Search for a Career
This is a personalized way to begin your career search.
What is looking at your YouScience career match results?
The first thing you should do to be able to engage in conversation.
What is putting away your cell phone?
Doing this ensures a better understanding of content, requires you to think about what you're actually writing, and serves as valuable review material.
What is taking notes?
The most effective way to communicate with your teacher.
What is an email?
A good way to get involved, and something you can add to your resume.
What is volunteering?
The person you can meet with to help guide you in your search and talk about different career opportunities.
Who is the Career Coach?
People enjoy talking about themselves. These are good types of questions to ask to get more than a one-word answer.
What are WH- questions?
This is the most popular and well-known note-taking method.
What is the Cornell Method?
Never leave this section of the email blank.
What is the subject line?
Something that can help you figure out different career opportunities and what you might be interested in doing.
What are taking career assessments?
This is a way to learn and actually experience a job, without much commitment, while you are in high school.
What is job shadowing?
Having a few of these in mind will help you feel prepared.
What are conversations starters?
This might be a good idea to do at home if you scribbled down the information in class.
What is re-copy your notes with neater handwriting?
The best way to address the recipient of your email.
What is with a polite "Hello" or "Dear" followed by the teacher's name?
Personal attributes that are needed to help you be successful at any job.
What are soft skills?
This is an online interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options.
What is My Next Move?
Avoiding a few of these areas in conversation might be a good idea.
What is politics/ religion; physical appearance/ age; PG-13 and up topics?
This note-taking app can sync with your account and can help you organize your notes more efficiently.
What is Google Keep?
Always make sure these are grammatically and mechanically correct in your emails.
What is writing in complete sentences?
This document will help show off your experiences and skills.
What is a resume?
This website shares labor market activity, working conditions, price change, and productivity for the U.S. You are able to find specific career information here.
What is the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or website name bls.gov/ooh?
This is the best way to keep from getting stuck in an ongoing conversation.
What is a pre-planned exit strategy?
If you do this, retention of the material is 60% higher than if you don't.
What is studying your notes within one day of taking them?
Something that an email is NOT.
What is a text message?
This must be filed in order to apply for scholarships. It can help you pay for college.
What is the FAFSA? (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)