What's Work Like?

Polish Your Personal Brand

Learn about the role of mentors and role models, examine the importance of networking, and explore how to receive constructive feedback.

Know Your Aspirations

Brainstorm your aspirations, then focus on one and make it a specific goal. Identify steps toward that goal and devise ways to overcome potential obstacles.

Informational Interviews

Informational interviews offer a shortcut to learning what it's really like to work in a job that interests you. Learn about the benefits of informational interviews, and get tips on how to get the most out of an interview you've set up.

Preparing for Informational Interviews

Before an informational interview, you'll want to know about the person and company with whom you're interviewing. In this activity, you'll dig into the kinds of information you can ask and create a list of questions you can print out to take with you.

Explore Multiple Paths

Learn how to set career goals and overcome obstacles. Understand that there may be more than one path to reaching a goal.

Match Strengths and Interests to Careers

How does your personality match up with jobs and career opportunities in different industries? Learn about a personality test that can help you decide what type of job would suit you best.

Collecting Evidence of Transferable Skills

If you've played a sport you know how to collaborate. If you've sold cookies you have sales skills. Identify these "transferable" skills - then learn how to describe them in job applications and resumes and discuss them appropriately in a job interview.

Explore Careers - Where you Fit

Explore Career Speaker Videos

Explore the various career clusters to watch a video(s) to learn more about a career.