Career Cruising and More

Career and Job Seeking Sites

The login and password information for the Career Cruising Website is listed below:

  • Login - richwoods

  • Password - knights 

Education Planner -  A great place for students, parents, and counselors to find information about how to prepare for life after high school.  This site includes how to decide on a career, how to sign up for college, how to understand financial aid, and understanding grants and scholarships.  An abundance of information and other tools including quizzes for students to understand their learning style, how to improve study habits, among many other things. 

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Occupational Outlook Handbook - This occupational handbook is fantastic!  You can add several limiters to your searches including: pay scale, on-the-job training, the growth rate of the job, education level, and more.  You can also search for information on jobs by occupational groups.  This is a one-stop-shop for job information.  

Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation - The state of Illinois website which safeguards, and promotes the health, safety, and welfare of the public by ensuring that licensure qualifications and standards for professional practice are properly evaluated, applied, and enforced. 

Careers.org -  Investigate more than 150,000 pages about online degrees and universities, jobs and occupations, and entrepreneurial opportunities from the #1 site for career resources in the United States, Canada and across the world.  Find detailed information about hundreds of colleges and universities in the United States and abroad, along with in-depth profiles of thousands of related academic programs, occupations and industries.

What's Next Illinois - Career planning, college planning, financial aid information and portfolio help.

Indeed.com - A great place to post your resume and look for posted jobs in your area.  

Snagajob.com - A good place to search for jobs in your area and get great work related tips.

Zip Recruiter - Part-Time Jobs in Peoria - Another great website to search for jobs in the area.

LinkedIn.com - A professional community including jobs and links to other professionals.  Though you have to have an account for full access to this site, you can access many of the tools at the bottom of the main page as a guest.  It is never too early to start building your professional profile.

U.S. News and World Report College Rankings 

Scholarships, Internships, College Info - Fastweb