Career Center
The FHS Career Center is here to help guide all students in developing a post-graduation plan, so they can take advantage of all the opportunities available to them throughout their high school career.
Whether you're considering applying to a college/university, attending a technical college, enlisting in the military, doing an apprenticeship, taking a GAP year or entering the workforce after high school... we're here to help!
Helpful Online Career Resources:
Occupational Outlook Handbook (App available! Search for CareerInfo.)
Student Career Info ~ Watch Career Videos!
University HQ ~ Explore Career Options
What can my CAREER SPECIALIST do for me?
A Career Specialist helps students with their post-graduation and academic + career planning (ACP) by assisting with:
Helping determine a path to post-graduation plans
Determining careers that students might be interested in or succeed in
Help students determine factors influencing their career development
Find colleges that specialize in certain programs
Locating jobs and/or apprenticeships that align with future career aspirations
Finding job shadow opportunities
Building professional documents: resumes and cover letters
Conducting mock interviews and covering interview etiquette
Learning how to be financially responsible
Locating scholarships
And more!
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I just graduated from high school. Now what... ?
Click above to view a table of common WI colleges, universities, and technical schools + their most popular majors.
Research MILITARY Options: Ways to serve, joining & eligibility, careers & benefits, education & training and military life.
An APPRENTICESHIP combines on-the-job learning under the supervision of experienced journey workers with related classroom instruction.
A GAP YEAR is a structured period of time when students take a break from formal education to increase self awareness + experiment with possible careers.
Need help creating a resume/cover letter?
REMEMBER: These are JUST samples! Use these as a template and inspiration to create your own documents; do NOT plagiarize the content. Plagiarism is illegal. Don't be that person!
Be original and create a document that is personalized to you. Most importantly ~ have fun with it!