My Teen Biz - Career

Start your path to Career Awareness, Planning and Exploration!

MyTeenBiz provides resources for career guidance, resume help, life skills, and job information. You will find the greatest selection of educational materials for your job search and workforce development.

Thinking about careers is fun - it's also very important. You will find a lot of information, activities and online resources that will help you organize your ideas and apply different ways to think about careers.

This is your guide to explore careers. Pinpoint your interests, abilities, skills, talents, and values. Discover who you really are and understand your likes, dislikes, and interests. Match your personal nterests to careers and succeed in planning a career.

Explore career website links on MyTeenBiz to find information on occupational descriptions, average earnings, and minimum educational level required for the jobs you are interested in.

Know what to expect as you get ready to enter the workforce! Start preparing for your next interview and for the realities of the working world. Get excited about putting your best foot forward as you climb the career ladder to success!

Finding the "Right" Job is Important

If you are going to go to work everyday, you might as well find a job that you enjoy. How do you know what kind of job you will enjoy? Here are some things about your future job that you might want to look for:

Enjoy going to work
Feel enthusiastic, energized
Feel a sense of optimism about your future
Pride when describing your work
Believe that you are making a positive contribution, making a difference
Respect and enjoy the people you work with

Understand that the "right" job varies or every single person. How do you find a job that is "right" for you? The key is to start by knowing yourself.

Its important to look at the skills you have, the things you are interested in, and values that are important to you. You want to spend some time thinking about yourself. Job and work-duties will change. Are you ready to change with them?

To find the "right" job, you want to think about how you will be able to adapt and continue to feel that your job is "right." Dont think about the grades you get at school or you might not see some of the talents, strengths, and characteristics that make you strong. Think about what you are good at, whatyou enjoy and what comes weasy to you.