Career+Search+and+Descriptions

=Career Search and Career Description Tools=

Resources and links
www.wireinsight.com www.glassceiling.com

Strengths:

 * Free website career search library database
 * Anyone can contribute to the discussions at GlassCeiling
 * Professionals may explain their careers to help mentor the youth in our communities
 * Students may also provide insight to others by registering and providing substantive content to help mentor others

Weaknesses:

 * Age may not be restricted
 * Message forum could have negative messages
 * Career descriptions may not be 100% corroborated

Opportunities:

 * Teachers and students could research careers and tie those careers into class discussions
 * Students may learn how to write summary reports from eye-witnesses and those experiencing events first hand, rather than relying on hearsay (interpretations or descriptions from third-parties)
 * Students could use the same questions and formats found on these sites to locate and interact with their own mentors


 * Students may not get accurate or negative feedback in the discussion portals
 * Students may not comprehend how these careers are relevant to what their currently learning in the classroom

Ideas:

 * Students may produce a report about an industry and submit same for publication to these interactive career databases
 * Students may interview their parents or others about a job or career and submit same for publication to these interactive career databases
 * Students may find a discussion their interested in at GlassCeiling and interact with the author and others in the forum regarding that same topic
 * Students may compare and contrast various careers regarding relevant skill-sets for application to their own career endeavors