AZCIS: Arizona Career Information System

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AZCIS Arizona Career Information System

• Overview

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Occupations Employment

• Occupation Sort
• Occupations
• Self-Employment
• Military Employment
• Job Search
• Keep That Job

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Occupation Sort

• Lets you say what you know about yourself, your
  likes and dislikes
• Uses 28 factors often considered in career
  decision making
• Creates a list of occupations that match your
  preferences
• Factors explained on printable worksheet or by
  clicking ? bubble

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Occupation Sort The Steps

• Select 10 to 15 factors
• Select the order of the factors
• Indicate the level of each factor you want in an
  occupation
• See the results of your choices
• Look at Occupations Not on List or Almost on
  list to find out Why Not?

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Occupations

• Information on hundreds of careers
• Listed by Title
• Listed by Cluster
• Real World Interviews
• Streaming Videos

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Clusters group similar occupations together

• Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
• Architecture and Construction
• Arts, Audio/Visual Technology, and Communications
• Business, Management, and Administration
• Education and Training
• Finance
• Government and Public Administration
• Health Science

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More Career Clusters

• Hospitality and Tourism
• Human Services
• Information Technology
• Law, Public Safety, and Security
• Manufacturing, Installation, and Repair
• Marketing, Sales, and Services
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
  
• Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

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Self-Employment

• An estimated 8 of the U.S. work force (over 12
  million Americans) is self-employed.
• This number has steadily increased in the last 20
  years.
• Complete the Entrepreneurial Career Assessment
  Form
• General information about self-employment
• Career information

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Military Employment

• FAQs
• Military Academy admissions requirements
• Reserve and National Guard information
• ASVAB
• Careers listed by cluster
• Information on related civilian occupations
• Much more!

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Job SearchSteps to follow when looking for a job

• Step 1 - Choose an Occupation
• Step 2 - Develop a Plan
• Step 3 - Collect Information
• Step 4 - Organize Your Job Search
• Step 5 - Locate Job Leads
• Step 6 - Check out Employers
• Step 7 - Create Resumes Cover Letters
• Step 8 - Prepare and Practice Interviews
• Step 9 - Follow Up
• Step 10 - Stay Positive

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Keep That Job

• Good job habits
• Dealing with your supervisor
• Dealing with your coworkers
• Improving yourself
• Working with your employer
• If you have problems
• Resources

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Education Training

• Programs of Study
• Arizona Schools
• US Colleges Universities
• Scholarships
• Career Pathways

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Programs of Study

• FAQs
• What is a program of study?
• What should I know about study exchange programs?
• Programs by cluster or title
• Program graduate admissions
• Typical coursework
• Programs of study
• Occupations including Apprenticeships

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Arizona SchoolsU.S. Colleges Universities

• FAQs
• Schools by cluster/state and title
• Undergraduate School Sort
• Graduate School Sort
• Compare Schools
• Online Tours

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Undergraduate School Sort

• Major
• Degree
• Location
• Setting
• Type
• Size

• Admissions
• Tuition
• Financial Aid
• Sports
• ROTC
• Services

Try It!!!
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Scholarships

• Scholarships to specific areas
• Aid for study in nursing
• Aid for Women
• Local scholarships
• WUE
• Scholarship sort
• Creates a list of scholarships and loans for
  student to explore

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Career Pathways

• Student selects from six Career Pathways
• Arts, Communications, and Humanities
• Business Systems
• Engineering and Industrial Systems
• Health Services
• Natural Resources
• Social and Human Services

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Assessment Tools

• Interest Profiler
• SKILLS
• Values Work Importance Locator
• Assessment Link
• Reality Check

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Interest Profiler

• Helps you find out what your interests are and
  how they relate to the world of work
• 180 activities
• LikeUnsureDont Like
• Dont think about
• Whether you have enough education/training
• How much money you would make
• Results in RIASEC format

Try It!!!
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SKILLS

• Students select their transferable skills
• Very, Moderately, or Somewhat Satisfying
• 72 to choose from35 selected
• Mouse over or pull up definitions
• Results
• Holland
• Top 30 Occupations
• All Occupations

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Values Work Importance Locator

• Identify what values are important to you in the
  workplace by placing cards on importance scale
• Scores given for work values depending on card
  placement

• Achievement
• Support
• Relationships

• Independence
• Recognition
• Working Conditions

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Assessment Link

• Used when students have taken other assessments
• ASVAB
• ONet Interest Profiler
• PLAN
• Gives additional information about the tests and
  identified occupations

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Reality Check

• Three different sections
• How a students anticipated standard of living
  relates to annual salary and matching occupations
• Student enters expected income and can find
  matching occupations according to cluster
• Student enters a specific occupation and then
  finds out if it will support their anticipated
  standard of living