Sunday, May 17, 2020



This website has information, tools, and links to resources to help anyone age 16 to 24:
  •          Explore careers
  •          Learn about locate training or education programs
  •          Conduct a successful job search

The goal of this site is to explore young adults overcome barriers and plan and achieve a path to career success.

You will find a “User Guide” that will help you navigate through the website to plan your future. The guide describes each one of the steps you need to take to:
  1. Find a career that is right for you
  2. Make a training plan
  3. Apply for a job
  4. Print worksheets and checklists
  5. View success-story videos

In this website, you will find information and resources organized around 9 categories:
1    
      FIND A CAREER YOU LIKE
      This category contains an Interest Assessment comprised of 30 questions. It takes around 5 minutes to be completed and it will help you to know what you like, and you do not like, and it will show you careers that fit your interests.
2
     FINISH HIGH SCHOOL
      In this category you will find information to know:
  •          The advantages of finishing high school
  •          How you can make sure that you will graduate
  •          Make a launching pad for the future
  •   Go to college: find the right program and college, application process, scholarships/grants.
GET WORK EXPERIENCE
In this category you will learn about different ways to gain work experience:
-         Internships
  •          Job shadowing
  •          Volunteer work
  •          Work in your neighborhood
  •          School and community activities
     WRITE A RESUME
     You will find templates and samples of resume, tips to write your resume and you cover letter, and guidelines to prepare your references.

GET A JOB
     In this category you will learn about how to look for a job using different strategies: networking, social media, job banks, asking employers, job fairs,
school and community career services.

GET TRAINING
  Information about how to get training assistance, free and low-cost training and certificate programs.

WORK FOR MYSELF
  Tips and ideas to set up your own business, to know how to begin and to find resources.

APPLY TO COLLEGE
   Ten steps to find and apply for college, and some tips to find the right option for you.

FIND JOB SEARCH HELP
    To find free support at a local youth employment program, and from other people or sources.


For more information https://www.careeronestop.org/GetMyFuture/default.aspx



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