WEBVTT 00:00:26.516 --> 00:00:33.305 [ Yelling and cheering ] 00:00:33.306 --> 00:00:34.715 "That was out." 00:00:34.716 --> 00:00:35.605 "Good call, Susanna." 00:00:35.606 --> 00:00:37.405 Susanna has a cool job. 00:00:37.406 --> 00:00:39.005 "Step up, step up!" 00:00:39.006 --> 00:00:40.555 She loves sports. 00:00:40.556 --> 00:00:42.185 All sports. 00:00:44.006 --> 00:00:46.895 Yes, I'm a very, very big fan of sports. 00:00:46.896 --> 00:00:49.585 I like football, especially. 00:00:49.586 --> 00:00:51.425 So this job is a natural. 00:00:51.426 --> 00:00:52.605 Susanna's a referee 00:00:52.606 --> 00:00:53.755 for kid's soccer. 00:00:53.756 --> 00:00:55.235 "Offsides." 00:00:55.236 --> 00:00:59.345 It's always fun to catch them offsides, like, "Yes, I got you!" 00:00:59.346 --> 00:01:01.125 She's learning a lot of stuff, too. 00:01:01.126 --> 00:01:02.465 Like about money. 00:01:02.466 --> 00:01:05.605 I didn't know that you actually, seriously had to fill out 00:01:05.606 --> 00:01:06.815 a tax thing. 00:01:06.816 --> 00:01:09.425 I was like, I'm only 16, and they're like, well, it's 00:01:09.426 --> 00:01:12.945 for our records, and you know, legally you do have a job, 00:01:12.946 --> 00:01:14.515 and I'm like, oh, okay, well whatever. 00:01:14.516 --> 00:01:17.535 And Susanna's picking up all those "real world" 00:01:17.536 --> 00:01:21.475 skills that everybody needs for success...like being on time. 00:01:21.476 --> 00:01:23.635 Oh, definitely. 00:01:23.636 --> 00:01:25.145 You should probably show up a 00:01:25.146 --> 00:01:27.695 good fifteen minutes, half an hour before the game, just so 00:01:27.696 --> 00:01:31.585 you can check nets and check equipment and talk with the 00:01:31.586 --> 00:01:32.445 coaches. 00:01:32.446 --> 00:01:35.255 I need three feet on the sideline, so I don't kill 00:01:35.256 --> 00:01:36.915 anybody while I'm going for it. 00:01:36.916 --> 00:01:39.645 "Keep everybody, like, three yards off the line for her, okay?" 00:01:39.646 --> 00:01:40.375 "Okay" 00:01:40.376 --> 00:01:44.275 I think that it's important that you respect the 00:01:44.276 --> 00:01:48.175 players and the players should respect you back. 00:01:48.176 --> 00:01:49.705 So why is this important? 00:01:49.706 --> 00:01:50.795 Because: if you're 00:01:50.796 --> 00:01:53.755 in high school, you're seriously close to being an adult, 00:01:53.756 --> 00:01:56.055 and it's time to be making some plans. 00:01:56.056 --> 00:01:56.925 "Nice game." 00:01:56.926 --> 00:02:00.034 What am I interested in, what do I like to do, 00:02:00.036 --> 00:02:03.615 what kinds of things, you know, really get me jiving; and then 00:02:03.616 --> 00:02:10.105 we try to help them see how what really makes them click is 00:02:10.106 --> 00:02:14.155 connected to careers, and how they can have their career be 00:02:14.156 --> 00:02:16.035 something that they really enjoy, instead of just being 00:02:16.036 --> 00:02:18.255 something that you do to earn money. 00:02:18.256 --> 00:02:21.175 And while school is very important, education alone 00:02:21.176 --> 00:02:23.095 won't cut it in the job market. 00:02:23.096 --> 00:02:24.215 You'll need some "hands on" 00:02:24.216 --> 00:02:26.505 experience to jump start your career. 00:02:26.506 --> 00:02:28.375 It gives you a head start. 00:02:28.376 --> 00:02:29.675 When you get here, it's not 00:02:29.676 --> 00:02:32.425 going to take you so long to ramp up that learning curve, 00:02:32.426 --> 00:02:34.965 you're going to be halfway there, you're going to be ready 00:02:34.966 --> 00:02:39.475 to go running, you know, from the start. 00:02:39.476 --> 00:02:40.775 "Wanderer's Mail Service." 00:02:40.776 --> 00:02:43.735 There are lots of ways to get that running start; your 00:02:43.736 --> 00:02:47.415 job is to focus on what works best for you, and then map out 00:02:47.416 --> 00:02:48.285 a path. 00:02:48.286 --> 00:02:51.245 One way to start is to try job shadowing, where you 00:02:51.246 --> 00:02:54.485 arrange to visit a business and follow someone around for a day. 00:02:54.486 --> 00:02:57.715 It's a really great way for them to explore careers, 00:02:57.716 --> 00:03:00.505 find out if they want to pursue it further; and then the next step 00:03:00.506 --> 00:03:03.825 would then be for them maybe to do an internship once they get 00:03:03.826 --> 00:03:07.205 much more focused and narrowed down in their field of choice. 00:03:07.206 --> 00:03:10.305 Internships are work-based learning opportunities. 00:03:10.306 --> 00:03:13.575 They're arranged between schools, employers, and students, 00:03:13.576 --> 00:03:17.385 and they generally last for one quarter or for the summer. 00:03:17.386 --> 00:03:20.075 Ali, a student at Mountlake Terrace High School, spent 00:03:20.076 --> 00:03:22.695 several weeks as a summer intern at Boeing. 00:03:22.696 --> 00:03:27.105 The reason I especially wanted it is because they work 00:03:27.106 --> 00:03:29.915 with airplanes, and I was very interested in airplanes, 00:03:29.916 --> 00:03:35.015 you know, how they make them and fly this huge thing. 00:03:35.016 --> 00:03:36.485 00:03:36.486 --> 00:03:39.475 Like other internships, Boeing's program offers planned 00:03:39.476 --> 00:03:43.805 learning activities and an opportunity to experience work firsthand. 00:03:43.806 --> 00:03:46.575 We've looked at bringing students in, doing some 00:03:46.576 --> 00:03:51.465 manufacturing skills, the blueprints, the tool familiarization; 00:03:51.466 --> 00:03:54.985 we also are very key on teambuilding, we're key on 00:03:54.986 --> 00:04:00.685 problem solving; we also start to take academics and relate 00:04:00.686 --> 00:04:03.875 it to the world of work, which is a very important part. 00:04:03.876 --> 00:04:06.655 For Ali, the internship gave him a chance to practice 00:04:06.656 --> 00:04:11.445 disclosing his disability and asking for accommodations. 00:04:11.446 --> 00:04:14.515 When first they told me that I'm going to get this internship, 00:04:14.516 --> 00:04:17.465 I asked them, how would, you know, accommodations, and, 00:04:17.466 --> 00:04:21.285 you know, how it is for the wheelchair disabled person and 00:04:21.286 --> 00:04:22.945 they said it's pretty accessible. 00:04:22.946 --> 00:04:25.105 It's full, you know, of airplanes, 00:04:25.106 --> 00:04:28.325 and cars can go in that huge company, so yeah, it was pretty 00:04:28.326 --> 00:04:28.945 accessible. 00:04:28.946 --> 00:04:32.595 And the people there were very friendly. 00:04:32.596 --> 00:04:37.295 Sometimes, internships lead to job offers. 00:04:37.296 --> 00:04:40.635 Having students come and get excited, and look at the type 00:04:40.636 --> 00:04:43.865 of things that manufacturing has to offer, that instills that 00:04:43.866 --> 00:04:44.745 work ethic in them. 00:04:44.746 --> 00:04:46.405 And they want to come out and do it. 00:04:46.406 --> 00:04:49.975 I've had managers say, look, I'd like 500 kids just like this one. 00:04:49.976 --> 00:04:51.125 And this is fantastic. 00:04:51.126 --> 00:04:52.565 Bring them all in, because they're 00:04:52.566 --> 00:04:54.515 doing such a wonderful job. 00:04:54.516 --> 00:05:01.385 00:05:01.386 --> 00:05:03.995 Now, if you're going to be the one they notice, 00:05:03.996 --> 00:05:07.085 you'll have to make a good impression right from the beginning. 00:05:07.086 --> 00:05:10.225 Raleigh, an athlete and honor student who has a learning disability, 00:05:10.226 --> 00:05:13.115 has had a number of successful job interviews. 00:05:13.116 --> 00:05:15.985 Make sure you wear a shirt and tie, or if you don't have 00:05:15.986 --> 00:05:19.025 a shirt and tie, just make yourself presentable, you know? 00:05:19.026 --> 00:05:22.215 And always have a positive attitude when you go in to look 00:05:22.216 --> 00:05:25.965 for a job, you know, make sure you have your resume or whatever 00:05:25.966 --> 00:05:28.785 with you, you know, with everything in it; and just come 00:05:28.786 --> 00:05:33.035 at a respectable way to your, you know, your boss man or 00:05:33.036 --> 00:05:36.365 whoever you're going to see. 00:05:36.366 --> 00:05:38.715 00:05:38.716 --> 00:05:41.275 Raleigh's a senior at Rogers High School in Spokane. 00:05:41.276 --> 00:05:45.165 He spent a whole summer getting up at 4:30 in the morning, so 00:05:45.166 --> 00:05:48.165 that he could get to his job at Agilent Technologies. 00:05:48.166 --> 00:05:50.625 He says it was definitely worth it. 00:05:50.626 --> 00:05:53.625 It was a pretty fun and cool experience for me, 'cause, 00:05:53.626 --> 00:05:56.185 for one, I never did anything like that, and I thought it was 00:05:56.186 --> 00:05:59.985 pretty cool; everybody was, you know, what I'm saying, you know, 00:05:59.986 --> 00:06:05.225 quite polite to me; and I made a lot of friends and stuff like that. 00:06:05.226 --> 00:06:07.355 It's a win for the students and for the company. 00:06:07.356 --> 00:06:11.735 We like to find the best and brightest and have them come work for us 00:06:11.736 --> 00:06:15.495 during the summers, and hopefully convert them when they graduate, 00:06:15.496 --> 00:06:17.805 and if they do, then they've already got that summer 00:06:17.806 --> 00:06:20.865 experience where they can hit the ground running right after 00:06:20.866 --> 00:06:24.075 they start working for us. 00:06:24.076 --> 00:06:27.015 Besides that valuable job experience, you'll also learn 00:06:27.016 --> 00:06:30.845 some time management skills- something every student can use. 00:06:30.846 --> 00:06:33.115 If it's something I want to do bad enough, I make sure 00:06:33.116 --> 00:06:34.045 I have time to do it. 00:06:34.046 --> 00:06:35.845 Like for instance, I wanted to go to school and work. 00:06:35.846 --> 00:06:37.835 So therefore I worked out a schedule to where 00:06:37.836 --> 00:06:40.095 I can go to school part time and work part time. 00:06:40.096 --> 00:06:43.985 Once they're 16, research has shown that students who 00:06:43.986 --> 00:06:48.375 work about 12 to 15 hours a week actually do better in school, 00:06:48.376 --> 00:06:51.005 and I think it's because of time management. 00:06:51.006 --> 00:06:56.085 They don't have from 3 until 9 o'clock at night just to be footloose and fancy free. 00:06:56.086 --> 00:06:59.275 They have to go to work from say 3:30 to 7, and so 00:06:59.276 --> 00:07:01.005 when they get home they only have two hours to get their 00:07:01.006 --> 00:07:02.535 homework done, so they actually sit down and do their 00:07:02.536 --> 00:07:04.555 homework instead of thinking oh, I'll get to it, I'll get to it, 00:07:04.556 --> 00:07:06.225 I'll get to it, and then they don't. 00:07:06.226 --> 00:07:07.655 So where do you start? 00:07:07.656 --> 00:07:09.485 The best place is the Career 00:07:09.486 --> 00:07:11.995 Center at your school, or if there isn't one, then the 00:07:11.996 --> 00:07:13.865 guidance or counseling center. 00:07:13.866 --> 00:07:16.705 My advice to students about their career center is, 00:07:16.706 --> 00:07:19.975 the career information specialist needs to become their best friend. 00:07:19.976 --> 00:07:22.305 "You will already receive some credit for some of these 00:07:22.306 --> 00:07:24.855 classes with your internship at Boeing that you did this last summer." 00:07:24.856 --> 00:07:27.495 All found his internship through the career center, and 00:07:27.496 --> 00:07:30.005 that's how Raleigh got his job, too. 00:07:30.006 --> 00:07:31.235 But you have to use the 00:07:31.236 --> 00:07:33.275 resources there to make it happen. 00:07:33.276 --> 00:07:36.305 We get new information all the time, so I suggest they try 00:07:36.306 --> 00:07:39.975 and stop at least once a month; we have tons of resources they 00:07:39.976 --> 00:07:42.765 can go through; they can get on the computer; we have different 00:07:42.766 --> 00:07:47.255 assessments they can take; scholarship information; military; 00:07:47.256 --> 00:07:51.465 apprenticeship programs; plus I have a lot of information on 00:07:51.466 --> 00:07:54.695 helping them find a job, what they need to do, how to get 00:07:54.696 --> 00:07:57.835 together their resumes, things like that. 00:07:57.836 --> 00:08:00.285 You can also search the Internet for resources, 00:08:00.286 --> 00:08:03.095 either at school, at the library, or at home. 00:08:06.096 --> 00:08:08.935 If you have a disability, you may need an accommodation in 00:08:08.936 --> 00:08:11.105 order to do your job effectively. 00:08:11.106 --> 00:08:12.775 Ty, for example, needs to reach 00:08:12.776 --> 00:08:14.345 files that are over her head. 00:08:14.346 --> 00:08:16.475 Actually, in the interview they didn't say anything at all. 00:08:16.476 --> 00:08:17.535 They didn't even bring it up at all. 00:08:17.536 --> 00:08:19.535 It was during the orientation, 00:08:19.536 --> 00:08:22.935 when she mentioned about high shelves, she said, "We will order 00:08:22.936 --> 00:08:23.645 you a step stool. 00:08:23.646 --> 00:08:25.125 But I don't ever, ever, ever, ever want to 00:08:25.126 --> 00:08:26.915 catch you on a chair." 00:08:26.916 --> 00:08:28.275 So, and they did, they actually had me 00:08:28.276 --> 00:08:30.315 a step stool there by my second day of work. 00:08:30.316 --> 00:08:33.255 Disclosing your disability is your choice. 00:08:33.256 --> 00:08:33.715 But if 00:08:33.716 --> 00:08:35.825 you're going to need an accommodation to get the job 00:08:35.826 --> 00:08:39.065 done, it's your responsibility to request it. 00:08:39.066 --> 00:08:39.935 If you're not sure 00:08:39.936 --> 00:08:42.605 how to talk to an employer about your disability or about 00:08:42.606 --> 00:08:46.325 accommodations, your school counselor can give you some ideas. 00:08:46.326 --> 00:08:49.905 That's part of my role, too, not only to educate the employers 00:08:49.906 --> 00:08:52.935 and the business people about students with disabilities and how 00:08:52.936 --> 00:08:56.865 to work with them, but to also help students learn how to talk to 00:08:56.866 --> 00:09:01.565 business people to self-advocate so that they can make those kinds 00:09:01.566 --> 00:09:04.495 of accommodations available for themselves. 00:09:04.496 --> 00:09:06.695 Check out community resources, too. 00:09:06.696 --> 00:09:07.695 Ty found her first 00:09:07.696 --> 00:09:10.685 job through the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation. 00:09:10.686 --> 00:09:14.795 It was with a theatre group, and she discovered that she loves acting. 00:09:14.796 --> 00:09:16.285 "Showtime!" 00:09:16.286 --> 00:09:18.785 I plan to take some more drama classes and eventually 00:09:18.786 --> 00:09:21.255 get a master's degree in performance production, 'cause I 00:09:21.256 --> 00:09:24.445 love to write, and I love to direct things a lot. 00:09:24.446 --> 00:09:25.795 "This is dog." 00:09:25.796 --> 00:09:28.145 Right now, Ty is studying to be a sign language 00:09:28.146 --> 00:09:30.815 interpreter, with plans for a second master's degree in 00:09:30.816 --> 00:09:32.095 education. 00:09:32.096 --> 00:09:34.295 Her job at the Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center is 00:09:34.296 --> 00:09:37.415 giving her some great work experience at the same time. 00:09:37.416 --> 00:09:39.375 Well, she gets to be here and actually sign with deaf 00:09:39.376 --> 00:09:43.445 staff, and I think that we've seen really good possibilities. 00:09:43.446 --> 00:09:46.165 Don't forget your parents, either. 00:09:46.166 --> 00:09:46.935 They may be your 00:09:46.936 --> 00:09:48.295 best resource. 00:09:48.296 --> 00:09:50.595 After all, they've been working for years. 00:09:50.596 --> 00:09:53.455 What does it mean to be on time for work and what 00:09:53.456 --> 00:09:56.055 is a lunch hour and how do you take a break 00:09:56.056 --> 00:09:59.785 and how do you get prepared to talk to your boss about 00:09:59.786 --> 00:10:02.355 a day off, you have something that you need to do 00:10:02.356 --> 00:10:05.675 and you can't come in to work...because...it's so important 00:10:05.676 --> 00:10:06.655 to maintain your job. 00:10:06.656 --> 00:10:08.655 It's hard to get one, but you also have to 00:10:08.656 --> 00:10:10.125 work to keep it. 00:10:10.126 --> 00:10:12.355 And so we talked about that a lot. 00:10:12.356 --> 00:10:16.265 My mom always asked, and sometimes I didn't want 00:10:16.266 --> 00:10:18.895 her help, and she still asked, and we got in some arguments, 00:10:18.896 --> 00:10:22.055 but in the end it all came out; 'cause whenever I needed help, 00:10:22.056 --> 00:10:24.455 I could just go, hey mom, help me out. 00:10:24.456 --> 00:10:25.335 And then she'd help me out. 00:10:25.336 --> 00:10:29.075 And to this day, she still helps me out with a lot of 00:10:29.076 --> 00:10:29.545 stuff. 00:10:29.546 --> 00:10:30.485 It's nice. 00:10:30.486 --> 00:10:32.755 "Yeah, yeah, yeah!" 00:10:32.756 --> 00:10:35.535 If you're willing to listen, you can learn a lot. 00:10:35.536 --> 00:10:38.525 Susanna's stepdad was a professional soccer player, and 00:10:38.526 --> 00:10:40.105 he's been a big help. 00:10:40.106 --> 00:10:44.135 There are lots of tips, so...I've got a little bit better 00:10:44.136 --> 00:10:47.675 experience than she has, and I'm trying to do and help her 00:10:47.676 --> 00:10:49.585 out because it's neat. 00:10:49.586 --> 00:10:51.475 And everybody wants to do the best, 00:10:51.476 --> 00:10:58.175 so as a referee, I can tell her what are the tricks, what you 00:10:58.176 --> 00:11:01.190 should do and what you should not do. 00:11:01.191 --> 00:11:03.365 00:11:03.366 --> 00:11:05.705 Okay, now it's time to get started. 00:11:05.706 --> 00:11:06.765 Make your plans, 00:11:06.766 --> 00:11:09.295 gather your resources, and go. 00:11:09.296 --> 00:11:10.805 If you'd like a road map, you can 00:11:10.806 --> 00:11:13.655 use the CAREERS acronym, developed by the DO-IT program 00:11:13.656 --> 00:11:15.975 at the University of Washington. 00:11:18.000 --> 00:11:24.000 C is for Careers. Think about what interests you. Be imaginative, then narrow it down. 00:12:05.086 --> 00:12:06.995 And remember, it's your life. 00:12:06.996 --> 00:12:07.835 It's time to start 00:12:07.836 --> 00:12:10.915 deciding what you want to do with it, and make that happen. 00:12:10.916 --> 00:12:13.195 I suggest you should always reach for your goals. 00:12:13.196 --> 00:12:15.545 And don't ever let anybody stop you, no matter what. 00:12:15.546 --> 00:12:18.000 'Cause you can do whatever you want if you put your mind to it.