Workforce and Career Readiness Resources for Youth

All Boston youth have access to personalized, one-on-one career readiness assistance with one of our experienced team members. Team members are available to meet both virtually, and in-person from 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m..

Topics include:

• Resume and cover letter writing
• College research and major exploration
• Scholarship searches
• Mock interviews
• Professional pathway planning 

These sessions are scheduled by request of participants by filling out our request form. 

Drop-In Session AppointmenT REquesT FORM

YEO’s Career Development Team offers a diverse curriculum with workshop series, including:

Executive Functions

Through workshops and interactive activities, this two-part series develops skills such as problem-solving, planning, decision-making, and task execution, all of which are crucial for personal and professional success.

Career Exploration

This three-part series focuses on the purpose behind career exploration, navigation, and growth. During this series, youth will reflect on their strengths and challenges as they explore their aptitudes and learn how to translate them into actionable goals.

Resume Writing

This crash course covers the essential aspects of youth-specific resume writing, highlighting ways to incorporate and organize personal, school-based, and limited work experiences into a well-structured and impressive resume.

Interviewing

This single-workshop crash course focuses on youth-centered interviewing skills, covering the full interview process, including preparation, day-of tasks, common procedures, and follow-up actions.

YEO also partners with various organizations to provide youth with unique development opportunities. Some of our partners include:

One Love Foundation

One Love empowers young people with the tools and resources to recognize healthy and unhealthy relationship signs and bring life-saving prevention education to their communities.

Tailored for Success - LinkedIn 101

Linkedin is not only a social media platform, but also a useful tool to help prepare for an interview. Job seekers can use LinkedIn to research companies, learn about interviewers, and develop talking points.

MassCOSH

• Workplace Sexual Harassment: This training provides an essential understanding of sexual harassment and abusive work environments.
• Workplace Violence: By the end of this training, young people will understand the spectrum of workplace violence, learn de-escalation techniques, and know where to seek resources.
• Working Teens’ Rights: This interactive presentation is fun and game-based, and participants will leave knowing their basic rights as a teen worker, how to identify unsafe working conditions, and what to do if their rights are violated at work. The workshop covers the basic legal protections for young workers detailed in Massachusetts’ child labor laws, compensation and hours for young workers, workplace safety and health hazards, and how to stand up for your rights.

Three live, virtual sessions will be administered throughout the summer. These online sessions are available to all Boston youth, regardless of SuccessLink employment status, and to all partner sites. Workshops will be hosted on Google Meets, with each lasting approximately one hour. If you are interested in signing up to one of our workshops, fill in our Career Development General Workshop Interest Form below.

• July 2, 2026, at 4 p.m. - Resume and Interviewing 
• July 30, 2026, at 4 p.m. - Executive Functions 
• August 4, 2026, at 4 p.m. - OneLove 

For specific questions or concerns please contact the Career Development team directly at careerdev@boston.gov.