Career Readiness Camp for Teens

Career Readiness Camp for Teens Description

This career readiness camp will provide highly motivated academic students with an understanding of the resources available to them for career management, in addition to the preparation of their career documents. The career documents may be useful for college applications or for applying to internships and/or jobs. High school students (age 16 is required as the minimum age for LinkedIn) and undergraduate college students under 22 are welcome to register.

Career Readiness Camp Goals and Objectives:

Self-Assessment – You must understand yourself, your talents, interests, and abilities.
Exploring Options – Get familiar with the resources that are available and what is needed to pursue jobs of interest to help guide your career decisions.
Goal Setting – Career choices are always subject to change, but you must start somewhere so there is a beginning.
Job Search Strategy – You must learn how to go about job searching in person and online and how current AI and other technology play a role with bots sometimes before humans.

This Career Readiness for Teens course serves as a guide and roadmap to start you off on your journey, though you will need to engage in career management throughout your life until retirement.

Instructor: Lynne M. Williams (all FBI, Criminal, and Child Abuse clearances are current for those under age 18), and see the bottom of the page for instructor PDE certifications and teaching experience.

Phone: 610-405-9756 (call or text)

Email to express interest or ask questions: director@greatcareersphl.org

Book a call (for questions: https://bit.ly/BookLynne

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lynnewilliams

Website: https://greatcareers.org/career-readiness-camp-for-teens

Location:

Online on Zoom
In-person 53 Darby Road, Suite F, Paoli, PA (entrance is at the back of the building, which is right next to Paoli Fire Company).

Note: Please do not pack peanut butter or peanut products in lunches in case of allergies.

Note: Schedule could be adjusted depending on demand for in-person vs. virtual).

Schedule:

May 30, June 6 & 13 Saturday Series, 10 AM – 2:30 PM ET includes ½ hour for lunch Paoli
June 22-25 Mon – Thu, 11 AM – 2:30 PM ET includes ½ hour for lunch Paoli
June 29 – July 2 Mon – Thu 9 AM – 12 PM ET Zoom
July 11, 18, 25 Saturday Series, 10 AM – 2:30 PM ET includes ½ hour for lunch Zoom
July 20 – 23 Mon – Thu, 11 AM – 2:30 PM ET includes ½ hour for lunch Paoli
August 3-6 Mon – Thu 9 AM – 12 PM ET Zoom
August 8, 15, 22 Saturday Series, 10 AM – 2:30 PM ET includes ½ hour for lunch Zoom
August 10-13 Mon – Thu, 12 – 3 PM ET Zoom
August 17-20 Mon – Thu, 9 AM – 12 PM ET Paoli

Pricing and Registration: $497 per student per session, which includes a one-month membership. Note that a minimum of four (4) students must be signed up per session, or that session is subject to cancellation.

Sign Up Incentive: BOGO $100 off for two campers – contact director@greatcareersphl.org to arrange discount

Refund Policy:

If you are unable to make the session selected, we will attempt to register you in another session.
60+ days before camp – 100% of tuition refunded (minus $50 processing fee)
31-59 days before camp – 75% of tuition refunded
8-30 days before camp – 50% of tuition refunded
7 days or less – no refund
If camp is canceled by the organizer, 100% of all fees will be refunded.

Registration: Registration links are on the website events page.

Career Readiness Prerequisites:

You must have parent or guardian explicit consent and supervision to have a free ChatGPT account if you are ages 13-17 or you can use the standard version if you are over 18.
You must be 16 years old to have a LinkedIn account.
You must have a personal Gmail account to be able to use Google Classrooms with our 501(c)3 nonprofit.
You must have a laptop (for in-person or virtual or a desktop for virtual) with a plug to recharge with internet capabilities to do the work (a phone will not work).
Students must have a 1” binder with a clear view window to make a cover page.
Students must have plastic sheet protectors in their binder for their documents.
Students must have Microsoft Word available on their laptop.
Parents will need to fill out emergency contact information (when it becomes available).

Career Readiness Program Outcomes:

Upon completion of Career Readiness Camp for Teens, the student will be able to:

Have a career portfolio binder of paper as well as online career documents prepared
Learn how to use new AI technologies and skills for career preparation
Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing (for a job fair, informational interview, elevator pitch, networking event, resume, LinkedIn, etc.)
Increase personal development and integrative and applied learning
Apply critical thinking for career development
Exercise moral and ethical judgment in career management

Career Readiness Group Instruction:

Instructional materials are provided with articles, videos, online platforms including LinkedIn, Google slides, Google docs, Google sheets, websites, job boards, job aggregators, interview prep, job fairs, networking events, presentations, peer review, instructor feedback, and discussions. Hands-on learning will work in conjunction with instruction. If you miss a class, you have access to the lesson materials.

One-on-One Instruction:

Extra time blocks for individualized 1:1 instruction will be available for purchase.

Attendance:

Students are expected to attend all classes, complete relevant readings, participate in discussions, and complete all assignments.

Career Readiness Classroom Conduct:

In the process of learning how to present yourselves professionally, students are expected to provide constructive criticism to their peers so the classroom culture is deemed to be civil, respectful, and supportive. In-person and online sessions will be small groups limited to up to 12 students. Jeans and t-shirts are fine for in-person, but bring a jacket or sweater in case the building air conditioning temperature does not suit you.

Student Expectations:

Participate in class discussions and ask insightful questions.
Produce career documents for a college application (if documents are required) or to secure an internship or a job.

Career Readiness Topics for Discussion and Execution:

ATS Resume
Base Resume
Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook
Career Assessments
Career Checklist
Cover Letter Styles
Discussion on Attire for Interviews
Elevator Pitch
Informational Interview Agenda
Job Fair Participation Discussion
Job Search (social media, job boards, aggregators, company websites, PA CareerLink)
Keywords
LinkedIn Profile
Memory Dart
Mock Interview Participation with Behavioral Interview Questions
Networking Plan
One Pager Networking Page with Target Companies
O-Net
Publishing on LinkedIn: article, post in feed, post in group
Custom LinkedIn Banner and Photo
Thank You Letter
Unique Selling Proposition

Instructor Certifications

Navigating Artificial Intelligence Masterclass, SBDC Widener University, Chester, PA 11/24
Systematic Fundraising for Nonprofits, Nonprofit.Courses, Lansdale, PA 08/19
Integrated Digital Marketing Certificate, Penn State Great Valley, Malvern, PA 06/18
Early Childhood Education 06/10
Supervisor Curriculum and Instruction 04/10
K-12 Family Consumer Science Instructional II 03/09
7-9 Mathematics Instructional II 06/08
7-12 English Instructional II 03/08
K-12 Business and Technology Instructional II 07/07
K-12 Principal Certification Instructional II 07/06
K-6 Elementary Instructional Level II 06/06
N-12 Special Education Certification Instructional II 02/06