Recommended Site Links

Career Research & Exploration Sites   

CA Career Zone Find out about specific careers, education or training and expected pay in CA.

Occupational Outlook Handbook The U.S. Department of Labor's online resource.

California Career Center Career options, tips on getting a job, and resources to help plan high school classes toward your future career

Career & Resume' Help

Please know that you should create your resume to fit the job for which you are applying. This means every time you apply for a job, you should tweak aspects of your resume to fit that specific job’s qualifications. You are not fabricating information, simply highlighting information that a hiring manager might find desirable.

If you have “References,” please include name, contact information, and their title. If you don’t have “References,” please don’t put anything at all (ie. NO “References Available Upon Request”). Please keep your resume professional and limited to one page.

Resume' Dos and Don'ts

Please look at Purdue-OWL Writing Lab’s Resume Resources. The first link is general information. The second link takes you to sample resumes that cover a variety of purposes. Both links have additional links to the left that you can navigate through. If you haven’t had a “real job” yet, you can still create a fantastic resume but it might look different than someone who has a job. Look at the Skills or Functional Sample Resumes for some ideas.

1. Building a Resume

2. Sample Resumes

A good resource for utilizing effective language in your resume: Language

General Homework Help Sites

Shmoop A site with lots of help - English, literature, history, science & more!

Khan Academy Watch instructional videos for math and other subjects!

College Resources Click here to research colleges & universities!

CSU Apply

How to plan for and apply to the California University.

University of California

Answers to all your questions about applying for, and attending, a school in the UC system.

All California Colleges

"...with nearly 400 colleges, universities and vocational training schools to choose from, why not take advantage of what California has to offer?"

College Board PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, and AP Start Here

Sign in to plan a path to college opportunities, including financial support and scholarships. Also test score portal.

KnowHow2Go

Turn college dreams of "first in the family to go," and low income students into action-oriented plans for getting into college..

College Stats

Find out the real stats for colleges and universities and about the process of getting into your perfect college.

Peterson's

Test prep courses and practice tests to help raise your scores and increase your chances of admission.

The Common Application

Explore more than 1,000 colleges on Common App and apply for schools with CommonApp.

Princeton Review

SAT and ACT test preparation information, plus get help finding the schools that best fit you needs and aspirations, and find out what it takes to get admitted.

Colleges That Change Lives

"The 40 Colleges That Change Lives schools have much in common but each of the schools is also distinctly different. We invite you to learn more about each CTCL school by looking more closely at the individual school profiles."

Campus Tours

Video tours and photorealistic interactive campus maps.

Reading Lists & Links Need some ideas on what to read next??  Try the links below!

The College Board's 101 Great Books -- from the people who bring you the SAT test...what do they recommend you have read???

Readalikes -- If you want to read something similar to another book, here's a great list by genre'!

ALA Best Books for Young Adults -- lists from this year as well as past years of books chosen as "the best" of that year

YALSA's Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers --if you don't really enjoy reading, or if you do, this is a great place to find fast, engaging and entertaining reads!