The Career Center is available to all students and alumni of Timberline. The focus of the Career Center is to assist students in planning for their lives after high school. Below is a list of some of the services offered by the Career Center.

• Appropriate class selection for college bound and non-college bound students
• Strong Interest Inventory
• Resume writing/cover letters/follow-up letters
• Career guidance
• College guidance/technical schools/community colleges
• Part-time and summer job opportunities
• Internship opportunities
• Interviewing tips/techniques
• Senior High Handbook & Graduation Requirements
• Sophomore Orientation/Student Learning Plan
• Junior Thinking Ahead
• Senior Graduation Survey
• College rep visits to the Career Center (link to College Visits page)
• Access to computers for class work and career/college/testing information

Newsletters to Parents

Events sponsored by the Career Center and the Boise School District:

• Boise National College Fair
• Boise Schools Career Fair
• Financial Aid Information Night
• College Information Night (September of each year)
• Idaho Higher Education Night
• Micron Job Shadow Day (January)
• Women in Technical Careers presentations (December)

Resources Available

There are books, catalogs, pamphlets, flyers, CDs and other resources in the Career Center that are free or available for check out.

• The Princeton Review –The Best 311 Colleges: An excellent handbook that ranks academics, politics, social life, quality of life, cafeteria food, dormitories and much more.
• The Princeton Review – The Complete Book of Colleges: Includes more than 1,400 college profiles that include admission requirements, tuition, fees, and other costs, housing, libraries, laboratories, and extracurricular activities.
• The College Board – The Scholarship Handbook: In-depth details on scholarship tips for avoiding scholarship scams, and advice from experts on paying for college.
• The College Board – College Costs &Financial Aid Handbook: Includes itemized costs, average financial aid packages, payment plans, application procedures, and indexes to colleges that offer tuition and/or waivers, special cost-reducing payment plans, and scholarships based on academics, special achievement, creative arts/performance, and athletics.
• The College Board – Book of Majors: Provides a complete, all-in-one source for what students exploring majors need to know: what the majors are about, and where they can be studied.
• Peterson’s Summer Programs for Kids and Teenagers: Uncovers a mind-boggling array of things to do on your next summer vacation!