MOUNTAIN VISTA
COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
CAREER PLANNING


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The Mission
The Mountain Vista High School Counseling Department is a comprehensive guidance and counseling program facilitating student growth in academics, career, and personal / social development. We are committed to serving and supporting students, families, and staff through listening, problem-solving, informing, guiding, nurturing, for the purpose of inspiring all toward extraordinary efforts.
Where To Start
Office Hours: 7:00 AM to 3:15 PM
How To See A Counselor

~Students - Counselors have sign-up sheets on a clipboard that hangs next to their door. Sign-up in the time slot you want to see your counselor. Mrs. Neely will give you a pass to return on the day of your appointment.
~Parents - Please call 303-387-1526 to make an appointment or to speak with your student's counselor.

Sites Descriptions
2006-07 Occupational Outlook Handbook The OOH is an excellent starting place to search for employment information on specific occupations based on data supplied by the federal government.
Americorps AmeriCorps is the national service program through which 40,000 people each year tackle community problems from disaster relief to tutoring. Find out how you can join AmeriCorps.
America's Job Bank This site allows employers to list vacancies and applicants to file resumes. It also has information about employment trends and job seeking strategies.
ASVAB Career Exploration Program Once a student has taken the Armed forces Vocational Aptitude Battery, this site will assist with interpretation of the results and consequent career exploration strategies.
America's Career Resource Network America's Career Resource Network (ACRN) consists of state and federal organizations that provide information, resources and training on career and education exploration. ACRN is focused on helping you make the best possible decisions about education, training and careers. It helps learners identify their skills and interests, and plan an education and training pathway that makes the most of their natural abilities and leads directly to fulfilling work.
Bureau of Labor Statistics Data from the Department of Labor about the economy, including projections and regional information. Helpful for high schoolers planning majors and careers.
Community Learning Network Links to sites featuring information on careers in the arts,health and medicine, information technology and mathematics. Also has information on finding jobs, researching occupations, and writing resumes and cover letters.
College in Colorado Check out the "Career Center" for career information, self-assessment, watching assistant, and more.
Job Corps Job Corp is the only national residential job training and education program for at-risk youth 16 to 24 and is a top source of entry-level workers. It offers young people industry validated, up to date skills training, as well as world of work and social skills tips that teach young people how to act on the job site.
Job Profiles Experienced workers share the rewards and stressful parts of their jobs, basic skills required, challenges of the future and advice on entering the field.
Job Smart This site is packed with information about planning your career. What kind of training or education is required? What can you earn? What kind of environment will you work in? What's hot? What's not? Some sites include personal stories from folks working in the field: how did they move (or stumble) into their current work situation? What advice would they give newcomers?
My Future Focuses on college and career information especially for teens. Build a resume online, find out about college finance options, roommate stories, the military as an option and more.
Princeton Review

Information on finding and keeping a job, cover letter, interviewing, resumes, employment trends, etc. Also has search engine for finding information on specific careers.
What Color is My Parachute? This long awaited site from career counseling guru Richard Bolles, serves as a complement to his well known book. The site has links to take an interest inventory, create a resume, find out about salaries and look for jobs.