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The NJ Department of Education supports the New Jersey Career Assistance Navigator (NJCAN). NJCAN is the state's free web-based career guidance system. It contains a variety of resources to support students' lifelong career exploration and planning. The system includes self-assessments, college and other postsecondary school information, a searchable directory of scholarships, including opportunities specifically for New Jersey students, an extensive career database and the latest national, state and local labor market data and projections. If your school would like to create a free account, please contact njcan@doe.nj.gov.
The websites listed below are for informational purposes. The New Jersey Department of Education does not recommend or endorse any of the organizations or websites listed in the chart.
| Name | Type of Resource |
|---|---|
| Association of American Medical Colleges | Information on the MCAT and medical school admissions, careers in medicine, and medical schools. |
| Bridges | Bridges is a leading provider of products and services used by schools, universities and agencies to help people achieve education and career success. Bridges' planning and exploration products give students and adults in transition reasons to achieve more --exploring all their options, setting goals and making plans to get there. |
| Career Choices | Career Choices and the online 10-year plan is an interdisciplinary curriculum that engages students and teachers in an interactive learning process, helping them develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to successfully: examine their own lives; explore and evaluate a wide range of education and career options, and make reasoned and researched goals for their future. |
| Career Trainer | A resource for educators for career development classroom materials. |
| JIST | JIST Publishing, Inc. is an Indianapolis-based publisher and authority on the topics of career, job search, business, and families in crisis. The JIST staff helps people help themselves in career and life by publishing practical, self-directed products and training tools that are used in employment training, education, business, counseling, therapy, and school settings. |
| Learner | Online tutoring platform with free practice tests to prepare students for the LSAT, GRE, GMAT and SAT. |
| New Jersey Career Assistance Navigator (NJCAN) | The New Jersey Career Assistance Navigator (NJCAN) is the state's free web-based career guidance system. NJCAN is designed to support lifelong career exploration and career planning through easy to use, straightforward search and sorting utilities, and an online portfolio for saving information from all system components. If your school would like to create a free account, please contact pslp@doe.nj.gov. |
| Technology Based Solutions | TBS provides career planning, job preparation, job selection, career development, and self – improvement tools for educators and individuals. |
| V-TECS | High quality information, software, and resources for career and workforce development. V-TECS occupational information is research -based and validated by business and industry. |
| Vocational Information Center | A comprehensive list of career exploration resources. |
The NJ Department of Education supports the New Jersey Career Assistance Navigator (NJCAN). NJCAN is the state's free web-based career guidance system. It contains a variety of resources to support students' lifelong career exploration and planning. The system includes self-assessments, college and other postsecondary school information, a searchable directory of scholarships, including opportunities specifically for New Jersey students, an extensive career database and the latest national, state and local labor market data and projections. If your school would like to create a free account, please contact njcan@doe.nj.gov.
The websites listed below are for informational purposes. The New Jersey Department of Education does not recommend or endorse any of the organizations or websites listed in the chart.
| Name | Type of Resource |
|---|---|
| Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections |
A nationally recognized source of labor statistics and career information. |
| CareerPerfect.com | Features a work preference inventory assessment. |
| Career Vision (The Ball Foundation) |
Aptitude assessment and career exploration resources. |
| College Board Major and Career Profiles | This site is designed to help high school students gain college and career awareness. |
| Job Hunt | An online Job Search Guide and Career Resource Center. |
| Job-Star Job Search Guide | "How-to" information for job seekers anywhere. |
| Keys 2 Work | Provides a web-based assessment of student abilities in; applied math, locating information, and reading for information; interests related to careers; and documentation to improve skill abilities. |
| Kuder, Inc. | Kuder, Inc. is a provider of Internet-based tools and resources that help students and adults achieve their educational and career planning goals. |
| Mapping Your Future | A one stop site for students and parents with information on financial strategies, career options, and career planning. |
| Mind Tools | Mind Tools outlines important life and career skills in easy to understand language. These are supported by simple examples and exercises that expand and reinforce your understanding. Mind Tools outlines more than 100 of the most important thinking skills in nine essential areas. |
| Monster.com Career Center | Information on various careers, training, job openings, choosing a career, resumes, salary, quizzes, and more. |
| My Future | Information on military careers, post high school planning, and a comprehensive career toolbox with assessments. For students and parents. |
| National Society of Professional Engineers | A forum for young engineers and students looking for guidance from engineers in the field. |
| New Jersey Career Assistance Navigator (NJCAN) | The New Jersey Career Assistance Navigator (NJCAN) is the state's free web-based career guidance system. NJCAN is designed to support lifelong career exploration and career planning through easy to use, straightforward search and sorting utilities, and an online portfolio for saving information from all system components. |
| O*NET® Computerized Interest Profiler TM | The O*NET Computerized Interest Profiler (CIP) is a new vocational interest assessment instrument administered by computer. Users receive an accurate, reliable profile of their vocational interests that provides valuable self-knowledge about their vocational interests, fosters career awareness, and provides a window to the entire world of work via the 900+ occupations within O*NET On Line. |
| Vocational Information Center | An independently developed list of career exploration resources. |
The NJ Department of Education supports the New Jersey Career Assistance Navigator (NJCAN). NJCAN is the state's free web-based career guidance system. It contains a variety of resources to support students' lifelong career exploration and planning. The system includes self-assessments, college and other postsecondary school information, a searchable directory of scholarships, including opportunities specifically for New Jersey students, an extensive career database and the latest national, state and local labor market data and projections. If your school would like to create a free account, please contact njcan@doe.nj.gov.
The websites listed below are for informational purposes. The New Jersey Department of Education does not recommend or endorse any of the organizations or websites listed in the chart.
| Name | Type of Resource |
|---|---|
| ABE to College Transition | An online resource for Adult Basic Education providers who wish to implement an effective college transition program in their community. The project is aimed at GED graduates, Adult Diploma graduates, and adults who have been out of school for some time. |
| Association of American Medical Colleges | Information on the MCAT and medical school admissions, careers in medicine, and medical schools. |
| Campus Program | University and employment resources that guide students from high school to a dream job. |
| Careers and Colleges.com | Tools to assist students in their college planning effort. |
| Career Cruising | A comprehensive and interactive career guidance guide available on CD-ROM and the internet. Career Cruising includes career profiles, multimedia interviews with real workers, career search tools, a web-based portfolio, and a comprehensive database of colleges and universities. |
| College Board College Search | The College Board's college search engine. |
| College Board Major and Career Profiles |
This site is designed to help high school students gain college and career awareness. |
| College Navigator | You can use the U.S. Department of Education's college search tool, College Navigator, to find colleges and career schools that may fit your needs. You can search for schools by location, degrees offered, programs/majors, tuition and fees, setting, size, and much more. |
| College View | A portal to start searching for a college that will prepare you for the future. |
| Financial Aid Information Page | An independent resource for comprehensive college financial aid. |
| Go College | College and scholarship search. Free SAT / ACT practice tests and links. |
| Kaplan | Test preparation and college admissions help. |
| Law School Admissions Council | A complete guide to Law School Admissions. |
| Mapping Your Future | A one stop site for students and parents with information on financial strategies, career options, and career planning. |
| Peterson's | College search, test preparation, and financial aid resource. |
| Princeton Review | College search and college information. |
| Sallie Mae College Answer – The Planning for College Destination | A comprehensive planning for college website. |
| Stafford Loan | Student loans for higher education. |
| Student Scholarship Search | A free scholarship search service. |
| Super College | For students, by students, on secrets, tips, and strategies to help get into and pay for college. |