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Table of Contents
Getting to Know EYH
What is Expanding Your Horizons? pg.1-2
What careers currently interest me? pg.2-3
Attending an EYH Workshop
Mills College, Oakland, CA is home to EYH Headquarters
Tips for making the most out of the
hands-on workshops pg.3
Getting to Know EYH
Welcome!
Intriguing questions for EYH workshop leaders
pg.3
Welcome to Expanding Your Horizons! We are so
Advice and career information from my EYH
workshop leader pg.4-8
pleased that you will be participating in a hands-on
Expanding Your Horizons conference. This student
packet of materials has been prepared to help you
make the most out of your EYH conference experience. Please take a few minutes to review the introductory section of this packet while you are waiting
for the keynote speaker to begin. If your conference
doesn’t have a keynote speaker, you can review this
packet leisurely at lunch, or at home after the EYH
conference concludes.
Science in Your World
How does science help me make decisions? pg.8
Diversity mattersGet to know some cool women scientists!
• Inez Fong-Climate Scientist pg.9
• Cynthia Breazeal-Robot Designer pg.10
• Diane France-Bone Detective pg.10
• Heidi Hammel-Planet Expert pg.11
• Amy Vedder-Gorilla’s best friend pg.11
What is Expanding Your Horizons?
Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Math-
Super Scientists pg.12
ematics™ conferences nurture girls’ interest in science & math courses to encourage them to consider
careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Conferences are held all over the United States,
Europe and Asia for middle and high school girls.
College and Career Resources
Girls’ Bill of Rights pg.13
The college dilemmaChoosing the right college for me pg.13-14
The mission of Expanding Your Horizons is to
encourage young women to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers.
Through Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) Network programs, the EYH program provides STEM
role models and hands-on activities for middle and
high school girls. The ultimate goal is to motivate
girls to become innovative and creative thinkers
ready to meet 21st Century challenges.
Career planning personal inventory pg.14-15
What is job shadowing? pg.16
The importance of job experience pg.16
Where should I look? On-line resources pg.17
After the EYH Conference pg.18
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The Network’s programs are developed
based on the following assumptions:
1. To increase the participation of women in
mathematics, science, and engineering careers,
there must be an increase in the pool of qualified
women.
2. For young women to have the option to enter
mathematics, science, and engineering careers,
they need to choose to take the appropriate mathematics and science courses in high school.
We bet you’ll be having this much fun soon!
3. Intervention strategies are needed that increase
the participation of girls in mathematics by nurturing enjoyment and confidence in mathematics,
by connecting the value of mathematics to career
opportunities, by providing career role models,
and by actively encouraging girls to persevere in
mathematics coursework.
What careers currently interest me?
Some girls come to EYH conferences already
knowing about a few careers they are interested in.
Other girls come to conferences not having given
much thought to what they might want to do after
they graduate from college. Expanding Your Horizons conferences give all girls the opportunity to
explore new and exciting careers.
Now that you know about Expanding Your Horizons
conferences, what are three things you want to get out of
this conference or what are three things you might want
to learn about today?
Start planning now!
Junior high and high school is a great time to
My EYH conference goals are…
begin exploring careers that might interest you.
You might change your mind several times during
junior high or high school and even while you are in
college. That’s OK. You don’t have to decide what
you want to be right now, but you should begin to
explore some of your initial interests, and the skills
and education you’ll need to pursue those interests.
1.
2.
Once you learn about a cool career at an Expanding Your Horizons conference you’ll want to ask the
EYH workshop leader a few questions such as:
How do I pursue this career?
3.
Does this career require a college education?
Can I get on the job training?
What is the current starting salary?
How hard is it to combine family life with your career?
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Career Interests
Attending an EYH Workshop
P lease take a minute to write down three careers
Tips for making the most
out of the hands-on workshops
that currently interest you and what classes you
think that you might need to take to prepare for
the career.
E YH hands-on workshops are fun!
You’ll have a
great time learning about new careers and participating in the hands-on activity. Hands-on workshop
will be led by women professionals from a wide
variety of STEM careers. The workshop leaders
are eager for you to have a positive experience and
will gladly answer your questions about what they
do and what classes they took to prepare for these
remaining careers.
Name of Career , Classes that I might need to take
1.
2.
Feel free to ask your EYH workshop leaders questions about herself and her background before the
hands-on activity begins. Don’t be embarrassed to
ask the first question! Others girls will follow with
questions of their own.
3.
Intriguing questions for workshop leaders
Where do you work?
How long have you been at your current job?
What classes did you take in high school and college to
prepare for your job?
What other types of work did you do before this
current job?
What advice would you give to young women who are
interested in a similar career?
How does your family life impact your job?
What are the best and worst aspects of your job?
Can I have your contact information to contact you if I
have additional questions?
What are some things you do in your free time?
How did you decide on a career?
What was your biggest challenge in school?
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Advice and Career Information
From My EYH Workshop Leader
Here is a summary sheet to help you summarize what you have learned in your
hands-on workshop. Some EYH conferences have more hands-on sessions than
others. For instance, if your EYH conference only offers two hands-on sessions,
you’ll only need to fill out two summary sheets.
EYH Workshop Summary Sheet - Session 1
Name of EYH Workshop:
Name of EYH Workshop Leader:
Contact Information (if provided):
General Notes:
Educational Background
Working Conditions
On the job training:
Work atmosphere: Indoors
High school diploma:
Yes
Yes
No
No
2 year community college:
Yes
Graduate Degree:
No
4 year college degree:
Yes
Yes
Salary Range
No
No
Work environment: With others
Job hours: Travel required:
$20,000 or below
$60,000-$80,000
$40,000-$60,000
$100,000 and above
$25,000-$40,000 $80,000-$100,000
Description of job responsibilities:
Additional Comments:
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Outdoors
Traditional 9-5
None
Alone
Little
Mix of both
Non-traditional
A lot
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EYH Workshop Summary Sheet - Session 2
Name of EYH Workshop:
Name of EYH Workshop Leader:
Contact Information (if provided):
General Notes:
Educational Background
Working Conditions
On the job training:
Work atmosphere: Indoors
High school diploma:
Yes
Yes
No
No
2 year community college:
Yes
Graduate Degree:
No
4 year college degree:
Yes
Yes
Salary Range
No
No
Work environment: With others
Job hours: Travel required:
$20,000 or below
$60,000-$80,000
$40,000-$60,000
$100,000 and above
$25,000-$40,000 $80,000-$100,000
Description of job responsibilities:
Additional Comments:
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Outdoors
Traditional 9-5
None
Alone
Little
Mix of both
Non-traditional
A lot
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EYH Workshop Summary Sheet - Session 3
Name of EYH Workshop:
Name of EYH Workshop Leader:
Contact Information (if provided):
General Notes:
Educational Background
Working Conditions
On the job training:
Work atmosphere: Indoors
High school diploma:
Yes
Yes
No
No
2 year community college:
Yes
Graduate Degree:
No
4 year college degree:
Yes
Yes
Salary Range
No
No
Work environment: With others
Job hours: Travel required:
$20,000 or below
$60,000-$80,000
$40,000-$60,000
$100,000 and above
$25,000-$40,000 $80,000-$100,000
Description of job responsibilities:
Additional Comments:
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Outdoors
Traditional 9-5
None
Alone
Little
Mix of both
Non-traditional
A lot
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EYH Workshop Summary Sheet - Session 4
Name of EYH Workshop:
Name of EYH Workshop Leader:
Contact Information (if provided):
General Notes:
Educational Background
Working Conditions
On the job training:
Work atmosphere: Indoors
High school diploma:
Yes
Yes
No
No
2 year community college:
Yes
Graduate Degree:
No
4 year college degree:
Yes
Yes
Salary Range
No
No
Work environment: With others
Job hours: Travel required:
$20,000 or below
$60,000-$80,000
$40,000-$60,000
$100,000 and above
$25,000-$40,000 $80,000-$100,000
Description of job responsibilities:
Additional Comments:
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Outdoors
Traditional 9-5
None
Alone
Little
Mix of both
Non-traditional
A lot
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Next Steps:
Now that you have attended several hands-on workshops, please list the careers you are most interested in
learning more about.
Write down 2-3 steps you will take in the next six months to pursue information about the career you want
to learn more about.
What classes or activities should you participate in at your school?
Science in Your World
How does science help me make decisions?
Sometimes it’s difficult for students to understand how a rudimentary knowledge of science
concepts helps people make good decisions. It’s difficult to figure out why it’s important to study
science concepts and how they might apply to your everyday life. Here are some examples of recent
issues in the media that are rooted in an understanding of basic science concepts. Match the issue
on the left to the correct topic area on the right.
Issue
Topic Areas
Why should I (or should I not) drink bottled water?
Environmental/Earth Science
What, if any, health risks are associated with eating genetically
modified food?
How will global warming affect me in 30 years time?
Biology
Chemistry
Health/medicine
Take one of the questions from the issue list above and explain how it might affect you in the
future. Write the answers to your issue here (use the back of this page for extra space):
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Diversity Matters:
Meet Some Cool Women Scientists!
Think women scientists wear pocket protectors and are nerds? Think that they
work alone in labs all day and have no contact with the outside world?
Think again!
Let us introduce you to a wide variety of women scientists who contradict many
untrue stereotypes. These women scientists are profiled on the Web site,
iwaswondering.org, a site produced by the National Academy of Science.
On this Web site you can find out more about these cool scientists, and meet Lia, a
cool girl who really loves science. Check it out! You can also find more fun stuff for
girls on the EYH Web site, www.expandingyourhorizons.org.
Meet Lia
Hey and qué pasa! I’m Lia, and I’m turning the world of science and technol-
ogy into one big party—and you’re invited! My friends and I build tricked-out
gadgets and find unique ways of using high-tech stuff to do everything from
designing our clothes for the school dance to using solar power to protect the
environment. And that’s just a regular day in the life of a scientist—not exactly
the boring, geeky job you thought it was, huh? Remember, all the scientists
you read about on this site were once kids like us, so why not start looking
around to see how you can use science and technology to make your room,
house, school, and even the world, a very cool place.
Meet Inez Fung, Climate Scientist
Inez Fung is the director of the Center for Atmospheric Studies at the
University of California, Berkeley. Her continuing work on climate models is
helping put together the many puzzle pieces of climate change.
Why is the study of climate important? Scientific data shows that Earth is
getting warmer. Inez and other scientists think that this is caused by increases
in the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in our planet’s
atmosphere. Inez wants to answer important questions like how carbon dioxide causes global warming and how warm Earth might eventually get.
Want to learn more information about Inez Fong?
Go to: www.iwaswondering.org/inez_scrapbook_main.html
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“Science is fun and exciting.
My reward isn’t the money.
You can’t compensate for
that magic moment when
you say ‘Aha’ and you get
the answer.”
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Meet Cynthia Breazeal-Robot Designer
Robots with emotions? A crazy idea? Not to this creative roboticist.
Cynthia Breazeal builds robots that are amazingly lifelike. They make eye
contact and smile when praised. They close their eyes, turn their heads,
and even shrink back when they get over-stimulated.
Cynthia is part inventor, part computer scientist, and part artist. To create
her robots, she uses her knowledge of mechanical and electrical engineering, computer programming, psychology, and even popular cartoons.
In 1990, after graduating from UCSB, Cynthia began graduate school
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). At MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Cynthia learned how to build autonomous
robots—robots that can think for themselves.
Want to learn more about Cythnia Breazeal?
Go to: www.iwaswondering.org/cynthia_scrapbook_working.html
“I want robots to share our
world with us, to communicate
and interact with us, understand and even relate to us in a
personal way.”
Meet Diane France-Bone Detective
Diane France is a forensic anthropologist, a scientist who stud-
ies human remains by reading bones. Diane solves mysteries and
crimes by deciphering the stories bones tell her. Just by looking at
a skeleton, Diane learns about the way the person lived and the
way he or she died. A skull can tell her whether a body is female or
male and a femur (thigh bone) can reveal how tall the person was.
“When you know something about the
remains you study, you start to care
about them as humans and develop a
kind of relationship.”
Analyzing skeletons leads Diane all around the world and back
in time. She’s studied the skeletons of the murdered Russian royal
family, the Romanovs, and peered into the eye sockets of the
American outlaw, Jesse James. On display in her Colorado lab are
plastic casts of eight skulls belonging to American Civil War soldiers. Diane’s company, France Casting, makes handmade casts, or
detailed copies, of bones for museum exhibits, classroom teaching
tools, and forensic investigations. She’s created casts of early living
settlers, soldiers, sailors, outlaws, and even a tiger’s tongue.
Learn more about Diane France at:
www.iwaswondering.org/diane_scrapbook_main.html
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Meet Heidi Hammel-Outer Planet Expert
Astronomer Heidi Hammel observes planets using high-powered tele-
scopes that collect light from the planets’ and turn the light into images.
Heidi then interprets the images to draw conclusions about the planets’
atmospheres and weather.
“The Universe is full of opportunities. Every night offers the possibility of discovering something
no one has ever seen.”
Heidi’s favorite planets are Uranus and Neptune, two of the farthest
planets from Earth. They are often called ice giants because their thick
atmospheres cover slushy layers of ice. In 1994 Heidi led a team of scientists that used the Hubble Space Telescope to observe a comet crashing
into Jupiter. Dubbed “The Great Comet Crash,” this was a once-in-alifetime event. Heidi talked about it to the whole world on the TV news.
She described the impacts, speaking of a “bruised planet” with a series of
“black eyes.”
Want to learn more about Heidi Hammel?
Go to: www.iwaswondering.org/heidi_scrapbook_work.html
Meet Amy Vedder-Gorilla’s Best Friend
Amy excelled in math and biology in high school.
She enrolled in Pennsylvania’s Swarthmore College
for a degree in biology. Amy went to Rwanda
(a country in east-central Africa) in 1978 determined
to learn about mountain gorillas and keep these animals from becoming extinct. Not only did Amy help
save the mountain gorillas, she had the adventure of
a lifetime. She even became the honorary member of
a gorilla family!
Amy spent a year and a half climbing the slopes of
volcanoes while observing Group 5—a family of wild
mountain gorillas. Amy recorded the gorillas’ movements and the foods they ate. The gorillas were also
curious about Amy! The youngsters—Pablo, Muraha,
Tuck, and Poppy—would often tug at her bootlaces,
pick at her freckles, and steal her backpack. One day
Ziz, an 8-year-old, pounded on Amy’s back inviting
her to play and knocked the wind out of her!
Want to learn more about Amy? Go to:
www.iwaswondering.org/amy_homepage.html
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“Nobody had tried to follow the gorillas before, so I
was breaking new ground. People told me it wouldn’t
work. I was really thrilled when it did.”
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sourced from: sciencespot.net/Media/supersciwkst.pdf
© T. Trimpe 1999
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College and Career Resources
Know your “gists” and “ers”
There are hundreds of cool jobs you can do. Here
A Girls’ Bill of Rights
(Reprinted from www.girlsinc.org)
are a few cool jobs. Can you match the job with the
correct job description? Draw a line connecting the
job to its description.
The ultimate goal of EYH is to motivate girls to
meet 21st century challenges. To meet these challenges you need to believe in yourself and sometimes this is not so easy. Do you ever feel like there
should be a special Bill of Rights just for girls?
Well, there is!
Petrologists
Sedimentologists
Hydrogeologists
Volcanologists
Geophysicists
Oceanographers
Petroleum geologists
Engineering geologists
Girls have the right...
...to be themselves and to resist gender stereotypes.
...to express themselves with originality
and enthusiasm.
Answer key is here…
...to take risks, to strive freely and to take pride
in success.
Petrologists investigate the composition of rocks and their origin.
Sedimentologists study the origin and deposition of sediments and
the changes involved in their conversion to sedimentary rocks.
Hydrogeologists study the distribution, circulation, and physical properties of subsurface water.
Volcanologists investigate the origin of volcanic rocks and the
life cycles of volcanoes.
Geophysicists study the earth using gravity, magnetic, electrical, and seismic methods.
Oceanographers investigate oceans, including marine organisms, water properties, and the history of the sea bottom.
Petroleum geologists explore the subsurface for oil or gas.
Engineering geologists use their knowledge of geology in the
construction of roads, dams, and buildings.
...to accept and appreciate their bodies.
...to be free of vulnerability and self-doubt and to develop as mentally and emotionally
sound individuals.
...to have confidence in themselves and be safe
in the world.
If you had to write your own Girls’ Bill of Rights,
what would it say? Write one of your own Bill of
Rights statements below.
GIRLS have the right to…
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The College DilemmaIs college right for me?
Many EYH students are only in middle school and
they think that college is a long way off. But, it’s
not too early to start thinking about college now.
Choosing the right college is a big decision and
it takes a long time to make sure that you’ve made
the right one. Here are some tips to help you start
thinking about college now.
How do I choose the right college?
Reprinted from diplomaguide.com
Article courtesy of Rutgers University, rutgers.edu
A very daunting task for many college bound
other hand, a larger school may offer a more diverse
population with a variety of activities available. Also,
a larger city may offer more things to do. The size of
the school and town in which you may reside may
be a large factor in your decision about which school
is right for you.
students is selecting which college is right for them.
There are many factors to consider when deciding
upon a school, including academics, college and
town size, and personal compatibility.
Academics
The first thing a student should think about is the
academic programs that the school provides. Many
colleges, universities and other schools may offer
specialized programs in certain fields, so it may be
worthwhile to do some research to find schools specializing in the field you are interested in. A school
with a solid program in the field you are interested
in may make you more marketable in your field.
Schools with a prestigious reputation may attract
well-known professors and other professionals in
the field to their faculty.
Personal and Social Compatibility
Lastly, you need to ‘get a feel’ for the school you
are interested in. Remember, you may be living in
this area and attending this school for four years or
more. It is very important to feel like you belong;
whether that means you like the people who attend
this school, the clubs and activities seem like fun or
the town is a place you could picture yourself spending time. So, when thinking about attending a particular school, go and visit the campus before committing. You may think that the academic program
is good and the size of both school and town seem
promising, but if you go to the campus and you do
not like the vibe, then this school is definitely not
right for you.
College and Town Size
Another thing to consider when selecting a school
is the size of the college and the town in which it is
located. A small town will offer a strong feeling of
community, which may be a comfort when leaving
home for the first time. At a smaller school, a student may be able to meet more people and become
better acquainted with his or her professors. On the
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Career Planning Personal Inventory
What are four characteristics of my personality?
Many junior high and high school students think
1.
that career planning is something that begins once
they have entered college. On the contrary, career
planning is a process that can and should begin
while in junior high and high school, and most
naturally should continue into the college years.
Career planning, in fact, is an ongoing process that
allows you to rethink and reevaluate yourself and
your career options as you have experiences, and as
you grow and develop. Get informed, and make a
decision that’s best for you.
2.
3.
4.
Step 2
Research about careers that interest you
Learn as much as you can about careers that inter-
est you - how much does it pay, what are the working conditions, etc. Read and learn about careers,
including:
Step 1
Create a personal inventory of skills
What are four skills I have?
what responsibilities and tasks come with each career
(what you would be doing on the job)
2.
what types of personalities and work styles are good
fits for each career
1.
3.
salary estimates, and employment projections
4.
what kind of education is either required or generally
recommended in this field
What are three of my top personal interests?
typical coursework or curriculum and degrees to reach
your career goal
1.
2.
3.
What are three things I value?
Step 3
Make a fit between interests and skills
2.
It’s now time to decide how to match your personal
1.
inventory with careers that require your strengths
and skill sets. It’s now time to decide how to match
your personal inventory with careers that require
your strengths and skill sets.
3.
Examine what you learned about yourself when you
completed the steps in your self-assessment.
Review the occupations you have researched.
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Now compare your interests and skills with
those occupations.
Determine which career best matches your values,
personality, skills and interests.
Step 4
Create a plan for the future
T his may include locating an education program,
selecting a school, financial aid, resume preparation,
standardized admission tests and interviewing techniques. Now that you have a career goal, an action
plan needs to be created. Here are the top things to
consider when creating your plan:
In Summary…
What is job shadowing?
Determine what educational requirements are
necessary for your career. Do you need a degree, a
certificate, just a few courses or vocational training?
Job shadowing is a work experience option where
students learn about a job by walking through the
work day as a shadow to a competent worker. The
job shadowing work experience is a temporary,
unpaid exposure to the workplace in an occupational
area of interest to the student. Students witness
firsthand the work environment, employability and
occupational skills in practice, the value of professional training and potential career options.
Determine which schools will provide you with
the education you need. Which school best meets
your needs? Consider your lifestyle and family
needs. Are classes offered at a convenient time for
you? Is the school accredited?
Now that you have a better idea of which careers
you are interested in it’s time to create a short list.
For each career that interests you, prepare and conduct an information interview with a person already
employed in that occupation.
Job shadowing is designed to increase career awareness, help model student behavior through examples
and reinforce in the student the link between classroom learning and work requirements. Almost any
workplace is a potential job shadowing site.
Write to professional organizations requesting more
information on the profession and potential contact
names.Other methods to research potential careers
include job shadowing, volunteering, contract employment, work-study programs and summer employment.
How do I ask someone I want to shadow?
Explain to them that you are interested in their
career and ask if you can come to their place of
employment for several hours to see what they do.
Maybe you’ll meet an EYH Workshop Leader you’d
like to shadow.
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job just because it didn’t require much effort, rather
than really considering the aspects of the job. Dr.
Quattrociocchi suggests thinking about what you’re
interested in before you begin your search. People
are much more likely to succeed at work if they
enjoy the job they are doing.
The importance of job experience
Are you experienced?
Get some job experience! Every year the race begins
again. You slip on your best shoes and your most
responsible attitude and hit the streets running. The
countdown is on for you to find the best summer
employment available. Read this article to learn how
to find the summer job or internship that’s just right
for you.
Make a list of your interests and strengths as well as
your weaknesses. Are you in love with books? Are
you a kickin’ keyboard player? Are you gifted when
it comes to animals? Does the idea of changing
dirty diapers make your skin crawl? Does sunlight
set your skin on fire? Keep all those things in mind
as you look for a job.
Why should I get a summer job or internship?
Summer jobs and internships have lots of great
benefits. Working as a teen is a great way to prepare
for life after high school or college. The basic skills
you learn early on will help you as you develop the
professional skills you’ll need throughout your life.
This includes basic, yet important skills, such as
waiting on customers, caring for young children, or
operating a cash register or computer.
Work experience also helps teens to feel good about
themselves. The self-esteem and self-confidence you
can develop at a job or internship will also come in
handy when you’re ready to interview for college or
a job after high school.
What is the right place for me?
A job or internship should not only be enjoyable,
but also a learning experience. Because working
demands so much of your time, try to find a job or
internship that may help guide you toward your
dream job.
Where Should I Look?
The most common way to find a job opening is by
reading the classified section of your local newspaper or by consulting your guidance counselor or a
temporary employment agency. Also try some of the
links on the right:
jobdoggy.com
(Web site for p/t work for high schoolers and up)
So how can you succeed not only in the search, but
also in keeping the job you land? It’s easy - if you
find the right match, says Susan Quattrociocchi,
Ph.D., an employment and education expert. Dr.
Quattrociocchi believes that many teens rush into
the wrong jobs for the wrong reasons. Working at a
job because your friend works there, or because the
pay is high, will not guarantee job satisfaction.
studentjobs.gov
teens4hire.org
fbla-pbl.org (Future Business Leaders of America)
www.epa.gov/careers/stuopp.html
(student opportunities with the EPA)
It’s all too easy to fall into the trap of accepting a
* check with your local city’s employment division, they
often have resources and programs for students
Occupations Outlook Handbook
www.bls.gov/oco/
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Guide for Specific Careers
www.jobstar.org/tools/career/spec-car.cfm
Salary information
www.salary.com
Career and company info for corporate sector
www.wetfeet.com
Index of career and job search Web sites
www.rileyguide.com
Job Search General (most of these resources are not student
friendly, but can be used as a starting point):
www.jobstar.org
www.bajobs.com
www.monster.com
www.flipdog.com
www.hotjobs.com
www.dice.com
Education- www.edutech-1.com
General Business- www.wetfeet.com
Government- www.usajobs.opm.gov
Healthcare- www.healthcarejobstore.com
Law- www.law.com
Media- www.mediaalliance.org
After the EYH conference
Now that the EYH conference has ended, it’s time to make
an action plan of next steps. A carefully documented plan
will ensure that you meet all of your personal goals.
Use the space on the right to list five action items you are
going to take after the EYH conference.
Example: I will look up information on the internet or at the
library about what chemical engineers do by March 15th or I
will find a female electrician to interview by September 10th, or
I will join an afterschool club that does volunteer work to see if I
am interested in human services.
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