Plan Ahead

How should you prepare now for your future?

Right now is your best chance to prepare for the career you want.  Employers and colleges review transcripts BEFORE they will offer you a job or admit you to their school — so you’ll want them to see scores that reflect your best efforts.

Check out what Delaware businesses said in a recent survey:

• 65 percent of companies said they need better written communication skills than they see in most job applicants.
• 60 percent said the same thing about problem-solving skills.
• 70 percent said that everyone they hire must have basic computer skills.
• More than half said they check the high school records of job applicants. So there’s a good chance that they’ll check yours.

Think about what you do in school now.  It’s how you’ll be judged later!

So how can you prepare yourself?  Use this section to find out what you’ll need to do to:

• Have a strong high school transcript
• Get the job you want after high school
• Get into college or a career training program

Plan Ahead

This section provides all the tools and resources you need to plan your high school education to meet the entrance requirements of colleges, universities, Vo-tech, training programs and employers in Delaware.

If you are ready to begin planning your future, click on the path that you want to follow:

• College
• Technical School
• Certification Programs
• Apprenticeships
• Military

Regardless of which path you choose, the skills necessary to make the most of your career opportunities today include:

• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
  You’ll need to be able to write and speak clearly and correctly.
• Ability to constantly learn new technologies.
  You’ll need to be able to jump on new technologies and learn how to use them.
• Analytical skills.
  You’ll need to be able to understand, interpret and solve problems.
• Technical writing skills.
  You’ll need to be able to write about technical subjects, whether for reports, memos or other purposes.