Career Opportunities: Internships - Jobs - Job Shadows
Types of Career Opportunities
Internship – typically a short, pre-determined length of time, incorporate a variety of tasks and help the intern decide if it is a profession they would like to pursue. May be paid or unpaid. (Many internships may lead to future employment. May be done prior to going to school (such as law school) or while you are in school to see if you would really like to persue that as a career.)
Job – Paid positions where the employee already has the skills necessary to complete assigned tasks.
Part-time Job - Less work hours than full time employment and usually more flexible scheduling since part-time jobs are typically held by teenagers and young adults who have other time obligations, like school. It is ideal if one has a part-time job related to their career choice so they can get hands-on experience, however, that is not always the case.
Full-time Job – Employees are typically eligible for benefits and work 30-40 hours per week and may be in their career of choice.
Seasonal or Summer Job - A seasonal job may be part-time or full-time, but is only for a designated amount of time. For example, students make take seasonal full-time jobs during the summer when they are off from school.
Job Shadow – Gives the student one or two days to follow, or shadow, someone in a specific profession. Gives the student an good introduction to what a "day in the life" is like for a person in that profession.
Have an opportunity?
Internships / Jobs
Students and youth in our community are always looking for opportunities and sometimes confuse not knowing about opportunities to mean that opportunities don't exist.
If you have an internship or job to offer, share it today!
- Post an internship
- Post a job
- You can also view what types of internships or jobs youth are looking for in the same forum.
Job Shadowing
If you don't have an opportunity to share right now, but are interested in reaching out and mentoring youth in the community, perhaps you could offered a job shadowing opportunity. Not all adults are meant to be mentors. If you have the patience and willingness to give back to youth, offer a job shadow opportunity where a youth can shadow you for a day at work, ask questions, and find out more about your career field and expertise.
Looking for an opportunity?
Find an internship, job, or job shadow opportunity
Maybe you have a clear vision of "what you want to do when you 'grow-up'" or maybe you have unanswered questions. Either way, getting hands on experience or job shadowing can help you better understand your future career choices and give you the experience needed to set you apart from the competition. You don't have to go far from home to find opportunities, we have plenty to offer, right here in our community.
If you find an opportunity you are interested in, reply to the post or contact the person who posted the opportunity.
Can't find what you are looking for? What are you interested in?
Make sure that describe your interests and what type of job / career you are interested in. Be as specific as possible. If you are looking for only a certain number of hours per week or other qualifications, list that as well. It is also a good idea to list your experience, enthusiasm, future goals in your interested area. Write professionally- potential employers or community leaders may read your post and decide to offer you an opportunity based on what you write in your post. Our CommunityTies.us Community Manager may also contact you to help place you with an opportunity.