If you're 16-21 years old, you can get a quality job this summer through summerworks!

It's an opportunity to earn a paycheck, but even more importantly, you'll get valuable business experience that could shape your future education and career. You might even land a summer job that ties in with what you are already learning in school.

Learn more about SummerWorks from these high school students that participated in the Louisville Science Pathways internship.


why participate?

SummerWorks serves as your advocate as you enter the workforce. It’s a great opportunity to explore careers of interest, get real job experience, and develop professional references. Whether you’re trying to find your first job or one that advances you as a young professional, we are here to help!

As a participant in this free program, you receive:

  • Information about job opportunities that align with your age, interests, and experience.

  • Tips, tools, and workshops on how to land a great job and be the kind of employee every boss wants

  • Help getting your resume and interviewing skills polished to show your best YOU!

  • Access to resources that help you decide what career you might want to pursue

  • Assistance learning about financial management and your paycheck

  • And much more!


Summerworks success stories

 

Meet Brianne

She started working through SummerWorks at Thorntons then went on to major in Marketing and is now a Marketing Coordinator.

 

Meet Sheikhnoor

He got a job at Humana working in IT through SummerWorks.

 

Meet Jessica

She had a job as Youth Lead at the Louisville Central Community Center. She is using the skills she learned to pursue a degree in Public Relations in Boston.