CareerZone - About Us
What is CareerZone?
CareerZone is a free, career exploration and planning system designed especially for New York State students. The CareerZone website brings together multiple sources of career and labor market information to make career exploration and planning for the future a little easier. The CareerZone system is a product of the New York State Department of Labor.
The CareerZone System harnesses the power of the Internet to provide information on 900 occupations from the new O*NET Database, the latest labor market information from the NYS Department of Labor and interactive career portfolios for middle and high school students that connect to the NYS Education Department Career Plan initiative. Links to college exploration and planning resources help students begin their journey and 300 career videos provide a visual glimpse into the workplace. CareerZone also provides access to up-to-date job postings and basic job preparation tools such as a resume builder, reference list maker and cover letter application.
The latest version of CareerZone was introduced on December 1, 2002 and has several new enhancements and upgrades. Please visit the message board on the main page for information on the new system. If you are interested in organizing a CareerZone training session, please visit the Find a Trainer link for a local contact.
Who Uses CareerZone?
Students can explore occupations, use an assessment tool to link their interests to potential careers, view some of the 300 career videos available and register for a free career portfolio account.
Jobseekers can use the CareerZone skills checklist to explore jobs and view up-to-date job postings in America's Job Bank. In addition they can prepare themselves for the labor market with quick and easy-to-use resume, cover letter and reference list builders in CareerZone.
Educators can explore the lesson plan database in the Resource section to bring CareerZone into the classroom and provide career development activities for students. Each lesson plan is tied to the 28 New York State Learning Standards. There are interesting links for educators to explore and interactive career portfolios tied to the Education Departments career plan initiative.
Counselors can utilize CareerZone as a comprehensive career information delivery system. Resources are provided in CareerZone to help counselors stay up-to-date with the latest in career development.
Many colleges, public libraries, community organizations and juvenile detention facilities use CareerZone as a resource in their career development programs. For more ideas on how CareerZone is being used around the State, please see the Success Stories link on the main page.
Who Designed the System?
The CareerZone System was originally designed by the New York State Department of Labor with a grant from the United States Department of Labor. The System was designed with the input and feedback of hundreds of students, counselors, teachers and other professionals across the State. Extensive pilot testing led to the final development of the easy-to-use application that now resides on the Internet. The latest version of the system was updated by a team of professionals at the Department and programmed by the experts at Iradix, LLC in Manhattan.
The CareerZone Team is comprised of professionals from a number of backgrounds. They have expertise in labor market information, career development, training, counseling psychology, school counseling and computer applications. The team consists of a Project Director, Program Manager, Professional Trainer, Assessment Professional and Computer Programmer for CD-ROM applications. The CareerZone Team is supported by a number of professionals from the Department of Labor and works closely with the NYS Education Department.
Awards- The CareerZone System has received several state and national awards for its innovative design and easy-to-use applications. The following have been awarded to the CareerZone Team:
2000
- Interstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies (ICESA) Compass Award
1999
- Joint Employment and Training Technology Conference (JETT*CON) New Learning Technologies Award
- New York State Workforce Champions Award
- New York State Library Association Government Information Roundtable - Notable Document Award
For more information contact the CareerZone Team at:
New York State Department of Labor
Division of Research and Statistics
State Office Building Campus
Bldg. 12, Room 490
Albany, NY 12240
1-877-226-5724
support@nycareerzone.org