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Career Exploration

Are you ready to explore careers?  Your Student Services staff members are here to help! Check out the Career Decision-Making Process and our NEW career exploration website, Xello, below to get started, and stop in to see your School Counselor for more info.


XELLO - Career Exploration Website

To access Xello, follow these simple steps:
Log into your Power School account  (Not your parent’s account). 
Use the “P” icon at the top of the OHS webpage.
Click the Pop-Out icon in the upper right corner.  Then click the link for Xello.

What can XELLO do for me?

  • EXPLORE careers & career clusters
  • LEARN what careers fit with my interests & skills
  • FIND high school classes to prepare for my career
  • SEARCH for my dream college
  • CREATE a resume & portfolio

Career Decision Making Process

1. Know Yourself - What you are good at, what you enjoy and just can't stand!
2. Know Your Options - Familiarize yourself with some different careers
3. Make a Decision - Only YOU can decide 
4. Prepare - Choose appropriate classes to help you learn more about your career choice and build skills you will need in the future.  Also, find about the education you will need and the requirements to enter the college or technical program needed for your chosen field. 

Other useful exploration sites include:

CollegeBoard.org
Meyers Briggs short version - A great way to get a fun summary of who you are and the types of work that suit you best
Typology Test - A free personality test which uniquely combines two powerful systems for evaluating personality type – Jungian Cognitive Functions and Personality Dichotomies
Mymajors.com - After a brief 'interview', MyMajors recommends six majors to the student from amoung the 63 most commonly offered 4-year college and university majors.
Schoolfinder.com - A 3-step career quiz. You will need to create a username and password, but it is free
Occupational Outlook Handbook
MyFuture.com