Each school year PNHS students will meet in groups with the College & Career Counselor to learn more about who they are so they can define their plans for the future and how to get there.  For the past 4 years, Naviance has been the main tool used by the College & Career Center to guide students through this process.  Naviance offers a variety of resources to help determine interests and explore careers, such as the Strengths Explorer, Career Interest Profiler, Career Cluster Finder, and Road Trip Nation. For the 2024-2025 school year, we will be transitioning to School Links, another college and career research platform. Seniors can still use Naviance for this year. 9th-11th graders will use School Links.

Besides Naviance, there are many other tools that students can use to help guide their future plans:

• Take the O*NET Interest Profiler on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign website to discover how your interests relate to the world of work;  Use your results to learn what careers and majors you might want to consider

• Explore College Board's Career and Major Search

• Research careers using the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook, which highlights education required, pay, and projected job growth

• Use the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Career Guide to explore career paths and take a career assessment

• Use the Illinois' High-Demand High-Wage Occupations through 2026 to research the career outlook for the state of Illinois

• Use the Career Information Systems (Illinois Department of Labor Security) to research occupations, wages, and scholarships for the state of Illinois

• Review Will County:  Where the Jobs Are for a summary view of the job demand and employer needs in Will County

• Take a simple Career Assessment and explore dozens of great career paths serving the Joliet Junior College community