MOCK INTERVIEW EVENTS
ENGAGE IN MOCK INTERVIEWS or present workshop topics to PARTICPANTS
Sessions occur in June & July
STL Youth Jobs mock interview events allow program participants to apply the skills they have learned throughout the program in a safe setting, in conversation with professionals from a variety of fields and industries. Participants value this time to practice talking about their talents and interests, and volunteers tell us how much they enjoy talking with St. Louis youth about their career goals and aspirations.
The events feature guest speakers, workshops, and mock interviews. Volunteers are needed to lead workshops and to conduct interviews. You will be provided with session materials and interview questions and feedback sheets to provide constructive feedback to the interviewees. Click the link below to inquire or to sign up!
Reality Fair
Inform youth about financial decisions in adulthood
Event occurs July 15 at St. Louis Community College - Florissant Valley campus
The Career Accelerator Pathway program provides intermediate-level job opportunities for 18-24-year-olds enrolled in a post-secondary program. New in 2025, STL Youth Jobs is organizing an inaugural Reality Fair. Following the blueprint designed by FDIC, "a Reality Fair is a simulation of an adult’s financial life that provides youth with an interactive experience for making real world financial decisions and managing money. Participants experience what it is like to have an account at a financial institution, decide how to use their money, obtain a loan, manage debt, and more."
STL Youth Jobs is looking for volunteers to staff the 12 booths representing financial decisions in adulthood, such as housing, health care, transportation, charitable giving, credit cards, parenthood, and pets. Volunteers with professional experience to share in these specific decision areas will enhance the experience for attendees, but expertise is not required. This event is expected to last about three hours.
Professional Development series
share your area of expertise in a professional development session
Sessions occur June - August
As part of our program model, we provide optional (virtual) professional development sessions to youth participants. If there is a topic that you would like to present on, we would love to have you as a guest speaker. We invite every youth participant to attend these events where they can learn more topics such as financial management, specific job industries and career pathways, mental health, and more.
The sessions are typically one hour long on Zoom, including time for interactive activities and Q&A at the end. In-person sessions hosted at your organization are also a possibility. Each session typically has between 20-40 youth participants (ages 14-24). Topics/industries could include, but are not limited to:
Agriculture and forestry
Animal care
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Beauty and cosmetics
Building healthy life habits
Construction and manufacturing
Education and health services
Entrepreneurship and owning a business
Financial literacy and credit building (home buying, insurance, student loans, retirement planning)
Human and social services
Human resources and people solutions
Marketing
Mental health
Public health
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
Job Readiness or Financial empowerment training
facilitate one or multiple of our required training sessions
Sessions occur April - August
STL Youth Jobs’ summer participants (ages 14-24) are required to participate in Job Readiness (JRT) and Financial Empowerment Training (FET) prior to the start of their employment. STL Youth Jobs is looking for volunteers to present JRT & FET materials in a series of trainings held April through August. Trainings are delivered in small groups twice weekly (weekday evenings and on Saturdays) at our provider partners’ locations and typically last four hours for JRT and two hours for FET. Volunteers for this opportunity are invited to assist with the curation of training materials, if desired.
career SHADOWING
hOST DISCOVER YOU PARTICIPANTS AT YOUR ORGANIZATION
We are no longer accepting organizations for Summer 2025
The Discover You program for 14- and 15-year-olds provides job readiness training and career exploration for a younger age group who are just starting in the world of work. In addition to classroom-style training sessions in soft skills development, participants also participate in career shadowing visits at a variety of businesses and organizations to learn about the range of roles within that industry.
STL Youth Jobs is looking for businesses and organizations that are willing to offer a shadowing opportunity for these participants. Career shadowing opportunities typically last about three hours and should include a tour, hands-on activity, and informational session with multiple professionals represented.