1.Start with some Interest/Career inventories. They are a good launching point to explore your interests, skills required for careers, and academic requirements.

Career Cruising www.careercruising.com
Username: eastern
Password: 3580
-interest surveys
-careers information
-this site features a helpful search vehicle for connecting subjects that interest you in school to related careers (Click on EXPOLRE CAREERS)

Job Futures www.jobfutures.ca
-interest inventories
-browse occupation descriptions
-employment prospects
-salaries

2.Explore the world of Skilled Trades

Skills Canada www.skillscanada.ca
-promotes skilled trades and technology careers
-skills inventories
-occupation descriptors
-employment opportunities

Apprenticeships www.apprenticesearch.com
-employability skills quiz
-excellent links to help you assess your skills and explore careers in the trades

OYAP www.oyap.ca
-Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program
-start your career in the trades while you are still in High School

3. Read the Post Secondary Course Calendars in the Guidance Office

-identify a few programs that may interest you…. then read a College or
University calendar…find out what courses you would actually take if you
pursued this pathway

4.Co-Operative Education

-make an appointment with Mr. Haughian and explore the local job market to find
out if there is a placement in a career you would like to explore

5.Networking

-speak to your family, friends, teachers about careers and post-secondary possibilities…they know you, they know your interests and abilities
-i.e. if you are interested in Biology, ask Mr. Ball to suggest some possible careers, or post-secondary programs to explore
-job shadow….i.e. go to work with a family member and get firsthand knowledge about a
job

6.Professional Career Counselling

Centre for Psychological Services at the University of Ottawa
-career counseling conducted by Phd students under the supervision of registered
psychologists

Five Phase Counselling Package Includes:

1.Intake Session 2 hours
2.Assessment 2 or 3 testing sessions (self perception test, abilities and aptitude
test, vocational/interest test, personality, psychological/social
adjustment test)
3.Feedback 2 1 hour sessions interpreting results
4.Intervention 5 1 hour sessions (counseling on career pathways)
5.Written Report