Career Cruising is the leading online career exploration and portfolio development system in North America. With detailed occupation profiles, comprehensive post-secondary education information, and industry-leading assessments, patrons move seamlessly through the career exploration and planning process. With our powerful portfolio system, patrons are able to make concrete, long-term career and educational plans. Librarians also have access to aggregate reporting and customization tools to help meet the needs of their communities.
Intuitive Career Exploration
Access hundreds of detailed occupation profiles—everything from Actuary to Zookeeper. Each profile includes a job description, information on working conditions, earnings, education and training, a sample career path, links to related occupations, other resources, and multimedia interviews.
Helpful Search Tools allow users to find careers that meet their needs and goals. Users can search by occupation name, alphabetical index, occupation cluster/pathway, or a set of specific criteria.
Multimedia Interviews allow users to see and hear from real people in each occupation.
Photofile provides a visual depiction of an occupation through seven to nine workplace action photos and captions.
Education Links between careers and related programs help users plan their next steps.
World Class Assessments
Career Cruising’s intuitive assessment tools are a great place for patrons to begin their career exploration.
Career Matchmaker is based on an internationally acclaimed interest assessment that is used and respected around the world.
My Skills component matches patrons' skills to careers.
Personalized Feedback helps patrons understand how careers relate to their skills and interests.
Engaging Portfolio Development
With its seamless integration into the career and education planning process, Career Cruising's online portfolio tool leads patrons effortlessly through the steps of preparing for the world of work.
Save Careers and Schools of Interest
Document career preparation plans and activities
Record extracurricular activities, awards, and work and volunteer experiences
Store career and education related documents online
Create professional looking resumes.
Easy and Flexible Access for Patrons
Patrons have 24 hour online access to Career Cruising through a variety of options:
- Computer IP authentication for in-library use
- Remote access via library website at home
- Library card ID authentication
- Username and password entry
Signup for a 30-day Free Trial of Career Cruising.