High School Teens: College & Career Resources

You’re rapidly approaching your senior year – now what?

Discovering who you are and what you should do with your life are questions many high school students like yourself ask themselves. Good news – below is a collection of the best resources we could find for exploring colleges, majors, careers and more. They are part of our new teens career development program – Explore: Preparing for Life after High School – which is now being taught at select member locations. Inquire about the location closest to you.

Find Colleges

• College Board
• Christian Colleges & Universities
• Community Colleges
• Guide to Colleges & Graduate Schools
• List of Colleges
• College Search
• College Navigator

Discover Majors & Minors

• College Board
• A2Z Colleges
• The Princeton Review
• What Can I Do With This Major?
• Top Online Colleges

How To Pay For College

• Free Scholarship Search & Grants
• Free Scholarship Search
• Athletic Scholarships
• Financial Planing
• Paying for College
• The College Trap (Gordon Wadsworth)

College Admissions

• Guide to College Admissions
• College Admissions
• College Admissions Guide
• How College Admission Works
• Guide to College & University Admissions
• Admissions Guide Information

SAT & ACT Help

• About the SAT Test

• SAT Test Preparation
• SAT Online Preparation
• Register for the SAT Test

• About the ACT Test

• ACT Test Preparation
• Preparing for the ACT Test
• ACT Online Preparation
• Register for the ACT Test

Finding Experiences That Matter

• Summer & Part-time Jobs

• Teen Job Sites
• Employment Spot
• Summer Discovery
• Finding a Summer Job
• Summer Programs

• Internships

• Grove Job (Nationwide Internship Search)
• Finding an Internship
• Internship Search

• Volunteering

• National Volunteer Experiences
• Find a Great Place to Volunteer
• What’s Your Perfect Volunteer Experience? Quiz

Gap Years

• Gap Year Experiences

Investigating Careers

• O*Net
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles
• International Jobs
• Overseas Jobs
• Jobs Abroad

Job Outlook & Salary Information

• CareerOneStop
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• The Wall Street Journal
• Economic Research Institute
• Highest-paying Jobs in the US
• Monster Salary Wizard
• Salary Wizard

Writing Resumes & College Admission Essays

• Teen Resume Writing 101
• Teen Resume Writing Video
• Writing College Admission Essays

The Interview

• Interview Tips
  

• Job Interview Preparation Video
• Teen Interview Tips
• 10 Most Common Job Interview Questions & Answers
• 5 Common Interview Questions for Teens
• Job Interview Strategies for Teens
• Interview Tips

• What to Wear to Your Interview

• Teen Job Interview Attire
• What not to Wear to a Job Interview
• Dress for Success
• How to Dress for a Job Interview Video
• What to Wear to a Job Interview Video

Networking

• Making Yourself Marketable
• Networking & Finding Opportunities

Preparing for College Athletics

• NCAA
• Athletic Scholarships
• Sport’s Associations

Personal Assessments for Further Exploration

• CareerDIRECT
• O*Net Interest Profiler
• PLACE (Spiritual Gifts) Enter code: CrossroadsCareer
• Choosing Your Path
• What Color is Your Parachute? For Teens