RESOURCE HUB

Career Coach

Welcome to your one-stop shop resource page for volunteering as a career coach with ScholarMatch.

Program INfo & Resources

General

Coach Resources

Scholar Career Resources

Monthly Goals

Resources for Finding Opportunities

October 30, 2024

Draft and Revise College Essays

Identify Your Professional Skills

Head over to our College-Ready Milestones page to learn more about available resources and deadlines.

Scholars Program Announcement

Students have the opportunity to apply for our Scholars Program, which provides robust college advising, career mentoring, and up to $20,000 in scholarships through college graduation.

To be eligible to apply, students have to:

Complete milestones 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 17
Meet with their ScholarMatch coach at least five times since being matched
Be a first-generation college student
Demonstrate financial need

Applications will run from FEBRUARY 5, 2024 - MARCH 29, 2024.

We will have an information session on JANUARY 30, 2024, AT 4:00 P.M. (PST). Register Here!

Volunteer Recruitment

We Need Your Help!

In the last year, ScholarMatch provided free, personalized college admissions counseling to over 1,300 under-resourced high school seniors from the class of 2023. Now, we invite YOU to be a part of our impactful work! As we gear up for our 2024-2025 Destined for College program, we’re seeking to support even more students. Join us in spreading the word; encourage your friends, family, and connections to join the cause and become college coaches too! Together, let’s make a meaningful impact.

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How to Help

1. Refer to our Referral Toolkit
2. Share our volunteer opportunity with your networks

Refer Interested Volunteers to Our Upcoming Info Sessions!

For those who are interested but would like to learn more, please direct them to our upcoming DC Info Sessions! The Zoom links and our first recorded session is posted below:

JANUARY 16TH, 10:00AM PST: PASSCODE: $=TIW8?@

JANUARY 31TH, 4:00PM PST

FEBRUARY 15TH, 3:00PM PST

FEBRUARY 27TH, 10:00AM PST

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Overview of ScholarMatch

Review the following presentation for an overview of ScholarMatch, our mission and programs, and introduction to our students.

Career Community Overview

Review what it means to be part of the career community.

Coach Profile

If you have not yet created one, use the form below to let us know more about you!

Create Your Coach Profile

Coaching Logs

After each interaction, we request that both Coaches and students capture notes from the meeting. Career Coaches complete a Career Coaching Log to share takeaways from the meeting and students’.

Coaching Log

Best Practices

Review our "Best Practices" for Coaching Students to make the most of each interaction

Best Practices

Meeting Guide

We created a meeting guide to help you get the most out of each coaching interaction with your student! On the meeting guide, you’ll find a list of coaching questions to help guide you through a typical conversation with your student(s).

Meeting Guide

Crisis Management & Emergency Protocol

Although it is not a common occurrence, our students may describe or exhibit behaviors that may concern you. Please use this guide to identify and address emergency situations.

Crisis Management Guide

Unresponsive Student

If your student is unresponsive, please see our Unresponsive Student Protocol.

Unresponsive Student Protocol

Unresponsive Student

If your student is unresponsive, please see our Unresponsive Student Protocol.

Unresponsive Student Protocol

DEI Support

Understand your role as a volunteer in demonstrating the values of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Scholar Career Milestones

‍Review the Scholar Career Milestones.

Career Milestones

Career Resources

‍Features all career-related resources, including resume-building tips, cover letters, interviewing, graduate school preparation, salary negotiations, and networking tools.

Resume

Cover Letter

Internships

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Career Coach

Program INfo & Resources

Resources for Finding Opportunities

Draft and Revise College Essays

Identify Your Professional Skills

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