JA Career Success

A great learning opportunity for youth and young adults!

JA Career Success® is an engaging and comprehensive learning experience introducing high school students to the workplace. As interns, students participate in realistic work experiences in multiple departments of a fictional company. The learning experience teaches soft skills and business best practices in the context of scenarios and assignments. Program experiences can be an in-classroom experience or an educational field trip to JA Finance Park Detroit where some programs are facilitated.

Following participation in the learning experience, students will be able to:

-- Establish SMART performance goals that align with the company's key success factors.
-- Demonstrate self-direction by identifying credible sources, conducting research, and summarizing recommendations
-- Organize work priorities based on importance and urgency.
-- Express empathy and use active listening in a conflict resolution situation.
-- Invent creative and reasonable solutions using collaborative brainstorming techniques.

JA Career Success consists of seven 45-minute sessions, with ten optional career development, self-guided activities, and an optional advanced independent project.

Session One: Welcome to the Workplace
Session Two: Workplace Decision Making
Session Three: Work Smart: Planning and Remote Collaboration
Session Four: Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
Session Five: Workplace Creativity
Session Six: Solving Work Problems
Session Seven: Crisis Management

To learn more about this program, please follow this link: JA Career Success.

Contact Soumaya Arabi (sarabi@jamichigan.org) to book your event.

JA Learning Experiences support national and state standards in reading, mathematics, social studies, and work and career readiness. See below for more information on alignment with national and state standards.