There is a search feature that allows students to find things quickly and a browse feature if they are just curious about a range of opportunities. Each student can do a personal inventory of their skills, interests, values and style and the program will pick 50 careers, at random that they might find interesting. At present, there are about 50 careers in the program that came directly from Elmira student requests. Now that Elmira district is three years into using Career Explorer, it is an essential part of the whole school's commitment to career education. We are averaging about 5,000 hits a month .
Students access the information in the library or in the counseling office.
Just about every department has a career assignment that involves Career Explorer and the daily articles are directed to the appropriate departments every morning by the guidance department. It has become part of the culture of the school. We have tried at every opportunity to show students how to access the information for themselves and, in my opinion, that has been the key factor. The more self- directed the process, the better. Career Explorer has gone through many changes.