Unit Web Links
Unit 1 Self-Assessment
Chapter 1 You and the World of Work
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
www.bls.gov
Facts on employment trends.
Chapter 2 Getting to Know Yourself
The Keirsey Character Sorter
www.keirsey.com/cgi-bin/keirsey/kcs.cgi
An online personality questionnaire.
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Unit 2 Exploring Careers
Chapter 3 Researching Careers
U.S. Department of Education Career Clusters
www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/clusters
Facts on the 16 Career Clusters.
America's Career InfoNet
www.acinet.org/acinet/
Government data for making informed career decisions.
Chapter 4 Entrepreneurship
Small Business Administration
www.sba.gov
Government-sponsored financial, technical, and management assistance for entrepreneurs.
Chapter 5 Developing an Individual Career Plan
Career Action Plan
http://careerplanning.about.com/library/weekly/aa040501a.htm
From the About.com guide to career planning.
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Unit 3 Finding a Job
Chapter 6 Finding and Applying for a Job
America's Job Bank
www.ajb.dni.us
Free jobseeker services.
Chapter 7 Interviewing
City University of New York—Interview Evaluation Form
http://depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/career/interhnd_12.htm
Techniques for effective interviews.
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Unit 4 Joining the Workforce
Chapter 8 Beginning a New Job
College Grad Job Hunter
www.collegegrad.com/newjob/index.shtml
Questions to ask when starting a new job.
NextSteps.org—Keeping Your Job
www.nextsteps.org/net/keepjob/toc.htm
NextSteps.org is an employment, career development, and job finding resource for
youth.
Chapter 9 Workplace Ethics
Ethics Resource Center (ERC)
www.ethics.org
ERC is an ethics awareness organization.
Chapter 10 Developing a Positive Attitude
Job Search Skills—Have an Attitude
www.nextsteps.org/net/jsearch/81yecpal.htm
NextSteps.org is an employment, career development, and job finding resource for
youth.
Chapter 11 Workplace Health and Safety
Occupational Health and Safety Administration
www.osha.gov
OSHA is the government agency entrusted to ensure safe and healthful workplaces
in America.
Chapter 12 Workplace Legal Matters
AHI's Employment Law Resource Center
http://www.ahipubs.net/
Employment law issues from a human services perspective.
National Employment Law Project
www.nelp.org
NELP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that employment laws cover
all workers and expanding employment laws to meet the needs of workers and families
in changing economic conditions.
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Unit 5 Professional Development
Chapter 13 Interpersonal Relationships at Work
Emotional Intelligence and the New Workplace
www.canadaone.com/magazine/eq050198.html
From Canadaone.com, a free online magazine for small businesses in Canada.
Chapter 14 Teamwork and Leadership
Leadership and Teanwork
www.bradley.edu/ldc/lat.htm
The Leadership Development Center at Bradley University's Foster College of Business
Administration.
Chapter 15 Professional Communication Skills
The American Heritage Book of English Usage
www.bartleby.com/64/
An authoritative guide to contemporary English.
Chapter 16 Thinking Skills on the Job
Mind Tools
www.mindtools.com
From Mindtools.com, whose mission is to help people starting their careers understand
the essential skills and techniques which will help them to excel.
Chapter 17 Technology in the Workplace
America's Digital Divide
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/blackhis/divide.htm
From the International Information Programs division of the U.S. Department of
State.
Chapter 18 Time and Information Management
Time Management Strategies for Improving Academic Performance
www.ucc.vt.edu/lynch/TimeManagement.htm
www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/htimesch.html
www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/htimesug.html
Career development information from Virginia Tech.
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Unit 6 Life Skills
Chapter 19 Economics and the Consumer
United States Postal Inspection Service
www.usps.gov/websites/depart/inspect/consmenu.htm
Government information about consumer awareness and consumer fraud.
Chapter 20 Managing Your Money
Facts on Saving and Investing
www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/money/save-invest/save.htm
From the Federal Consumer Information Center, the consumer information unit of
the General Services Administration.
Chapter 21 Banking and Credit
Banksite
www.banksite.com/calc/savings
Money management information.
Chapter 22 Buying Insurance
WebMD—Choosing and Using a Health Plan
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1680.51357
From WebMD.com, an online heath information provider.
Chapter 23 Taxes and Social Security
Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.gov
From the Internal Revenue Service, the nation's tax collection agency.
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Unit 7 Lifelong Learning
Chapter 24 Adapting to Change
U.S. Department of Education—Education Resource Organizations by State
www.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/ERODmap.html
The U.S. Department of Education's Education Resource Organizations Directory.
Chapter 25 Balancing Work and Personal Life
Federal Election Commission State Voter Registration Requirements
www.fec.gov/pages/Voteinst.htm
From the Federal Election Commission, the independent regulatory agency laws governing
the financing of federal elections.
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