Youth

Career Resource Information For Youth

The following links are just a sample of the many resources available on the web for young people interested in exploring career options. Your local WorkForce Center or school Career Center can also provide additional sources of information and assistance on career exploration.

• Minnesota Careers http://www.iseek.org/mncareers
• Career Voyages http://www.careervoyages.gov
• Teens4Hire http://www.teens4hire.org
• Career Pursuit http://www.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/pdfs/careers/pursuit.pdf
• OSHA's Winter Workplace Safety For Youth Workers http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/youth/winterjobs/index.html
• Students.gov http://students.gov
• WorkForce Center Resource Areas http://www.mnwfc.org/resourceareas/index.html
• ISEEK http://www.iseek.org
• eFolio Minnesota http://www.efoliomn.com
• Job/Career fairs http://www.deed.state.mn.us/events/index.htm
• Minnesota Economic Trends http://www.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/publications/trends/index.htm
• Articles by topic http://www.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/publications/topic.htm
  • Minnesota ’s Hard-Working Youth http://www.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/publications/trends/0104/youth.htm
  • Healthcare Jobs in Minnesota http://www.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/publications/trends/0104/health.htm
  • What's Happening to the Workweek? http://www.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/publications/trends/0900/fact.htm
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) website designed for teenage workers to help increase awareness about discrimination in the workplace:
  http://youth.eeoc.gov

NOTE: Many of the documents contained within the Department of Employment and Economic Development website are available in Adobe Acrobat format. You can obtain the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software by clicking on the Adobe Acrobat Reader icon.