Career Readiness
ALSO Youth offers career management and coaching support, live and online, through local career coach, Ben Hyland (he/him).
Resources available:
- 1:1 live coaching support
- Group coaching sessions on topics, as selected by you and your peers
- Access to ALSO Youth's comprehensive career guide, covering topics such as:
Applications
- Resume Best Practices
- Resume Template
- Job Boards & Boolean Searching
- Portfolios & GitHub
Interviewing
- Prep work
- Interview Frameworks
- Common Interview Questions
- Post-Interview Follow-Up Templates
- Interview Prep Checklist
Offers & Negotiations
- Negotiation Best Practices
- Negotiation Template
Follow-Ups
- Written Communication Best Practices & Templates
- Elevator Pitch Best Practices & Template
- Interpersonal Communication Post-Elevator Pitch

As our local volunteer, Ben Hyland brings 10+ years of career coaching experience in public and private sectors. Understanding that everyone's career journey is unique, he is able to help youth jobseekers learn the skills to find what they need, including part-time hourly work, internships, research assistantships, or full-time roles -- whatever fits best at your stage in the journey. Please reach out to Ben directly any time at benhylandlives@gmail.com.