Career and Education Planner

You may use this guide to explore your interest in a variety of careers, find out information on training for those careers, and get the job you want. Each section of the guide lists books (including title, author, publisher, and the Dewey Decimal call number, indicating the location of those books in the library). Click on the title of each book and another browser window will open with the information about the book's availability throughout the library system. After these titles, each section includes links to relevant web sites for your exploration. Remember that many of these guides in print and on the web are regularly being updated. Always try to locate the most recent version available. If you ever have any questions, don't hesitate to ask your local librarian for help. Developed by the San Francisco Public Library, Teen Services Division (March 2000)

• San Francisco Unified School District [http://portal.sfusd.edu/]
  Explore the local school district's homepage with useful educational resource links.

• Career Opportunities in Computers and Cyberspace
  Henderson. Facts On File (4.023 H383c)
  If you want information in a flash, use this book for simple job profiles that include a career ladder and useful tips to enter the profession.
• Cybercareers
  Morris. Sun Microsystems (4.023 M833c)
  Not limited to just technical professions, this title aptly describes the nature of today's job market and how to make it work for you.
• The Encyclopedia of Career and Vocational Guidance
  (J.G. Ferguson) (331.7 En19)
  Includes a wide variety of job profiles from nuns to database specialists. Worth using at the beginning of your career search.
• Exploring Tech Careers: Real People Tell You What You Need To Know
  Ferguson. (602.373 Ex74)
  Well-designed book with in-depth job profiles. Very interesting and useful.
• From High School To Work: 150 Great Tech Prep Careers
  Ferguson. (370.113 F925)
  Includes a broad coverage of entry-level jobs that you can get directly out of high school.
• The Job Seeker's Guide To Socially Responsible Companies
  Jankowski. Gale Research. (650.14 J259)
  Useful title when you want to work for a company that's focused on more than just profits.

• Wet Feet [http://www.wetfeet.com]
  A powerful new tool in anyone's career strategy.

• 50 Successful Harvard Application Essays: With Analysis
  The Staff of the Harvard Crimson. St. Martin's (378.1616 F466)
  Mystified about what to write in your application essay? This text will show you that the best way to write a college essay is to write about what you know best -- yourself.
• America's Top Jobs For People Without A Four-Year Degree
  Farr. Jist (331.702 F24a)
  If you're not going to college, explore this title and find a variety of well-paying job opportunities that don't require a degree.
• The College Board: 10 Real SATs
  The College Board. (371.21 T25)
  Produced by the same organization that gives the SAT, this title includes actual SATs versus simulations provided in other texts.
• GED Success
  Peterson's (373.1262 G107)
  Reduce your anxiety, broaden your skills, and increase your score on this high school equivalency certificate.
• Index of Majors and Graduate Degrees
  The College Board (378.73 C686COL)
  Lists almost every possible degree and nearly every school where you can obtain it.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  Bureau of Labor Statistics (331Un3b)
  Venerable, though dry, government source on job descriptions and projected job growth in the U.S.

• Bureau of Labor Statistics [http://stats.bls.gov/]
  Includes the online versions of the Occupational Outlook Handbook and Occupational Outlook Handbook.

• ACT [http://act.org]
  Nonprofit organization that administers the alternate test to the SAT.
• College Board Online [http://www.collegeboard.org]
  National Association of Colleges which administers the SAT
• Secrets of the SAT [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sats/]
  PBS's show, "Frontline", examines the national obsession with the academic testing process, its successes and failures.

• Brandon College [http://www.brandoncollege.com]
  (e.g. trains ESL & Foreign Language Skills)
• City College of San Francisco [http://www.ccsf.cc.ca.us/]
• College Bound Magazine Online [http://www.collegebound.net]
• Petersons [http://www.petersons.com]
• The Princeton Review [http://www.review.com]
• US News & World Report - Education Center [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/eduhome.htm]

• Academy Of Art College [http://www.academyart.edu]
• Art Institutes International [http://www.aisf.aii.edu]
• Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising [http://www.fidm.com/]
• San Francisco Art Institute [http://www.sfai.edu/]

• Allied Business Schools [http://www.alliedschools.com/]
• Bryan College [http://www.bryancollege.edu/]
  (e.g. trains Legal Secretaries)
• Devry Institute of Technology [http://www.devry.edu/]
• Heald College of Business and Technology [http://www.heald.edu/]
  (e.g. trains Business Professionals)
• Golden Gate University [http://www.ggu.edu/]
  (e.g. trains Business Professionals)
• Hospitality Management Training Institute [http://www.hotelcollege.com/]
  (e.g. trains Hotel and Restaurant Managers)
• Trinity College [http://www.trinitycollege.com/]
  (e.g. trains Medical Assistants)
• Western Career College [http://www.westerncollege.com/]
  (e.g. trains Medical Assistants)

• Bartender Professional School [http://www.barschool.com]
• Bartenders National School [http://www.nationalbartending.com]
• California Culinary Academy [http://www.baychef.com]
  (e.g. trains Chefs)
• Sierra Academy of Aeronautics [http://www.sierraacademy.com]
  (e.g. trains Pilots)