YouScience, provides students with free career and aptitude assessments. Unlike simple interest surveys, YouScience uncovers a student’s innate ability and matches them to careers for which their natural talents will help them excel. YouScience consists of eleven fun, game-like exercises (9 aptitude ‘brain games’, 1 interest survey and 1 personality profiler). This is introduced to students in sophomore seminar and available through students' Scoir accounts. This tool also allows students to see what kind of training, if any, is needed for their intended job or career.
For students interested in going directly to work from high school, counselors will assist with them with a job search, resume development, and application completion. Students considering full-time employment are also encouraged to visit a local career center. MassHire hosts free job centers in Woburn, Lowell, and Cambridge (see below for American Job Center link). Career counselors at these centers can help students to focus their search and recommend companies and positions.
There resources below include regional and statewide information on the job search as well as online job search engines.
Employment information can be found at the Massachusetts Department of Labor and Workforce website.
Job Corps is a free residential education and job training program. They connect you with the skills and education you need to get the career you want.
Career One Stop - a source for career exploration, training and jobs
American Job Center Finder - a resource available on the Career One Stop website