Career readiness
Get ready for the work you want.
ALSO Youth offers free career coaching, live and online, with local career coach Ben Hyland (he/him).
What you can get
- 1:1 live coaching
- Group coaching sessions on topics that you and your peers choose
- ALSO Youth's full career guide
What the career guide covers
ALSO Youth's career guide walks you through every step of a job search.
Applications
Get your materials ready and find the right openings.
- Resume best practices
- Resume template
- Job boards and Boolean searching
- Portfolios and GitHub
Interviewing
Walk in prepared and follow up well.
- Prep work
- Interview frameworks
- Common interview questions
- Post-interview follow-up templates
- Interview prep checklist
Offers & negotiations
Know what to ask for, and how.
- Negotiation best practices
- Negotiation template
Follow-ups
Keep the conversation going after you meet someone.
- Written communication best practices and templates
- Elevator pitch best practices and template
- Talking with people after your elevator pitch
Your coach
Ben Hyland (he/him)
Ben is a local volunteer with 10+ years of career coaching experience in the public and private sectors.
Everyone's career journey is different. Ben helps youth job seekers learn the skills to find what they need: part-time hourly work, internships, research assistantships, or full-time roles. Whatever fits best where you are right now.
Want to get started? Email info@alsoyouth.org or call (941) 254-7178, and we will connect you with Ben.