Resources

Visit these Web Sites..............

Career Search

Occupational Outlook Handbook - you can look up any career and get the "stats" such as salary, future, and working conditions.

Michigan Center for Career and Technical Education --has search capabilities and important information.

Employment

Visit http://careerplanning.about.com. Great site for students on is forum page and its information about handling you first job.

Resume Writing

How to create an On-Line Resume - great site to pulling together what should go into resume along with suggestions, tips on how to write one.

Princeton Review - resume and cover letter advice

ResumeTutor - An interactive workbook that will teach you a lot about how to write a resume.

Find info on summer jobs at these web sites:

http://peterson.com
http://jobstar.org
http://www.coolworks.com
http://www.bygpub.com/books/tg2rw/summer-jobs.htm

Tax Information

For information on tax aspects of after-school and summer jobs, http://www.taxplanet.com

Books........

Creating Your High School Resume (Jist Works, 1998) by Kathryn Troutman)

Your First Interview, Your First Job, and Your First Resume (Career Press, 1995), all three by Ron Fry.

Summer Opportunities for Kids and Teenagers 2002 (Peterson's Guides, 2001)

America's Top Internships (Princeton Review, 2000) by Mark Oldman

Young Peterson's Occupational Handbook (Jist Works, 2001) by Michael Farr