Career Cruising
Albemarle County's Career Planning System

www.careercruising.com

Career Cruising is Albemarle County's interactive career planning tool and portfolio offering interest and skill assessment, college search, financial planning, educational planning, resume writing and much more.  A Monticello username/password is required for access.

To access Career Cruising, Monticello students must go to:

www.careercruising.com

• Use a special Monticello username and password.  Staff in the School Counseling office and Media Center will be able to provide you with Monticello's username/password.  The School Counseling office phone number is 244-3110.  You may also email Mrs. Burton by clicking here. 
• Each student has his/her own portfolio on Career Cruising and each student has  been assigned a personal portfolio username and password.  A student's username is the 5-digit computer/cafeteria number. For the password, please contact Mrs. Burton.

Components of Career Cruising:

0. Matchmaker:  Finding the right career-helps students discover their work interests and provides them with a list of suggested careers.
0. Skills Assessment
0. Exploring Careers: Students can then click on one of the suggested careers to go to its profile within the Explore Careers section. This section provides in-depth information on each career, including education and training requirements. Users can also see multimedia interviews with real people in each occupation.
0. Planning Education and Training:   If students are interested in pursuing a particular career, they can use the Explore Education & Training section to learn where to get the required education and training. For instance, if someone is interested in becoming a graphic designer, they can use the Search for Programs feature to find colleges offering programs in graphic design. They can also go directly to those school profiles by using the Related College & University Programs links in the Education section of the graphic designer occupation profile.
0. The Portfolio: This tool can be used throughout the career exploration process. When using any component of Career Cruising or participating in any other career development activities, users are encouraged to save their work and document their activities in their portfolio. Developing a portfolio allows users to continually build on their previous career exploration work. Also, they will be creating a document they can use to present themselves to prospective employers, post-secondary school admissions staff, and others.  The Portfolio Tool also includes a Resume Builder that uses the information entered in the portfolio to create personalized resumes in a variety of formats. Users can then print their resume or export it as a Word, text, or html file.

QUESTIONS? Email Mrs. Burton