How do you land your first job? And once you have it, how do you manage your money? Explore the resources below to learn about writing a resume, interviewing, and being responsible with your earnings. Resources include information from professional sources and advice from other teens.
With EBSCO eBooks, search the full text of over 4,200 fiction and nonfiction ebook titles. This database includes a variety of books on financial literacy for teens. Read the books on your computer, or download the app to your phone or tablet.
From Rosen Digital, the Financial Literacy database makes economics and personal finance easy to understand and highly engaging. Articles explore macro-, micro- and global economics as well as personal and household finance. Users will learn to manage credit and debt, save and invest with confidence, plan for college and retirement and avoid fraud and scams. Beneficial for grades 7-12 as well as adults.
Hoopla is a web and mobile library media streaming platform for audio books, comics, e-books, movies, music, and TV. Check out ebooks and audiobooks about financial literacy for teens and resume resources. Hoopla is only available to residents of St. Louis County. Limit of 10 titles per month.
LearningExpress Library helps students learn to build a resume and write a cover letter for those important first jobs.
Use Peterson's Test and Career Prep to search thousands of college and graduate school entries, identify scholarships, and access online practice tests and eBooks for exam preparation. This resource also provides career tools, resume builders, and study guides for exams like SAT, ACT, GRE, NCLEX, and more.
Teen Health & Wellness provides middle and high school students with up-to-date, nonjudgmental, straightforward curricular and self-help support. Topics covered include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying and LGBTQ+ issues. It has recently been updated to meet the needs of today’s teens and with new content on bullying, suicide, vaping, opioid abuse, gender identity, school safety, sexual harassment, COVID-19 and more. Grade level 7-12. Select the subheading "Skills for School, Work, and Life" to access information about getting your first job and managing your money.