Why your career service center needs FOCUS?
Career and educational planning has become an increasingly
complex process regardless of one's career stage, educational level, or
employment status. FOCUS is one of the top three career planning systems
in the USA according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers
(NACE) and is currently being used in over 1000 educational institutions
nationwide. Our state of the art system is designed to assist students
and adults with personalized career and educational planning. |
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What FOCUS Does?
FOCUS is based on the premise that all individuals
are multidimensional, each with their own unique package of occupational
interests, values, skills, educational aspirations, leisure time preferences,
personality, and life values. Our battery of assessments taps each of these
resources to help the individual gain a better understanding of themselves,
and relates each of them to a unique occupation list. Individuals will be
engaged in an interactive career exploration process for each of their assessment
profiles and then use our unique tools to integrate and narrow down their
"preferred" occupations. |
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Who uses FOCUS?
FOCUS is used in career services and employment placement
centers in educational institutions, state and community career service agencies
across the USA. Included in these are: |
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 High School Guidance Centers
Community College & University Career Services Centers
State Department of Labor Career Services & Job Placement Centers
City and County Library Systems
Human Resources Management Centers
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| Tools for Counselors |
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Promotional Material including handouts, a workbook, and powerpoint presentations
Database Management Tools
Individual Counselor Reports
Diagnostic reports by gender and level of education.
Usage reports for accountability and making management decisions.
Crosswalk to DOT and O*Net-SOC classification systems.
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Customizing Options
FOCUS offers a variety of options to create a customized
user experience. To learn more about these options, please contact Customer
Support at (201) 818-0833. |
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Prices for Institutions
Prices for Institutions are based upon the total
number of students enrolled at your institution. To inquire about
prices, please email sales@focuscareer.com
or call 603.253.8536. |
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Program Demonstration
The staff of Career Dimensions invite you to
demo our product. We can demo both the client side and the administrative
tools. To make arrangements for a demo, click
here.
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| Recent Reviews |
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According to the National Association of Colleges
and Employers (NACE), FOCUS is one of the three most widely used career
planning systems in the USA (NACE, Summer 2001, Journal of Planning and
Development, p. 46). |
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A national survey was conducted on the Internet via the
Website of the National Association of Colleges and Employers in Bethlehem,
PA. The survey results were posted on the NACE website for all members
to read. The major conclusion drawn was: When asked to compare FOCUS
with its major competitors, the survey's major conclusion was "Most
everyone recommended FOCUS". The major reasons included: simple
and easy to use, more of a "focus" on the user, the price,
comprehensive information about careers, support and help from the
Career Dimensions staff, great workbook, faster to use, etc. |
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G. Iaccarino of the University of Wisconsin:
In a recent book published by the American Psychological Association,
G. Iaccarino writes "FOCUS is one of the most affordable programs,
well liked by users, and is similar in quality to some of the more
expensive systems". Iaccarino, G., (2002). Computer Assisted
Career Guidance Systems, In D.A. Luzzo (Ed.) Career Counseling
of College Students, Washington, DC., American Psychological Association. |
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Professional Affiliates
FOCUS conforms to the standards and guidelines specified
by the Association for Computer Based Systems for Career Information (ACSCI)
and the National Career Development Association (NCDA).
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Customer and Technical Support
Support is available Monday through Saturday, 7:00
am to 6:00 pm Eastern Standard Time |
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