Career Exploration
Eureka!!
EUREKA, is a comprehensive career information system to assist you with your educational and career exploration needs. Heritage HS students can use it either on computers in our College & Career Center or online at http://www.eureka.org/ Site ID Code: X7HR2CM.
EUREKA can assist you with…
- Connecting academic subjects to career options
- Exploring careers and career paths with specific majors
- Deciding on a college major and identifying graduate schools
- Free self assessments
- Researching scholarships & awards
- Writing resumes
- Developing a job search strategy
- Researching various careers, occupations, and industries
- Salary information specific to six labor market regions in California
- and much more…
EUREKA is divided into three sections to assist you:
| SELF ASSESSMENT SECTION | CAREER SECTION | EDUCATION SECTION |
| True Colors | Occupational Descriptions | Programs of Study |
| True Colors is a personality-based self-assessment. After using True Colors, you will become shades of blue, green, orange and gold. | EUREKA's database of occupational descriptions gives you detailed information on hundreds of careers and jobs all over the country. | Program of Study offer detailed descriptions of programs of study, including certificates, and majors offered at colleges and universities worldwide. |
| MicroSkills | Occ-U-Sort | Financial Aid Guide |
| MicroSkills can assist you in finding the unique talents or skills that you possess, and help you to visualize how those skills or talents can be used in a career or occupation. |
Occ-U-Sort is a self-assessment strategy tool that allows you to determine what labor market tasks you would like to have in a career. Note: being too specific might lead to zero results. |
Tips for finding and applying for scholarships and financial aid awards. |