High School Resources
Work and Career Readiness
10-Year Goal Plan
Do you have long-term goals? You will need to set short- and mid-term goals to help achieve them. You should also understand the types of choices that could keep you from reaching your long-term goals. Complete this assignment to help you consider a plan for reaching your goals.
JA_HighSchool_Goals.pdfCreating an Infographic
Create an infographic to organize your credentials. You can use it to present your background to potential employers or to pursue education after high school.
JA_HighSchool_Creating _an_Infographic Profile.pdfGetting to Know Excel
Could you use a quick overview of Excel? Explore the basic elements of a spreadsheet.
Getting to Know PowerPoint
Are you familiar with PowerPoint? Explore the basic elements of a presentation.
Getting to Know Word
Do you need a quick overview of Word? Explore the basic elements and functions of a document.
How to Craft an Elevator Pitch
If you had fewer than five minutes to sell yourself to someone who could give you your dream job, what would you say? An elevator pitch will help you tell your story succinctly.
JA_HighSchool_Elevator_Pitch.pdfJA Access Your Future
JA Access Your Future is an app that helps teens, their parents and teachers break down the cost of achieving young people's career goals into real, easy-to-understand numbers. Created jointly by Junior Achievement USA and PwC, JA Access Your Future helps teens explore potential future income from a desired career and evaluate the cost of post-secondary education to help them make informed decisions. In JA Access Your Future, teens can assess more than 100 careers, see what levels of education are required, then calculate the cost of education. Teens can then adjust the level of money they and their parents may contribute, combined with student loans they may need to secure. At the end of the exercise, teens are given a Return on Investment (ROI) score between 1 and 5. The score helps teens and their parents create a roadmap for success that will take them from choosing a career to calculating the cost of achieving it.
JA Assembling Your Career
JA Assembling Your Career helps provide middle school and high school students with practical information about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) careers and ways students can prepare for these careers while still in school.
JA Connect
Junior Achievement’s valuable resources help put your life on the fast track.
My Work Values and Responsibilities
What do employers look for in employees? Learn why soft skills and work ethic are important to employers.
JA_HighSchool_My_Work_Values_and_Responsibilities.pdf
Project Management (online activity)
Do you have a project you need to manage? Use these project management tutorials to learn the basics of managing projects.
Soft Skills Self-Assessment
If your goal is to succeed, in school, work, or life in general, some skills--known as soft skills--can help you. Use this handout to evaluate yourself and work on a plan for success.
JA_HighSchool_Soft Skills Self-Assessment.pdfJA Build Your Future
Think of JA Build Your Future as a tool that helps you break down the cost of achieving your goals and dreams into real, usable numbers.
The Money Jar Podcasts
Are you curious about careers, money issues, or entrepreneurship, and looking for something a little different? A podcast series from Junior Achievement Radio asks the questions families and kids care about by interviewing people with the right expertise. For details about the podcast series, download the accompanying overview document.
JA_HighSchool_The_Money_Jar_Podcasts.pdfThe Money JAR Series List.pdf