and planning resources help youth begin their life/work journey. Over 450 career videos provide a visual of the workplace and bring careers to life. Up-to-date job postings provide a glimpse into the local labor market and an ability to apply for positions. The expanded resume builder helps youth prepare one of the most important tools needed for a successful job search.
The latest version of CareerZone was introduced on February 20, 2009 and has several enhancements and updates. Please visit "What's New" for information on the system enhancements. If you are interested in organizing a CareerZone training session, please visit "Find a Trainer" for a local contact.
| Who's Using CareerZone? |
Youth in grades 6 -12 most often use CareerZone to start their career exploration journey by beginning with the Interest, Work Values and Skill assessment tools to explore potential careers. A middle school and high school career portfolio are available to help youth create a meaningful plan for their future education and career choices.
Educators use the lesson plan database in the Resource section to bring CareerZone into the classroom and provide relevant career development activities for students. More than 50 lesson plans have been crosswalked to the 28 New York State Learning Standards.
Counselors utilize CareerZone as an important component of a comprehensive school counseling program. Resources are provided in CareerZone to help counselors stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the career exploration and management field.
Community organizations, colleges and public libraries use CareerZone to introduce the principles of life-long learning and career development to jobseekers. A Resource area has been developed to gather tools for jobseekers to use along the path of their career development journey.
| Who Designed the System? |
The latest version of CareerZone, introduced February 20, 2009, is based on the original system design created in 1996 by the New York State Department of Labor with a grant from the United States Department of Labor. Updates to the system have been made with input and feedback of hundreds of students, counselors, teachers and other professionals across the State. Extensive pilot testing led to the final development of the easy-to-use system that is now available on the Web.
CareerZone was designed and developed by a number of professionals from a wide variety of backgrounds. Their expertise in labor market information, career development, training, counseling psychology, and computer applications have helped to create the unique CareerZone System.
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| For more information contact: |
CareerZone Team - New York State Department of Labor
Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions
State Office Building Campus
Bldg. 12, Room 450
Albany, NY 12240
1-877-226-5724
support@nycareerzone.org
