Career Cruising

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Career Cruising
How would YOU like to have this JOB?!!
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What is Career Cruising?

• It is an internet-based career exploration and
  planning tool.
• It is used by students to explore career and
  college options.
• It helps students develop a career plan.
• It can be accessed from school or
  home!

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What are the features of the program?

• Interest and Skills Assessment
• College Exploration
• Career Profiles
• Multimedia Interviews
• Individual Learning Plan
• Resume Builder

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Why use Career Cruising?

• The ILP is completed by using Career Cruising
• It begins in 6th grade and continues through high
  school
• You can even use it throughout college!

• Students across Kentucky are now required to
  complete an Individual Learning Plan (ILP).

ILP
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What are the ILP requirements for 7th graders in
Career Cruising?

• Career Matchmaker (Complete a new Matchmaker
  Session!)
• My Skills
• Learning Styles
• Careers that Interest Me
• Schools that Interest Me
• Career Cluster Interests
• Organization Activities
• Annual ILP Review (complete with teacher after
  ILP is at 66)
• Annual Student Survey (Complete last)

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Begin Career Cruising by

• Going to internet address
• www.careercruising.com/ilp
• Typing your ten-digit user name and six-digit
  password provided on your access card
• Click Log In

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7th Grade ILP Homepage
First Click
Check your ILP status to get to 100
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Complete Your Career Matchmaker!

• On your ILP Homepage under Quick Links click on
  Things to Remember and read the information
• At the bottom of that page click on About the ILP
  and read the instructions
• Go back to your Homepage and click the blue
  Career Cruising and click Career Matchmaker
• Click the grey New Matchmaker Session button in
  the middle
• Answer All Questions and click Review My Answers
  to update your choices
• Always click SAVE TO MY ILP
• Review your TOP 40 careers listed

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Click here to answer more questions to update
your TOP 40 career choices
ALWAYS click SAVE TO MY ILP!
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What are your top career matches?

• Click on your top four careers from the 40 listed
  and SAVE TO MY ILP
• Review each of the careers finding out what the
  job description is, earnings, education required,
  etc.
• Complete the graphic organizer that you will get
  from the teacher

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How do you save your results?

• Click on the SAVE TO MY ILP button near the
  bottom of the menu on the right hand side of the
  page
• Click a check mark on Yes, I have reviewed and
  revised this portion of my ILP, click OK
• Click save again which will begin the completion
  process of your ILP
• Continue to complete tabs listed on slide 7 and
  sub buttons
• Click Logout on your ILP homepage at the end of
  class before you log off your computer

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Reference

• Career Cruising information, www.careercruising.co
  m/ILP/ retrieved on August 25, 2010