How Does It Work?
- Get trained in the careers you’re interested in
- Work on real-world projects
- Network with professionals
- Determine your career path
- Enhance your resume with incredible experiences
- Prep for industry specific interviews
- Develop and practice financial literacy and negotiations
- Practice with hiring managers
Summer Program Explained
Virtual Program
Get Career Experience to Build Your Resume, Expand Your Network, and Decide on Your Major/Career
Choose between experiencing 1 career (2-weeks), 2 careers (4-weeks), 3 careers (6-weeks), or 4 careers (9-weeks) virtually. Students select from 16 career options where they will work 7 hours per day, Monday-Friday with flextime between 7:30am – 4:30pm CT. They will be trained in their fields of choice before getting experience working on real-world projects, talking to professionals in the field, touring offices, and working with HR professionals to build their resumes and practice interviews. Everything in this program is focused on providing our students with as much information as possible to help them decide which career may be right for them.
What Are the Benefits?
Not to mention saving time and money by figuring out what you want to do, previous students have seen an increase in opportunities for grants, scholarships, college acceptances, internships, and jobs
$48,800
Money Saved*
1.6 Years
Time Saved*
Resume Building
Career Decision
Professional Advice
Office Tours
Networking Opportunities
Finding Happiness
*Money and time saved are potential savings based on average time spent in college on a 4-year degree (5.6 years) and average total cost of college per year
Sign Up
Program Start Dates: June 7th, June 21st, July 12th, July 26th (depending on length of experience selected)
Hours: Students work 7 hours Monday through Friday but hours may vary between from 7:30 am CT – 4:30 pm CT (Required time for all students: 9:30 am CT – 2:30 pm CT plus one hour flexible time)
Eligibility: The OmniLYF Programs are available for students who are currently sophomores in high school through juniors in college.
This virtual internship includes between one and four 2-week long mini-internships in the professions of your choice.
Experience up to 9 weeks of real-world projects, training, discussions with professionals, resume building, and interview prep and practice.
Select from 16 different career options (see Sign Up or Professions Page for list).
Networking will be conducted with industry professionals.
Your experience will be extremely effective in enhancing your resume and your applications to schools, scholarships, internships, and full-time jobs.
Total Program Cost: $3495 Through grant funding you pay between $195* for 2-weeks, $295* for 4-weeks and $395* for the 6- or 9-week programs but then earn all your money back!
*Fees will be requested on May 1st.
*Students who are enrolled in federally-subsidized free or reduced-cost lunch at school based on family income, fee waivers for SAT and/or ACT, or whose family’s adjusted gross income falls within 200 percent of the federally-defined poverty level (aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines) automatically qualify for full-tuition waivers.