Career Exploration
Career Resource Center (CRC) The CRC is one of the resource areas located in Eden Prairie High School. The CRC contains printed and non-print materials for post-secondary planning. It is located adjacent to the South Commons and provides an area that is centrally located in the school building for use by individuals, small groups and classes.
The CRC is staffed by parent volunteers who assist students and parents in locating information about careers and post-secondary options. The CRC hosts college and career speakers, scholarship and financial aid information, access to computers, applications for some colleges and universities, military information and much more.
Parents and students may visit the CRC Monday thru Friday between 7:30 A.M. and 3:00 P.M., or call the Center at 975-8038.
MCIS-Minnesota Career Information System:
This site offers students the opportunity to explore and search for career and educational opportunities. This site is password protected for EPHS students. Username and password are available in the CRC.
Occupational Outlook Handbook: This site is used for finding information regarding career choices. Career specific information relating to the nature of the work; working conditions; employment training, other qualifications, and advancement; job outlook; earnings; related occupations; and sources of additional information.
Minnesota Careers: Extensive information about a variety of careers. You can start your search in one of four ways. Career Information takes you to a listing of career clusters. Careers by Category details careers by different topics, such as what careers are shrinking in size. Selecting a Career is an area that helps users determine which career is right for them. Selecting a School contains specific information on the state’s vocational, technical, college and university academic programs.
Job Shadow- Students interested in learning about careers by shadowing can visit the CRC for more information.
Career/Interest Assessment -Career/Interest Assessments are tools that help you explore and match your traits to careers. They can be key to successful career exploration and relevant to decisions you make about education and career opportunities. Use the resources below to find career assessments:
The following are available in either Student Center:
Strong Interest Inventory- This inventory is used to help you understand your general work interests and to show you a variety of work options in which you might be comfortable. The cost is $14.50.
Myers Briggs- This indicator will help show you how you like to look at things and how you like to go about deciding things. It will indicate strengths, the kind of work you might enjoy, and how people with different preferences can relate to each other. The cost is $12.15.
