Career CruisingYour child’s program for future career success

Career Cruising is an Internet-based career exploration and planning tool used by your son or daughter to explore career and college options and develop a career plan. Career Cruising can be accessed from school, from home, or wherever your son or daughter has access to the Internet. Features of the program include:

ASSESSMENTSWorld renowned assessment tools to help your child identify his or her career interests, skills, abilities, and learning styles

CAREER PROFILESThorough and up-to-date information about hundreds of different occupations, including direct links between careers and related college programs

MULTIMEDIA INTERVIEWSInterviews with real people in each occupation, which add depth and realism to career profiles

COLLEGE AND FINANCIAL AID INFORMATIONComprehensive college and financial aid information, with a number of useful search tools to help your child find the right college and the right scholarships

EMPLOYMENT GUIDEAdvice for all stages of the job search process, including developing a job search plan, networking, writing resumes and cover letters, preparing for interviews, and adjusting to a new job

PORTFOLIOAn online portfolio where your child can develop and reflect on his or her academic, personal, and career exploration activities, and make plans for the future

RESUME BUILDERIntegrated with the portfolio to help your child create, format, and print professional looking resumes quickly and easily

PARENT PORTALAllows you to view the information your child has stored in his or her portfolio, learn more about the careers and schools that your child is interested in, and communicate with your child’s career advisor. To register for your Parent Portal, go to www.careercruising.com/Parent and enter your activation code.To receive an activation code, please contact your child’s career advisor.

What is Career Cruising?

www.careercruising.com/login/cnusd

How to log on

Homepage

Username = CNUSD + child’s ID number Example: CNUSD123456

Password= Child’s first and last name initials + birthdate Example: John Doe 3/16/1996 jd3161996

Access Codes

Found in the Assessments tab

Career Matchmaker• 116 questions total• Likert scale• List of careers at the

end based on the answers the student chose

Must complete Career Matchmaker to access:-My Skills (Rate your level of skill in 45 key areas to see how your skills match up with the careers that you are interested in.)-Ability Profiler (Learn more about your abilities and see how your abilities compare to those used in careers that interest you.)-Learning Styles Inventory (Discover how you learn and retain information and find tips on how to improve your study habits to suit your learning style.)

In the Careers tabExplore Careers by:• Index• School subject• Industry sectors• Clusters

• Use the blue tabs on the left to learn more about a specific information about a career

• Save to your portfolio

In the Schools tabSearch for schools by:-Location-Programs-Compare schools

Cool features to check out:• Planning

Timeline• Financial Aid

Compare Schools

Don’t waste time searching for the information you need on the individual university website.Compare schools side-by-side to see which school appears better on one screen!

In the Employment tabTools for future employment:• How to create

resumes• Prepare for an

interview• Letter writing

It provides a Job Search tool that is powered by Indeed.com

The Coolest

Part!!!

It’s never too early to start career planning!

-Sit down with your child and discuss their plans for life after high school Use the tools found in Career Cruising to

start planning. Save the Career Cruising website to your

Favorites tab on your home computer Have your child save everything in their

portfolio

Parents’ Role

Portfolio The Career PortfolioIn this section, you can: Save your Career Matchmaker Results Keep notes on the careers that interest you Research and save information on colleges, universities and other programs Select or plan courses that you will take in high school Develop an education plan based on your career interests Express your career and life goals List your extracurricular activities and work experiences

The Resume BuilderThis section makes it easy for you to create a great looking resume that showcases your: Career objectives Education Work and volunteer experience Skills and abilities Extracurricular activities Awards and certificates you have received

Have your child go to the Career Center for more information.

See the school website for more details on Career Cruising

Click on Career Cruising website for technical issues

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