Computerized Career Guidance Programs

The Career Counseling Library has two career guidance programs - MyRoad and Eureka. The programs can help you match your interests, personality and skills with majors or career options.

What is MyRoad.com?

MyRoad.com is a web-based guidance program that helps you explore and research college majors and careers. The program can help you learn more about your interests and how they relate to majors. Register for an online account at the Library.

Briefly, the sections include:

• Insights - Insider interviews with students and professionals in various fields.
• I.D. Me - Learn more about yourself by completing the Personality Profiler and two short questionnaires which help specify what you are looking for in a major or career.
• Explore Majors - Includes comprehensive and engaging profiles of college majors.
• Find a College - A unique college search tool that offers a filtering tool for finding undergraduate colleges based on your preferences.
• Research Careers - Research more than 300 career paths.
• My Plan - Helps you compile and organize your personal information into a logical framework and includes a resume building tool.
  

EUREKA, the California Career Information System, contains self-assessments and occupational and educational information to assist in career exploration and decision-making. Visit the Library to access the program.

Briefly, the sections include:

• Microskills IV - A skills preferences card sort to help you make career decisions.
• Occ-U-Sort - A preference questionnaire to help you identify occupations that may be of interest to you.
• Crosswalks - Cross references between EUREKA occupations and results from the Strong Interest Inventory, an inventory you can take through Counseling & Psychological Services.
• XPLOR - An index of databases contained in Eureka including information on the fastest growing industries and occupations
• Occupations - In-depth descriptions of over 800 occupations.
• Programs of Study - Descriptions of graduate school majors including admission criteria, typical coursework, graduation requirements and lists of schools offering a particular area of study.
• Short Term Training - Information on California adult educational programs, community colleges, vocational programs, regional occupational programs and CSU and UC extension programs.
• Colleges and Universities - Information on four-year colleges and universities throughout the U.S. and Canada.
• Financial Aid - A sortable database of over 6,000 scholarships and awards.
• Industries - Descriptions of major industries
• S.B.O. (Steps to Business Ownership) - A guide to establishing and running your own business.

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