ISSA is excited to release our program overview. Our mission is to serve and prepare low income immigrant students succeed in college and in life. This overview includes the workshops implemented in high schools to help immigrant students develop a plan to achieve their life goals.
We are prepared to meet students wherever they are in their career and college planning journey.
Starting at interest exploration, we guide students through skill assessments, internship opportunities, job searching, and resume building. We provide hands on mentoring to help students build college applications, understand college financial aid, prepare for the ACT/SAT, and in college decision making.
Our college and career programs are customizable to the needs of every student regardless of grade or background. We offer engaging programming including Kahoot quizzes, virtual speakers, research activities, and learning boards.
When completing our program, students will walk away with a career and college portfolio and a plan for your future success.
Collage Readiness
A crucial part of career planning is to understand the current job outlook and growing trends. Recently, the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics conducted a research on the top 20 fast growing occupations between 2019-29. Check out the results here:
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/fastest-growing.htm
This is a very valuable resource for both our students and parents to explore different career options and how they fit with the world’s demand. As always, ISSA staff is happy to advise and consult students on how this can influence their careers. For more information, please fill out the contact form on our website, or contact us at hge@internationalstudentservices.net
The NTEN Nonprofit Technology Certificate Cohort Program
ISSA is proud to announce that we have been awarded a grant for NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Certificate Cohort program. NTEN supports organizations by convening the nonprofit community, offering professional credentials and training, and facilitating community skill and resource sharing. An in-depth, certified training produced by NTEN in collaboration with the best and brightest in the nonprofit technology sector, the certificate covers best practices in technology planning and investment, digital strategy, and leadership.
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High school students, no many what career or industry you are planning for, many colleges and companies are going virtual. This means that for many future opportunities, creating your own Digital Portfolio will be the new norm.
A Digital Portfolio is a wonderful space to show a college admissions board or future employers who you are!
It is online page where you share insights about:
- Projects you have worked on
- 7-10 samples of your work
- A Personal Bio
- Show awards, honors, and achievements
- Upload letters of recommendation
- Explain your volunteer experience
- Showcase your personality, attitude, and creativity
- Upload images and video media of your activities
- A blog to share your perspective and insights on a professional topic
**Don’t worry if you don’t have a lot of work experience. You can list your own creative projects and any school experience you have.
Create a Digital Career Portfolio for free:
- Open a free account on Google Sites, Wix, or your preferred webpage building platform.
- Select the “Portfolio Template” or customize your own!
- Structure and design your webpage with pages and headings according to the list from above.
- Collect your content: work samples, experience, photos, and videos.
- Review your website for any mistakes.
- Congratulations! Post your website and share it with friends, family, and on your resume.
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