Career Exploration
A test that matches your interests with possible jobs.
What is an Interest Inventory?
Speaking up for yourself.
What is self-advocacy?
This is a place you go after high school to learn a specific trade, such as cutting hair or working on cars.
What is a trade school?
This is what you're doing when you show up 5 minutes early.
This is when you walk through a business to learn more about the tasks and the employees.
What is a business tour?
Money, making new friends, learning a new skill, giving back to your community.
What are benefits to work?
"I am really great at organizing, but sometimes I need help with reading." This is an example of telling an employer your ...
What are strengths and challenges?
This is a place where you can learn new skills and earn a degree in just two years.
What is a community college?
This is what it's called when you work together with your coworkers.
What is teamwork?
During an interview, you may ask this question to find out what employees must wear to work.
What is an "Do employees wear a uniform?"
Full time, part time, and seasonal.
What are the names for the different amounts of time you can work?
Something that makes a task easier, such as noise cancelling headphones, being able to sit while you work, extra breaks, etc.
What are accommodations?
This is the type of training that lets you earn money while you learn how to do a job.
What is an apprenticeship?
This is the clothes that you are required to wear at work.
What is a uniform?
During an interview, this is a question that bosses may ask you when they want to know what you're good at doing.
What is "What are your strengths?"
This is a short one or two page document that shows where you went to school, where you've worked, and what skills you have.
What is a resume?
This is what you say when you need help with moving something heavy.
What is "Can you help me?"
This organization can help you pay for things like tuition and books, help you find tutors and accommodations, or enter the workforce.
What is Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)?
This is how you talk to your boss, teachers, doctors, and other professionals.
What is professional communication?
This is an interview where you get to ask the boss questions about what it's like to work there.
What is an informational interview?
O*NET, Career One Stop, and jobs4TN.gov
What are websites that can help me learn more about jobs?
This is what you do when a customer is being very loud and making you uncomfortable.
What is "find my boss"?
Free money that you can use to help you pay for tuition, books, etc.
What are scholarships?
A group of people who can connect you to other people with similar interests or goals.
What is a network?
This is a polite note to send a business or boss after they've let you take a tour.
What is a thank you note?