CareerOneStop's Video Library
Did you know that CareerOneStop’s Video Library now includes more than 500 career videos? Each 90-second video gives a career overview and highlights important tasks, education requirements, particular challenges, settings where people in the field work, and more. Up-to-date employment outlook and typical wages are displayed on screen. Videos are closed captioned in English and Spanish.
Career videos are integrated into CareerOneStop’s Occupation Profiles, providing users with additional career information.
The library also includes videos on career clusters, industries, work options, and abilities. Additional Spanish career videos are also available. CareerOneStop videos are available to view and share on YouTube.
Counselor resource: User Guide for GetMyFuture.org
GetMyFuture.org
, CareerOneStop’s website for young adults, provides a wealth of tools and information to help young people make smart career decisions, plan their education or training, and find employment. The site also offers specialized resources for youth facing barriers to success.
Young people aged 16 to 24 can easily find resources to plan and achieve a path to career success. The website features an interactive User Guide that outlines key pages and activities to walk a user through the steps to establish a baseline in any of the site’s three key topic areas:
- Find a career that’s right
- Make a training plan
- Apply for a job
For example, in the “Make a training plan” section, users are invited to
Although the website and the User Guide are both designed for youth to use on their own, both are also excellent resources for school or youth counselors working with individuals or groups of young adults. Counselors will also be interested in the User Guide’s worksheets and checklists that are ready to download or print, as well as quick access to success story videos.