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RESOURCES: Career Exploration
Exploring careers early can help youth and young adults make informed decisions about their education, training, and future goals. This section features resources to help individuals discover career interests, learn about different occupations, build job readiness skills, find employment and training opportunities, create resumes, prepare for interviews, and access programs that support career success in the United States.
I Want to Go to College – Where Do I Start?
I Want to Go to College – Where Do I Start?
Resource Type: Video
Source: Refugee Youth Resource Center, USCRI
Description: This 6-minute video explains how to prepare for college in the U.S, including the various types of colleges and universities, how to compare options, the application process, and financial aid opportunities.
What Options Do I Have If I Do Not Want to Go to College?
What Options Do I Have If I Do Not Want to Go to College?
Resource Type: Video
Source: Refugee Youth Resource Center, USCRI
Description: This 7-minute video explores various alternatives to college, including trade schools, vocational training programs, professional certifications, apprenticeships, entrepreneurship, military service, and gap years.
Get My Future
Get My Future
Resource Type: Website
Source: Career One Stop
Languages: Website available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, German, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese
Description: This website helps youth and young adults explore careers, plan their education and training, and prepare for the workforce. It offers free tools to discover career interests, build resumes, search for jobs, find training opportunities, practice job applications, and connect with local employment resources.
Career Exploration
Career Exploration
Resource Type: Website
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Languages: English
Description: This official government website helps youth explore a wide range of careers based on their interests. Youth, families and caregivers can learn about different occupations, including typical job duties, education and training requirements, skills, salary, job outlook, and work environment to help them make informed decisions about future education and career pathways.
Youth Employment Programs Finder
Youth Employment Programs Finder
Resource Type: Website
Source: Career One Stop
Languages: Website available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, German, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese
Description: This website helps youth and young adults locate free employment and training programs in their local communities. Users can search by ZIP code to find organizations that offer career counseling, job training, internships, education and workforce development services, and other resources to support career exploration and employment success.
Employment in the U.S.
Employment in the U.S.
Resource Type: Website
Source: Settle In
Description: This resource provides an overview of employment in the United States, including finding a job, applying for work, and understanding employment rights and responsibilities.
Employment for Women
Employment for Women
Resource Type: Website
Source: Settle In
Description: This resource explores the benefits of employment for newcomer women, including financial stability, skill development, and independence, as well as considerations for working mothers and changing family dynamics.
Find a Job
Find a Job
Resource Type: Website
Source: USA Hello
Languages: Website available in English, Arabic, Chinese – Simplified, Dari/Farsi, French, Haitian Creole, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese
Description: This resource provides practical guidance on finding a job in the United States, including searching for job opportunities, filling out job applications, creating resumes and cover letters, and preparing for interviews.
American Job Center Finder
American Job Center Finder
Resource Type: Website
Source: Career One Stop
Languages: Website available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, German, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese
Description: This resource helps job seekers locate their nearest employment resource centers, where they can access free employment services, including career counseling, resume and interview assistance, job search support, skills assessments, training opportunities, and hiring events. American Job Centers also connect individuals with local workforce programs and other supportive services to help them prepare for and succeed in the workforce.
Job Corps
Job Corps
Resource Type: Website
Source: Job Corps
Description: This website walks through the Job Corps program, a free residential education and career training program for low-income young adults ages 16–24. This resource helps participants prepare for careers through hands-on training in high-demand industries, while connecting them to education, employment, and supportive services for long-term success.
Resumes and Getting Hired
Resumes and Getting Hired
Resource Type: Video
Source: Switchboard
Description: This resource provides practical guidance on creating an effective resume, highlighting relevant skills and experience, and improving your chances of getting hired in the United States.
How to Spot a Fake Job Offer
How to Spot a Fake Job Offer
Resource Type: PDF
Source: Switchboard
Description: This poster resource helps newcomers identify job scams by warning them against job offers that require payment and provides information on how to report scams.