Complete these activities to learn ways to jumpstart your career.

This playlist will immerse you into the steps needed to form a business. 

In this playlist, you will have the opportunity to explore college & career opportunities at City Colleges of Chicago and beyond!
 

You can start planning for your future even from home or your youth worksite! In this playlist, you will have the opportunity to explore numerous college & career opportunities at City Colleges of Chicago and beyond, right from the comfort of your home!

First, in this playlist, you will learn more about all of the affordable college & career options available at the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC), "the largest community colleges system in Illinois and one of the largest in the nation." 

Then you will learn about special scholarship programs available to many Chicago Public School students.

Finally, you will explore many career options and even have additional options to tour many other colleges online.

LinkedIn is a professional networking site where you can make connections with other individuals who share similar career interests, goals, or positions. This Playlist will introduce you to LinkedIn and help you explore the profile-creation process.

Did you know that your summer job can open doors for you for years to come? In the Own Your Job Playlist, you'll think through how to make a great impression at your summer job and make the most of this opportunity.

In this Playlist, you'll brush up on skills to help you ace your interview, from dressing for success to practicing common interview questions, to following up after the interview.

Back in the day, creating a beautiful, robust résumé needed to be done from scratch. Now, that's not the case with platforms like Canva. In this Playlist, you'll assemble some essential components and then add those to a Canva template so that you end up with a completed résumé.

Participants will share accomplishments in a resume in a way that is engaging and compelling and identify the skills employers seek 

This playlist will use the art of vision boards to help you identity your core power and apply it to life goals!
 

TAKE A TOUR OF YOUR FUTURE!

As the saying goes, 'The best way to predict your future is to create it'. Start creating YOUR future by participating in this series of insightfully fun activities designed to help you to visualize your goals in life and the identify the skills you possess to achieve them. 

Everything will culminate in your very own real or digital vision board project, and personal statement, which will both be highlighted in our Instagram Virtual Gallery @DeclareYourPower

In this Playlist, you will build your strategies for workplace success, including arriving on time, dressing for success, communicating professionally, and making a great impression on your job.

Your summer job can open doors for you for years to come so take this opportunity to make a great impression.

Complete these activities to learn smart ways to manage your money.

• Be Payday Ready

• Be Budget Ready

• Be Credit Ready

• Be Ready to Avoid Payday Loans

• Be Ready to Invest

• Be Insurance Ready

• Payday Basics for Youth Employess