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CAREER TOOLBOX
We need to use every tool that’s available to not only find the right career, but to prepare for it as well. Use the tools provided here to help you make wise decisions to guide you along your career path.
Skills
Advantage In Full Swing in the
Cedar Rapids-Iowa City Corridor
Internship
Success-Read All About It
Resources, Resources, Resources and More Resources
Linking Learning and Living
Try
It—Decide If You Like It/Job Shadows and Internships
Over
80,000 Employment Opportunities
Holding the Trump Card or Don't Leave School Without It
Just
What Are Work Keys?
Career Edge/Career Academies
“Earn While You Learn” - Apprenticeship Can Be
the Answer
Before
the Interview
During
the Interview
After the Interview
Interviewing Techniques
Tips
For Effective Interviewing
Be Ready To Ask
Be Prepared To Answer
Rockwell
Collins, with headquarters in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa,
designs, produces,
markets and supports communication and aviation electronics for
commercial, military and government customers. The business employs
approximately 16,000 people worldwide of which nearly 7,500 are in
Cedar Rapids. Mr. Clayton Jones, President at Rockwell Collins in
Cedar Rapids said, "At Rockwell Collins we believe education is
the key to success. That’s why we take an active interest in our
schools and students. But sometimes it takes a trip into the workplace
to put classroom teachings into perspective. Rockwell Collins supports
and encourages students to participate in job shadow and internship
programs because there’s no better way to learn about a career than
by spending a day on the job."
Mr. Clayton Jones
President, Rockwell Collins
The
Workplace Learning Connection - Job Shadows and Internships
Work
Keys - Skill Assessment
Iowa
Workforce Development
Iowa
Workforce Information Network
Grant Wood Area Education
Agency - Other School-To-Work Resources
Bureau of Labor
Statistics
Junior Achievement of Eastern of Iowa
Fasting Growing Occupations
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