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Infusing career exploration into your youth mentoring program
Published on February 26, 2021
Learn about career and workforce development ideas to infuse career exploration into your youth mentoring program. -
Be prepared for your interview experience
Published on January 25, 2021
Take time to prepare and practice your answers to behavioral-type questions for a more successful interview. -
Considering a job or career in formal or informal education? – Part 2
Published on January 25, 2021
Michigan Afterschool Partnership white paper supports enhancing the pipeline for credentialed out-of-school time educators. -
Considering a job or career in formal or informal education? – Part 1
Published on January 25, 2021
Michigan After-School Partnership and MSU Extension are working together to inform and support new and needed opportunities. -
Youth sessions offered during MI Ag Ideas to Grow With conference
Published on January 19, 2021
New opportunities for youth to learn about farm safety and explore some of the nontraditional agriculture related careers. -
Have you done a yearly resume review?
Published on December 10, 2020
The start or end of the year is a good time to reflect, review and revise your resume. -
Adulting 101 classes offered by MSU Extension
Published on December 7, 2020
Are your older teens ready to leave for college or be on their own? Are they prepared to do adult tasks and have skills to be successful? Consider MSU Extension’s Adulting 101 classes. -
Entrepreneurship and STEAM a logical connection: Focus on art
Published on December 4, 2020
Youth entrepreneurship connects with the concept of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math). Let’s focus on the entrepreneurial mindset of an artist. -
Teen’s guide to labor laws
Published on December 4, 2020
What kind of work can a teenager do? The answer depends on the state, the age of the child and the time of year. -
Common courtesy can advance your candidacy
Published on November 25, 2020
Sending a thank-you letter after an interview can reap great rewards. -
College and the academic testing center
Published on November 12, 2020
Consider exploring the academic testing centers at colleges and universities to prepare for your future. -
Marketing your livestock project on social media – Part 2: Visual storytelling
Published on November 9, 2020
Visual storytelling tips to assist you in developing a virtual marketing strategy on social media for marketing your livestock project. -
Apprenticeships: What are they?
Published on November 6, 2020
Two types of apprenticeships and their five components explained. -
Marketing your livestock project on social media – Part 1: The psychology of using pictures
Published on November 6, 2020
Tips to develop a virtual marketing strategy for your livestock project using social media. -
A test for a graduate degree?
Published on November 2, 2020
Is graduate school in your future according to your career interests? If so, what test is needed for admission? -
Empowering young entrepreneurs to increase retention in rural areas
Published on October 29, 2020
Learn and share best practices to empower our youth to become entrepreneurial in your hometown. -
Youth Entrepreneurship Resource List
Published on October 27, 2020
This document contains curriculum, website links, games and simulations devoted to creating the next generation of entrepreneurs. -
Youth Business Guide to Success – Make the Most of Your 4-H Market Animal Project Curriculum
Published on October 26, 2020
4-H entrepreneurship curriculum enhances experience of 4-H volunteers and members working with market animal projects. -
Tips for filling out online applications
Published on October 20, 2020
Whether for a job or a scholarship, filling out the application is usually the first step. Learn how online versions may be different or the same as regular applications. -
Virtual entrepreneurship camp provided life and workforce development skills
Published on September 23, 2020
Michigan State University and Southwestern Michigan College partnership made August 2020 virtual entrepreneurship camp successful.