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Virtual Exhibit Hall 2010
SPONSOR LISTING
BRONZE:
America's Career Resource Network Association
Contact: Carri Hoffman
3009 S Union Road
Stillwater, OK 74074
405.612.4800
carri.hoffman@gmail.com
www.acrna.net
America's Career Resource Network Association (ACRNA) is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping youth and adults make informed career decisions. Through its programs and resources, ACRNA supports career development professionals who provide valuable academic and career information to students, job seekers, career counselors, workers, parents, educators, and others. Visit ACRNA's website (www.acrna.net) to learn about the effectiveness of career development, identify strategies to make your career development efforts more successful, influence public policy, and connect with progressive leaders in the industry. Are you a career counselor, workforce development professional, or educator engaged in career development? Join ACRNA today and experience the support of the 'NETWORK."
DiscoverPolicing.org
Contact: Tracy Phillips
515 N Washington Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703.647.7273
phillips@theiacp.org
www.DiscoverPolicing.org
Do you work with culturally diverse jobseekers with a variety of skills and interests? Consider directing them to a career in law enforcement. Modern policing requires a diverse workforce with an equally diverse and interdisciplinary skill set, from social work to computer science; sociology and psychology to math and English. The International Association of Chiefs of Police has created a unique online resource for exploring careers in police service: www.DiscoverPolicing.org. Discover what it's like, what it takes, and connect with hiring agencies nationwide. Whether embarking on a first career, changing careers, or leaving military service, now is the time to discover policing!
ILostMyJob.com
Contact: Robert Shindell
2136 Ford Pkwy #202
St. Paul, MN 55116
877-445-6786
robert@ilostmyjob.com
www.ilostmyjob.com
ILostMyJob.com is a transition focused website that helps people who have lost their jobs and are seeking information, ideas and inspiration to find their next employment situation. The growing web property utilizes a dynamic content delivery system that integrates written word with powerful video. ILostMyJob.com was launched in 2009 by people who have ‘been there’ in terms of job transition. From the college graduate whose after college job didn’t come through to the university career counselor whose position was eliminated due to budget cuts; our team of contributors have learned and grown through their own experiences.
LearningExpress,LLC
Contact: Janine Y. Swenson
2 Rector Street
26th Floor
New York, NY 10006
800.295.9556
marketing@LearningExpressLLC.com
www.learningexpressllc.com
LearningExpress, LLC unveils Job & Career Accelerator™ College Edition! This intuitive online career guidance system—designed with Career Guidance professionals and students in mind—empowers students with everything needed to prepare for career success. Students can simultaneously create targeted resumes using the powerful resume builder featuring over 120 resume samples, search for internships and jobs from over 5 million postings, assess self-interests and explore occupations, and manage and track everything in a fully integrated platform. Enter to win a Netbook! Return your word scramble to Learning Express, LLC, booth #400, and experience a higher level of career searching.
National Career Pathways Network
Contact: Sheila Wilson
PO Box 21689
Waco, TX 76702
254.772.5095
swilson@cord.org
www.ncpn.info
NCPN is a membership organization for educators and employers involved in the advancement of Career Pathways, Tech Prep, and other education reform initiatives that reinforce academics through high-quality career education. NCPN pools the expertise of leading practitioners and provides training and technical assistance designed to help its members in planning, implementing, evaluating, and improving secondary and postsecondary transition programs. The annual NCPN conference provides professional development in Career Pathways, Tech Prep, career clusters, CTE, programs of study, and contextual teaching and learning. This year's conference, October 20-23, in Dallas, Texas, will emphasize career development in its "Focusing Students" strand.
TechSavvyCareerCoach.com
Contact Person: Stevie Puckett
6955 N Durango Drive, Ste 1115-358
Las Vegas, NV 89149
888.789.1828
steviepuckett@gmail.com
www.techsavvycareercoach.com
TechSavvyCareerCoach.com is the place to learn Web 2.0 strategy and implementation specifically for career development professionals. Together we explore the latest internet technology and how to apply it for the benefit of our career development practice and our clients.
The goals of TechSavvyCareerCoach.com are: to help you become more knowledgeable about technology and social media in a quick and useful way, to give you confidence in teaching important cutting-edge career development techniques to your clients, to inspire you to stay ahead of the technology learning curve.
Wonderlic, Inc.
1795 N Butterfield Road, Ste. 200
Libertyville, IL 60048
800.323.3742
ed.info@wonderlic.com
www.wonderlic.com
Wonderlic, Inc. is the recognized leader in development, delivery and support of educational and employment assessments, surveys and online tracking. With a broad product range that covers student placement, intake, recruitment, retention, follow-up and more, Wonderlic solutions help you reduce your workload by linking high quality assessments with effective services. Wonderlic also provides a flexible, multifaceted online platform that launches and scores assessments, tracks student data, links with state databases, and can be easily integrated with your existing tracking system. Wonderlic is an approved test publisher with the US Department of Education and is recognized by all major accrediting associations.
SILVER:
CPP, Inc.
Contact: Tilmin Hudson
1055 Joaquin Road, 2nd Floor
Mountain View, CA 94043
650.623.9213
cnieto@cpp.com
"Effective career counseling begins with assessing your students' interests and preferences. CPP's world-renown assessments, the MBTI® and Strong Interest Inventory®, are the gold standard of career exploration tools, providing research-validated insights yielding successful counseling relationships."
EXHIBITOR LISTING
#101 Going Global
Contact: Alice Rush or Mary Anne Thompson
258 College Lane
Mobile, AL 36608
251.342.9811
president@goinglobal.com
www.goinglobal.com
Goinglobal provides career & employment resources for 80 worldwide locations, including 42 US metro areas, H1B visa employer listings, corporate profiles and 600,000+ job and internship listings. The unlimited access database is researched by in-country career experts and is updated annually. For free trial access, contact specialoffer@goinglobal.com or call 1.800.989.1190
#300 Career Development Network
Contact: Richard Knowdell
PO Box 611930
San Jose, CA 95161-1930
408.272.3085
rknowdell@mac.com
www.careernetwork.org
Established in 1979, the Network is a nonprofit international association of career practitioners who work with adults in job and career transition. The Network trains and certifies career practitioners in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand. The Network publishes a bimonthly Newsletter and a quarterly journal.
#205 EdITS Publishing
Contact: Barbara Baer
PO Box 7234
San Diego, CA 92167
800. 416.1666
customerservice@edits.net
www.edits.net.
EdITS has been the leader in career guidance and instructional material for over 40 years. EdITS features both the COPSystem career assessments which relate interests, abilities and values to occupations and CERES, which integrates career education throughout the curriculum. We are in the process of beta testing our online version of the COPS Interest Inventory, the CAPS ability battery, and the COPES values survey. In addition to our career guidance material we have various measures of personality, self-concept and study attitudes.
#302 JIST Publishing
Contact: Bette Lind
875 Montreal Way
St. Paul, MN 55102
800.328.1452
blind@emcp.com
www.jist.com
JIST Publishing is an authority on the topics of career, job search, business, and families in crisis. JIST materials help people help themselves in career and life by offering practical, self-directed products and training tools that are used in employment and training, corrections, education, business, counseling, therapy, and school settings.
#304 KUDER, Inc.
Contact: Angie Overton
302 Visions Parkway
Adel, IA 50003
800.314.8972
overtona@kuder.com
www.kuder.com
Kuder is the industry's leading provider of comprehensive, Internet-based educational and career planning tools for all ages. Kuder's innovative technology combines research-based assessments with portfolio development, educational and occupational exploration, and database management into a customizable, Internet-based system. Kuder also offers an online curriculum series and professional development training.
#305 Pearson
Contact: Amy Judd
501 Boylston Street, Suite 900
Boston, MA 02116
770.352.9961
amy.judd@pearson.com
www.pearsonhighered.com
Pearson is committed to helping you find the most appropriate resources for your program. We are pleased to feature Career Flow by Spencer Niles, Norman Amundson, and Roberta Neault is an absolute must-see 1st edition; Building Your Career and Hired are revisions you surely don't want to miss! We look forward to learning about your course needs, making recommendations that will match your criteria, and to discussing our technology, www.MyStudentSuccessLab.com
#301 Pearson Assessments
Contact: Lisa Collins
5601 Green Valley Drive
Bloomington, MN 55437
952.681.3574
lisa.collins@pearson.com
www.psychcorp.com
Pearson provides assessments to help you transition students into post-secondary coursework and/or the workforce. These assessments provide insights into students' career interests, motivation, abilities, and values leading to better decisions to help guide their future. Our well-respected and widely used products include IDEASTM, CDM®-R, CDM® Internet, and CISS®.
#309 US Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact: Kim S Turner
2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-2606
Sacramento, CA 95825
916.414.6741
kim_s_turner@fws.gov
www.fws.gov/letsgooutside/
www.doi.gov/whatwedo/youth/
The Department of the Interior's initiative, Youth in the Great Outdoors, encourages youth to explore careers in natural resources. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service program, Let's Go Outside, highlights the Neighborhood Explorers website. This website encourages youth to explore the great outdoors and perhaps eventually pursue careers in conservation.
#311 Career Cruising
Contact: Kyle Phillips
1867 Yonge Street, Suite 1002
Toronto, ON M4S 1Y5
416.463.1600
kylep@careercruising.com
www.careercruising.com
Career Cruising is the complete guidance system. User-friendly and intuitive for end-users and advisors, with over 500 career and 7,000 college profiles, multiple assessments, an employment guide and job search tool, and a portfolio development system/resume builder. Our administrative tools include powerful reporting and communication functions.
#201 Resume Writing Academy
Contact: Wendy Enelow
2265 Walker Road
Coleman Falls, VA 24536
434.299.5600
wendy@resumewritingacademy.com
www.resumewritingacademy.com
Stop by Booth #201 to meet Wendy Enelow and Louise Kursmark, founders and directors of the Resume Writing Academy (RWA), the nation's premier resume training and certification organization. Earn your ACRW credential and become one of the nation's leading resume writers.
#404 Army Recruiting
Contact: Ina Jane Tyler
Munoz Bld. 206 9th Calvary Regt. Ave.
Fort Knox, KY 40121
502.626.1981
Ina.J.Tyler@US.ARMY.MIL
www.goarmy.mil
March 2 Success allows young men and women to participate through this web based program, which will assist them with improving their performance on tests of math, science, and English, ACT and SAT preparation, state standardized tests, and their overall test-taking skills at no cost to the individual or school. www.march2success.com
#400 LearningExpress,LLC
Contact: Janine Y. Swenson
2 Rector Street
26th Floor
New York, NY 10006
646.274.6429
jswenson@learningexpressllc.com
www.learningexpressllc.com
LearningExpress LLC, the leading educational technology learning company, premiers Job and Career AcceleratorTM 2.0, online career guidance, placement and advancement platform, where users assess interests; explore careers; create resumes/cover letters; master interviewing; find jobs/internships; and organize and track progress. Visit Learning Express in booth #400 and learn how we accelerate careers.
#402 Career Management Alliance
Contact: Liz Sumner
One Phoenix Mill Lane
Floor 3
Peterborouph, NH 03458
603.924.0900 ext. 640
liz@careermanagementalliance.com
www.careermanagementalliance.com
The mission of the Career Management Alliance professional association is to bridge all sectors of the industry, providing connection, content, and credibility that contribute to our members' success, thereby serving individuals managing their careers and organizations managing their talents, while strengthening the visibility and standing of the entire careers industry.
#203 The Grove Consultants International
Contact: Laurie Durnell.
1000 O'Reilly Ave
San Francisco, CA 94129
415.561.6145
Laurie_Durnell@grove.com
www.grove.com
The Grove Consultants International is a San Francisco-based consultancy and publisher that offers services and tools to help organizations, teams, and individuals successfully envision and implement change. Founded in 1977, The Grove has helped a range of clients, from Fortune 500 businesses to nonprofit organizations, meet a diverse set of organizational challenges and achieve their goals.
#200 CPP, Inc.
Contact: Tilmin Hudson
1055 Joaquin Road, 2nd Floor
Mountain View, CA 94043
650.623.9213
cnieto@cpp.com
www.cpp.com
"Effective career counseling begins with assessing your students' interests and preferences. CPP's world-renown assessments, the MBTI® and Strong Interest Inventory®, are the gold standard of career exploration tools, providing research-validated insights yielding successful counseling relationships."
#213 Vocational Research Institute
Contact: Cal Schaerer
1845 Walnut Street, Suite 660
Philadelphia, PA 19103
800.874.5387
info@vri.org
www.vri.org
Vocational Research Institute offers CareerScope®, a valid and reliable aptitude/interest assessment with accommodation options for individuals with special needs. We now offer CareerScope® Online, which delivers the assessment entirely via the internet on both Windows and Mac workstations. CareerScope results are valuable for developing transition, training, and employment retention plans.
#211 SkillScan
Contact: Lesah Beckhusen
6680 Alhambra Avenue #350
Martinez, CA 94553
866.754.5504
Lesah@skillscan.com
www.skillscan.com
SkillScan features an innovative transferable skills card sort system and a new web-based assessment - Career Driver to help individuals target career options and enhance their marketability. SkillScan results can be incorporated with other traditional interests, values and personality inventories to provide a holistic picture of client career patterns.
#202 Center for Credentialing & Education, Inc.
Contact: Gabriela Welch
3 Terrace Way
Greensboro, NC 27403
336.482.2856
gwelch@cce-global.org
www.cce-global.org
The Center for Credentialing and Education, Inc.(CCE), an NBCC affiliate and leader in professional credentialing, offers certifications for career development facilitators, clinical supervisors, correctional staff, distance counselors, coaches, and human services professionals. Visit us to learn more about the benefits of becoming certified and about our new assessment tools.
#307 Bureau of Labor Statistics
Contact: Colleen Teixeira Moffat
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Room 2135
Washington, DC 20212
202.691.5157
teixeiramoffat.colleen@bls.gov
www.bls.gov
The BLS is the government's source of economic data on the labor force and job outlook. It produces career guidance information and employment projections to 2018. Complimentary issues of the Occupational Outlook Quarterly magazine will be available and BLS's Occupational Outlook Handbook will be on display.
#207 American Counseling Association
Contact: Carolyn Baker
5999 Stevenson Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22304
703.823.9800 x356
cbaker@counseling.org
www.couseling.org
Visit the ACA booth to learn about our products and services and to purchase these new releases at special discounts: A Job Search Manual for Counselors and Counselor Educators, Career Counseling, 3e; More Than a Job!; Strengths-Based Career Development for School Guidance and Counseling Programs; and Ethics Desk Reference for Counselors.
#313 America's Career Resource Network Association
Contact: Carri Hoffman
3009 S Union Road
Stillwater, OK 74074
405.533.5393
carri.hoffman@acrna.net
www.acrna.net
Visit the America's Career Resource Network Association (ACRNA) exhibit booth to: get information about our new career development toolkit called Earners 2 Learners; receive free information for educators, parents, career development professionals, students, job seekers, and others; and learn more about the ACRNA "NETWORK". You can visit our website at www.acrna.net.
#209 California Southern University
Contact: Admissions
930 Roosevelt
Irvine, CA 92620
800-477-2254 Ext.1
admissions@calsouthern.edu
www.calsouthern.edu
Since 1978, California Southern University has been the choice for adults looking for a quality alternative to campus-based degree programs and high-priced online universities. CalSouthern features 100% online, accredited Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees with flexible schedules, affordable tuition, no entrance exam to apply, and no classroom attendance. 1-800-477-2254 www.calsouthern.com
#410 DiscoverPolicing.org
Contact: Tracy Phillips
515 N Washington Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703.647.7273
phillips@theiacp.org
www.DiscoverPolicing.org
Do you work with culturally diverse jobseekers with a variety of skills and interests? Consider directing them to a career in law enforcement. Modern policing requires a diverse workforce with an equally diverse and interdisciplinary skill set, from social work to computer science; sociology and psychology to math and English. The International Association of Chiefs of Police has created a unique online resource for exploring careers in police service: www.DiscoverPolicing.org. Discover what it's like, what it takes, and connect with hiring agencies nationwide. Whether embarking on a first career, changing careers, or leaving military service, now is the time to discover policing!
#105 Wonderlic, Inc.
1795 N Butterfield Road, Ste. 200
Libertyville, IL 60048
800.323.3742
ed.info@wonderlic.com
www.wonderlic.com
Wonderlic, Inc. is the recognized leader in development, delivery and support of educational and employment assessments, surveys and online tracking. With a broad product range that covers student placement, intake, recruitment, retention, follow-up and more, Wonderlic solutions help you reduce your workload by linking high quality assessments with effective services. Wonderlic also provides a flexible, multifaceted online platform that launches and scores assessments, tracks student data, links with state databases, and can be easily integrated with your existing tracking system. Wonderlic is an approved test publisher with the US Department of Education and is recognized by all major accrediting associations.
#204 ACA Insurance Trust, Inc.
Contact: Althea Brum
5999 Stevenson Avenue, Suite 302
Alexandria, VA 22034
703.823.9800
abrum.acait@counseling.org
www.acait.com
ACA Insurance Trust, Inc. (ACAIT) is a licensed insurance agency operating in partnership with the American Counseling Association (ACA). ACAIT has established other insurance programs including auto, homeowners, rental, life, health, dental, disability, event cancellation and directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for non-profit groups and associations. Information is available at www.acait.com or by calling 800.347.6647 extension 284.
# 210 NCD Month
Contact: Frank Coulson, National Contest Chair
1235 Sandy Hill Drive
Brownsville, TX 78520
ncdacontest@ncda.org
This contest is designed to highlight the importance of life-long career development and the personal empowerment of all people. Celebrate National Career Development Week this year, November 15-19, 2010 by participating in the National Career Development Month Poetry and Poster Contest: Celebrating My Career Dreams! Visit our booth to see the winning entries of the 2009 Contest!
#310 ILostMyJob.com
Contact: Robert Shindell
2136 Ford Pkwy #202
St. Paul, MN 55116
877-445-6786
robert@ilostmyjob.com
www.ilostmyjob.com
ILostMyJob.com is a transition focused website that helps people who have lost their jobs and are seeking information, ideas and inspiration to find their next employment situation. The growing web property utilizes a dynamic content delivery system that integrates written word with powerful video. ILostMyJob.com was launched in 2009 by people who have ‘been there’ in terms of job transition. From the college graduate whose after college job didn’t come through to the university career counselor whose position was eliminated due to budget cuts; our team of contributors have learned and grown through their own experiences.
# 107 Career Liftoff Interest Inventory
Contact: James Lewis
PO Box 21772
Eagan, MN 55121
(651)276-9502
J207l@aol.com
www.careerliftoff.com
The Career Liftoff Interest Inventory (CLII) is a new, on-line state-of-the art tool that assesses the interests of individuals and compares them to the interest profiles of various career fields. Scores are provided on the six RIASEC occupational themes defined in John L. Holland’s theory of Careers.
#208 XAP Corporation
Contact: David Fong
3534 Hayden Avenue
Culver City, CA 90232-2413
800.281.1168
marketing@xap.com
www.xap.com
XAP Corporation is the nation's leading online career and education planning solutions provider. It has helped over 40 million people to reach farther and develop their career and educational aspirations. Based on sound and validated assessments and career development resources, XAP's Choices and new Strengths for Success solutions are compliant with various national and regional funding, including ARRA.
#408 FranNet
Contact: Heather Gough
10302 Brookridge Village Blvd, Suite 201
Louisville, KY 40291
502.753.2380
hgough@frannet.com
www.frannet.com
FranNet provides education and support to individuals who are interested in exploring self employment as a career option through franchised business ownership. We help our clients find the right business for them and their goals. Our services are 100% free through our entire process. Learn more by visiting www.frannet.com.
#303 Job Corps
Contact: Rochelle Thommes
Treasure Island Job Corps Center
351 H Avenue, Building 442
San Francisco, CA 94130-5027
415.217.7981
Job Corps main number 877.889.5627
Thommes.Rochelle@jobcorps.org
www.jobcorps.com
Job Corps is a federal, hands-on career training and education program that helps students find the path to personal and career success – all at no cost to eligible youth. Job Corps students can obtain a high school diploma or GED, learn career skills, start college and plan for their futures.
#308 McGraw-Hill Contemporary
Contact: Jo Anna Ancich
46 Keel Ct
San Rafael, CA 94903
415.479.3346
jancich@pacbell.net
www.mhcontemporary.com
McGraw-Hill/Contemporary introduces the Workplace Skill Series. It is designed to provide review and practice with key workforce skills and for success in earning a Career Readiness Certificate. Through skills review and problem solving practice, students improve the reading, mathematics, and information skills needed for increased employability and career mobility.
#103 InterviewStream.com
Contact: Katherine West
205 Webster Street
Bethlehem, PA 18015
610.984.4679
kwest@interviewstream.com
www.interviewstream.com
InterviewStream, LLC (www.InterviewStream.com) is the leading web-based video interview system for students to practice both verbal and non-verbal communication skills and for employers to pre-screen candidates via recorded or live video interviews. Our 100% web-based technology powers video interviewing for hundreds of employers, MBA programs, and workforce investment boards around the globe.
#109 Writing for Community Success
Contact: Dalya F Massachi
6420 Colby Street
Oakland, CA 94618
501.839.1544
dm.writer@live.com
www.dfmassachi.net
We specialize in helping socially responsible professionals advance their work through outstanding written materials. Grab your Special Conference Discount on the 2010 book, Writing to Make a Difference: 25 Powerful Techniques to Boost Your Community Impact. This comprehensive resource will help your clients build essential writing skills throughout their careers! More info: www.dfmassachi.net.