Y'all Hiring? The Black Teen's Guide to Navigating Employment

Every year millions of Black teenagers like you work to navigate the American job market. Unfortunately courageous and resilient young people are often underprepared and face various barriers due to systemic inequities - making them less likely to gain and excel in meaningful employment opportunities. Additionally most how-to-get-a-job books provide a race-neutral one-size-fits-all model that does not speak to the unique realities and challenges facing you and other Black youth. These two problems led to the creation of this book.Y'all Hiring? is a practical culturally relevant guide for Black youth seeking to obtain maintain and exit a job in a thoughtful manner. This book provides a much-needed framework that reminds you of your greatness while preparing you for the world of work. Filled with actionable steps and real-world analysis this book offers useful advice on: Understanding and challenging workplace discriminationMaintaining your cultural integrity regardless of where you workStrategically exiting your job and planning the next phase of your journeyImproving your resume to reflect your best selfManaging inevitable workplace stressBecoming the young professional you are destined to be