Career Information
Reavis school counselors encourage all students to take advantage of the many career development opportunities we offer. Options include career assessments, job shadowing, resume writing, mock interviews, internships and more.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures labor market activity, working conditions, price changes, and productivity in the U.S. economy to support public and private decision making. | |
ExploreHealthCareers.org is a collaboration between today’s health professionals and leading health care associations designed to help people like you start down the road toward a career in health. Here you’ll find the latest health career information and tools to guide you as you prepare for a future in health care. | |
MyNextMove is an interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options. MyNextMove has tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers. Users can find careers through keyword search; by browsing industries that employ different types of workers; or through the O*NET Interest Profiler, a tool that offers personalized career suggestions based on a person's interests and level of work experience. | |
The Occupational Outlook Handbook provides information on what workers do, the work environment, education, training, pay, the job outlook, state and area data, and similar occupations. They have additional information for 324 occupational profiles, covering about 4 out of 5 jobs in the economy. |
Apprenticeships
An apprenticeship is an employer-driven, "learn while you earn'" model that combines structured on-the-job training with job-related instruction. The curriculum is tied to the attainment of industry-recognized skills and standards and leads to an industry credential. The on-the-job experience is provided by the employer and the apprentice is paid during the program.
The Greater Calumet Industrial Region includes the South Side of Chicago, Southern Cook County and Northwest Indiana. Over 1,500 companies, representing nearly 50 industrial sectors and manufacturing employment of 83,000, operate in this region, including food, chemical, glass, paper, automotive, steel and metal fabrication industries. They offer free training programs and financial support for the manufacturing industry. | |
Chicago Women in Trades works to ensure that all women who want to work with their hands and earn a good living have equal access to information, training, and employment opportunities in the industry. | |
Chicagoland Career Pathways is a starting point for Chicagoans who are looking for an onramp to a rewarding career. With this directory, you can find programs that fit your career interests, are located nearby, prioritize recruiting candidates like you, and are free or even provide a paycheck. Career Pathways currently focuses on programs available to individuals of approximate secondary school graduation age (18 years) or older, and serves as an excellent tool for young adults to plan for their future. | |
The Chicagoland Regional College Program pays you and pays for college by combining a part-time job at UPS with tuition support at any of our 7 partner colleges and universities and affiliate institutions. If you want to go to college and need help paying for it, it’s a great deal. The CRCP has been helping students pay for college since 2003. Many CRCP alumni are now achieving their goals with the help of the career certificates, associate's, bachelor's and master's degrees they earned while in the program. | |
The Construction Industry Service Corporation (CISCO) is a non-profit labor management association. CISCO was founded in 1988 in an effort to bring union construction labor and management representatives together to work cooperatively in order to better the construction industry as a whole. CISCO currently represents over 8,000 union contractors and 140,000 workers in Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, Kendall and McHenry Counties. Click here for the entire CISCO Apprenticeship Guide. | |
Industry Consortium for Advanced Technical Training (ICATT) is the leading apprenticeship program for high-tech manufacturers and companies with complex administration processes. It is the largest program fully benchmarked on the German Dual Education System – an approach recognized globally for its combination of company-specific knowledge, theory, and hands-on learning – resulting in highly-trained and flexible employees. | |
Illinois Department of Employment Security's list of skilled trade labor unions. | |
To expand economic opportunity, the Illinois workNet® Portal and Program utilizes partnerships and technology to expand seamless and real-time access to workforce development resources aimed at individuals, employers, and workforce/education partners. | |
TrainingProviderResults.gov helps further the U.S. Department of Labor’s mission of providing high-quality job training and enhanced employment opportunities to the American workforce. |
Job Information
Students can also search for jobs on SchooLinks by following the instructions below:
Log into SchooLinks account
Click on Careers, then Opportunities
Under Source, check the box next to Reavis Twp Hsd 220
SchooLinks also sources jobs and internship opportunities from Indeed.com.
Work Permits
Students interested in obtaining a work permit should obtain a job FIRST, then seek a work permit if necessary. Applications for a work permit can be downloaded by clicking on the documents below or picked up in the Registrar's Office.
Any questions should be directed to the Registrar, Debbie Urban, at 708-599-700 x575 or via email by clicking here.
Job Search Websites
Training Programs
According to a February 2022 report from The Burning Glass Institute entitled "The Emerging Degree Reset," employers are resetting degree requirements in a wide range of roles, dropping the requirement for a bachelor’s degree in many middle-skill and even some higher skill roles. This reverses a trend toward degree inflation in job postings going back to the Great Recession. And while the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated this process, this reset began before the crisis and is likely to continue after it. This reset could have major implications for how employers find talent and open up opportunities for the two-thirds of Americans without a college education. Based on these trends, we project that an additional 1.4 million jobs could open to workers without college degrees over the next five years.
AWS Certification validates cloud expertise to help professionals highlight in-demand skills and organizations build effective, innovative teams for cloud initiatives using AWS. Choose from diverse certification exams by role and specialty designed to empower individuals and teams to meet their unique goals. Explore our role-based certifications for those in Cloud Practitioner, Architect, Developer, and Operations roles, as well as our Specialty certifications in specific technical areas. | |
The American Dream Academy is a new tuition-free, six-month online program. Our mission is to help you gain the skills needed to pursue a great job or continue your education. | |
Apple training delivers everything you need to learn about the technology—online and on your time. Own your learning schedule with self-paced, online courses. Take proctored certification exams from your home or office. And after you’ve passed an exam, display your verified digital badge on any professional networking site. | |
When we started Codecdemy, our goal was to give anyone in the world the ability to learn the skills they’d need to succeed in the 21st century. We set out to create a new, interactive way of learning — making it engaging, flexible, and accessible for as many people as possible. Since then, we have helped millions of people worldwide unlock modern technical skills and reach their full potential through code. | |
Coursera partners with more than 200 leading universities and companies to bring flexible, affordable, job-relevant online learning to individuals and organizations worldwide. They offer a range of l courses, including job-ready certificates and degree programs. | |
Since 2012, Flatiron School has been a leader in the bootcamp industry, providing market-driven education to help people change their lives. Our courses provide an immersive, outcomes-driven curriculum for students looking to launch a career in Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Data Science, or Product Design. Courses are offered both online and in-person on campuses across the country. | |
General Assembly is a pioneer in education and career transformation, specializing in today’s most in-demand skills. The leading source for training, staffing, and career transitions, we foster a flourishing community of professionals pursuing careers they love. | |
The Google Career Certificate program is an online training program that offers professional certificates in fast-growing, high-demand technology fields. The program is designed by Google and taught by experts in the areas of IT, user experience design, project management, and more, and combines skills training with hands-on practice. In addition, job seekers receive support and practical tips for resumes, interviews, and job searches, helping them to land jobs in the technology sector. |