Career Information Systems Analysis

In today’s world computerized career information systems are very important, as students rely in technology to learn about career development. Two of the career information systems that I had the opportunity to explore are Arizona Career Information System (AzCIS) and Iseek careers. Both systems present useful information for students who are interested in exploring furthering their education or interested in entering the workforce. AzCIS and Iseek systems are easy to read and understand and provides assessments that will help students see their interests and skills they have that will help them see what career path is appropriate for them. AzCIS and Iseek careers have different features for students to explore. AzCIS also gives students the …show more content…
One of the features that Iseek careers lacks and that AzCIS has, is the translation option to Spanish. By having this translation available, it provides students the opportunity to switch their language preference that is easier for them to comprehends. AzCIS also provides help and tutorial options, which offers a link to watch a video if the students need assistance in several of the sections. Both AzCIS and Iseek includes in their system assessments that allows students to explore their interests and skills. Iseek careers has a better explanation on the different assessments and provides a list of a brief description of the assessments, number of questions and the length of time it may take to complete each assessment. I feel is useful and attractive so students can be aware of the kind of assessment there are and the length of time it takes to complete the assessment, instead of selecting them individually and then learning more about it, as it is with AzCIS. Both systems rank the assessments into several categories, but the format that AzCIS uses is easier to complete and it includes small graphs used in today’s trending social media (thumbs up/down/Facebook). Similar assessments are included in both systems including a reality check, which allows the student to find out how much money …show more content…
Both AzCIS and Iseek provides information on resumes, interview tips, and job search. AzCIS included useful videos on interview tips. Both AzCIS and Iseek included samples of resume. Another feature that I find interesting in AzCIS is that it allows the students to save all searches and resume so the student can build on it or refer back to their searches. When it comes to planning or setting goals for students, I feel that Iseek career has an easier worksheet for student to work with. I liked the outline of the goals setting for students, it breaks it down into different sections which is easier to follow. It wasn’t clear if this worksheet is only in a PDF format. AzCIS also has a goal setting format, but I feel that it is more on-line, which it allows the student to save their information, but I am not sure how easy it is to read the format of the goal setting. I prefer more PDF format that I can print out versus only reading it