Peterson's Test & Career Prep

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Peterson's Test & Career Prep  provides resources for students planning for college and professionals embarking on a new career path.

Resources for students include:

  • Test prep: Provides full-length timed practice exams for AP, ACT, SAT, PSAT, GED, HiSET, and TASC exams. Diagnostic pre-tests help students determine where they stand and how much test prep they need before taking an assessment.
  • College planning: Provides information on more than 4,000 accredited schools, including college location, tuition, academics, admission or enrollment requirements, college campus life, and more.
  • Financial aid tools: For students and parents, includes the undergraduate scholarship search, financial aid award analyzer, college savings calculator, tuition cost finder, and more.
  • International tools: help students and library patrons prep to pass the TOEFL (iBT), TOEFL (PBT), TOEIC, and U.S. Citizenship tests with online resources like practice tests and eBooks.

Resources for job seekers include:

  • Career Assessments: four in-depth assessments on the interests, values, personality, and workplace preferences of the user provide personalized career recommendations.
  • Career Overviews: Each career type includes recommended degree programs, knowledge, skills, and ability, as well as projected salary and career outlook and access links to training and job searches.
  • Occupational Database: Access to the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), a database developed for the U.S. Department of Labor with more than 1,100 occupational types, allows users to search for key information on a specific career path.
  • Job Search: Job listings are sourced from Indeed.com and updated daily.
  • Resumé Editing Tool: VisualCV allows users to create visually interesting resumés, cover letters, and websites that can be shared with prospective employers, using prebuilt templates. Sample resumés help users target their resumés for different job types.

Peterson's Test & Career Prep can be accessed from home with a library card, or at the library with or without a card.

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