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and college (if you plan to go to college), as well as some other tools that can get you further down the road toward finding your dream job.
    IF YOU WANT TO EXPLORE FURTHER…

    Finding Potential Dream Jobs
    The Occupational Information Network (O*Net Online) has full descriptions of hundreds of occupations: http://online.onetcenter.org .
    For an alphabetical list of jobs with comprehensive information, including salary and training requirements, check out this website: http://stats.bls.gov/oco .
    For stories of young adults who have found their dream jobs through community college programs, go to www.whodouwant2b.com .
    Junior Achievement offers useful career information at http://studentcenter.ja.org/careers/Pages/default.aspx .
    Your reaction to the video at this link will help you determine whether you want to work to live or live to work: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7JlI959slY .
    Apprenticeships, Internships, Study Abroad, and Other Opportunities
    The U.S. Department of Labor can provide information on different kinds of work and apprenticeships. There are over twenty-nine thousand different apprenticeship programs offered by the Department of Labor. Formal apprenticeships are unique in that you’re paid to work while you learn. You must attend training classes as well. Check out this website: www.careervoyages.gov .
    For listings of internships, apprenticeships, volunteer, and study-abroad opportunities, check out this website: http://rileyguide.com/intern.html .
    Economics
    Keynes, John. The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money . Signalman Publishing, 2009.
    Kiosaka, Robert. Rich Dad, Poor Dad for Teens: The Secrets about Money—That You Don’t Learn in School! Running Press Miniature Editions, 2009.
    Smith, Adam. Wealth of Nations . Prometheus Books, 1991.
    If you want to learn more about the American system of money, this forty-seven-minute animated video covers the basics: www.filmsforaction.org/film/?Film=247&Title=Money_As_Debt .
    John Gerzema, Chief Insights Officer (I want this job title!) at Young & Rubican explains how the consumer economy may recover: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONXYcN-7k1Y .
    General Job-Hunting and Career Information
    For the inside scoop, see Michael Gregory’s The Career Chronicles: An Insider’s Guide to What Jobs Are Really Like—the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from over 750 Professionals (New World Library, 2008).
    Use this link for a list of a hundred career-related blogs that cover an amazing variety of topics: www.careerrocketeer.com/2009/07/100-career-blogs-all-professionals-must.html#comments .
    This informative Canadian site has great general information about jobs and career planning: http://nextsteps.org .
    Through RoadTripNation, young adults have interviewed working people on six continents. Their goal: to make sure every individual has the opportunity to find his or her own road in life. Listen to interviews with fascinating people at www.roadtripnation.com .
    For creative ideas to help you build your first career path, see the website of Marty Nemko, PhD (creator of the Job Meter). Click on “Find a Career” in the upper left under Article Topics : www.martynemko.com .
    Websites for Young Entrepreneurs
    www.sba.gov/teens
    www.score.org/young.html
    Junior Achievement operates programs in most U.S. states and many European countries: http://studentcenter.ja.org/aspx/PlanBusiness/ .
    Do You Need a Career Coach?
    Career coaching can help high school students broaden their horizons about the type of major they might pursue in college or the type of career they might launch into after high school. A coach can help you better discover your marketable skills, identify your fields of fascination, and determine viable options to pursue once you have obtained your high school degree. A coach will carefully listen to your wants, needs, and goals; during the coaching sessions the coach uses questions, written exercises, and feedback to help you consider options and make

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