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Career Development/Nontraditional Careers:

Njnextstop.org tells you what skills you will need to be in demand in New Jersey industries, including health care, finance, construction, utilities, manufacturing, tourism, transportation and information technology. Our research focuses on New Jersey industries, but most of the skill and job information applies to occupations wherever they are located. Our easy-to-navigate website allows you to match your skills and interests with occupations that will be highly marketable when you are ready to enter the workforce. Njnextstop.org lists and describes the various occupations within an expanding industry and provides statistical overviews that identify weekly earnings and projected growth within the industry. Developed by the State of New Jersey, Rutgers University and leading business experts, njnextstop.org is your source for pursuing a rewarding career course.

Matching yourself with the world of work: 2004 by Henry T. Kasper
Wouldn’t it be great if you could order a career like you order an entrée in a restaurant? Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. But using self-assessment tools, such as the table provided in this article, can whet your appetite for planning a career.

STEM:

It was established at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) in July, 1998, [and] seeks to address and rectify the above-mentioned problems and to enhance our understanding of the relationship between gender and IT. The Center has a four-fold mission:

--to encourage more women and girls to study computer science and/or information systems and to pursue careers in IT

--to enable all women and girls to use IT comfortably and knowledgeably

--to assure that the richness and breadth of women's lives and concerns are fully represented and readily available on the Internet

--to foster research concerning the relationship between gender and IT

Early Childhood/Elementary Education:

The Search Institute, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit organization, recently published a report entitled "Unique Strengths, SharedStrengths: Developmental Assets Among Youth of Color." The report finds that African American, American Indian, Asian American, Latino/Latina,White, and Multiracial youth all benefit similarly from experiencing more positive relationships, opportunities, and internal strengths(known as developmental assets) in their lives, regardless of theirsocioeconomic status. At the same time, they do not all experiencedevelopmental assets in the same way.

These conclusions are based on analyses of Search Institute's aggregate data set of 217,277 6th- to 12th-grade youth (including 69,731 youth ofcolor) surveyed in 318 U.S. communities during the 1999-2000 schoolyear. At the core of the study are Search Institute's framework of 40 developmental assets, which are building blocks of healthy development that, when present, help young people grow up successfully.

To read further, visit: http://www.search-institute.org/research/Insights/

Building Trades:

Equity Issues: Gender and Other

Nursing and Allied Health:

An on-line resource for young people (ages 15-21) to explore nursing career opportunities, types of work environments, local nursing career events, information on nursing schools and programs, and financial aid information.

Men in Nursing
http://www.aamn.org/

The American Assembly for Men in Nursing maintains a website with information and resources about the nursing profession. There is also an interactive bulletin board for discussion where you can post questions or information about experiences of men in the field.

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