career resources
continuing education
UPLIFT Leadership provides guidance for young professionals to continue their professional growth and development.
Figuring out who you are and what you want to do
How to Figure Out Your Career Direction
Oregon Career Information System (CIS)
My Next Move - Career and Industry Search
Book: What Color is Your Parachute?
Book: Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
Book: Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type
Book: The Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People
Presentation: Values Workshop Exercise (PDF) with Gina Riley: 6-29-23
Presentation: Find Your Why (slide notes)
Career stories and pathways
Vitaes - Spotlights BIPOC professionals
Career Journey Maps, C3 Oregon
Career Path Planning research
Building My Career Profile - Oregon CIS
Career One Stop, U.S. Department of Labor
Occupation Finder, Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Occupation Search - O-NET Online
Federal Student Aid - Career Search
Oregon Quality Info - Data, Wages and Salary Insight
Occupational Profiles - Oregon Employment Department
educator and school resources
Oregon Goes to College Resources
Oregon Career and Technical Education (CTE)
Oregon HECC Career Technical Education (CTE)
Oregon Career Connected Learning (CCL)
Career Connected Learning graphic in English and Spanish
Personality Tests and Leadership Styles
CliftonStrengths Assessment by Gallup
Myers-Briggs 16 Personalities Test
SuperStrong Interests Assessment
What’s Your Leadership Style Quiz
UPLIFT Leadership’s Predictive Professional Profile
funding and financing your education
Career Connected Learning graphic in English and Spanish
Career Technical Education (CTE)
Education & Career Toolkit, Youth Engaged for Change
Workforce and Training Strategies
battling career crisis
SetPath - Life Planning and Mentorship for Youth
Ted Talk: What I Learned From 100 Days of Rejection
Book: Your Turn: How to be an Adult
Book: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Book: Luck is no Accident: Making the Most of Happenstance in Your Life and Career
Book: Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter — And How to Make the Most of Them Now
finding a job and getting hired
JOB SEARCHING
The Essential Job Search Guide, Indeed
How to Start a Job Search, Indeed
Tips for Job Seekers: A Guide to the Job Search Process, Indeed
11 Tips for an Effective Job Searching Process, Indeed
32 Job Seeking Tips, Career Sidekick
32 Job Search Tips to Get You Hired Faster, LinkedIn
The 31 Best LinkedIn Profile Tips for Job Seekers
How to Search for Jobs on LinkedIn
PDF: P Squared Job Search
Book: The Job Hunter’s Survival Guide'
Book: The 2-Hour Job Search: Using Technology to Get The Right Job Faster
resumes
Sample Resumes (for YOU to customize)
UPLIFT Resume Template and more Sample Resumes (for YOU to customize)
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Making The Perfect Resume, The Muse
How to Write a Resume, Glassdoor
How to Write a Resume That Actually Gets a Recruiter’s Attention, LinkedIn
Writing a Successful Resume, LinkedIn
The Best Resume Writing Services of 2024, Forbes
Book: The Job Closer: Time-Saving Techniques for Acing Resumes, Interviews, Negotiations and More
cover letters
How to Write a Cover Letter, The Muse
How to Write a Cover Letter, Indeed
online profiles
Create or Update Your LinkedIn Profile
Create a Good LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn: Update and Customize Your URL
LinkedIn: How to Craft a Stellar Profile
20 Steps to a Better LinkedIn Profile in 2024
How to Write a Crazy Effective LinkedIn Summary, Cultivated Culture
LinkedIn Connections: A Guide for Beginners
How to Make Connections on LinkedIn: The Essential Guide
PDF: Creating Your LinkedIn Profile: A Step-By-Step Guide Using AI
INTERVIEWS
How to Use the STAR Interview Response Technique
The STAR Method is the Secret to Acing Your Next Job Interview
The PART Strategy: How to Answer Behavioral Interview Questions
7 Things You Should Say in an Interview
23 of the Best Things to Say During a Job Interview
job boards & Resources
Partners in Diversity Job Center
MENTRA: A Neurodiversity Employment Network
Magazine: Oregon 2023 Careers
Magazine: Oregon 2022 Careers
Navigating nONPROFITS
What You Need to Know About Nonprofit Jobs - Mac’s List
Oregon Nonprofit Association Job Board
starting your business
integrating into companies and building skills
Culture & Collaboration
Company Culture: Definition and Identifiers, Glassdoor
8 Types of Culture in the Workplace, Indeed
Company Mission and Culture Matter More Than Salary, Glassdoor
Employees Choose Culture Over Cash: 9 Corporate Values The Matter Most, Glassdoor
Collaboration Skills: Examples and Ways to Improve Them, Indeed
Collaborating Across Cultures, LinkedIn
Why is Diversity and Inclusion Important?
Teamwork and Collaboration: How to Improve Both at Work
Creating a Culture of Collaboration, LinkedIn
7 Ways to Collaborate with a Team Effectively, Indeed
9 Steps to Creating a Collaborative Culture at Work, Indeed
Interviewing Your Potential Employer Through an Equity Lens
Money and Benefits, Mac’s List
Leadership & Teamwork
Leadership: Bringing Out The Best In Your Team (slide notes)
8 Essential Qualities of Successful Leaders, Harvard Business Review
6 Leadership Skills You Need for Business Success, Harvard Business School
The Most Important Leadership Competencies, HBR
10 Most Important Leadership Skills for the 21st Century Workplace, Forbes
11 Leadership Skills to Build in 2024, Forbes
Leadership in the Workplace: 10 Skills to Develop, Indeed
20 Leadership Qualities That Make a Great Leader, Indeed
10 Effective Skills to Lead a Team, Indeed
Enhance Your Leadership Skills, LinkedIn
Leadership: Practical Skills, LinkedIn
Most In-Demand Skills: Learn the Skills Companies Need Most, LinkedIn
Leadership and Management, LinkedIn
The Next Generation: How to Develop Leadership Skills on Your Team, LinkedIn
The Secrets of Great Teamwork, HBR
Teamwork is Hard Work: Here’s How to Build the Skills to Do It Well.
7 Examples of Important Teamwork Skills, Indeed
What Makes Some Teams High Performing?, HBR
LinkedIn: 25 Years of Business Advice from an Entrepreneur and Marketer
PDF: Leadership: Bringing Out The Best In Your Team (slide notes)
PDF: DiSC Profile: Self Awareness x Career Fulfillment (slide notes)
Book: Burn My Heart at Conference Room B: The Unbeatable Impact of Truly Committed Managers
Book: The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness
Book: Uncommon Accountability: A Radical New Approach to Success and Fulfillment
advancing in your career
Workforce and Training Strategies
Accessing Career Resources from Cara Williams
Book: Catalyst by Josh McLean
Book: Dare to Lead
Book: Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
Book: Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
Book: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
Podcast: The Keys to Leading Greater Impact
Connections & Mentors
10 Ways to Build Connections and Why They’re Important, Indeed
The Definitive Guide to Mentorship, Indeed
Complete Guide to Getting a Mentor, Indeed
Intro to Career Mentorship: How to Find a Mentor
How Can You Find a Professional Mentor?
What Are The Most Effective Ways to Find a Mentor Who is Right for You?
Coaching & Mentoring, LinkedIn
Networking
Business Networking: A Scientific Method
Networking Event Cheat Sheet: Motivational Listener
Networking: Not Answering First (slide notes)
LinkedIn Networking Guide: How to Connect, Engage and Build Your Network
Best Networking Tips: How to Make a Connection, Indeed
The Complete Guide to Networking, Indeed