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Were you hoping to find one site on the Internet that has information on colleges and universities, as well as tools to assist your children or you in deciding on a college major or career? If that's what you are looking for, then you have found it!
EUREKA! the Career Information System, has been serving the career and educational information needs of teenagers and adults for more than 25 years. With the coming of Internet Technology, we are now able to provide our service directly to you in your home.
EUREKA includes career exploration tools and career information databases.
EUREKA's career exploration instruments will provide you with career and job options. Many of these options may be ones that you have never considered. There are three career exploration instruments available on eureka.org. They are described in the chart below.
Career information includes occupational descriptions, majors, college listings, financial aid information, and other complementary information. EUREKA's information databases are described in the chart below.
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True Colors: True Colors is a personality-based self-assessment that is fun, easy to use, yet extremely insightful. The assessment is based on the user selecting keywords that are descriptive of personality characteristics. The key words are age appropriate.The results gives you a four color profile and a list of occupations by color. An added value of the True Colors(TC) concept (if you wish to use it this way) is to build family communications around the colors. If all members of the family take the True Colors assessment, you may enjoy the interactions that follow.
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Occupations: Your son or daughter will be able to search through hundreds of occupations, many of which they may have never heard of. Descriptions include a section on courses they may need to take in high school and links to related training programs or college majors. There are over 800 major, and over 1,000 related occupations referenced; with a total of over 2500 titles. Descriptions are detailed, and clearly written. There are 20 information topics for each occupation. In addition, this database includes hundreds of links to professional associations that also provide information on given careers. Sample Occupational Description - Nurse Practitioner
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MicroSkills: MicroSkills enables your son or daughter to view themselves from a transferable skills or talent perspective. Everyone has some natural abilities. So, even though you may have never held a job, or gone to college, you have skills that are used on a day to day basis. MicroSkills helps you to discover what those skills are and how they can be used in the world or work. This on-line skills assessment has two options:...a card sort and a questionnaire. You can save your sessions and come back at a later date to complete them. Skills results are motivational and informative. MicroSkills Results Sample
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Programs of Study: Your son or daughter will be able to review college majors and postsecondary training programs. These programs are linked to colleges or universities located throughout the country. The descriptions include links to related occupations and careers,and links to other similar programs. A list of colleges that offer the major are also a part of the description. Sample Programs of Study - Nursing
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Occupations Questionnaire: Your son or daughter will experience a "reality check" when they use the EUREKA Occupations Questionnaire. There are 36 questions, which reflect what the labor market requires for a given job or career. Because the labor market is pretty conventional, there are combinations of desires that do not easily meet the realities of the world of work. A simple example, and one you can easily do with the Occupations Questionnaire, is a user may expect to make $3,000 or more as a starting salary, with only a high school education. The user will find that a "typical" job or career will not meet those characteristics. That's a "reality check"!
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Colleges and Universities: Your son or daughter will be able to browse through a database of more than 2500 national and international colleges and universities. Links that allow students to apply on-line are available,if this is a service provided by the college. The college information is very detailed and includes all NCAA level sports and scholarships if they are offered. Sample College Description - UC Los Angeles
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Database Filters: The colleges and universities databases have filters or sort programs that allow you to put in criteria specific to your circumstances or personal characteristics. The system then generates a list of colleges that fit these responses.
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Job Search: This section of the site will be on-line during the fall of this year. It will include a detail overview of the job search process, and a comprehensive section on resumes, incuding electronic ones. If you wish to see what jobs are currently available, visit our partner...
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Customer Service: EUREKA customer service has always been ranked #1. We stand ready to serve you in the same outstanding manner. At EUREKA you can speak with a real person whenever you need to.
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User Driven: We are a non-profit service where customers like you determine the content and direction of our research.
Family Friendly: We carry information that will be useful for the entire family.
EUREKA can help your family...
- Explore careers
- Make college decisions
- Create a resume
- Create a business plan
and much more…
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