MISSION

Our mission is to bridge the gap between high school students and career exploration through internships and occupational experience. We aim to ensure students acquire workplace readiness skills and experience, thus becoming more competitive as they apply to colleges, scholarships, trade schools, or enter the workforce. 

VISION

A community of empowered students who are equipped to make successful decisions after high school.

WHY LADDERS FOR LEADERS

We have big news to extend our services to include students in Travis & Williamson County ISDs along with surrounding communities!  Our area has a lot of successful businesses as well as a plethora of high-achieving high school students. What’s missing is the bridge to bring them together to ensure our students are competitive when applying to colleges, scholarships, and entering the future workforce. Ladders for Leaders gives students a unique opportunity to gain professional experience, develop work readiness skills, explore their interests and discover new ones through:

• Workplace Readiness Training with  8-hour online course (NEW-Coming Soon!):  
  • Resumes, LinkedIn, Interviews, Career Exploration, Financial Literacy, Communication, Organization, & Professionalism
• Résumé Review/LinkedIn Coaching Workshops:  2 in-person workshops
• Paid and Volunteer Summer Internships: Internship opportunities available in a variety of industries to accommodate student interests
• Youth Job Opportunities (NEW-Coming Soon!) – online job portal to match applicants with job openings looking to hire students!
• 3 Job Rallies this Spring to spread the word for all students to apply!
• Our First Annual STUDENT CAREER FAIR this Spring!