So You Wanna Be an Automotive Engineer

 

If you are teaching a Careers or Guidance type course or even a STEM course then this might be something to have the kids read and then journal about.  Living in the Windsor Detroit area the auto industry is big so this is a natural post.  To read it click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchase  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon and check out the Black Friday ads below.  

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Science Buddies - Careers in Science

This site has science careers broken down into Earth and Physical Science, Life Sciences, Engineering, Math and Computer Science and finally Health.  Under each category there are many careers listed.  Just click on the link and find out what they do, key facts and information (how much they get paid, what courses you need, median salary)  and much more.  Check it out by clicking here. 

I previously posted on careers on May 9 2013 on Career Finder.  To see this post click here.  I also posted on May 30 2013 on two sites "Career Thoughts" and "Career Sighted".  To see this post click here.

Jump Start - Personal Finance

If you teach personal finance in your business, guidance or mathematics course there is a short reality check where you pop in some things that your students expect to have when they move out into the real world.  It then calculates what they will need to make and the type of jobs that pay around that.  If you are a student you may just want to try this yourself.

click here

Engineer Girl

"The Engineer Girl website is designed to bring national attention to the exciting opportunities that engineering represents for girls and women." from

This website has many different sections to explain what engineers do and who they are.  There are contests  and  competitions, fun facts, interviews, ask an engineer and scholarship information to name a few. 

 A worthwhile site to check out regardless of gender.   To go there click here.

Career Advice

Previously I posted about Inside jobs (click here to see the post).  Today I will post about another couple of sites that give information and videos about different careers.  

You  can find career profiles, what salary range you can expect, what type of education you will need, interviews and employment prospects.  Click here to see the site.

This site has quick overviews of various careers.  There are interviews with people in each career.  The site is new so there are only some videos in certain pathways but they promise more coming soon.  To see their site click here.  

Career Finder

has a career finder page that has information about different careers and what type of education/training you will need for that career.  You can search pathways and get information about your choice or for some choices you can watch a short video.  You can go to their website by clicking here.  Below is the video on their site on being a Coroner.

Choose What Happens Next

On January 23 I posted "Protecting Your Online Reputation", click here.  Today's post is a series of Youtube videos that are short 15 second clips that are all linked together by asking you a "Yes" or "No" question.  Based on your answer, it brings you to another video.   The first video is about a boyfriend asking his girlfriend for an inappropriate picture of herself.   It is all about making good choices.  This video should actually be seen by parents of high school age students.  Here is the first video.